Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-06
The Cotton Receipts at Whining.
ton Are Large Already.
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
Many Favorable Reports, But tho Rains
Came Too Late to Improve Prospects
for Staple Crops -Tho Republican Cam
paisn-At tho Penitentiary-piokine
sood cotton-But Two Federal Prison
ers-Presbyterian Church to bo Dedi-
stated.

Raleigh, N. c.. Sept. 5.-The cotton
receipts at Wilmington are SO large al
ready that Monday the congresses be-
gan work. The three congresses have
q daily capacity OF 1900 bales. The
heavy demand of the mills in this State
is steadily reducing the amount of cot
ton sent to Wilmington from North
Carolina. In fact. this State is now
spinning all it grows and what is
shipped out via Norfolk and Whining
ton has to be made up by cotton
brought in from other States.
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT.
The government crop report for this
State was issued yesterday for the
week ending Monday night, and says:
Many favorable reports We're re-
ceived in consequence of the widely dis
trlDuted rainfall which occurred on
several days, yet most reports indicate
that the rains came too late to i'm
prove the prospects for the staple crops
TO any extent. Moreover, many places
are yet extremely dry, SO that fall
blowing and planting is impossible. The
temperature for the week averaged &
deg. daily above the normal Where
rains occurred peanuts field peas and
sweet potatoes were benefited, and the
moisture stopped premature opening of
cotton bollS to a considerable extent
ana much blowing was done and tur-
nips sown. 1t is hardly possible that
the weather conditions can materially
affcct the yield of corn. Much of the
latter has been cut and stands in shock
Cotton is opening very fast, picking has
become general and in many counties
the crop is half open. Never before
was there so early an opening. The
prospect for late or top crop is very
poor. Uncut tobacco has been badly
scorched and is curing poorly and cut
ting Is proceeding actively in the north
central counties. The rice harvest has
begun. The crop is fine along the
lower Cape Fear river, but poor in the
northeastern counties"
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.
The Republicans propose to begin
their campaign in this State September
10 and the Democratic campaign will
really not begin until that date. 1t is
then that the Democratic clubs will be
formally organized or rather revivified
1t is expected that the clubs will be a
powerful factor in carrying the State
for Bryan.
AT THE PENITENTIARY.
An electric lighting system has been
installed at the penitentiary here. and
Is to be tested tomorrow. There are
now only about 300 convicts within the
prison. AS has been the case for the
past twelve years or more, three
fourths of all the convicts are employed
on the State farms. Very little vhas
been said or heard about the peniten-
tinry this year, and no one appears to
know whether 1t will be DEMONSTRATING
or otherwise. For the past four years
1t has cost the taxpayers pretty
penny.
PICKING SEED COTTON.
The usual price paid for picking seed
cotton in this State is 40 cents a hun
dred. Negro labor does most of the
picking and owing to the scarcity of
this labor in many sections II appears
quite certain prices will be higher
Three months ago farmers were heard
to say they believed it would cost 81
a hundred TO get cotton picked this
autumn. In this county 1t appears that
GO cents will be paid.
FEDERAL PRISONERS.
There are only two Federal prisoners
In the penitentiary here now and their
terms expire in the -next-ten- days-The
management here did not suit the gov
eminent. so only those prisoners whose
terms were too short to be advisable to
move them were left here, and all
others were carried to the Tennessee
prison.
CHURCH DEDICATION.
The beautiful new First Presbyterian
Church will be dedicated on Sentemhar
10th. The services will begin Wednes-
day the 18th, and continue until
through Sunday night. The building
cost $4,000 and has a seating capacitv
of 1,135. The dedication sermon will he
preached on Sunday morning by Rev.
w. w. Moore, professor in Union Theo
logical Seminary. Richmond Va.
AN HONOR UNSOUGHT.
DR., Eugene Du,son, formerly of orr
city. has accepted the position of First
Assistant Physician of the East Mis-
sissippi Insane Asylum at Meridian. to
which he was chosen last week DIR.
benson was not an applicant for the
office, which is due to professional rep
utation. He has long years of train \
ing at the University of North Caro-
lima, and University of Maryland, with
special graduate work in surgery in
the Polytechnic of New York For some
time he has been in active practice in
Meridian.
KINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.
Mr.. G. P. Fleming, secretary of the
Kinston Tobacco Board of Trade. re-
ports that during the month of August
the sales on the Kinston market were
1,047.559 pounds. During the same
month of 1899 the sales were 1.423. 3S9
pounds, showing n decrease for 1900 of
S75,SS0 pounds. But considering the
later and smaller crop this is a fine
showing for the kinston market, says
the ISinston Free Press.