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THE KOANOKE BEACON,
Plymouth, N, 0.
In writing of the size of the cot- j
ton crop this year the News and
Observer gives us the following
lengthy article, which it has gleaned
Irom various sources : .
The overshadowing matter of in
terest to the farmers of the South is:
"What will bo the size of the cotton
crop that will be marketed this fall.
Mr. Neill, of New Orleans, predicted
a twelve million bale crop. His es
timate was widely published and the
cotton market dropped in price on
the strength of his "expert opinion."
In predicting such a big crop Mr.
Neill over-reached himself, and as
soon as reports came in from the
cotton States, the price of cotton
went up.
This year we have planted 21,000,
000 acres in cotton. The average
yield is 39-100 bale3 . to the acre.
This would make the crop 8,252,400.
The largest average yield to the acre
ever known was 51-100. If this year
the cotton crop should be the largest
per acre, the total crop would be
10,791,000 bales. Mr. Neill's pre
diction of 12,000,000 bales seems to
be absurd. Mr. George W. Truitt's
prediction of 9,500,000 maximum,
eems at this time much safer than
Mr. Neill's.
The Atlanta Journal, after com
menting on the Neill estimate, gives
its own opinion based upon the fol
lowing reasoning which seems sound.
"The decreased acreage is conser
vatively estimated at 5 per cent. The
Government estimate was 8 per cent.
"There is also a considerable de
crease in the use of fertilizers.
"A third item that affects the crop
is the Texas flood, the effect of which
is variously estimated at 100,000 to
275,000 bales reduction.
"If we take Mr. Neill's 'vast pos
sibilities' to mean 12,000,000 bales,
the deduction for acreage would
leave 11,400,000 bales. If we take
. from that 100,000 bales for the Tex
as flood and 100,000 for 'subsequent
deterioration,' we have 11,200,000
bales instead ot 12,000,000 as a fair
interpretation of Mr. Neill's estimate.
"But even this interpretation takes
no account of the decreased use of
fertilizers, which is an unquestioned
fyct that must have some effect on
the yield.
"It also estimates this year's crop
on a basis of productiveness above
even the unprecedented yield of last
year, which was estimated at 49 per
cent, of a bale per acre. If that ratio
of production were applied to this
year's acreage we should have a crop
5 per cent, smaller than the one of
'189S-9, which is estimated at 11,
300,000 to 11,400,000. In other
words the same yield per acre as that
of last year would give us, upon the
best estimate of acreage, a crop of
10,830,000 bales; or allowing 100,
000 bales for the Texas flood, a crop
, of about ten and three quarter mil
lions. 'But it would bo surprising to see
such a yield as that of 1898-9. The
average of 18 years is 39 per cent, of
a bale to the acre and the yield of 49
, percent, was never realized before
last year. It is not likely to be du
plicated in a season of severe drought
in many sections aud with largely
reduced fertilization. We think,
therefore, that even 10,750,000 bales
is a large estimate, and judging by
recent events the market is of the
same opinion..
"To produce 12,000,000 bales the
cotton States must yield 58 percent,
of a bale per acre, which is fully 50
percent, above the average yield of
18 years."
Speaking of Mr. Neill's estimate,
the President of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, says:
"I don't see how Mr. Neill or any
other man can pretend to say this
early in the year what the crop will
be. ;
"I have known careful estimates
made as late in the season as Novem
ber to be wrong by as big a margin
H3 1,000,000 bales. ; The possibilities
of the crop, when all conditions are
favorable are almost infinite, but ac
count must be taken of possible
droughts, scorching temperature and
other things likely to hurt the crop.
It is hard to say just what result
Mr. Neill's report had on the. mar
ket. Liverpool opened A points low
er, but whether that is to be attribu
ted to Mr. Neill's report or other
causes I don't know. It is probably
a fact, though, that as much or more
reliance is placed in Mr. Neill's fore
cast in Liverpool than anywhere
else. English operators seem to have
great confidence in him. In my
opinion it is much too early to haz
ard an opinion as to how large the
the crop will be this year."
After quoting the above the At
lanta Constitution says :
"While there has thus sprung up
a difference of opinion among the
cotton speculators as to what the
outcome will be, it does not remove
the position already taken by the
Constitution that it is to their in
terest to boom up the estimated
yield in advance so as to bear down
the price of cotton while it is yet in
the hands of the producer, so that
the true margin later on will be but
a playgroud upon which the specu
lator can operate, while his victim is
making fertilizer contracts for anoth
er year. With these differences of
opinion, but unity of interest, the
people of the South can only have
the consolation of knowing that they
are but lambs m the slaughter pit.
There is but one discussion which
can be profitable to us, and that is to
devise means of escape.
