The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-22
THE COTTON CROP SHORT.
DAMAGE TO THE UPLAND AND
LONG STAPLE REPORTED


Rapid Marketing OF the Crop Tends
to Keep Prices Down-Rains, Rust,
Shedding and the Boil Worm Ravag-
ing the Fields in Georgia, Florida
and the Carolinas-Only Three Bales
to the Plow in South Georgia-Dam-
age to Upland Estimated at 20 Per
Cent and to Sea Island so Per
Cent.
The reports from the upland cotton crops
are pretty much all favorable for the grow
ing crop except in the south western part of
the cotton belt, where rains have prevailed
which interfered, 10 some extent, with the
gathering of the crop.
RAPID MARKETING OF THE STAPLE
Take it all in all, however, picking
throughout the belt continues good, and the
cotton is being rapidly marketed. OF
| course there is much interest manifested in
the Georgia and Florida crop, and the ad-
vices from Southwest Georgia are very IN
satisfactory.
THE UPLAND CROP OPEN
The entire upland crop in that section is
ali open, and IL is said is pretty well picked.
Inc yield has been very poor, and this
complaint seems to be general throughout
Georgia except in sections of the north, as
well as the lower portion OF Alabama, and
also In South Carolina. The fields have
been literally dead from rust and shedding
In Southern Georgia planters are COM
planning very much of the scant yield, and
the most of them write that, while In a
good season they will average from ten to
ntteen bales to the plow, this year they
count on but three to the pillow. The
causes assigned for the short production is
attributed 70 the rains, which caused the
grown bolls to rot. and this was followed by
the appearance of the boil worm. The
plant grew to a fine hight, but in most
cases were simply weeds, with only one or
two bolls on them at the moot.
THE GEORGIA CROP WILL BE SHORT.
An early frost will about settle the crop
in Georgia, and that the production Of the
state will be short there is no doubt, and the
only question agitating cotton men is how
much will it be shortl Former estimates
give it at to 10 per cent, but the be-
lief Is growing that it will reach 20 per
cent, which, Of course, means short re-
ceipts at Savannah and Brunswick.
A SHORT HARVEST.
Last year there was such an open winter
and good season throughout the year that
picking kept up until the middle of January.
1t is very likely that picking in the cotton
belt this season will cease about the last
week III November. Operators in New
York are now counting on 7,450,000 bale
crop. The figures however, won't go down
here, and bets are freely made that the crop
Will be less than the last one marketed.
THE SEA ISLAND CROP.
Advices from the sea island sections are
also quite unfavorable. Letters from East
ern Florida around Macclenny and Starke
state that the rust and shedding has done
great deal of harm, and has cut off the crop
one-half around Lake City. 1t has suffered
severely and in Madison the worst of all,
which makes it all the more
Encouraging as Madison is the
largest producing county in the state.
In the orange belt it Is said, however, that
the yield has been more prolific than ever
before. There is no doubt, however, that
Florida's production of sea island will be
cut off considerably. BY some correspond
ents it is stated it will be as high as one-half
the CROP
In Georgia reports are more favorable as
q whole. In Lowndes county the yield is
somewhat short from the same causes as
| affected the upland crop as also the ter
ritory adjacent to Valdosta. In Ware the
| crop is good and they have complained but
very little OF rains in this county. In the
SSuAeAOo "a ASu4OCu ttilQ ldbDUall accounts
are all good with but few complaints, and
the same can be said of the territory outly-
ing Blackshear, Waycross and Baxley. In
Carolina the island crop is very poor for
lack OF sunshine, and the most of the cotton
now being received in Charleston is dis
colored
PRICES RULING Low.
The outlook for prices is not very en-
couraging, still it is believed that fine cot
| tons cannot go much lower than they are.
| In Charleston sale of ten bags of islands.
| medium fine, was made at 25 cents Der
| pound, but good deal at less and it is now
thought that islands will settle
| down TO a basis of "a cents, which will fix the
| price of Floridas at about 2315 cects for the
| season. The outlook for business in sea
| island it is believed, however, is good.
| although in England there is a fair stock
on hand. while some of the northern mills
are also well supplied. but the effect of the
| tariff act in keeping out foreign cot
ton and thread from the domestic
market will help consumption. There
is also some revival in the fine
| trade, and good deal of long staple cotton
will be used in the manufacture of cloths
| and silk goods. Operators in the market
however. are very sanguine of the biggest
crop of sea island ever produced. while
they admit that the reports are bad thew
pin much faith in an increased production.
by reason Of the increased acreage. Buy.
ers' estimates of the crop are so, 600 bags at
the minimum.