The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-26

ApOdL oVV OalC5 WGfC pIAtTcu on tHts
local market yesterday but at a price
deemed too high by the buyers.
North Louisiana sections are send
ing out bad weevif complaints.
another setback to large portion Of
the belt.
For the past six~mohhts San -Anto-
MO has complained of drouth. now the
report is that the frequent rainfall
has occasioned an additional delay.
The data for the Government cotton
crop condition and acreage report for
1909 has about been gathered.
New orlesis reports spots neglected.
quotations asked by factors and no
pressure to sell.
south OF Meridian, Miss, reports all
but ten acres under water.
The weekly Government weather re-
port Is regarded as standon.
Canton. Miss. reports 1--WE inches Of
rain In that vicinity with all the low
lands flooded.
Liverpool cabled, Reliable mail and
NhOiC aGNttGS ITOIn IeNaS SERIOUSLY
bad. Believe much higher prices in.
evitable ultimately"
Private advices say that there was
over three inches rainfall at Lexing-
ton, Yazoo City and Greenwood, Miss.
Slight showers also reported in Texas.
Meridian, Miss. reports: "a storm
or almost cyclonic intensity passed over
this entire territory last night accom-
nHntG6 hV a dAtn0a ~ In
hail. All streams are overlooking their
banks and the low lands will be prac-
tically devastated The washing char
acter OF the downpour will also cause
enormous dabage to uplands Some
reports coming in from ais far west as
Hickory, Miss, twenty miles from here.
say water Is higher than in 1900, when
81 ounIsoushout this section was cut
up again this morning and looks Iike
more rain. Rainfall last night 4.S9."
Following Is the Government weekly
weather report: The mean tempera-
ture for the week ranged about az de-
srees over northern portion of cofton
region to IS degrees near Gulf coast
liner, was deficiency in temperatures
homa. Texas and along the Gulf Goa az
where nearly normal Temperatures con,
ditlons prevailed. The greatest ded-
cheney was six degrees over the great
high temperatures We're recorde, ~,
the 18th and 18th over the eastern nor.
ZION OF the cotton region and on the
Isslh ana 23rd over the western por-
=, Ram fell during the week in all nor
mons or the cotton region There was
more N snan two inches of precipitation
northern and Western Arkansas
northern louisiana extreme North
eastern Texas, and in some parts OF ali
; ,5e Ea a;ioe cotton States. except Flor
ported was 5.S4 inches at Chandler
oklahoma, and there was more than
-FOUR inches at Monroe, La, Toccoa,
ga, ana Chsrlotte, N G; Less than
ton OF East Texas. extreme Southern
Georgia, the great portion of Northern
Florida the extreme eastern portion of
scattered stations elsewhere
Hall occurred in Arkansas and Tex
as.
Beers Letter
New Orleans, May 24-Weather con-
ditions remain unsatisfactory. too much
rain falling in some sections, even in
Southwest Texas There were very
heavy rains throughout Oklahoma and
In Northwest Arkansas since last Sat
urday, light to moderately heavy scat
tered rains east OF the ENississippi
River. and indications and the Official
forecast Is TOT continued wet weather
in nearly all cotton States. whereas
dry weather is now desired. The boil
weevil is making its appearance In
many. widely scattered localities of
Louisiana. early advices fearing the
pest wore than ever and there is no
doubt that great damage will be suf-
fered by the crop this year. The gov
eminent is doing everything in its
power to check the spread of the in
sect. yet they continue to migrate to
pastures new. We consider the weevil
| situation so bad In Louisiana and Mis-
| slsslppi that We are giving the same
attention to reports concerning It as
we did to the dry weather in Texas
the past six months. Dwelling upon
the subject The New Orleans Plea
yune OF yesterday said In part as
follows "Of the cotton that the world
requires, the United States must pro-
vide the lions share, that is to say
with the festive weevil eating up the
crop IN Louisiana and Mississippi, and
also cutting down the productiveness
Of Texas. exceptionally favorable con-
ditions will be necessary to permit the
production OF anything like full crop.
| Were IL possible to conflne the ravageS
OF the weevil to the districts already
affected, the situation would be bad
| enough, but the experience already had
snoWs that II Is only a question OF
time when the whole belt VIII become
a prey TO its ravages.
Very truly yours,
H G. b. Beer
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
Chicago, May 25.-Wheat pricei