The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-12
TWILL BE A Snort CROP.
Cotton Men Predict q Shortage Of q
Milton Bales Next Year.

Cotton Men Predict q Shortage Of q
Million Bales Next Year.
Advices received by cotton men Of the
condition OF the growing plant do not lead
them to anticipate as large q crop this year
as last. Some of them estimate that this
wears crop will fall 100000 bales short Of
last years.
Fveu with this the crop would be large
ore. The reports received show that the
acreage this year is slightly less than last
years.
TIE whole crop is late, being from two to
four weeks behind last years crop, and not
we'll fruited even for its growth. It is
what the factors call "spotted" or ragged"
Those who have Travelled through the cot
ton districts say that they find some fields
OF cotton very.1ne and well fruited, and
adjoining them other fields where the cot
ton Is low and stunted, giving promise Of
almost nothing.
The North Georgia crop IS reported TO be
generally small. The crop in the pine belt
IA not so well grown as last year nor so well
fruited for It's age. In some sections it has
suffered for lack Of rain, but the prospect
now is that it viii ne damaged by too much
rain. No rust or blight has been reported
vet but boil worms have been reported from
Of South wet Georgia and Northern Florida,
where the rains have been continuous
The sea island crop will be great deal
small ar this year then last. The acreage
has been greatly decreased on account Of the
small price received foE last seasons crop,
AMI the preSeat crop is small and IN poor
condition generally.
Everything depends upon the season from
now on for tho cotton crop. Cotton is
r,aut that can stand a great de6! of hard
usage aud bad weather and turn I'D
smiling in the end, if +. can only ger plenty
Of sunshine during the last SIX or seven
weeks b5fo o harvest. II July and
August are rainy months, as they
give promise OK being, the crop will get
ll,l Of grass, the blight OF the boil worms
VIII flourish end there viii not be two.third9
# c.Op. With plenty Of sunshine, how
ever, it is the opinion OF some factors that a
crop toward as Large os last years will be
aised
Nobody enterteins the opinion that the
crop viii equal Last years. One Of the best
posted cotton men in Savannah, and one
who steadily predicted the large
ing the deyision of his colleagues.
lays il this years crop equals the crop OF
year before last it will do well. The acres
age is about the same es that Of year before
last, he says, but the conditions are not
nearly So favorable, and there is no reason
why the crop should be any larger
The crop OF 1889 was about 7,313,0 900
bales. It was considered very good crop
year, and :he crop was the largest Chat had
teen "a sed up to taat date. Last year was
an e1oeouynal year for cotton growing
and It's Ike may not occur again in a
decade. On these grounds this factor bases
the assertion that this years crop will fall
more than 100000 bales short of last
years.
II the weather should be as unfavorable
as some Of the factors seem to an
ticpate, the crop may fall 1900, 900
bales short. The majority of the
factors are not at all worried, however,
over the prospect of short crop. This
years crop was larger than there was any
demand for, and there is plenty left over
to supply any deficiency. On this account
1t would have to be very short crop, in
deed, TO raise the present low prices,