The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-15
COTTON.

| bales of cotton of the growth of 1904
were today received at BROWNSVILLE,
Texas. This is thirty-five days Garner
| than the date upon which the nrst
bale OF new cotton made the appear
ance last year. The earliest previous
| bales were received at Houston, Texas,
| on the 22nd of June 1901. In that
year during the month OF august
141,2 43 bales of new cotton were re-
| ceived at the ports and interior Towns
! In the succeeding year, l9oz' When
/ the first Texas bale made It's appar-
| ance at Houston on the 1st or july,
| the total August receipts OF new COT
) ton at the ports and interior towns
| were 202,S40 bales, while last year
| the first, new bale of cotton mace us
| appearance at Galveston on july lSth'
| and the total receipts of new COTTON at
| the ports and interior towns Tor the
| month of August, were only 'llo
| bales. From this may be gathered
| some idea of how the first new bale
| is 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 ana the
| receipts of new cotton in August,
references is made to page 10 or
| Shepperson cotton facts, edition or
December, 1902. Should receipts OF
new cotton during the month OF Au-
| gust be as large as they were IN lSOz,
| the possibilities of any August corner
would seem to be very remote Medn-
| time crop accounts continue almost
perfect and / subjoin specimen adVlces
received by me and others today. 1t
| is well to bear in mind that the next
| government report will be made up
| as of the date of June 18th, Whlch
| date is only twelve days OIL ana
| should the crop receive no setback
during the next twelve days, 1t is not
| impossible that the July report Will
| show the highest condition on record
| for that time. / shall appreciate II
my friends throughout the South Will
continue to advise me by mail OF the
progress of the crop in their section.
Texarkana, Ark, June 12.-~Weather
very fine; cotton better than for sew
eral years. Rivers all falling; entire
flood damage not more than nfty
thousand acres or about thirty thous-
and bales and should have no market
effect. Newspaper reports very much
exaggerated.
er perfect, stand perfect, plant in per-
feet condition. A few Weevil, but
ants deyouring them.
F. Fl. ARMSTRONG;.
Winter, Ca, June 11.-Crop at
present is clean and we'll worked,
however, the plant is small and in
dications point to a crop almost, if not
equally as late as the season just
passed Increase in acreage in this
section; we do not think over five
per cent, but preparations much bet
ter than last year.
w. X. LYLE e. co.
TeXarkana. Texas, June 81 beg
to advise that the cotton in this sec
ton 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 more heavy rains.
w. D. CAM.
Houston Texas, June 9th.-Weath-
er perfect; midday temperature SO.
A. WHITAKER.
East Prairie. Mo- June 10.-Cotton
is all planted and UP to very good
stand, but it is about two weeks late
and growing very slow. The wealth
er is too cool, butfthe acreage here
this year is about three to one last
year. T.. M. WILKINSON.
Weatherford, Texas, June 81 take
pleasure in giving you condition of
the cotton crop in this locality; at
| present writing 1 will state that the
weather conditions here are all that
| could be desired, and in fact ideal for
| 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 fiji
| teen miles from here) cotton is look
| ing better than l have eer known it
h ic, fiyNOn Cf n h
| er conditions continue favorable from
| now on we will raise, averaging three
| fourths to q bale to the acre.
w. !. SCOTT.
Grenada, Miss. June 13-Just made
| my usual Sunday trip. Cotton i'm
| proved 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
will have plenty of cotton in August.
JOS. NEWBURGHER.
Rosedale, Miss, June love now
| have good stands of cotton in this
| section, and the crops are doing we'll:
| looking much better after the recent
| rains. CHAS. SCOTT.
Natchez, Miss, June 9.-We have
! had ample rains in this section ana L
regard the crop outlook as being ex-
| cellent for this time of the year. L
1880
it is said that under normal condi-
| tons considerable cotton Will be
marketed during the month of Au-
gust. j. N. CARPENTER,
Troy, Ala, June 9.-Southeast Ala
| bama has at this time the most glow
| ing prospects for a large crop nave
seen in my twenty years experience.
| The tillage is perfect; the plant green
with q good tap root. and II does not
now look possible for weather condl-
tons to reduce the promised yleld 10
anything near last years crop II
| you see fit use this information. L
will thank you not to disclose my
| name.
Memphis, Tenn, June ll'-All the
talk about weevil and fioods don
amount to anything; the crop is as
fine as it can be. / don't thlnk WeeVil
amounts to anything.
A. L. GARDNER & co.
Houston, Texas, June l3.-Condl-
tons of crop could hardly De better.
Weather continues favorable, crop
in this vicinity is thirty DAYS carrier
than last year. First two pales snip
| ped yesterday this year CROWN.
| Weevil appearing some sectlons' cen
| trail and western part of state