The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-09
RICE CROP PROSPECTS.
THE DECREASE IN ACREAGE TO
BE MADE UP BY YIELDS.

No Fear of Floods Now, and the Set
ting Back of the Tides by the Equi-
noctial Storms the only Danger
What Rice Men Say About the Tai
mage Circular-The Condition Of the
Louisiana Crop.
The indications in this section all point to
a fine Weld Of rice. While the acreage in
the Savannah valley will approximate a
decrease of about !, 900 acres, the prospects
are that the yield viii fully make up for the
deficient acreage. A slight decrease in the
acreage on the Altamaha river is reported,
but the same encouraging reports are re-
ceived of the promised yield. The is an in
creased acreage in the Ogeechee, and the
prospects are hattering for good yield
Rice planters appear to be pleased with
the prospects for a plenteous harvest, and
of better quality Of rice than last year.
1t is said that scarcely 8 sample Of last
years crop came on the market but what
showed signs Of having been mowburned,
and if no disaster comes between now and
harvest low grades of rice will be as scarce
as choice rice was last year.
LITTLE FEAR OF A FLOOD NOW.
There does not appear to be any general
apprehension of floods in the rivers this
month or next, as il Is believed the heavy
rains Of June and July will not be followed
by any general and heightened periods of
precipitation before the rice is harvested
The only danger which is feared is from the
equinoctial storms, which might back up
the salt water on the plantations nearer the
sea, but such disastrous tidal visitations
seldom visit the valleys and there has not
been any such a scourge to the rico fields
since the big storm of August, 1881
The rice men here are, as usual, very
much out of humor with the Tatmages for
trying, as they claim, to bear the rice
market by statements that the rice crop of
Louisiana is the largest ever knewn. This
has been pretty thoroughly met by the re-
port of the rice COMMITTEES to the New Or
leans Board of Trade. which issues report
saying that the acreage is n decreased one,
by reason Of many rice planters abandon
ing the planting of rice for cane crops, and
that the extreme low river torcet the
abandonment of places which were un-
provided with pumping facilities.
THE LOUISIANA CROP.
The crop, too, they say, suffered from
the shortage in rainiull during April and
May, and on June 1 the estimate Of the
Louisiana crop was placed at 1901 900 sacks,
but the June and July rains revived the
crops and the estimate of the crop has now
been fixed at gu, 900 sacks. This, however,
is said to be a decrease of l56, 229 sacks from
last years harvest, aud $780, 900 sacks short
of the largest crop ever raised in the state,
to-wit: the crop of lSS5-SG.
The New Orleans Times Democrat of last
Saturday says: "The largest rice crop that
Louisiana has produced has been 100000
barrels Of rough rice, or about 100000
bushels, worth about $4,000, 600 That was
the crop Of 1883. To say that the state will
exceed that amount this year in rice pro-
duction is TO utter a known falsehood. The
most reliable estimates of this years crop
place it about two-thirds of an average
crop, or about 700 barrels of rough
rice.
THE FOES OF THE RICE INDUSTRY.
"Our rice crop for 1889 is moro likely to
be below than above these figures. FalsIh-
cation of the facts is foolish, and it may DO
Inercenary. The SPECTATORS who magnify
the prospect of our rice crop may benefit
themselves for moment or a month, but
they are the worst foes of our rice industry
ana Of the state
The new crop begins to come into this
market about Sept. l, but the harvest Will
be somewhat later this season, and the first
rice suitable for milling will not be in
sooner than Sept. 5, and possibly not before
the middle Of the month. The Satilla
valley usually sends in the first merchant
able rice of the seasons.