The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-30 00:00:00

HOP LNTELLIGENCE.

111,tinstoxr, .Sept.'.—The hop-picking, with few ex-
ception*, is now over. The result confirms oil our anticipations as to
the crop, and our estimate of the duty. low the present quotation
is to be realised we are at a lom to know. The crop generally may
be yet down as being a fourth lea* than was anticipated by many. We
have seen algae grounds a considerable portion of which have not
been picked at all, and in meet others, the universal report of all who
have seen, or worked in them, is that they come down a third short
of what is estimated. Our college ground is so exception. and will
oversee huff a ton per acre, and the sample good. We are glad to Had
that the planters are holding out firmly for remunerative prime, and
what is better, that they are getting them. There is no chance of any
Interference with the market Hoot abroad, the bops In Bohemia and
Belgium Wog very bad. At present little has been dune in
the Borough to Hid Kents, but the trade is now com-
mencing. We have heard of several sales by the Hop
Planters' Company, at good prices. One lot of Voiding
(omitting) hops was sold by the company at 10/.. and another from
(Iroombridge at 91. Very choice samples are scarce, but such arc ex-
pected to be worth 121. We cannot Moe° our duties as hop reporters
without tendering our hearty acknowledgements to our friends in the
different districts for the valuable and accurate information with
which for several years they base kept us supplied, and which has
caused our reports to be sought for a Ph avidity all over the kingdom.
We trust to be favoured with their kind assistance again mat

TUISDRIDOE.—The hop-picking in this district will bo
shorty brought to a close. The crops, generally speaking, are far
from good, having been discoloured by the winds a month ethos. They
also weigh lighter than usual thin year.
CANTERBCUY.—Picking is nearly at an end about this
neighbourhood, there having been so few hops to pick; and the con-
sequence is, a very unprofitable seams to pickers as well 141 growers.
The crop this altogether fallen short of expectation. The weather
of the past few toys has been favourable for the ripening of those left
on the poles. General accounts speak of the picking going on with
unprofitable rapidity—of the crop falling short of expectation, but
of an improveu.ent in the hitter picked.
WOISCESTEU, Sept. 27.—The market to-day was very
largely supplied with hope from Iferetordshire and the western por-
tion of N oreerterehire. The samples are various, the wind having
done considerable damage in some espoted plantations, while in
others they came dawn light. On the contrary there are many
favoured grounds which supply excellent samples, saleable us high as
71. per cwt., and even higher. The Herefordshire and Wurcesterthire
planters are most fortunate thin year in haring on the whet() a capital
crop, far superior in bath to the crops in Heat and Suthex. About
1,200 pockets have passed the public scale*, and the high prices which
the Worcester holm are letclidng will render them highly remunerative
to the grower. Keating has been vigosrourly prosecuted for the last
fortnight, and In many plantations watt finished toalny. The weather,
with the exception of two dogs this week, has been very favourable toe
the picking, which has been carried on without interruption.

_ST..PLTIRBIIURG,.Sept. 20.

London letters of the 12th instant recoive'd. Corn:
/lotting doing tor export. Oats for loe•l consumption continue Arm,
the crops having filled. Flux.—Without transactions. Hemp.
Very quiet, and trigs" of clean have been done at 89r. to bnro.
Tallow.--bane deterred settlements of twit month'" contracts have
been made at 115ro. ; bat little or nothing done for shipment. 103ro.
has been paid kg soap tallow, for Kungen account, by oversold par-
Iles, the qnantity proving much leas than was expectedhow-
ever, the total supply is estimates as before, at about 110,000 casks,
there must be • corresponding etc-en of
.at sorts. The quality of the
&beds tallow give•
great sad-faction Freights to London: For
deala. 40s. to 425. tide per std.
.bd. ; bem, SU. per ton; linseed, 3s. per
goarter ; tallow, ale. to Its lid. per ton. Xechitages : London, 3
months, 37a to SS per roe; Amsterdam, 3 months, 188 to lit7a ppeerr
s. no.; Hamburs, 3 months, 331 to pert so.; Paris, 3 months, 302
to 394 per &leo