Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
COTTON GOSSIP

Senator simmons says: Il have no
reason to think that we will caucus on
the cotton futures tax in the Senate.
We cauCused on it twice and the vote il
favor of the smith Lever plan, now pro
posed in the Senate. was very small /
have not heard that sentiment in the
Senate toward that amendment has
changed. When it comes from the
House the Senate will probably stand
by its own amendment The result.
assume will he that no legislation on
this subject will be included in the pres
ent bill
Jackson. Miss. wires: prospects for
any kind of cotton crop in Mississippi
have dwindled during the past two or
three weeks very materially. This is
due largely to rains, which have been
general all over this part Of the state.
Until the middle Of September the farm
ers hereabOuts were Of the opinion they
We're going to make good cotton crops,
believing they had the weevil headed
off hut they We're mistaken, as the
weevi was waiting for them The dam
age of this pest Will cut the crop con-
siderably."
Dallas wires: Texas Partly cloudy
to clear. average temperatures so. Ok
lahoma-North and west clear, south
and east cloudy; heavy fog, tempera-
ture 50.
Washington forecast for the week:
Local rains during the first half of the
week over the cotton belt although
probably not much west of the Missis-
sippi River. Generally fair weather is
now indicated for the second half Of the
week. Temperature changes are unim-
portant.
One and seven-tenths inches rainfall
at Birmingham, Ala. last night: rained
all night; same at Huntsville. Ala. and
still raining; raining since $50 a DeCa-
tur Ala. rained all night and Stil rain
ing at Sheffield. Ala; Admission. Ala,
drizzling rainfall last night. 90 of a'
inch; a Meridian. Miss. rained yester-
day and now threatening: Charlotte
raining: Augusta. Anderson. S. G.,
Greenville Fayetteville, y. C.. cloudy:
Charleston, clear; Athens, Ga, cloudy,
good rains.
The New York Journal Of Commerce
has the following on the condition of the
cotton crop in Arkansas, Louisiana and
Tennessee:
"Arkansas-Co Considerable damage is
reported from rotting and sproutng IN
the bolls. but some correspondents 20
not consider this very material EX-
CeSSive rains have also delayed picking
but the amount gathered is about the
same as last year, when il was per
cent picked. The grade has also been
lowered. and the prospects Of a top crop
are very poor Wnlcn was cut snort by
the drOuth in August. Percentage con
dition is considerably below last month
and even lower than year ago, when
it was II.
Louisiana Excessive rain and boil
weevls have been the cause Of serious
deterioration. and percentage condition
will probably be COnsidera bly, below "A
year ago. when it was 6g.1 per cent.
Bolls ar Totting and sprOuting. The
top Crop prospects are poor Picking
IS about the same as a year go, when
it was "a per cent gathered.
"Tennessee-August drOuth cut the
crop greatly and recent rains have
caused further damage. especially to
grade Il is doubtful II percentage
condition will equal a year ago AZ this
time. when il was 102. Picking is well
advanced. being about Y per cent gath
cred as against per cent a year ago.
Top crop prospects are poo~. though a
late frost would add to the yield "