The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-02
COTTON MOVING SLOWLY.
SAVANNAH'S RECEIPTS LAST
MONTH LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.

MONTH LESS THAN A YEAR AGO.
| Some Of the Reasons for the Small Re-
csipts-Advices From Planters Not
ANY More ENCOURAGING Than They
Were Two Weeks Ago-Efect of the
Political Campaign On the Cotton
Crop,
The comparative cotton statement in
yesterdays MORNING NEWS showed that
the receipts of cotton at the ports were over
800, 900 bales short of the receipts up to Oct.
/, 1891. The receipts at the ports up to Oct
l last year were 735, 440 bales, against 1922
529 bales up to the same date the year be-
fore. Savannah lie short in her receipts for
September SO, 784 bales, the receipts for the
month just past being 103, 610 bales. against
l67. 1914 bales during September, 1891.
These figures are conclusive evidence to
the cotton men that the reports which they
have received from planters all over the
country during the season as to the short
ness of the crop are in the main correct.
The reports have not become any more en-
cOuraging during the last several days, and
the more gloomy reports Of the condition of
the crop continue to be made.
ABOUT THREE WEEKS BEHIND.
The crop, as is we'll known, is about three
weeks late, and II there should be an early
fall, it is easy to see how much the crop
would be cut off. Last year and the year
before the fall season was very late, and
cotton continued to open in the fields up TO
Christmas Bets can be had to any amount
that the same conditions will not obtain
this fall
The severe rains that were general
throughout this entire section for the
the already late crop in quality as we'll as
in quantity. The effects of the rains are
already seen in the cotton coming In, which
grades below that brought in % the FIRST OF
the season.
Another disturbing element which has
not been generally taken into consideration
is the condition of the political atmosphere.
POLITICS COMES FIRST.
Hundreds and thousands OF men are
daily drawn away from their work at the
most critical period of the harvest to turn
to political harangeus and discussions by
party leaders. This loss of time is not con-
fined TO the public discussions. which
are OF daily occurrence and are largely at
tended, but thousands of laborers who
might better be employed in harvesting
their crops. spend a great portion of their
time in discussing political matters, while
the crop waits in the field. liable to be
the first storm that occurs.
Other considerations aside, there is no
doubt the agitation Of political issues among
the labOrers of this section has done inesti-
mable damage to the labor for this season
and many believe the damage TO be almost
irreparable, as the ideas and prejudices i'm
planted in their minds by the third party
agitators will continue to rankle there for
many seasons to come.
WATSON ONE CAUSE.
Tom Watson and his followers will have
much to answer for, and the doctrines
| which they have 80 industriously instilled
| into the minds of the ignorant may vet re-
suit in bloOdshed and internal disturbances.
! For the several reasons stated it is pre-
| diCted that the receipts of cotton at the
| ports this month will be from 300, 600 to $780,
| 900 bales short of the receipts for the same
| month last year. The receipts at the ports
| during October, 1891, were about 800, 600
| bales, or about $4,000 bales day for the
month, including Sunday
The receipts at Savannah during October
| last year were over 200 bales, or an
| average Of over 10000 bales for each work.
| ing day in the month.
Several cotton men said yesterday that
| these are big receipts TO buck up against,
| and on these figures they base their pre-
| diction that the receipts will be so much
| shorter this month than for October last
| year.
LESS THAN A MILLION BALES.
1t is not thought that the receipts at the
ports will exceed l 900 900 bales this month
| There has been a rise in the price OF cot
ton since Sept. l, but the increase has been
very gradual. There WAC a drop of one
| sixteenth yesterday. The cotton men say
that the foreign buyers have been so badly
fooled for two seasons in succession that
they will pay no heed now to the strongest
reports as to the condition of the cotton
crop. They will make no calculations until
the greater portion OF the crop is on the
market. This IS hard on planters, but the
experience of the buyers has been a sore one
for the past two seasons.