The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1899-11-22
A Short COTTON CROP
II Will Hardly Reach Nine Milton
Balos.

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On the heola of tho government csti-
mate OF a 5000, ,000-bale crop Tho
State has received from Latham. Ajax
.nder y CO. OF New York !, circular
letter, bearing date November 315.
which Indicates q crop Of 8. .7O9 GOO
bales. This firm is ono Of the olaaat
and most responsible in tho cotton
trade and its annual statistical reyinw
is a standard book Of reference. In its
circular 1T says that having received
many letters Of inquiry as to che prob
able total cotton crop of tho United
States it mailed 1900 lottcrs to seleot.
Cd and reliable correspondents covering
every cottong growing country in tho
south banks, BANKERS, cotton commits.
sion merchants, brokers, proprietors If
public gins, railroad officials and plant-
ors and rccoivcd 9. 800 roplies Of avor.
age date November Z. These Latham
Alexander u Co. consider "as reliable
as any information that can be OBJ
tanned. = Tabulatcd they show the fol
lowing results:
The average Of 297 letters makes She
decrease in Alabama II per cent. indi-
eating Drop Of 96l ,9T0 bales as cum
pared with |, 159, coo bales for tho last
crop year, '
Arkansas, $40 letters; ..verago eyti.
mated decrease 30 per cent. or n cron
OF .583, 800 bales. Last year, $4,000
bales. ~ A
Florida, 23 letters; average estimated
decrease 10 per ccnt., or a crop Of
G3, 900 bales. Inst year, 70, 900 bales.
Georgia, 566 lcttcIs; average esli.
mated decrease 10 pcr cent, or q CROP
Of ,244, 1G0 bales. last year, | ,53G..
600 bales.
Louisiana, llG letters; average esti
mated decrease l4per cent, or II crop
OF .5O7, 400 bales Last year, 500 600
| bales. d
Mississippi, 300 letters; average csti.
mated decrease II per cent, or crop
OF 339, 3GO bales. last year, / 522,
900 bales.
NYrth Carolina, 233 letters; average
estimated decrease 23 per cent or a
crop OF AS, $40 bales, last year,
$4,000 bales. ~
South Carolina, 263 letters: average
estimated decrease 22 per cent. or n
crop of 789,3G0 bales. Last year.
| 1912, 600 bales.
Tennessee, l35 lcttcrs; average esti-
mated decrease 23 per cent or a crop
OF 3lS, 780 bales Last year, 4l4 600
l..l ). s
| fcxas, ETC., G23 lcttcrs; average csti.
mated decrease 3 / per cent, or crop
OF 2, 4o2 $50 bales. Last year, 3, ,555,.
900 balos.
Tho sum Of these averages for the
whole south indicates crop Of 6, ,7O9. 500
bales against 1926, 900 70. tho last
crop year.
Latham, Alexander g. Go. add that
2,l40 of the $500 correspondents re-
port that tho crop has been more rapid
ly marketed, or shipped to markot as
quickly as in former years, and 44e COR
respondents report that from 5 to Is
per cent. more than last year has been
held on plantations, town and cities
Tor higher prices.
Our special agents" they say, 'who
have been travelling through the south
for tho past month to ascertain tho true
condition OF tho cotton crop fully con.
firm the foregoing estimates. ,N!
1t the replies from other states $ss
ago as conservatively as those, EM
South Carolina we think ,thaaS tho CO
III tho soutftisas a whoiS Will now
rather than above the estimate of
$500, 600 bales, for our own guess at
tho crop of this State would be bet Scen
700, 900 and $50, 900 bales. 81
1t is only matter of timo whom Nu-
rIopo will begin to buy eagerly and
heavily at advancing prices. For those
who can hold cotton it is still the best
thing to hold. Columbia State.