The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-19
MORE HOPEFUL FEELING
DAMAGE TO HE RICE CROP NOT
so GREAT AFTER ALL

An Examination OF the Stacks Shows
Very Little Mowburnt Rice - The
Percentage of Loss on Overripe
Grain Not Great-Favorable Reports
from the savannsh and Ogeechee
Valleys-Rice Coming in Lively and
Harvesting Resumed.
The past few days of clear weather has
afforded the rice planters the opportunity
of getting back into harvesting trim, aud
none of them have failed to take advantage
Of it as they are working like beavers TO
gather the remaining rice 50 as TO get it TO
shelter before another spell of rain should
happen TO set in.
REPORTS NOT SO GLOOMY.
The reports now from the Savannah river
planters and also from those on the Ogee-
chez are not 50 gloomy as they were, and
the damage is smaller than was formerly
estimated. This is usually the case every
season after a bad spell of weather. The
gre4tcst danger to the growing rice during
the continuous rains OF the last two
weeks was that Of its becoming overripe,
and thereby losing in It's value by reason of
its poor grading, as well as the additional
cost OF gathering it. When rice becomes
over ripe it becomes chalky in the grain,
and falls over aud breaSs OF the stock at
the top, or in other words hangs down
heavily, so that the laborer who Is cutting
and gathering into stacks cannot cut 1t 80
rapidly as he could were the plant
straight up and down, so that it
entails longer time and great labor, and,
consequently, more pay. The fears of its be-
ing overripe were well grounded, but not
to the extent or percentage of last weeks
estimates.
Low PER CENT. OF DAMAGE.
1t is now thought that the damage by
overripeness will probably be 10 to IS per
cent, the very conservative say 10 per cent.
portion is mowburnt by heat
ing, but it is not thought
there is much, or that it can
affect the crop materially, as all the damage
from this cause was In the first or early
cutting, and which was ON the lower Sa-
vannah river. There are no reports of
damage on the upper Savannah river from
heating at all, and planters seen yesterday
from that section were ali smiles. The per-
centage of mowburnt will be about per
cent. where such damage has occurred,
which is very small part of the rice area
under culture.
HOW TO ESTIMATE LOSSES.
Col. John Screve says that the damage
done to his rice crop is considerable, but it
is impossible to estimate it yet. He es
not think the damage would amount to 25
per cent. of the crop.
This years crop, he believes, will be as
large as last years, but the quality has been
very much damaged by the recent bad
weather. The stacks in his fields have been
shifted. but no mowburn has been dis
covered. Not more than half of his crop
has been harvested, some of which is old
rice. which will lose somewhat by shatter-
ing of the heads
With continuance OF the present fair
weather, the planters will be able to harvest
the crop without further loss, but the loss
they have already suffered will be severely
felt. Should there be a return of such rainy
weather as prevailed last week, the loss
will. OF course. be much heavier, but rice is
product that will stand a great deal OF
rough weather, and the planters would still
secure fair yield.
LOUISIANA RICE THREATENED
There were several lots arriving at the
mills during Wednesday and Yesterday
The total receipts exclusive of the past two
days will probably approximate 10000
bushels.
The reports from louisiana are bad.
They are now having very heavy
ioAhS, IHoic anu oHOull tuey continue Cnere
is more likelihood of greater damage TO the
Louisiana crop in proportion than to the
coast crop, as at the present
time the bulk of their crop is cut and in the
fields, where it is usually left for a short
while in the sun to perfect itself or become
| solid and hinty in the grain. At New Or
leans the receipt of rough rice has con-
| tinued large throughout last week, says the
| Planter, and with this large amount at
hand the demand has eased off little and
the market is now quiet. The clean market
was also quiet toward the latter part of the
week, with slight fall in values
TALMAGE's ESTIMATES.
Messrs. Dan Talmage's Sons & Co., New
Orleans, telegraph Louisiana crop move
ment to Tuesday last: Receipts, rough,
23S, $50 sacks; last year. 1858 sacks.
Sales, cleaned (est.) $4,000 barrels; last
year, 26,500 barrels demand large. Market
steady, although owing to monetary strin-
gencv more needy factors and planters
grant occasional concessions, otherwise sit
uation strong; and frou Charleston. teie-
graph Carolina crop movement to date,
Receipts, cleaned. 1870 barrels Sales,
l,004 barrels Receipts continue light.
Rains interfering with harvesting and be-
ginning to damage crop. Market strong.
COTTON CROP STATEMENT