Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-10
A SAD COINCIDENCE.
COTTON's CONDITION.
Monthly Report of the National
Agricultural Department.

monthly Report of the National
Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-rhe report of
the Department Of Agriculture says the
cotton season has been too variable in
temperature and precipitation for the
best development and largest fruitage.
1t was too dry in September on the At
lantic coast, resulting in further she'd
ding of hollis. The boil worm has wrought
local injury in the Gulf States, and the
caterpillar in less degree. The weather
has been comparatively favorable for
picking except for the excessive heat and
for rains in the Mississippi valley and
Texas. The season is late and the risks
OF an early frost are therefore
greater than usual, and liable to discount
the present apparent condition. In Geor-
gia and Alabama the condition is reDor ted
the same as last month. Tennessee makes
slight Improvement. The Carolinas,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkan-
sas show small reduction. The aver
ages are, Virginia, 70; North Carolina,
IS; South Carolina, "A; Georgia, 81; Flor
ida, So; Alabama, 80; Mississippi, 70;
Louisiana, 70; Texas, IA; Arkansas, sc;
Tennessee. SO. The average of condition
is 1913, against SOL last month and rs In
October of last year. 1t is 6 points below
the October average OF the crop of 1879.
LOCAL EsTIM ATES.
Local estimates of yield per acre In
fractions of bale are made by correspon-
dents subject to the vicissitudes of the
later season and especially the lateness
OF a killing frost. They must not, there
fore, be cited as official predictions of the
result of the harvest. The State averages
are as follows: Virginia 80, North Caro-
lima 81, South Carolina 81, Georgia 80,
Florida 27, Alabama 30, Mississippi 40,
Louisiana 40, Texas 81, Arkansas 80, Ten
nessee 30. General average 80. AS a
summary of the situation the average of
condition Is point higher than last year,
the area is per cent. more and the season
later. The difference between long and
short season may easily be SOC, 900 bales.
THE NATIONAL EXCHANGES REPORT.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9.-The National
Cotton Exchange crop report for Septem-
Der says: The promises indicated during
August in the Atlantic States and Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana have
not been fulfilled during the past month,
and the crop prospects therefore in those
sections have been lowered. This has
been occasioned no doubt to great ex-
tent by the marked spotted condition of
the plant during the previous months,
and consequent different weather infiu-
ences needed in even adjoining fields, for
while many of our CORES pondents refer to
the September season as being beneficial,
by far the larger proportion claim that 1t
was unfavorable to proper development
of the plant.
THREE LUCKY STATES.
Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas, in the
order named. maintain their former high
rating, and barring in the latter State re-
cent rains and depredations OF worms, no
particular complaint is made. OF course
sections in both Arkansas and Texas had
already been badly hurt by the drought.
and show no improvement. In the east
ern half Of the belt ana the country con.
tiguous thereto the staple is mentioned as
of an unusually high grade, while else
where tears are freely expressed of loss
in that respect from late heavy rains.
Owing to the general latsness OF the crop
an early frost Is referred to as very de.
cided element in the probable outcome.
The following is the condition OF the crop
by states at the close OF September: Vir-
ginia, etc.. 81, North Carolina SO, South
Carolina II, Georgia 50, Florida IS, Ala
bama so, Tennessee 90, Arkansas 80, Mis-.
issippi 50, Louisiana 81, Texas 80. The
average for the belt is S4,4. The average
last yeer was S7.5. The average year be-
fore last was 10.