The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-02

cuiiish on the SITUATION
acreage se1 report ey today puts the dssresss
In Louisiana at 20 per cent"
Hayden. Stone 9 Reactions are
conditions shall soon develop"
The National Ginners' report shows
that an acreage Of so,o3S,00o has been
Is reduction OF per cent. from last
tion is in Loulsiana. Arkansas and
Peeted e DO much damage s this season.
Aiabanas Acreage reduced per
| cent, crop from one to three weeks
late: too much ran In most sections
Arkansas: six per cent decrease in
acreage. Cotton from to weeks late
on account Of cool weather and heavy
Georgia: seven per cent. decrease In
acreage. Too much rain In most SEQ
louisiana: Acreage decreased rs per
cent. ON account OF weevil damage. IN
the sugar and rice districts. they have
almost abandoned cotton. Large part
Mi h n1 Decrease req n In aoTsaws
| per cent The heavy rains Of the last
two weeks have delayed farm work
and o ss,ss eon ,;,s rspisnt.n a.
crease In acreage. Crop J to weeks
late. Too much rain Eastern half
dry In western half.
| ton In acreage. principally In NORTH
| ern half of state. Conditions good ex-
cept the southwest. where 1t has been
South Carolina: Acreage reduced 6
per cent. Crop to 8 weeks late. Need
rain badly in Northwestern counties
and too wet in the Eastern half OF the
tennessee: Acreage about the same.
Conditions very good.
| Texas. Acreage reduced 2 per cent,
State, where they have had suficient
moisture to bring corn up. In some
| sections the acreage may be Increased
on account Of not getting stand Of oats.
This offsets part OF the reduction. Fiji
| ty-two counties that produce one-third
| OF the crop, have had less than half
an inch of rain while another third Of
The e East ana aA Northeast section. pro-
| ducing about 100000 bales, IL in very
good shape and with plenty Of rain will
make q normal crop The South half
Lennon and Hill counties can hardly
from ) to 8 weeks late, The weeviis
ion. The West half Of Central Texas
and what is known as the Western sec
| ton can hardly make over rs per cent.
OF Q crop with favorable weather from
now. on and with unfavorabie wealth.
er would make less than In 1907. when
they made from So to 90 per cent of
the 1905 crop. Many reports say that
It 10 the worst condition In 30 years.
Following Is a crop letter sent out
by<Weil Brothers of this city:
Crop Letter.
In our letter OF the 18th instant we
| reported a tremendous turnover OF spot
cotton for the fist half Of April. that
Europe was buying persistent ersi,s,tsntiy' sans, and
that time. conditions have materially
great deal OF spot cotton bought. the
ers was not entirely for European or
spinner account, but, much Of Il was
bought for speculation. This cotton
sSs9 Irsyetior erse rus ss anG
America at lower prices than South
ern primary holders were willing 70
accept for their cotton. In consequence
sluggish. and while contracts in New
York and New Orleans have held their
own. and have advanced. the basis for
xss Sn the tn its s0 Instant a
The Eastern and Southern spinners
when they are in the market, bid as a
rule below the price that cotton ca, can
|
contract In spite Of the fact that
supplies OF spot cotton have dwindled
considerably and stocks are getting
low, the offerings are in excess Of the
The weather during the first half of
April was cool. and during the latter
part OF April, we have had too much
| moisture; and while the greatest part
OF the cotton in the Atlantic States,
Alabama and Mississippi Is above
ground and at a good stand, farmers
have been unable to do much sa,, farm arm
khe crop is in dire need of immediate
work. We feel that the fields viii
| get foul and grassy to such an extent
| that unless plenty Of labor shall be
ton fields and have a tendency to make
| cultivation difficult and to curtail the
| acreage We are already at the low
est calculation fully two weeks be-
/ hind In farm work. Necessarily iris
will mean late start. and unless the
mean a late Yield. All estimates as
| 10 increase or decrease of acreage In
! me Atlantic States. and Alabama and
| Mississippi, under existing conditions
| are worthless. because the May wealth
| or conditions will be. and must be.
| the determining factor in the increase
| or decrease Of acreage and probable
aarIv or DELAYED haresting.
| Very respectfully
| Well Brothers.
A IAverpebl house, which has sent
ont bearish cables recently, cabled
Yesterday: Enormous tenders $1,000
haIes readily absorbed. new crop news
nnfAvorable
New Orleans wires: New crops only
depressed In sympathy with May NS