"As it is, we are the victims of the
cotton speculator while our crop is
being garnered, as well as of the
manufacturer after it has been mar
keted. Out of a possible $30,000,
000 crop in Georgia, for instance,
according to that eminent authority,
Mr. D. A. Tompkins, it grows into
a value of $$184, 000, 000 in the hands
of foreign manufacturers. Even the
original figure of $50,000,000 for
the raw material is subject to a par
ing of $6,000,000 to $8,000,000 in
commercial handling, leaving the
Georgia farmer but $22,000,000 to
$24,000,000. The same figures are
relatively true of every other State
in the cotton belt. If the war be
tween the round and square bale
people did nothing else than than
expose the commercial robbery to
which the farmer has been subjected,
it will have accomplished a good
purpose by showing that the best
crop in the world is cotton, and that
the losses made m its production are
but the result of our own want of
enterprise.
"The cotton crop of the South,
as it reaches the ginners, is worth
$300,000,000, and as it finally reach
es tne eonsumar is worth almost $1,
500,000,000." Working Night and Day
The busiest and mightiest little thing
mat ever was made is Dr.. King's Nw
Life Pills. Everv Dill is a. .nnonr.mat
globule of health, that changes weakness
into strength, liutlessness Into energy,
Drain-rag into mental power. They re
wonderful in building ud the health. Onlv
25c per box. Sold by Plymouth Drug
jo. 8
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HAPPENINGS WITHIN HER BORDERS.
A groom aged 78 and a bride aged 76
ran away from Nash county and were mar
ried in Wilson.
A Durham negro committed suicide Sat
urday night. He cut his throat from ear
to ear with a razor.
Col. J. F. Armfleld, of Statesville, has
been appointed a major ia the 46th Regi
ment of Inlautry, TJ. S. Voluuteerb.
The trustees of the University have
elected J udge James C. MacRae as Prof es-
sorofLaw. He ia au able lawyer and an
excellent man.
Seven prisoners escaped from the peni
tentiary at Raleigh one day last week. Five
of them were federal prisoners and are
noted desperadoes.
Daniel Wallace, aged 90, of Wake coun
ty, has entered suit for divorce from his
wife, aged 32. They were married cine
years ago and have twins less than three
years old.
Last Saturday afternoon a negro named
Qeorge Skinner committed suicide. lie
had been arrested by Officer Bell under a
charge of shoplifting and taken to the city
hall. While waiting for the execution of a
search-warrant, Skinner asked the Officer
to step aside with him, which he did three
time. The third time Skinner was heard
to fire a pistol, and on opening the door of
the closet the officers found Skinner bad
blown his brains out, dying instantly. His
body was viewed by a large crowd of peo
ple and afterwards sent to his home. After
this his trunk arrived at the Mayor's office
and was opened. In the trunk was a va
riety of olothing and other articles, the
most of which ware claimed by merchants
of the city. E. City Fisherman and Far
mer, Red Hot From The Gun
Was the ball that hit G. 8. Steadnmn of
Hewark, Mich., in the Civil War, It cantrei
horrible Ulcers that no treatment helped
for 20 years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Boils, Felons, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best
Pilo care on earth. 25 cts. a bos. Bold by
Plymouth Drug Co, 3
WHO KNOWS?
I.
Who knowa
The birth of a grass-blade the, life of a
rose ?
And who, in this life that is drifting away.
The meaning the mystery of them shall
Bay?
All that we know iu this region below
Is that May makes the roses and winter
the snow.
II.
Who knows
The thought of the river that evermore
flows
To the sea that is tossing its waves on the
shore
And heeds not the rocks, or the wrecks in
its roar ?
All that we know in this region below
Is that May makes the roses and winter
the snow.
III.
Who knows
The tide where life's tending this goal
where it goes ?
In the Night is there light T will a morn
ing dawn bright
When sighs shall be silenced and souls
shall be white ?
All that we know in this region below
Ie that May makes the roses and winter
the snow.
IV.
Yet we trust
That sometime a flower will blossom from
dust ;
That the songs that we sing and the pray
ers that we pray
Will not die in the darkness that knows
not the day,
Yet all that we know in this region below
Is that May makes the roses and winter
the snow.
V.
Such is life.
With its joy and its sorrow its strength
and its strife, '
The bloom and the gloom, and the dark
and the bright,
And God gave Good morning, and God
gave Good night I
Bat all that we know in this region below
Is that May makes the roses and winter
the snow.
F. L. Stanton.
The pain of a burn or scald is almost
instantly relieved by applying Chamber
lain's Pain Balm. It also heals the injured
parts more quickly than any other treat
ment, aud without the barn is very severe
does not leave a scar. For sale by all
druggista.
Mortgage the ship for all it's worth be
fore you give it up.
Every man in a brass band thinks his
instrument makes the best music.
Not thb Wisest Way.
It is not always best to wait until it is
Deeded before buying a bottle of Chamber
lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Quite frequently the remedy is required in
the very busiest season or in the night and
much inconvenience and suffering must be
borne before it can be obtained. It costs but
a trine as compared with its real worth and
every family can well afford to keep it in
their home. It is everywhere acknowledged
to be the most successful medicine in th
world for bowel, complaints. For Bale by
all druggists.
