The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-02-04

III ehplshallon or TINS very unusually
small proportion of the crop being still un-
sold IN the hanas OF the planters, the reports
are almost unanimous in saying that The
financial necessities OF the planters have
forced them to sell their cotton. The very
hne, weather also assisted somewhat, as in
reply to our third question, every report ex.
G ptinS three from North Caroline. and one
from Arkansas says that picking WAS
finished some time since, and that planters
were TINS enabled to ship their cotton early
and did 80 to an unusual extent. The fonr
reports referred to above as executions saw
that there is little Gotten unpicked in
places, which will he picked as soon as the
weather permits. The prices have also been
inirly satisfactory, and that encouraged
them in selling.
Te our fourth question the replies are
nearly uniform, and say that all the crop /.
einned. From few sections there are re-
ports OF gathering lots being unginned, the
summary Of which shows the following
Re centages OF the crop unsinned: In
North Carolina, SO per cent: South Car
olina, Il per cent; Georgia and Alabama
each, per cent; Mississippi, . per cent !.
Louisiana, II per cent; Texas, per cent;
and Arkansas and Tennessee each, /, per
cent; the total being an average OF ii per
cent OF the entire crop. This fact, together
WIN the early picking OF the crop is one of
the signs OF It's small size, and, as compared
with last year at the same date, the con.
trsst is very great.
Many OF our reports, especially those
from Georgia, Louisiana and Arkan.
sas, say that at this time last wear
there was large proportion of
the crop still unpicked. Indeed
from some sections in the two latter state,
they report that there was more cotton in
the Held unpickcd ut this date last wear
lhan the entire crop of this year in the
The replies to the fourth question, con.
uNy 70 general expectations, Indicate that
there is much less cotton in the hands al
country merchants and dealer, than WINS
held at the same date last year.
The explanation of this, rs given In IN.
reports, IS that, owing to the financial ne.
Se,sitles OF farmers in consequence OF the
failure not only Of the cotton crop, hut also
OF the corn and food crops, and their being
thu', IN numerous instances, unable 10 nav
the storekeopcr or merchant, these latter
classes have also been crippled, and are thus
unable to hold cotton. Many of them who
bchevc IN higher prices for cotton, and,
therefore, did not wish TO sell, have con.
signed thelr cotton 10 one or other Of the
leading markets, aud secured advances ON
1t, thus enabling them to pay their debts
anu stu Keep their interest in the cotton.
rms Is sent us rs u partial explanation of
the large receipts and large stocks in the
lradlng ports aud interior markets. The
following summary of the reports exhibits
tor each state the number of counties, from
which we have returns, that now hold In
second hands greater or Lessor an equal
amount OF cotton than was held In tho
same counties last year nj the same date.
and u SO shows, regarding the counties re.
ported to us as u fair representation of the
state, the per ccn,ngc OF cotton that was
grown IN the said counties which hold
more, or less, or the same u. last wear,
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