Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-25
THE RICE CnoP OF 1890.

Dan TalmaCe's Sons Estimate of the Yield
N and Views Upon Reports of Damage.
Messrs. Dan TaImuge's Sons In re-
cent circular, state: The outlook for
rice is not as favorable as We had hoped,
but things are not half so bad Us they
seem. Many of the planters have had
tough experiences of late, and individu-
ally considered have met with heavy
losses. 1t is somewhat early for any
conservative man to enter on any predic-
tons rs to figures. This 10 critical
period, and wind or rain storms might
diminish, or practically 'obliterate the
crop.
Harvesting of early crops IN Louisiana
commenced about the middle of last
month and has steadily progressed, with
more or less interruption from rains.
These, us Il rule, have been light show
ers, and while the more observant have
succeeded in getting their cuttings Oil
dry, others again have had more or less
trouble, and between rams q warm
weather have been compelled TO unstack
aud spread out their rice anew. There
can be no doubt but that some deterior-
alton of quality will result from such
experiences. The larger part of the crop
is rs yet uncut, and if there be q favorn-
BILE change in the weather we are conf
dent that it will he l $50 900 and posi-
bly, 800, 600 sacks. The crop last year
was 500, 600 sacks in round numbers.
AdvIces from the Atlantic coast states
vary somewhat. Harvesting has just
commenced and the rains have thus far
contributed to the fiual and larger de-
velopment of the crop. This is general,
f,.r h..-s Nlnt, bud mt "
little damage has been done, and in
points furtherest south q percentage of
the growth has become over ripe, which
will cause it to shatter badly when har-
vested. In detail North Carolina re-
ports crops uninjured and prospects good
for favorable harvest. Conditions from
planting up TO the present have been oil
that could be desired. With increased
acreage it is expected that the yield will
be double that of last year. In South
Carolina rains have delayed harvesting,
but have as yet done little or no harm.
Yield is expected to be 25 TO 80 per cent.
larger than last year. II Georgia early
paintings have been considerably daro-
aged and the crop is likely to be but lit
tie in excess of the previous year.
Summing up the situation and putting
It in comparative shape should say that
the cleaned outcome was likely to be as
follows: Louisiana, 800, 900 bbls; North
Carolina, 40, 900 bbls; South Carolina,
lOO. 900 bbls; Georgia, so, 600 bOis. Last
year-Louisiana, 3l7 800 bbls; North
Carolina. 20 500 bbls; South Carolina,
rs, $50 bbls; Georgia, 40, 900 bbls. With
favorable weather from now out our es-
Inmates will be easily realized, and bet
ter than ull the crop comes to a market
ready TO take it ut good round values.
Lest the supply, 600 600 barrels, might
seem more than required, We cali atten-
ton to the fact that the annual consump-
ton of the United States is over 500, 200
packages. Nearly every year imports OF
foreign have to be made TO meet the de-
ficIency, those of last yenr exceeding
800 900 bags. All styles of good foreign
are high, and if the planters have faith
aud pluck they will get rich rewards for
their labors this year.