The man who hesitates before replying
to a query is aiways doubted.
Proof of the pudding lies in the eating
of it. Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS
CHILL TONIC lies in the taking of it.
COST NOTHING if it fails to cure. 25
cents per bottle if it cures. Sold strictly
on its merits by
jul-ly W. C. Ateks.
The life work of some people seems to
De criticising others.
Many a man who claims to be truthfnl
spends a lot of time echoing the lies of
other men.
Perhaps every man has his price, but in
most cases it is yery elastic
The fortunate man always takes misfor
tune the hardest.
Why were 25,000 BOTTLES OP ROB
ERTS TASTELESS 25c. CHILL TONIC
sold the first year of its birth ? Answer
Because it is the BEST AT ANY PRICE,
guaranteed to cure, money refunded if it
fails, pleasant to take, 25o per bottle. It
is sold and guaranteed by
jul-ly, W. C. Aters.
NOTICE.
All persons are hereby notified that the
partnership of J. A. Wllloughby & Com
pany, formerly conducting a general mer
cantile business on W ater street, in the
town of Plymouth, N. C , is dissolved.
Outstanding liabilities are assumed by W.
it. White and all amounts due the firm will
be paid to him.
Aug. 25, 189'J.
J. A. WlLLOTJGHBT.
it W. B. Whits.
$500 Reward!
WB will pay the above reward for anr mi of
Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia, Sick Heartache, In
digestion Constipation or Coitiveocaa we canuc
cure with West's Vegetable Liver nils, when
the direction ore strictly complied with. The?
are purely Vegetable, and never fail to give etf
Ufactiou. Sugar Coated. iJirg-e boxes, 25 cents.
Beware of counterfeits and imitations. Tie fn
sinetti' julacturedonly bvTHK JQH jf ChWJlSJ
SOUrANY, CHICAGO, U.X..
THE JLV.TJST
THS2 EDISON
P honogra pH
for $7.50.
Sold by
TV. JE5 .YEAGER,
W H. O
IS HEADQUARTERS
FOR MUSICAL GOODS,
the only house in town where you
will find all kinds of musical instru
ments from a Jew's harp up to the
very latest, the Columbia Zither
which any child can play, and the
Columbia Graphophone which makes
speeches, sings songs and plays band
pieces. Records and talking machi
nes in stock and for sale.
I have also added a Gold and Sil
ver plating department for plating
Watches, Jewelry and Silverware.
REPAIRING of all kind done on Short
NOTICE, and satisfaction guaranteed.
REMOTE
Plymouth Grocery Co.,
(to beinklky's corner)
We have moved our stock of Heavy
and Fancy Groceries to the store on
Brinkley's corner so we may be more
convenient to the public.
We carry a full line, everything to
be found in an up-to-date grocery
and at prices as low" as the lowest.
Thanking the public for the very
liberal patronage given us at the old
stand we solicit a larger share of your
trade in the future.
Yours Very truly,
J. D. McCONNICO, Manaqee.
NEW UNDERTAKER,
S. J. BARCO,
DEALER IN
Coffins, Caskets, and Burial-cases of all
Btyles, grades, sizes and prices.
Special attention given to orders at a dis
tance. If it should be your misfortune to
need anything in this line see my goods,
I am still in the buggy busines with as
nice a lot of open and top vehicles as has
ever been shown in this section. In work
prices I defy competetion. Examine my
Btock before placing your order,
Yours respectfully,
S. J. BARCO,
ROPER, N. C.
ocl3-ly
GO TO
M. E. McCABE'S
For Heavy and Fancy Groceries,
Notions, Fruits, Confection
eries, &C.j &c.
I also keep a First-class Restau
rant, where you can get as good a
meal for the money as anywhere in
town.
Added to this I keep nice, clean
rooms to lei; to lodgers at reasonable
rates.
Don't forget to call on hie when
in town. M. E. McCABE.
Washington St., near livery stables.
SAVE MONElf
With the opening of Spring get out your
last feason suits, coat 8, pants and dresses
and have them renovated and
V CLEANED OR DYED
and thus save the price of a hew garment
Those soiled clothes can be made to look as
good as new by the eld reliable
CLEANER and DYER
SAMUEL WIGGINS, on Main;Street,
who cleans, dyes, renovates and presses at
moderate prices.
1 also do ail kinds of UPHOLSTERING
and can make your old furniture look jus
as good &s new at small cobt.
All work guaranteed and your patronage
respectfully solicited,
Saml Wiggins.
Send Your Job Work
TO -
THIS OJb'FIOE,
i u iTj'TMriiTrrT'"TiTrT-fl-,"r
i'WII.i!.l-m'V.-t,.l!JSJ'iJTl
Louis P. Hornthal
and Mathias Owens, with.
Louis P. Hornthal, nave gone to
New York to lay in a full line
of Ladies Dress goods, fine
Shoes, Cloaks,
everything that
first-class dry goods store.
Keep watch
when they come
4 t
Clothing, and
is kept in a
on this spacL I
back.
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