The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-17
COTTON GOSSIP.

! w 4 q S&N &~Ss~&s l One lot of fourteen bales of cotton was sold in the local market yester- day for 121-2 cents.
 | This sale was made in the morning | before the market broke.
 The market reacted for 35 points on rains and cooler temperatures In Texas.
 This section also received some pre- cipitation yesterday.
 The indications are for more rain in Texas and the rest of the belt like wise.
 The impetus of the bull campaign was given decided setback yesterday. A report says that since the last Government report Texas has lost 4 | points, while Alabama has gained { points in crop conditions. Dr.. Hunters report says that the boil weevil has done less damage so far this year than last year, in that the hot weather has checked the wee- VII activity.
 This report caused e rather bearish impression.
 State Entomologist Newell of Louis- that the hot dry weather of the Last few weeks has literally cooked the weevil eggs in the cotton bolls and the prospects In that State are much brighter.
 Lafayette, La.. writes: '"rhe Vest ern part of this State reports a beavy rain fell there yesterday afternoon, strong east winds. The rain broke g several weeks drouth and will do great good. Wind here still from the east and looks like cloudy for Texas"
 A wire from New York reads: "A representative of large New York house just arrived from a trip through Georgia and parts of Alabama says crop growing at t rate of an h. inch or two plant vigorous. fruiting well. loaded with bolls."
 Waco, Texas, says, This section bad ly burnt and withered from extreme hot weather prevailing past ten days; temperatures ranging 100 and over every day: nights very little better. aged over prospects"
 Paris. Texas. wires. Good rain has fallen. Looks like it will continue"
 Houston. Texas. says, Private re- especially at Paris and Abilene"
 receiving some beneficial precipitation.
 Following Is a crop letter as sent .n "MO9ntgomery. Ala. July 16. 1903.
 we quote the first paragraph of our crop letter of July 18th, 1908 Thus far. the July weather has been Rain and sunshine were had at time ly intervals. The prominent features of this crop are its cleanliness and the rich color of the plant. It Is fruiting same. but is nevertheless undersized: and at this writing, promises to be normal I.;,Ia a 9s to maturity and perhaps
 "Contrasting what we have to re- port today in regard to the presen! crop with that of a year ago. we find been exceptionally favorable. The crop as . whole Is not as clean as it was last season. 1t Is fruiting, however. season 1t is undersised and is perhaps two weeks later than last season on
 "To bring about such a change in In the cotton crop of the Atlantic States Is most wonderful. Man and beast worked as they have never price for hls crop. Mules were in exceptionally fine condition for the task because prior to the 18th of June very little farm work could be done, and consequently the beast had a va: cation. This crop has been one of the most expensive to cultivate that we have ever known. As labor became more needful the laborer demanded more compensation; which, however, was readily consented to by the plant CT. The merchant cheerfully furnish ed the corn. the forage. and the flour and bacon even at the prevalent high prices. We know of some farmers ue- Ing additional fertilizers. in order to strengthen and help their crops. at as late a date as the latter part of June Proficiency overcame all obstaces The weather conditions favored most admirably the concentrated efforts of the planter. Consequently, today we can report a condition of ten to fifteen per cent. better as compared with a month ago in Alabama, Mississippi and the Atlantic States; and from what we understand. like conditions exist in Arkansas and Oklahoma. We have re- liable information from NatcheZ. Mis- sissippi. that the boil weevtl Is doing considerable damage in the adjacent parishes in Louisiana. In Texas. the high temperature has done a great deal of damage; but we believe not as much as would have beeen the case if that temperature had prevailed in Au- gust instead of July. as the crop in Il. H-kl lw4A Na