The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-13
Estimation ofthe Cotton Crop

C6CDInR suS ptOoaUle tVta4 ootIoo WY
of the Uoi,ed States for this year. we
sent out on the 26,h of October $500
letters to selected and reliable corrcs.
pondents-banks. bankers. cotton COM
mission merchants. brokers, proprietors
of public gins. railroad officials and
planters, covering every cotton growing
county 10 the South. seeking informa-
ton, believing that the average Of the
replies We received would likely prove
more correct THAI the estimate Of any
individual, remote from the cotton
fields. ,..,
In response to our letters We have
received 1852 replies up to this date,
which we tabutate as follows
ESTIMATED TOTAL CROP AS COMPARED
WITH CROP OF 1901 900 LAST YEAR
Average Of 295 letters makes Als-.
bama, 33 per cent. decrease or 67O. .OO0
bales. =. K
Average Of PA letters makes Arkau
san, SO per cent. decrease or $4,000
bales.
Average Of 50 letters makes Florida,
Is per cent decrease OF 81 900 bales.
Average of 454 letters makes Geor-
eia. q per cent decrease or $4,000
bales.
Average of l53 letters makes Louis
lana. 81 per cent. decrease or $4,000
bales.
Average of 365 letters makes Mis-
sissippi. % per cent. decrease or e64,
600 bales
Average of 2l1 letters makes North
Carolina, 81 per cent. decrease or 307. ).
00o bales.
Average of 222 letter. makes South
Carofiioa, Is per cent. decrease or 592,-
900 bales. -.
Average of 162 letters makes Ten
uesse, So, 28 per cent. decrease or
$4,000 bales
Average Of 474 letters makes Texas,
&C.. as per cent decrease or 1902. 600
bales ~..... ........
Total number Of. letters received,
1852. Estimated total crop of United
State, {. 6.435 900 bales.
Weight Of bales this season is esti-
mated to be 10 to ~ pounds lighter
than last year
In addition to the injury the crop
had previously suffered. the excessive
heat during the latter part OF August
and month of September. caused the
plant to mature prematurely. to shed
it's fruit, dry up. and lose the top crop.
By reason Of the long continued, dry
heather. picking is farther advanced
than ever before known-io some Sec
tions already entirely Overland the
crop has been marketed with unusual
rspidi.y. : 80. . -. :. a..
Few oorralspondeots report .suy ,aia.
position :on, the part of planters to bold
back their cotton.
In our letter from which the forego-
ing crop estimate By counties vas re-
quested, as a matter Of some interest,
We also asked an estimate or guess ae
to the total crop Of the United States.
and submit the following:
ESTIMATES, OF TOTAL CROP OF UNITED
STATES NOW PREVAILING IN THE
SOUTHERN STATES.
Average Of 273 letters from Ala
bama. makes total crop 6.65O,00O
bales.
Average. OF 2s3 letters from Arkan-
sas, makes total crop 6 100000 bales.
Average of 81 letters from Florida,
makes total crop 6, 5000 bales
Average Of 418 letters from Georgia,
makes total crop 6.7s0,O00 bales
Average Of 143 letters from Lonis-
lana. makes total crop $50. 900 bales.
Average of 33l letters from .Missis-
sippi, makes total crop 6,750.000
bales.
Average of 1875 letters from North
Carolina, makes total crop $3.50, 900
bales.
Average of 204. letters from South
Carolina, makes total crop 6.790,00O
bales.
Average of 143 letters from Tennes-
see, 60 makes total crop $500. 600
bales.
Average of 424 letters from Texas,
&c., makes total crop 100000 bales.
Average of 2.418 letters makes total
crop of the United States. $3.50, 900
bales.
We respectfully submit the forego-
ing estimates which have been faithfully
compiled from the letters received, and
return our sincere thanks to the
many correspondents who so promptly
and satisfactorily responded to our re-
cues. for information.
LATHAM. ALEXANDER & Co.
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