The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-07-28
COTTON JUMPED ST
A BALE ON REPORT
FORECAST OF GOVERNMENT
SHOWS DECLINE IN COND1-
TON AND YIELD.

The cotton trade was given the
greatest bullish surprise OF the season
THURSDAY when the government issued
its crop report, placing the condition
Of the crop as OF July 10th at 70.4 per
cent and indicated yield at l3,588,Oo0
bales
This compared with a condition on
Iune Is. last, Of 759 per cent and in
Gicated Weld OF 14,339000 bales
The trade had their expectations for
condition around "a and indicated
Yield Of around 100000 bales or
better
Within jify following publication
Of the figures at 10 o'clock futures at
New York had scared 90 to l22 points
from Wednesdays closing prices, with
Tulv selling at 2425, October 2479
and December 2495 January rose to
2440 and March 2470. The rise rep
resented a greater gain, compared
with earlier lows, established as the
markets suspended trading five min
utes before the reports, with July sell
ing at 1920, October 23.46 and De-
cember 1868.
The indicated crop showed a loss OF
$4,000 bales from June Is and the
condition a decline OF SIS points. The
indicated crop, comparing with re-
cent brilliant crop ideas OF a.
100000 bales, was construed decidedly
bullish. The prospective crop, which
still has probably the most critical
season still ahead Of it, stands less
than the production last year OF 49,
618.G00 bales, and is less than the cur
rent seasons indicated consumption,
which generally is expected to border
close TO 100000 bales.
Most Of Decline in Texas.
Most OF the decline in prospective
production took place in Texas and
Oklahoma and was caused by contin-
ned extreme dry weather and high
temperatures, the crop report board
said in commenting on the report.
THE important central and southern
portions of Texas have suffered eX-
reme injury. In the drought-stricken
counties Of the south center the cotton
has received but little benefit from
scattered showers and much OF it has
died
With a good general rain over the
region which last year produced l.
SOC, 600 bales. and condition, OF which
averages below 50 per cent it could
improve rapidly; however, a large per
centage OF the area is bare OF plants
and beyond power to respond. Of the
81 counties whose condition lies below
50 per cent there are % below so per
cent. these having produced sol 900
bales in 1924. Conditions in the re-
naming districts OF Texas are better,
averaging above 20 per cent.
I'm Oklahoma conditions have been
very unfavorable to the growing OF
cotton since June 18th.
In the Piedmont section Of North
Carolina, South Carolina and north
Georgia drought has been holding the
crop in check, but in the other por-
tons OF these states the outlook IS
generally favorable
In Alabama and Mississippi wealth
er conditions generally have favored
the growth OF the crop, and with the
exception of few local areas the crop
is blooming and fruiting well. Weevll
infestation here is quite spotty and in
creasing somewhat though it is not
yet serious.
Over the belt as a whole, owing
to the scattered distribution of the
rainfall, conditions are much more
spotted than in usual year"
Indicated Yield Per Acre.
The indicated yield per acre by
states follow: Virginia, PAL pounds
North Carolina, 236; South Carolina
152; Georgia, 126 Florida, %; Mis-
souri,, 254; Tennessee, 178; Alabama,
$40; Mississippi, l79; Louisiana, 137
Texas, 101; Oklahoma, $50; Arkansas,
100; New Mexico, 213; California, 265
all other states 164.
The area in cultivation June Is was
46,448000 acres.