The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-06
CONDITION OF THE COTTON.
North Carolina Factors LOOk for a
Small Yield.

A small increase Looheu Aoi Al ouA-U
Columbus.
Wilmington. y c.. oct. "a number
of the leading cotton factors were inter
viewed to-day by an Associated Press re
porter with the following result as re
CARDS the present condition and probable
yield in the section tributary to Whining
ton. as compared with last year The
opinions are widely divergent The lead
ing exporting house here thinks that
while the conditions are not so favorable as
last wear. IN some localities, the yield
will be per cent larger in South Caro-
lima and 10 to 10 per cent larger in North
Carolina The commission house here
handling the largest quantity of cotton,
SAYS the reports from the two Carollnas
indicate a condition not near so good as
last year and decrease Of yield OF 10 per
cent The average Of the estimates here
points TO a much poorer condition than
last year which is partially offset by IN
creased acreage and 10 a decreased yield
of about to 10 per cent.
OPENING RAPIDLY.
Raleigh, y. c., Oct 5.-Cotton has
opened with unusual rapiditY and,
weather permitting, will all be out of the
field by Nov l. The crop is below an av-
erage in condition, but the increased acre
age in this section viii increase the re
ceipts on this market about 20 per cent.
AN NcaEAsE IN MUsCoGEE.
Columbus Ca. Oct 5.-Reports from
most reliable sources are to the effect that
the cotton crop throughout MuscORee
county is in excellent condition and VIII
yield fully per cent. in excess Of last
wear. when Columbus received over 10000
bales The increase in the entire section
tributary 10 Columbus, embracing the ter
ritory from Apalachicola, Fla. to West
Point. Ga, and within radius Of 60
miles from Columbus east and southeast,
will be fully 10 per cent. over that of last
year. The prospects are very favorable,
as picking is going on rapidly, and reports
from different quarters are to the effect
that no serious damage has been done by
the recent rains
SHORT CROPS AROUND AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ga. Oct 5.-The cotton crop
in the section tributary to Augusta gives
promise of very slight, if any increase in
the yield over last year Reports from
farmers indicate that they are greatly
disappointed in the yield. 1t has not been
what they expected earlier in the season.
Augusta factors reach out for $50 miles in
all directions, several counties in South
Carolina being in their territory. Farm
ers have never before shown such a uni
versal desire TO hold their cotton, giving
short crops as the reason in tn cir letters
to the factors.
GOOD IN MIDDLE GEORGIA.
Macon, Ga, Oct. 5.-The condition of
the cotton crop in Macon's territory is
fairly good and the yield indicated at
present is about per cent. larger than
last year, when light crop was harvest
ed The season has been very favorable
to harvesting and much larger proper
ton of the crop has been housed than at
the same period in several seasons past.
Cotton is being marketed freely and the
season is likely TO close early.
NEsBITT EXPECTS A FALLING-oFF.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct 5.-The estimate of
Commissioner Of Agriculture Nesbitt on
Georgia's cotton crop, issued on the first
of the month, was very positive that the
crop would not exceed that of last year.
Reports from 200 correspondents in differ
ent parts Of the state received by him
since then indicate an even greater fall
ing off from the earlier estimates, and it
is now believed the crop will be under
that OF last year by perhaps 10 per cent.
Particularly large is the falling off in
Northern Georgia.
A SMALL CROP IN CAROLINA.
Columbia, s. c., Oct 5-The opinion
of the weather crop observer here is that
cotton is far below last year in condition
and yield.
Correspondents from all over the state
describe the crop as being in terrible
condition. The sea island cotton was
blown down by the storm and covered by
salt water, which damaged it greatly.
In the middle belt, the crop suffered
heavily from wind and rain, much of it
being blown out and rotted on the ground.
No top crop will be made. In the upper
part of the state, cotton on bottom lands
was damaged by foods. The consensus
of opinion of farmers all over the state
and the cotton menis that the yield will be
about half an average crop Some think
the yield viii scarcely reach that figure.
GOOD YIELD AROUND MOBILE.
Mobile, Ala, Oct 5-Cotton in the Mo
bile district is reported about three
forths open and picking going on so
steadily that planters have not time to
send cotton to market. No one is holding
back cotton for higher prices The CON
dition is good and the output is expected
to be about the same, if not some better
than last year, which was very much
shorter than the year before
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS AT BIRMI NGHAM
Birmingham, Ala, Oct 5-In the hill
counties of North Alabama the conditions
ana probable yield of the cotton crop is
on the average, about the same as this
time last year. The Tennessee valley
counties will probably yield 20 per cent
more than last year. The weather con
ditiOns are favorable.
STORM DAMAGE IN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. "a special to
the Timcs-Union from L. b. Wambell
commissioner of agriculture for Florida
says The late heavy rains accompanied
by high winds, which passed over middle
and western Florida, and which were
consequent upon the cyclone moving
centrally west of Pensacola
did considerable damage to
cotton by beating it out of the
bolls and in the red lands staining it very
badly where the stalks were of low
growth Consequently the crop has sus-
tanned a still further reduction in yield
since the report of ten days ago The
commissioner estimates that this years
crop will not exceed 40, 1913 bales. p per
cent less than the crop Of 1891 and 30 per
cent greater than the crop of 1892 Al
lowing for the increase of 30 per cent in
acreage over 1892, this years crop, in pro
portion is only about per cent. better
than last year"
FAVORABLE WEATHER AT MONTGOMERY.
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 5-Reports Of
the cotton crop in this and surrounding
counties show that for the past two
weeks the weather has been favorable
for the picking OF the crop and this is