The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-18
CONDITION OF TIE RICE.
Only one-sixth Of a Crop in South
Carolina.

LAFOAlnas
A wel-known rice planter who returned
from Charleston last night reports that
the rice planters there are very gloomy
The destruction 10 the rice crop by the
storm was no whit exaggerated, he said
The estimate now is that South Carolina
will only make one-sixth Of a crop. There
is not enough rice left on many planta-
tons 70 pay for the harvesting One gentle
man who was calculating upon a crop OF
| 81 600 bushels before the storm
said that all he would get now
would be goo bushels On the Comba-
hee river, where there were so many fine
plantations, the destruction is said to be
almost total. The condition is very little
better on the other plantations.
The gentleman does not think the dam
age is so great in Georgia as has been
estimated by some. On the Savannah
river fully half a crop will be made, he
thinks, and on the Ogeechee river most Of
the plantations will make three-fourths
Of crop. On the Satilla river the con
ditions are said to be even better. The
young rice on many plantations
does not seem TO be injured Tt was
thought at first that it was entirely ruin>l
by the salt water On the contrary, it is
now putting out blossoms and preparing
TO develop grain. 1t is thought that the
heads of the young rice had not su1ici-
emily developed to be affected by the salt
water II was either this. or the salt
water was so diluted with fresh water,
brought down by the storm, that it was
not strong enough to materially injure the
rice.
Both reasons together may account for
the fact that less damage has been done
to the young rice by the storm.
With the damage done to the rice in
Georgia and Carolina BY the storm and
the decrease OF the Louisiana crop by rea-
son of unfavorable seasons, it is regarded
as almost certain that high prices will
prevail this fall. The domestic output
will fall considerably below the demand,
and this, it is thought, will bring the
home rice up to the price of foreign rice,
plus the import duty
Talmage'S Sons in their bulletin of
Friday give the following reports:
North Harvesting progress
ing under fayorab bic conditions. Outcome
275, 900 bushels.
South Carolina-Badly damaged by the
cyclone and subsequent rains which pre-
vented repairs to plantations, and recovery
valling on Peedee and Waccamaw threat
ening further reduction of yield. Out
come $4,000 bushels as against LOCO, 600
last ) ear.
Georgia-Same general features pertain
as in South Carolina. Outcome $50, 900
bushels as against $4,000 bushels last
year
observation-disclosures differ widely; ma
jority are gloomy yet, not few cheerful
Turn out in older and river parishes
larger than anticipated, and also with
many in the southwest which may, in
part, make up or counterbal-
ance further reported shrinkage because
of drouth and cold northwest winds
Weather conditions have, in the main,
been excellent. There will be a larger per
cent. of high grade than last year-due to
good seed and care in culture. The out
come is a subject Of controversy, but with
advanced and promise of still higher
values it is hoped that the monetary re
ult viii exceed that of the previous crop.