The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
CAUSED A SLUMP s.
Different Cotton Reports Vary
as to the Acreage.
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE

Reduction. The Government
Reports Show a Reduc.
ton of IL Per Cent.
The following bulletin on the condi
ton OF the cotton crop was issued by
the dapartmept Of agriculture Friday
Returrs 10 the chief OF tie bureau
Of statistics OF TIE department OF ag
riculture show the total area piante:
In c;rttnn in the United States up tx
May 25th to be about %, l20, 600 acres
a decrease OF ABOUT 3,6I0, 600 acres, o.
11.4 Per cent, from the total acre
age planted last year.
The average condition Of the grow
ing crop on May 25th was 772. a.
compared With 33 on May Goth, 1904
a. st the cosrespondirg date in 1903
ana q l0.year average OF 853.
The percentage OF decree Sc in acre.
age iu the different States (5he com.
parison being with the total area
planted last season. is as follows
Virginia l3. North Carolica 10, South
Cir,lina II, Georgia II, Florida 10
Alabama 8, Mississippi IL, Louisiana
IA, Texas u, Arkansas Is Tennessee
10, Missouri IA, Oklahoma II, Indian
Territory 10.
The condition Of the crop by States
on Ma? 25th was as follows:
Virginia 81. Ncr5h Carolina SO,
South Carolina 78, Georgia 81, Florida
SO, Alabama 81 Mississippi 73 Louis
lana 73 Texas 50, Arkansas 73, Ten
ressee 86, Missouri "a, Oklahoma SO,
Indian Territory 81
WANT AN INVESTIGATION.
A disca;c. from A.lan2a says :ow.
lGg to a difference OF I per cent In
Cne government rep rt issued Friday
and the Southern Catton Assocla aion
report !ssusd May 3ist oo the reduo-
zion In cotton acreage, the Southern
Cotton association has taken action
lonkiJg to a verlfcaticn Of the two
reports Secretary Caeatham OF the
Southern Cotton association has been
lns5ructe6 to take the matter up With
soverapent ch ;ia!s and Friday ad,
dressed tie following letter to Stats
t:cian John Hyde at Washington,
calling on HIM for the sources Of the
governments inf0r nation:
Atlanta, Ca, June /, 1905.
Mr.. John Hyde, St4tiscian, Washing
tee, D. G.
Dear S:r: The government report
on reduction In cotton acreage fol-
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 painstakiDg and
conservative in it's report and desires
70 verify it with that Of the govern.
ment, ard will ask that you forward
TO its cf1ce a copy Of the detailed
sources from which your report was
made and the manner Of its final tab,
ulation.
The association also stands ready to
furnish your department. with similar
information giving names and post
Office addresses Of the II, 500 reporters
and business in which they are en-.
gagged, from which reports the associa-
gion tabulaEed It's final estimate.
A prompt compliance. OF your office
with this request will very much
oblige, Your truly,
RICHARD CHEATHAM,
Sect'y. Southern Cotton Association.
CAUSED A SLUMP.
a dispatch from New York says the
governments hrst monthly cottoR re-
port Of the season giving the average
OF the stock at 77.2 per cent. and re-
duction in acreage at l1.4 per cent.
vas preceded End followed by active
selling and excitems ut on the cotton
exchange Friday. The market was
weak from the opening under active
pressure ana bafore tie report was Is
sued July sold off to SIS, October 81
and December 8 81 Immediately fol
lowing the announcement Of the gov
ernmsnt figures there was great CON-
fusion On the cotton exchange due te
the New OileaDs ma ket, which shot
up over 20 points, ceusiog a rally OF
to points here. This, however, was
subss quently lost. II developed late,
that the average condition was receiV
ed in New Orleans at 1872 Instead o1
77.2. July sold off to $40 in the New
York market, q decline from THURSDAY
Of about "a points, and lost one hal!
a cert from the h;gn points Of last
Wednesday. Toe market closed steady
in tone but as just about the Lowest
prices, net decline OF 81 to 81 points
Sales estimated 750, 600 bales.
Will hang himself.