The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-14
COTTON.

NEW 5YORfS. June IS, 100i, --The 1lrst
two bales Of cotton OF the growth OF 1904
were to-day received at Brownsville.
Texas. This Is thlrtytfive days earlier
Of new cotton made It's appearance last
year. Tho earliest previous bales we're
received at Houston, Texas. on tho ed
or Jure, 1901. In that year. during tho
month OF August 141,ei3 bales Of now
cotton wero received at tho ports and
interior towns. In tho succeeding year,
1909, when the first Texas bale made
Its appearance at Houston on the first
July, the total August receipts Of cotton
at tho ports and interior towns were
2oe.S40 bales. while last year tho first
| new bale Of cotton made Its appearance
| at Galveston on July 18th, and the total
receipts OF new cotton at the ports and
Interior towns for the month of August
were only Ills bales. From this may be
gathered some idea Of how the first new
bale liz an index of the probable August
movement. For fuller details as to the
date upon which the first bale of new
cotton has been received and the re-
celpts OF new cotton In August, refer
cnce Is made to page 76 of shepperson
Cotton Facts. edition OF December, 1903
Should receipts Of new cotton during the
month Of August be as large as they
were in 1902 the possibilities Of any Au-
gust corner would seem to DO very re-
mote. Meantime crop accounts conh
tinue almost perfect, and I subjoin
specimen advfces received By mo and
others to-day. It Is well to bear In
mind that the next government report
Will ba made UP us OF the date OF June
18th, which. date Ia only twelve days
off, and should the crop receive no set
back during the next twelve days 1t Is
1nf irup hat tha Tai
show the highest condition on record for
that time. j shall appreciate 1t Il my
friends throughout the South will con-
tinue to advise me by mall OF the progress
Of the crop In their section. AZ .s
Texarkana, Ark, June 12--Weatiier
| very fine; cotton better than for several
years. Rivers all falling. Entire flood
damage not more, than fifty thousand
acres, or about thirty thousand bales,
! and should have no market effect. News
/ paper reports very much exaggera ted.
Hillsboro, Texas June o.-Weather per-
feet; stand perfect; plant in perfect con-
diton. A. few weevil but ants deyourIng
sthem.-F. H..AHA1sTRoNG.
Wnder Ca, Juno 11.--Crop at present
is clean and well worked However, the
plant is small and indications point to
a crop almost.l II not equally, as late as
the season Just passed. Increase In acre
age In this section we do not think over
five per cent. but preparations much
better than last year.-W. X. LyLD &
co. s
Texarkana, Texas, June o.--I beg to
advise that the cotton In this section
is fine, with much larger acreage than
last year, and at least three weeks ahead
OF last year with plant we'll cultivated.
The damage from recent rains Will be
small, unless we should have moro heavy
rains.-W. d. GANN. q n.
Houston. Tex, June s.-Weather per-
feet; midday temperature Sc, "a. WHIT
AFER.
East Prairie, NO., June TO- Cotton is all
planted and UP to very good stand. but
It is about two weeks late and growing
very slow. The weather is too cool,
but the acreage hero this year IS about
three to one last year.-F. NJ. WILKINS.
SON.
weatherford. Texas, June 81 take.
pleasure in giving you condition of tho
cotton crop in this locality. At present
writing, / will state that the weather con-
ditions here are all that could be de-
sired. ana In fact, ideal for the cotton.
plant After the general rain Of several.
weeks back, and which this county
Parker) got its share. we have had
alternate warm weather and showers.
following same, just as required, and
the crop looks very promising. 1t Is
from six inches to twelve Inches high,
and full Of squares, and in the Brazos
Valley (some fifteen miles from here)
cotton Is looking better than have
ever known 1t to at this time OF year
and if weather conditions continue favor.
able from now on we will raise averaging
three-fourths toaa bale to the acre.-W.
j. SCOTT.
Grenada, Miss, June 13.-Just made my
usual Sunday trip. Cotton improved
wonderfully. 1t is now fully three weeks
ahead of last year. Look to see cotton
full Of squares next week. This In late
section. Think viii have plenty iof cot
ton In August,-JOs. NEWBURGHER.
Rosedale. Miss. June 1o.-We now have
good stands of cotton In this section, and
the crops are doing well. looking much
better after the recent rains.-CHARLES
SCOTT.
Natchez, Miss, June 9.-We have had
ample rains In this section, and regard
the crop outlook as being excellent for
this time of the year. hear OF blooms
in all directions, and 1t Is said that
under normal conditions considerable cot
ton will he marketed during the month
of August N. CARPENTER.
'lTOyt <Alb.t JutlS @AielHti'tie
has at this time the most glowing pros
poets for large crop i have seen In my
twenty years experienced. The tillage Is
perfect, the plant green, with good
tape-root, and IL does not now look pos
slble for weather conditions to reduce the
promised yield to anything. near last
years crop. II you see fit to use, this
information. I will thank you not to dis
close my name.
Memphis. Tenn. June 11.-All tho talk
about weevil and floods don't amount to
anything. The crop isas fine MS It can
be. don't think the weevil amounts to
anything, "A. i. GARDNER & co,
Houston. Texas June 10, Conditions Of
crop could hardly be better Weather
continues favorable, Crop In this vicn-
5ity is thirty days earlier than last, First
two bales shipped yesterday; this years
growth. Weeyll appearing In some sees
tons In central and western part of
State-INMAN NELMS g. co.
Augusta. Ca, June 13,--Crop prospects
In Georgia.. tho Carolnas and Alabama
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