The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-06-09
Different Cotton Reports Vary
as to the Acreage.
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE
Lower than the Estimate of the Cotton
Association, Which Was lS Per Cent
Reduction. The Government
Reports Show Reduc.
ion of II Per Cent.

The following bulletin on the condi-
ton OF the cotton crop was issued by
the dapartment of agriculture Friday:
Returns 10 the chief of the bureau
of statistics Of the departn of ag-
riculture show the total area planted
In cotton in the United States up to
May 25th to be about %, 1870, 600 acres,
decrease OF about 100000 acres, or
LA per cent, from the total acre
age planted last year.
The average condition of the grow
ing crop on May 25th was 77.2, as
compared with 33 on May 28th, 1904;
74.1 at the corresponding date in 1903,
and l0year average of 853.
The percentage or decrease in acre
age In the different States (the com.
parison being with the total area
planted last season. is as follows:
Virginia l3. North Carolina 10, South
Carolina II, Georgia IL, Florida 10,
Alabama 8, Mississippi IL, Louisiana
Ia, Texas IL, Arkansas 15. Tennessee
10, Missouri Ii, Oklahoma IL, Indian
Territory 10.
The condition Of the crop by States 8
on May 25th was as follows:
Virginia 81, North Carolina 49,,
South Carolina 7s, Georgia "a, Florida
SS, Alabama 81, Mississippi 73 Louis.
lana 70, Texts 80, Arkansas 73, Ten
nessee SO, Missouri 81, Oklahoma 88,
Indian Territory 81.
WANT AN INVESTIGATION.
q dispatch from Atlanta says .ow.
Ing to difference OF per cent. in
the government report issued Friday
and the Southern Cotton Association
report issued May 3lst on the reduc-
tion In cotton acreage, the Southern
Cotton association has taken action
looking to a verification of the two
reports. Secretary Cheathsm of the
Southern Cotton association has been
instructed to take the matter up with
government officials and Friday ad.
dressed the following letter to Static
tician John Hyde at Washington,
calling on him for the sources of the
governments infor nation:
Atlanta, Ca, June /, 1905.
MIR. John Hyde, Statiscian, Washing
ton, D. O.
Dear Sir: The government report
on reduction in cotton acreage for
1905 Issued from your department. at
noon today shows difference of per
cent. less than the report issued by
the Southern Cotton Association at
New Orleans, May 81. The associa.
tion has been most painstaking and
conservative in its report and desires
to verify 1T with that Of the govern
ment, and will ask that you forward
to its Office u copy OF the detailed
sources from which your report was
made and the manner OF its final tab.
! ulatiOn.
The association also stands ready tC
furnish your department with similar
| information giving names and post.
office addresses OF the IT, 500 reporters
and business III which they are en-
gagged, from which reports the associa.
ion tabulated its final estimate.
A prompt compliance OF your Office
with this request will very much
obligc, Your truly,
RICHARD CHEATHAM,
| Sect'y. Southern Cotton Association
CAUSED A SLUMP.
A dispatch from New York says the
governments first monthly cotton re-
port Of the season giving the average
Of the stock at 77.2 per cent and re
duction In acreage at Ia per cent
was rrec ded and followed by active
selling and eXcitemen on the cottol
exchange Friday. The market wa
weak lfom the opening under activ
pressure ana before the report was is
sued July sold of to g. is, October 2
and December S34 Immediately fol
lowing the announcement OF the gov
ernment figures there was great con
fusion on the cotton exchange due t
the New OLleaDs market, which sho
up over 20 points, causing a rally Of
to 8 points here. This, however, wa
Subsequently lost. 1t developed late
that the average condition was receiy
ed In New Orleans at 1872 instead @
77.2. July sold Off to s. 10 in the Ne,
York market, decline from Thursda
OF about "a points, and lost one hal
a cent from the high points of las
Wednesday. The market closed stead
In tone but as just about the loves
prices. net decline Of 81 to 81 points
Sales estimated 750,O0O bales.
Will Hang Himself.
A special to the New York Su
from Lincoln, Neb., says that Fran
Barker, convicted Of the murder {