The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-19
COTTON IS VERY SHORT.
A CAREFUL SURVEY MADE OF THE
WHOLE FIELD.

The Result Leads to the Conclusion
That the Yield viii Not Exceed
100000 Bales-The Bulk of the
Crop Already Sold by the Grower.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Nov. 1S.-The Netcs
and Courier has had an exhaustive exam
ination made of the condition of the cotton
crop Of the south, extending over the entire
cotton belt and will tomorrow publish the
result of its work. The reports show thas
the crop is short far beyond calculation OF
all the experts who have thus far figured ON
it. 1t further shows that the greater pars
OF the crop has been picked aud is on ths
way to market, and that ths late crop will
amount to practically nothing. From These
reports. which come from the commissions
ers OF agriculture Of the various states, aud
from trustworthy newspapers, it appears
that the crop will scarcely exceed 5000 900
bales.
AROUND COLUMBUS
The Columbus Enquirer-Sttn SAYS: 'sThe
cotton fields In this and adjoining sections
are almost entirely bare. IL is a conservas
tive statement to say that fully nine-tenths
of the crop has been picked and marketed.
A few OF the large and more wealthy plant-
ers have their cotton in different warehouses
awaiting a further advance which Is cons
fidentiy expected The small farmers havs
with scarcely an exception disposed of their
crops, and Its thought safe 60 safe 70 say
that fully sevea-tenths of the crop has been
sold. The yield IN some sections Is con-
ceded to be so per cent. less than that OF
last year. and Ia others about 25 per cent.
The average decrease ia yield may be put
at 80 per cent"
FORTY PER GENT. OFF AT MEMPHIS.
Walsh Reynolds OF the Memphis Appeal
telegraphs: cit ia estimated by conservative
men that the crop in the Memphis territory
West Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
will be fully 40 per cent. less than that OF
last year. This showing Ia due not only TO
the large decrease In acreage. but to various
other causes. among which may be men>
toned the disastrous floods which prevailed
in the spring. In Arkansas and Mississippi
floods prevented farmers putting In any
cotton on their best lands. Very cold, wes
weather has been prevailing throughous
this section for the last Ewo weeks, aud COM
plants are general among planters that the
damage TO cotton is general therefroms
The top Drop will prove almost total fails
ure. owing to this bad weather, as immature
bolls are reported to be decayiug 1t IL
probable that from so to 60 per cent. Of
crop In this territory has been marketed,
THE CROP IN TEXAS.
The Fort Worth Gazette sayst "The
maximum estimate of the cotton crop OF
Texas is 1900, 900. Frost has killed nearly all
the top crop. Picking Is progressing well,
but considerable portion of the late picked
cotton will DO inferior and trashy. Cotton
has been rushed to market, the planters
fearing a continued decline. At least 65
per cent OF the crop has passed out Of first
haudsn
The Dallas (Tex.) NewS says: ''The most
conservative estimate places the crop In
Texas at 800, 900 bales This is probably
an outside figure, and may exceed the yield
by $1,000 bales. The condition is not good
In Northern Texas and the top crop will be
normal"
THIRD SHORT IN NORTH CAROLINA.
John Robinson, commissioner of agri-
culture for North Carolina, says: "The cot
ton crop Of this state will not exceed two-
thirds of that of last year. 1t is practically
all gathered and three-fourths OF 1t is
marketed.
The Nel0s and Courier estimates that the
crop OF South Carolina will be about two-
thirds of that OF last year, and that it ia sold
as fast as picked. Niue-tenths Of the gath~
cred crop Of the state is sold.
FORTY PER CENT. SHORT IN ALABAMA.
E. Craighead, the correspondent at Mo-
bile, telegraphs that the cotton crop Of Ala
bama 10 placed at $50 900 bales. Leading
members of the Mobile Cotton Exchange
estimate the crop short by 40 per cent, and
that half the crop has been sold.
Other reports from the cotton belt agree
that the crop is from 33 to 40 per cent. shors,
and that the bulk OF the crop gathered has
| already been marketed.