The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-01
record for yield per acre NEARLY 24o
Total II, 285 900 11,1s1,ooo $780,, ooC

| Average yield
per acre $40 lbs. 23T lbs. 234 TBS
%InGian territory, oklahoma, Missouri
and Virginia combined.
| I'm addition to securing data fer the
| foregoing compilation we made Special
| investigation into other matters relating
| to the 1SJS-'99 crop and elected much
| interesting information With regard t.
| the effect of the heavy rains last fall
| and winter on the ultimate yield there is
! conflict of opinion, sCme hold:ng that the
| rains were Instrumental i'm increasing the
| yield, whereas others are firm in the be-
| lief that they caused small loss. There
| is, however, agreement on the poiIf that
the quality CIR grade of late pickings suf.
| fered as a result of excessive moisture,
so that AN unusual proportion of it was
very low grade or trashy, bringing amy.
where from 2 to cents per pound. The
matter we have remarked upon GIN a for
mer part of this report.
NEW CROP AND ITS MARKETING;
The cotton crop now maturing has
changed its position in the matter of ma
turity since we issued our acreage report
in June hast. AT that time the plant was
later than the ONE which preceded it,
while the 1893 crop was less advanced
than the average at that date. But the
high temperature that has prevailed nj
most continuously Since about the LIST of
July has stimulated development to such
an extent that at this date the plant is
more mature than an an average season;
in fact tine crop may be said to be earlier
than amy preceding one with the eXceD-
tion OF the 1896 growth. 1t is worthy Of
remark that apparently never before 'illr-
ing the growing season has there been so
little complaint Of low temperature at
night as in the current year. There has
practically been none ut all. On the con-
tlary it has been asserted of late that ex-
cessive heat in the absence of needed
moisture has caused damage. That The
crop this year is very we'll advanced is
demonstrated not only by the date OF ar
rival of first new bale "a rather uncertain
indicator,) hut by the Volume of new cot
ton moving during August. At Galveston
alone $500 bales have been received, or
more than appeared at a1 the points IN
Guided in our statement last year, and
only 25, 49, bales less than the previous
highest total at that port. On the At
lantic Savannah has received 12910
bales,ugaillst 1 1923 bales in 1898 and 21,
342 bales in 1896. IN varying degree the
figures for other ports and towns make
like comparison.
With all that can be learned about the
condition of the 1S99-1900 croo, there are
as yet too few assured facts upon which
to predicate the ultimate outcome. ~
The acreage planted was little less th1n
in 1898. 90 On the first of june TIL coa
diticn of the plant was good, about tae
same as in the previous season. but
slightly less forward. 90 Development in
summer was more rapid than 4 year
ago, and the crop is an early ONE. t4l ] he
prospect in Texas was somewhat impair
cd by the disastrous flood in june IN the
Brazos Valley and consequent loss of
227.000 bales, according to the argr,cul-
tural department estimate. 10 Dur
ing June and the first half of July the
weather was in the main favorable. BIZ
subsequent 10 that time complaints OF
drought began to be heard, at first from
Atlantic and Gulf sections (afterward in
most sections, relieved by beneficial
rains.) and then from Texas, and CON
Thinning ,ip to the close of August. Rust
and shedding have been complained OF II
various localities since The middle of
July, but no mere than usual. Analyz-
ing the mass of information at hand. we
shcued say that ait this date thu outlook
is best in Mississippi and Arkansas aud
least favorable i'm Texas and Alabama
l.it the Same time, in no State is the pros
pect Giscourag-ng.
The game of life Will continue 'mtil