The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-10

.hhat respect. as well as In others ho,,o.
tsaNh tne North. That Statement 1917 1917
X nriS out by the circumstance tsaf s ~ .
AGO N ies Consumed less cotton than a Yea r
49, 20 extensive periods OF curtaiin,n,t
sueh as that At Fall River, have baen sn,,l,
NECESSARY, and margins for brofts have Isn
So IIgpi go ~ southern manufacturers the drsi
,. .tt ~ nc season covered an ern N onita
pTontahle operations In many dssnvriin gu ule
~ soous' but not much. IL anything, abovs
S c.i was secured from the orders sxecnteS
during the final six months. eNeVu'eu
speaking of the North or N ho 49,.
spetinc' New England, Il Is worthy 81 note
tnat In some classes OF goods decrso sod n Ivy,
6 9uo ~ saia 70 be due NOT only TO siackeneil
u i.I put TO the claim that the smith.
Urn product Is better. Ii is urged maj NIL.
w rhT ~ south as rule turn out superior
49," W 70 no y that their print cloths
a. pIVIcrrsu 10 the Fan River article. and
enN' cost OF manufacture Is lower. IN tffese
are all facts, It is not surprising tbs,
ooa{hern mills should have felt less So
, ybedeiy me depression which has existed in
difficulty OF the problem certain CLASSES 'n as
solve. '"'o anu
tn negEahr ndg the new crop and Its marketing
II Is practically Impossible to reach any
nehhlte conclusions as to the condition and
paV ~! IehesS OF the cotton plant at this
carry date, We have so often referred 10
TINS tact that il seems almost unnecessary
10 call attention to 1t again. Future wealth.
CT Condltlons and the earllncss or latenoss
OF Killing frosts have so much to do with
the ultimate outcome Of the crop-and never
more so than this fall-that any estimate
IN september would have very few facts To
support II. At this time year ago tho
outlook was not promising hut execution
aily favorable weather during October In
the southwest and a satisfactory picking
season added very considerably to the
Yield. On the other hand, adverse condl.
lions In the fall and an early frost have
frequently married early prospects 10 ma
terla extent
There are, however, certain facts with
reference TO the season thus far which can
be set forth, and from them the reader can
Obtain some idea of the situation today.
one point on which all will agree is that
the crop, as we remarked In our acreage
report last June, Is n decidedly late one
Over the greater part OF the Sonth the
weather III the spring was highly unfavor.
ahle 70 an early start, so that on June 1
the plant averaged low in condition and
more backward in growth than any In our
record. During that month, however me
neurological conditions were fairly satlsfac-
tory except in the Atlantic States where |
excessive rain was complained Of. In July !
favorable weather prevailed over much Of !
the territory east OF the Mississippi river |
In sections west 81 the river, and IN Tennes. |
see, severe drouth was experienced Early |
August conditions also favored the plant |
In the Eastern and Central portions Of the |
belt, but in the drouth districts little or
NO relief was experienced. With the be- |
ginning of the second week Of the month, |
however, the rains again set In and he
came excessive In the Atlantic States and |
also In Alabama and Mississippi. In all |
those States dry weather and a late frost
ire now greatly needed. As to Texas and |
Oklahoma, the drouth has no doubt done
material harm.