The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-07-05
Excessive Rainfall Has Rendered Cult
vation Impossible
over THE COTTON BELT
With Fields Soaked in all the States
but Two, and Crops Threatened
by Boil Wecvil in Several States,-
the Situation Indicates q Cotton
Famine This Fall.
Famine This Fall.

| The Memphis, Tenn, Commercial
Appeal says: Owing to excessive
rainfall east of the Mississippi river
and in Arkansas and Louisiana culti-
vation over a large area was sus-
pended during the week and grass
has become a menace. For the best
development Of the crop dry, warm
weather is imperative. In Oklahoma
and Texas moderate to light rains
relieved an incipient drought.
1.-The crop in those two States is
late and small but has begun to
grow very rapidly and aside from
it's lacy of size there is no complaint,
fields being in an excellent state of
cultivation. Heavier and more gen.
eral rains, however, would be very
helpful. In Louisiana, Arkansas and
Mississippi boil weevils are becom-
ing more numerous and in the for
mer State are reported as already at
| WOTR Oh Tue COCIOH.
The New Orleans report says the
cotton market this week, opened a
day later than usual, will be called
upon first of all to discount what
promised to be, when the market
closed for the week last Friday night
important weather disappointments.
] The forecast was for more rain in,
the eastern part of the cotton belt,
where too much rain had already
done much damage. If the rains
continue until Tuesday morning they
will overshadow in Importance all
other features of the market
The report on condition last week
showed just how important the wea-
ther is getting to be. 1t is time now
that the crop should be making fast
| and anything in the weather that
prevents normal development Of the
plant, thereby threatening the yield,
| will have an immediate and marked
effect on prices, all the more marked
because Of the semi-famine condi-.
tion of supplies of raw cotton. I'm
less manipulation out afresh in the
July position it promises to be
typical weather market this week.
The semi-famine conditions are
expected to have their effect among
mills in earnest before long, and Of
| late there have been signs that mills
were about to stirt closing down in
earnest shortly. as they have to do
il every season like the present.
The rumor was spread about last
week that 58 mills had agreed to
shut down four weeks during July
| and Angus and the trade will be
waiting for confirmation of this re-
| port this week.
Developments Of this sort may
have the effect, of offseting to some
extent the bullish features Of the
market.
The boil weevil situation will come
in for it's share Of attention, for
those who have made a study of the
conditions in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Arkansas. say that the first
brood this season of the pest is in
cubating in young boil and that it
is only a question of time before this
brood makes its appearance by the
millions and stirs up new complaint
among farmers, with consequent
alarming kilograms and letters to
the main speculative centres Of the
cotton world
The extent of boil weevil depreda-
tions will determine in great meas
ure the yield of lint in the three
States named and during more than
one period this season boil weevil
reports will have much to do in
shaping speculative opinion.
The July deal in New York may
show activity and at all times the
trade will look for tenders frou ac-
tual shorts who as yet have laade no
very great effort to cover. Sooner
or later sensational trading is bound
to take place in the July position
and operators in all three markets
of the world will be extremely ner-
vous until the trading takes place.