The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-01
WEATHER AND CROPS.
COMPLAINT OF DROUTH FROM
SEVERAL SECTIONS.
Coming Cotton Crop and Pays
Respect to NELL.

Waco, McLennan Count. Texas, Ang.
81 President E. s. Peters of the Texas
division of the American Cotton Growers
Protective association, was asked what he
thought about the cotton prospect and
replied: THE August rains have been
very partial and only in localities where
there have been general seasons have the
rains been of any permanent benefit
Three .fcuTths of the cotton acreage in
Texas Is still suffering from the effects
CT the drouth and rain at present would
40 damage. Present indications point to
crop OF 2,600,t00 bales maximum for
Texas and the Indian Territory. The
stock Of cotton on hand now is the small
est in seven years and the consumption
the largest in the worlds history. With
all cotton goods advancing and the mills
shutting down on account NJ having no
cotton to spin the farmer is assured a
fair Price for cotton, provided he does
as the spinners Go-stay cut of the mar
ket and not rush his crop in in three
months when IL should be marketed in
twelve months. The farmers OF Texas
are now receiving great benefits from the
ocean war in freight rates, and they
should request their merchants to ship
over the Lone Star line aud thus assist
in maintaining competition in freight
from Galveston. Why any attention
should be paid to Mr.. Nell, wouid-be
statistician and IN alleged authority on
cotton crops, who issues estimates that
are all the way from 300 G0o to i,500,0
wrong according to the time OF year. and
then boldly boasts that by his estimates
he has saved the spinners of Europe s1o,-
100000 ON last years crop and thus robbed
the farmer out of that amount. ran not
understood. 1t is hard enough to be
robbed but to have the robber brag about
it is adding insult to injury"
Richmond, Fort Bend County, Texas, Au-
gust 2S.--Two hundred bales OF cotton
were marketed here yesterday, the largest
days sale on record for Richmond The
bulk of the cotton will be sold in the next
twenty days IL the weather continues fay-
cradle for pickers.
Luling. Caldwell County. Texas. August
2S.--Cotton is rushing in today and farm
ers state that without more rain the next
picking will close the crop. Slight showers
fell last night over most of the county. A
good rain just now would make a fair fall
crop.
Refugio, Refusio County, Texas, Avg
ust 29.--Fine rains have fallen throughout
the county. This insures fine grass and
fat cattle this fall also fall crcrs, but is
probably too late for good prairie hay
crops.
Hon or. Angelina County. Tcxac Aug
ust 2S.- Still not drop Of rain and no
sign of it; wells and cisterns dried up;
cotton picking has commenced in earnest
and gins are started. but the season will
be short
Carthage Pamela County, Texas, Aug
nst S0.-Rain is needed BADLY in this
section of the country. Vegetables re-
Gently planted are burned UP: cotton is
injuring and nearly all that Is male Is
open.
Corsicana. Navarro County. Texas, Au-
gust 2S.-Corsicana has received 2300 bales
OF Gotten to date. Cotton yard men esti-
mate that the receipts for this point will
be about $4,000 bales this season.
Grcesbeeck Limestone County. Texas,
August 31.-No rain yet in this section /:
n great deal of cotton diving