The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-28
COUNTING ON A BIG CROP
COTTON MEN PREDICTING LARGE
LY INCREASED RECEIPTS.

The Crop Expected to Approximate
That of Last Year-The Prospects in
! Georgia Based on Advices From the
Planters-Tho Sea Island Crop OF
Georgia Two Weeks Late-E Effect OF
the Cotton Worlds and the Govern
ment's Estimates.
! ltThe second new bale of cotton for the
season was received here yesterday, and the
third will arrive to-day. The first bale was
shipped yesterday TO Now York on the
Chattahoochee. A leading firm of cotton
factors on the Bay said yesterday that they
did not know that this WAS any indica-
ton Of the safety of the growing crop.
They were inclined to tine belief, however,
that the cotton in southern Georgia is made,
and while the first bale was cassed as strict
middling, it was forced. The cotton curled,
showing that it was not cotton perfected
and ripened by nature but hurried by ar
tificial methods
Factors say that they are unwilling to
hazard any close estimate as to the crop
This cannot be done with any degree Of ac-
curacy until about Oct. /. In some parts
OF the cotton growing region rains are very
much nee led. Tho conditions, taken alto
gether, are fattering, however, and an
average crop is looked forward to. Last
year, which was a 1000 900 bale year, is
considered an average year, and it is thought
that tie output this year will very closely
approximate, if 1t does not reach the num-
Der OF bales haryes ed last year.
IN sAvANNAH's TERRITORY.
Advices indicate that the Florida and
Southwest Georgia upland will be week
earlier than it was last ycnr AdvceS from
Tallahassee, Qutman, Valdosta and points
along the Savannah Florida and Western
railway indicate good yields, and an early
harvest. Along the line of the Central in
east, northeast and north central Georgia
indications are that the crop will be a week
Inter- or about as early as the general crop
last year i'll the territory tributary to Sa-
vannah.
Advices from Union Springs. Ala. show
that the crop there will be late, with a slight
falling off owing to cold rains i'll June,
which gave the cotton "a set back and got 1t
badly in the g.asS.
The upland cotton is looking well, but it
will be late-posSibly week later than
last year. Adyices from South Carolina in
the sea island cotton section indicate that
the crop will b. from 80 00) to 10000 bales,
or within 1000 to 5000 bales of the largest
crop az, 900 bales ever harvested in that
section.
INCREASED RECEIPTS LOOKED FOR.
Facter and buyers look forward to in
creased receipts of cotton at this port for
next season. The present season ends Aug.
81, and the net receipts to the preSen
time aggregate about $40 900 bales and it is
believed that by the clDsr of the season they
will reach the phenomenal receipts of 1882
'S3, tho season of the big crop. Increased
rppar,ts ira pvnaCtpI for xyO raaeopS. fret
the added territory by the branches and
new lines of the Central railroad, covering
"A territory not heretofore tributary to
Savannah, and second the continuation of
last years arrangements with the Central
whereby factors rs well as buyers, get re-
bate Of 60 cents per bale on compressed cot
ton.
The Central has congresses at Macon,
Augusta and Columbus, and by the ar
rangements effected between the factors
and the Central last year, the factors get
| the same rebate as the buyers. This is as
signed as one of the reasons why the re-
ceipts of cotton have been so large at this
| port the present season.
The only complaint coming in from the
cotton belt now is the want CT rain. All
| the other conditions are favorable and cot
| ton buyers and factors are preparing for a
large business, the early movements in cot
ton warning them that the new cotton will
| begin to come in on them before they have
received their usual adviceS as to the proba-
bic harvest.
THE SEA ISLAND CROP LATE.
The sea island crop of Georgia will be
two weeks late. Cotton men and the Sa
vannah, Florida and Western railway ex-
pect To receive more accurate data from the
cotton belt between Aug. and Aug. IL
upon which to base their estimate of the
crop of 1888. Planters were materially
benefited by the low estimates
made by the cotton u ORTIZ and the
government bureau on the last crop,
and English spinners deceived by the esti-
mates paid more than the product de
mauded They will not be in 50 great a
hurry to give figures on the crop of 1855.
Thus far the agricultural bureau has boon
rather wary, and has not ventured an esti-
mate. 1t is known, however, that there is
All increased acreage and as favorable ind-
cations as last year for an average crop. 1t
is not too late for the crop to be affected
| unfavorably and until the latter part of
next month cotton men are not inclined to