Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-13
TEXAS IN TYPE.
TEXAS CROPS AND WEATHER.

Cotton in Eastland county has been IN
jured some by the rains, bu; farmers have
taken advantage of It 10 SOW their
wheat.
The yield of cotton in the neighbor-
hood of Whitesboro ia much better than
was estimated, and prices average about
a cent more per pound than last year.
Very heavy rains have fallen receutlv
in Rains county aud cotton pickers are
greatly in demand, as there is more cot
ton than was expected, and it is opening
very rapidly.
A correspondent OF the Carthage Ban
ner from Oakland has this resume of the
crops: Cotton is being gathered and
marketed very rapidly. 1t is thought
by some that there will be much better
turnout than was expected. Our COM
muuity will make plenty of corn to sup
ply the demand. If the fall rains con-
tinue there win he fine yield OF ribbon
cane syrup. Stock peas and potatoes
will be scarce. Turnips late. but tne.
No oats sowed at all. The mast in the
Sabine bottom is just as good as heart
could wish.
BIvINs. Oct. l0.-Crops in this section
are tuIuIus Jul DetieI lHdi WAS CA
pected at one time. Cotton has been
damaged by the recent rains and the
picking somewhat retarded, but with
fair weather crops will be gathered in
good time.
MExIA, Oct. n.-Cotton is coming in
at lively rate. The total receipts to
date are over 10 600 bales. Crops are
reported as being better than was eX-
pected enrly in the season.
PoTTsBoRo, Oct. Il.-Total bales of
co ton shipped this year, $50; on hand,
l25. Total bought this time last yenr,
l04; gain, 6i5 bales.
HUBBARD CITY, Oct. 1.-THE cotton
receipts Mt this place for this year are
only short few bales of last Sepremb Der
receipts, and the crop last year was TWO
weeks earlier than this. The indications
are that Hubbard City Will get fully as
much or more than last year.
lTAsCA, Oct. lI.-Cotton is coming In
at lively rate. Receipts to-day are
more than 200 bales. Total to date this
season is 400 bales.
SwEETwATER, Oct. l0.-Cotton con-
tinues to come in lively. The crop is
much better than estimated in August.
One man came to Fisher county, twenty
miles north of this place, and gave SIS per
acre for tfty acres of prairie land. He put
in twenty acres of cotton and has already
picked twelve bales of middling cotton,
the proceeds OF which has paid for his
land and all his expenses, and he has
raised plenty of feed besides.
TERRELL, Oct. ll.-This has been a
wonderful day for Terrell in the way of
business. The business streets have been
iammed with cotton wagons large por-
ton OF the day. At one time 2l3 wagons,
loaded and empty, were counted on
Moore avenue between Virginia street
and Rock wall avenue. The town has
been Juror of noise and commotion
owing to the immense crowd, and stores
have been crowded like beehives.
Thousands of dollars have been paid on
old scores and spent for new goods, and
the banks have received thousands cash
on old notes.
JACKSONVILLE, Oct. PA heavy rain
fell in this county Monday and did cotton
considerable damage. Much remains in
the fields yet.
ABILENE, Oct. l2.-The largest cotton
sale that was ever contaminated in the
entire Abilene country was made yester-
day to the Dallas Compress company by
S. Lnpowski s. Bro. dry goods mer-
chants of this place. The sale was Ito
bales at 9:271a.
HENDERSON, Oct. 11.-Cotton receipts
up to date have been right lively, 5000
bales having been marketed here. The
corn crop, which is never sufficient TO
meet the consumption, was short this
year, aud big demand will make
prices way up next spring.