Lower coast gazette., 1913-08-16

mated at SO carloads this season compared
with 800 cars for an average year. The late
frosts and cold weather this spring are respon-
sible for the shortage. Palestine reports rs
cars of peaches shipped in July compared with
200 cars a year ago. Corn, sorghum, alfalfa,
milo maize, kafir corn, grapes, figs and can
%teloupes were harvested during the month in
large quantities in the vicinity of Laredo.
Twenty thousand dollars worth of dairy pro-
ducts, eggs and vegetables were produced in
the Alvin District during July and approx
mately $4,000 worth of cucumbers were har-
vested near League City.
MELON CROP NOT AS HEAVY AS USUAL.
The watermelon crop is said to be less than
an average yield, although the quality is up to
the standard. The season has closed in the
Brownsville country and a total of 1T cars
were shipped this year compared with SAL in
1911. Eighty-one carloads of the crop Of
Waller County, estimated to be 1000 cars, has
been moved and other sections of South, North
and Central Texas report fair yields. The
Concho Valley which produces a late crop,
shipped it's first carload of melons to New Mex
leo buyers the latter part of July. The melon
season around San Angelo and Ballinger con-
tinues until the first frost, furnishing melons
up until Christmas time.
THRESHING COMPLETED.
In the Panhandle, Northern and Central
sections of the state where the grain crops
were harvested in May and June, the threshers
made their rounds during July and by the close
of the month the task was practically COM
pleted. The Texas Grain Dealers Association
estimate the total production of wheat in Texas
at 35 million bushels and the oat production at
35 million. The 1918 oat production is ap-
proximately 10 million bushels more than the
requirement, while we will have a deficiency
of about Is million bushels of wheat.
COTTON IN GOOD CONDITION.
Growing crops are said to be in good condi-
ton, and sufficient rainfall is reported from
nearly every section of the state. The Federal
Department of Agriculture, on the 25th Of the
month, reported the condition of Texas cotton
at 81 per cent of normal compared with 1916
per cent for other cotton growing states. The
acreage devoted to this product is said to be
slightly reduced compared with 1912. Some
of the last of the 1912 crop which had been
stored in warehouses was marketed during
July and brought good prices.
WOOL BEGINS TO MOVE.
The first wool clip of the season was report
ed from Marble Falls early in the month and
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The principal wool growing section is within a
radius of 100 miles of San Angelo. This sea-
sons clip will not compare in quality with that
Of last season, but the quantity is about the
same Reports from five of the principal wool
markets of Texas show that feeces are averag-
ing about II pounds.
LUMBER BUSINESS NORMAL.
The lumber business for the summer, so far,
has beer a quiet one, especially so from a
wholesale standpoint. There has been some
accumulation Of stock at the Texas mills during
July on account of slowness in the export,
coastwise and domestic timber situation. On
account of this the mills have been running less
time on the average in July than they did in
June. The car shortage and the scarcity Of
labor is effecting the majority of the mills and
is causing considerable trouble, but indications
point to a good lumber business from Texas
through the fall and winter, unless the crops
get an unexpected setback.
Livestock receipts at Texas markets during
July we're at a low ebb compared with June
and May, but compared with July last year
they show a big increase.