The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-19
WEATHER.CROP REPORTS
COTTON is SAID NOT TO BE DOING
WELL.
Various Things Causing Bad Conditions,
the Continued Drouth Being the
Principal Agent.

shepherd. San Jaclnto County, Texas,
August l7.-rhe first cotton OF the sehspl
for San Jacinto county was in 'r fatoli,7S
IN weight 2l45 pounds, CHASING, strlcL NV
dilng 1t was bought by l., McMuiIA{
Co, at 1-l6 cents. The. coitou Was raised
hy W j Hemod on Mr.. len Cochran
place. The cotton crop of his section ls
cut very short on account OF the not, Wy
have vrry fair prospects, but the cotton
crop taking the county all over; VIII nor
nyeragt over one-haif of crop Al nott'n
crops are still growing ana opehihS Net2
slowly, but hill crop has done all they VIA
dc and probably ona-half opened.
Denton Denton County, Texas. August
II .--Rust, drouth and honey dew are ~, ~,
iuring the cotton crop materially, ana the
prospects today are Tor Il very light crop
San Felipe, Austin County, August IT,
Dry rs ever, and almost as not hs hanSas;
Al P9ttison's four miles south, ! mas mo, mOt
rained enough to lay the dust lhls sum,
mer. A kind of army worm or WEB worm
Is eating an the grass from the heIqs.
Many farmers depen,d, on ths gLuSs dpe
stll on tap here. Boil weeviis are opeFAI-
Ing some.
Grapeland, Houston County, Texas, Au-
gust il The first bale of new coLdoh was
TSeceiyed here today, raised by J, w. Dun
nam: weight go pounds ana SOLD 70 James
Owens ~ Co. at $40 cents rus COTTON
tnrad to date, 147S pounds being Us weight
in The seed. The crop here Is tAlhng Ye.y
rapidly on account Of boil weeyl, airy
weather and nee
| The hrst bale OF new cotton for me sea-
son was received here today az lou y
m. 1t was grown by Henry 90 ho lons,il
1 colored of Rusk county; weight 49, pounss,
! ciassed strict middling and Drought 90
/ cents with premium of $40 added. twenty
minutes later Oliver Ais9ue, s eSior ~,
/ hounds cnssed strict middling and sold at
4 : cents. Picking Is now in full blast; cot
4 ton opening rapidly
( Hutto, Williamson County, Texas, An,
! pnst 1S.-Cotton picking Is In fun bias,
/ estimates Continued dry, hot weather Is
/ causing cotton TO open very has Iast anu NJ
/ great deal OF IL prematurcly. Thirty naSs
( more dry weather and cotton VIII all DC
gathered.
( Brenham, Washington County, Texas, Az.
4 gust 1.-THE cotton crop or washington
! County Is early this year. aud Whue 3uihc
I towns are Just announcing their trsl nal :,
/ me Zen cotton warehouses 81 biehualu "a !
each averaged more than 100 naies OF ,ne
! ney crop Cotton plckers by the SCols
came In today, and many OF IA m hhd
money to spend and local trade was con
sderdbly augmented ~ ne pieShn ~ In II.
/ he crop is opening most OF u VIII De gain,
/ a. cd h. fore the last Of September, anu
( whlle there is nothing Ike a lull crop
Brennan will perhaps receive nec cTn b:Io
! 10O0U one year the rece pts reached nj
90 balcs. 4 large quan'll, o Got'oh seeu
Is being marketed NJ tue "H NM
ouItn city, Cass County, Texas, August
1.-THE irst bale Of leT eott on loi Wa cent -
II was raised by Prof j Is. Price near
town,
Groesbeck. Limestone County, Texas, Al
onst II Forty one bales Of cotton were
einned nv Angiin at his place to-day -
RoIes have been received ~ u" whey cot
tnn yard. selling az from ~ 10 ~ cents
seed selling SO per ron NefY n"t anu ~
m no RAIN within the next ten days ihtr,
con he no hope for a top crop lev
fsrmers saw they viii be through picking
rs ) ptember ! 10 10
Mineral Wells Palo pinto County, Tex9ff
,nailgI II cotton picking Throughout "a
pinto comfy n reported 90 be very ,gener \
lie cotton opening very iasi' win iAli
prospect of a very gooo yea
victoria. victoria County, Texas, Angns
IS y About $50 bales Of csitol W. RI,
hsre Yesterday mostly IN the 80, ~ y
n ,,an, " renorf that the staple y cl9ssshl
Unusually high this year lnQ9 - s..,h ci y,
utr to,,s,i Yesterday brought form con
eic,inp reports. Tha dry n1rlh WHO, q
,he INST week has caused COTTON ip biFi NJ
md she'd but Is has also Alllea H., a,.s a.,
, weeVils: K Is putting on neg, ltansss go ~ q
1870 bnt whether they viii mature
doubtful. Acne
yoaltum De witt County, Texas, Alsn ~
| 20 frbc reroipts OF cotton 81 TINS pan
bsw. heen unusually heavy Tor ms n Nv
IN fhe season; 80 bales Mrif 49, -, 49, 49,
herr, Yesterday and about i-pV arg INV va
receipts thus far A.,
Galveston Galveston County ,isfaS' -.
gust is, GENERAL Il 3 st Has N The citl
. .od pus In tpeaking OF the coton crop OUT
. ti .stss fl.reraf Stoddard said that ihe son
diSions we're rather diseorrasins y. e'A-