The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-27

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the cotton. Bottom lands on Leon ana
Rush creeks all under water: will ston
cotton picking for several days.
Lockbart, Texas. September PA m.o,,r,
| OF the farmers OF Caldwell county has basss
called 10 assemble In Lockhart next satur.
day, for the purpose OF regulating the nr,es
o. cotton picking and devising plans 10 sernrs
additional pickers. The farmers ara now
laying 6 and 20 cents per hundred. and are
anAious 10 hedge against a further advance
which they apprshend.
Ennis. Ellis County, Texas. Septemhsr
z6.--Cotton picking has been resumed in
full force since the big rains mud njct-
ers are still in demand Several carloads
have been imported here the past few
days. Most of the 1900 crop is now onen
and gathering will be completed early This
fall. ''
Beeville Texas September 24-Hish w,nds
have prevailed here for several DAYS cans
| ing considerable damage to the cotton cron and
drying out the ground great deal. Nearly
an the farmers who can are holding their
short time ago for 10 cents and are NOT
satisfied now II they cant get 10 cents for
all Of it. They believe it will go up 10 10
cents again in a short time
Greenville. Hunt County. Texas Sam
TENDER 26.-Prlces have been climbing uu
steadily this week. and the staple sold
readily Yesterday from $50 to $50. with
seed cotton in demand at 325. Receipts
for the dav amounted to 266 bales. run
ming the total for the season up to 4gSS
bales. The market closed higher in the
afternoon and it was predicted that the
staple would 60 above 10 cents in a dsy
or two.
Corpus Christi Nueces County. Texas
September 26.--The rush of cotton and
the demand for cotton pickers in this Sec
ton continues Cotton is arriving here
almost daily for shipment by the water
route to Galveston and Houston Many
parties are arriving here from the in
terror and securing Mexicans to work in
the cotton fields One gentleman said the
other day that every Mexican section hand
on the Arkansas Pass railroad had quit
work and gone into the cotton field
Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas. Sep
TENDER 26.-The weather still very warm.
No rain for several days, though It is
somewhat threatening. Cotton is coming
in briskly and from all appearances the
crop will soon be gathered. There will
not in the opinion of those best posted be
over one-third of a crop. Early cotton
did fairly we'll. but the late cotton is
almost a complete failure. There is
large crowd in town today and cotton
is being rapidly sold, The corn crop is
also short. though some few crps are
extra good
Wharton, Wharton County, Texas Sep
TENDER 26.--The Wharton Gin and Milling
company has been handling cotton all
this week. Up TO Saturday $4,000 had been
paid out by one firm for cotton. Mr. Webb
of Bee county with several other farmers
from that section are in Wharton to OBJ
tain cotton pickers Mr.. Webb says the
crops in his county are finer than they
have been for score OF years. To the
query "Will the negroes who leave here
remain in Bee county" he said; For
myself can say l only need them dur
ir- the cotton season and will make no
provision to keep them after that time;
OF course I don't know what other men
will do. We are not used to negro la
Dor, don't understand them and do not
think the resources of our county will
offer anv inducement to them to remain.