The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-31
LATE REPORTS.


Sand Point. ,Brasoria County, Texas
August 30 The weather s bright today
Every body picking cotton and gins all
running.
Beevlic, Bee County, Texas, August 30
---one OF the heaviest rains that has visited
this section III several months fell here
this morning. 1t was sufficient for oil
purposes.
Kaufman. Kaufman County. Texas, Au-
gust 30.---Farmcrs are needing rain badly
IN this section, and unless good rain
comes soon the late crop of cotton VIII be
cut very short
Webster, Harris County. Texas, August
So,-Rain badly needed here. Top cron
cotton will not amount TO anything, every
one waiting for rain TO plant fall garden
crops. half inch would measure the to-
tai rainfall since May n.
Lott, Falls County. Texas. August 90
| pickers are in great demand on the uplands
| and the gins all over this section are
running fun time and farmers have about
are selling tho feccy staple ~ soon ms
| they get 1t into market
| Georgetown, Williamson County. Texas.
August 30.---It has threatened rain the past
/ several evenings, This morning buggics
ccming In from a northerly direction were
| muddy and upon inpuiriDS Vt wis learned
a good rain fell In tho Whltcbousc neigh
borhood.
Wsrrentou, Fayette County. Texas. Au-
lgust ?9.--Rain would benefit grass and
| gardens but cotton does not need II yet,
as /, is growing nicely. good deal of
cotton IL open. which would be more or
less injured by rain. and the picking Of
which would be delayed. and probably
some wasted.
Luling. Caldwell County, Texas August
30.--There Is a great demand here for cot
ton pckeru 40 cents per hundred being the
ruling price, though some are paying 30
cents. Cotton liz coming In slowly on ac-
count of low prices. slight advance
would block tho streets. All gins arc
running ull time and farmers have about
paid up old scores.
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, August
3N.-A very heavy rain fell yesterday at
Victoria and In the immediate vicinity,
with light showers east of here The
weather Is warmer than for the past week
and late cotton should be greatly benefited
One thousand bales OF cotton have been
shipped from Victoria since August 10.
and about 1900 bales Of this seasons cot
ton was shipped from here prior 10 that
date
Troy, Bell County, Texas, August 30--i
The first crop Of cotton is cut very short
from drouth, the effects OF the rain are
Just beginning to show for a top crop:
worms are not doing much damage In
this immediate community, but the lice
are doing some damage. though with n
late fall there could be u great improve
ment. as IL In the planters calculate on
from one fourth TO ore-third OF n bale ia
the acre, but with favorable circumstances
there could be a great Improvement from
now on.
Gonzales, Gonzales County. Texas Au-
gust 20.--It continues dry and hot at Con
zalos. The first crop Of cotton Ia all open
and is being gathered with great case
and rapdity. As rule the prospect fol
the fail crop is a failure, but In some spots
where II rained IN Time some fall crops
will be gathered. This amount. however
is largely dependent upon Jack Frost" II
he docs not put in his appearance TOO soon
the chances for light top crop are little
better aud this hold out gives the farmer
| some hope.
Mckinney. Collin County. Texas. August
l29.-The drouth continues unbroken
throughout this county, and the thermome-
ter registers from 20 TO 80 degrees daily
| with cool nights. An a result OF the hot
dry weather cotton is fast opening, and
gathering In general begun Since the
wet spell Of spring lasting until In June
closed. no general rain has fallen. Local
showers have visited portions OF the coun-
| " at various times and as a result tn,
cotton crop Is spotted and considerably
below the average the county over. A
rain now would do little good. save posi-
bly, TO some very late planting still unma
tured. Tho maximum estimate OF Ne
Kinney's receipts this year II 1900 bales
the highest Of any preceding year belnl
10000 bales. and last year 22.500.