The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-20
COTTON.

on the 18th instant the total cotton in
sight was 5,6ij,aji bales, against bsIS,I5l bales
ON the same date the year previonsi n-,,sis.
bales In 1852, and against B,Ib9,iS bales, June
18th, 1881. On the date given the tol',i Nlsinie
supply of cotton for this year was 2,SWn'
bales, against 2,6s2 3ls bales IN I'M, anu -,i,o
4SG bales, June 18th 1881. The National Cotton
exchange issued on June 9th Its hrst report
on the cotton crop under the plan muopleu ni
the convention nj Point Comfort. Ihc report
Is summarized rs follows: "Inklng gen
cral view of the present season within inc
cotton belt, II win be found from orr returns
that I'm all that section east OF merlulhn To-
west of Washington, which passes near New
Orleans and Jackson, Missippl, an area oi NJ :
765,O00 pcrcs, and embracing virginia; Norih
Carol Ina, South Carolina, Georgia, florlua,
Alabama, Tennessee and n large part OF inc
bottom lands of Mississippi. the early spring,
though wet and cold, was followed by ury
May'witn s,a, range ,hon %, inc Quite ''p UNI
favorable, was higher than last year;
Though the planting was late, pretty good
stands were obtained, the fields were well
cultivated In May and are comparatively
free from grass, and the lands are mellow.
Timely rains would go far to compensate Tor
the latcncss of the planting. rms area,
though embracing about 81 per cent. OF the
cotton acreage Of the South, produced only
about 50 per cent of the crop IN lss--3. West
of this line of longitude, embracing tne Dol
tom lands of Mississippi, all Arkansas, FOULS
lana and Texas, an area of 6,0l3oW acres, pro-
ducing a. per cent. of the crop In lss2-3 the
season has been extremely uniaNor,.pl,e,
has been excessive, retarding plant
ing from twoto four weeks, IN
jurIng the stands, preventing farm work,
overfiowng the bottoms. washing UP inc
young plants that had come up, ana se,ilng
the fields In grass. The worst conditions nave
prevailed In Tcxas-repanting has been re,
sorted TO largely. but In the lattcr-nnmed
State the flooding rains of June "a mnu
9Th have thrown back work, so that seculng
Is still going on. The general conuitlon gu
. this area Is, therefore, very uniaNoraple,
Arkansas presenting the best chances iof an
average crop. Taking the whole bell together'
we find there has been no increase IN acreage,
with the condition of the crop on May Slst no
better than last year, which was lower man
for several years Labor Is plentiful, and no
complaints are heard I'm relation thereto.
Since January LIST, present year, BOMBAY mas
received l,f2i,eO bales and has shipped
nssOO bales. This port OF India shows
incvease compared with last year In the
weeks receipts OF 1000 bales, and n decrease
in shipments OF 27O0 bales, and the ship
,nente since January LIST show decrease OF
I0l 00 bales. Exports from all India 70 Ei-
ro,,e since January lsf, and up 10 the l-tn m
slant were l.145,S0 bales. against l.in-sl
he wear previous: and l.s2}.0p0 bales In lss2.
Exnorts of cotton of Egypt 20 Europe up 10
fhe Ilth instant, and since September ~ ! -,
were 5000 bales, against Msto'
bales the year previous ana against
SI7I57l bales in ISL Receipts OF cotton ny
Alexandria up 20 the date given are, present.
year. 2s40.oo cantars; last year 22ssvo can.
lars, and the year before 2ss5lsla eanl'us. a