The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-10 00:00:00

HOP INTALLIGENOE.

MAIDSTONE, July 9.—A close examination of mineral
pinches In this immelate locality has led to the conclusion that the
tweet vermin hare, upon the whole, increased during the past week,
and that the grounds are seen worse than is generally imagined.
dune Sew pieces there are, lard ed, which show come improvement,
but even these are in a bad Ude. Still it mu-t not bi imuined that
Me Wiesen put recovery; favourable weather may yet bring some

liTiti.t.ino.—The hire is now turnir g yellow at places, and
the effects of the rennin show etroagly on the weak bind. The
nigger have made the r appearance but we sea no diminution of
lice. Appearances altogether would indicate a lower duty than last
week.
BRENCRLEY.—Our corpisponrient says: During the past
week I have endeavour, d to find out the real state of the hope In this
and neighbouring parishes. The general reports an tray unfavour-
able, end from what I have seen myself, I havens lamitation in quoting
them daily falling in to a blight.
HAWKRUNAT —Tile grounds here are cluing very badly ;
there is no improvement.
GOUDRUYST.—ibe preceding week has not been attended
with any improvement; in fact, the greatest portlan have retry
graded considerably, the fly having attacked them simultaneously
one day, and di•perred the Idiom's& and hot without causing injury.
In some grounds the whole of the bate, from bottom to top, Is
covered with vermin, with not the least indication of lateral shouts
making their appearance.
ORPINGTON.—About three out of four hop grounds about
here will not pow a hop, the fourth only partially, to all present
appearance. There is a very little bide, and no chance now of any
more growing. and what there is, is dying off as fast as it can.
CRANNIMOK —The bine still continues in a very preca-
rious state, we think rather worse than last week.
IGHTHAM AND BSAL.—Tbe hops have improved but
slowly during the last week, and are still in a precarious state.
EDLNBRIDOS.—The bet grounds are doing pretty well,
but the weak Mats are quite done.
BUrigni.—At Tunbridge Wells market on Friday the re-
ports of the Sums planters were that the cluty,must fall counderably
under 100,0001.
FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS, July 9
Our predictions a fortnight since are verified to the very letter.
The plantations, with very few exceptions, are completely blighted,
and the only hope remains that we may have • good ground rain, and
get a few hope at the tops of the pules. There is scarcely a pocket of
yearling Farnham or country hops unsold, and very few of the line
growth of 1847, which have advanced very consideruUy.—Maifsfone
Gement (ot this day).
1.00111. Ph. Noe is still vigoroue, and branching across
the still some lice, and ne .rly as many nigger ; the opinion
hers is, that they are cleaner than last week. We era by no means
cut of danger, as • change to • moist and cloudy atmosphere might
alter appearanoes quickly. They were very much worse at this date
in 1647, when hot weath-r saved them.
YALDINO, WRIT FARLRIGH, CHART.—The hors are RS-
wally farther in eh. blight. A few pieces may be found that will
through. The crop must be very short.
struggle
—The hops in our parish remain nearly as
they were last week. In tome grounds the blew ennAnues growing,
and looks well, but there is a great deal of fie end lice, and in many
of the pounds the bine is very weakly and had. Unless there is a
change soon for the better, there cannot be many hops.
°TEAL—The late hot weather has destroyed the meter
part of the vermin. Should the present hot weather cantiatie, we may
expect to grow a fair sprinkle, but not an average mop, owing te
many grounds being slack of bine, and many of our best do not
tracts. well.
Uuatax.—As a rather large proportion of our plantations
have at no time during the season been very foul, and as we hare no
fresh fly, there Is still a prospect of our growing a rather large proem-
bun of the winning crop. However, as has been before obeerved,
the One is very generally short, and the amp consequently cannot be
ULCOKBE. LEEDS, BROOMEIELD.—Daring the last week,
al weak and sickly bine, which is about ore-half of the plantation,
are itoite fast recovering. Toe beat grounds are rather improved, but
not free from vermin or honeydew yet.
WHOCHAM, SHIPROUItst AND lORTHAM.—The hop plan.
cations in this district with few exceptions remain In the same pre-
carious state as last reported, many are Print way to the alt ack of
the vermin. Tame are Weever seek-rut gardens which have scarce
any fly or lice. Ar mod Ilaxtul they are certainly not II struck with
a block blight" although severely suffering from the effects of too
lice.
kIuViNOALt AND ADJOINING PARISHIS. The hops
have not improved the last week; they appear past recovery—full o'
vermin.
WITIRSHAX —Some few grounds that were more lightly
sneaked by the lit In the first instance than otl'era have continued to
inaprore a little daring the past week, but in general the vermin have
Mammal, and the majority of the plantations in this neighbourhood
are apparently almost irre wverably blighted.
Braranutigor —Lice and hooey-dew appear to be extend-
ing, end, without a speedy alteration, but few, if any, hope will be
grown ta this locality.
CHANBROGIL.— fhe few are improving ; the many are in a
very bad state; this is the situation we are now in as to the prospect
of hop.
ROLVIINDEN.—OsT hops are decidedly worse than Ist
week ; full of lice, which are following up the bine to the top, with some
increase of fly and much honey. lee. It is toady impossible for the
nigger to clear them before they go into the blight.
lIGRSMONDIII.—Ie some plantations in our parish a de-
cided improvement has taken place. Fly have entirely disappeared,
and the lice are fast decreasing. Hopes are entertuine- that a
moderate crop will be grown is these grounds. In others the lies
increase; the bine his aimed growing, and a total blight now seems
inentabie.
East Karim —A corrispondent says, " I have been
through the principal Vantations of Fast Kent this week ; I find them
generally very foul, and many slack of hire. They are not looking so
well as in the neighbourhood of Maida'one."
Suestx.—A correspondent at nye, who has examined the
grounds in that and the neighbouring partibes, says : "A great and
rapid change has taken pint In all the plantations about here. Gar-
dens that were a week age, covered with vermin and honey-dew are
now almost free, the lint sun and niggers have done the work. The
forward bine promise a fair crop, but the short bine appear as though
they really could not do anything ; but warm showers, and moving
the moil by shimming, may yet do mimic s."
TICSMURAST.—The hops in this parish are decidedly worse
sine our last report. The wash gardens sre In a sad state; we
have a sew plantations which have not b ,en so full of vermin, and may
perhaps grow some hops, but under the mot favourable circum-
stances not even such grounds will produce very largely.—.Voidstone
Journal (of this day).

COTTON.—LtveurooL, JULY 9.—The market to-day
was well attended, and a good stock was offering. The feeling was
very stiff, but prime did not choir, escept Sea Islands which were
11. per lb. dearer. About 9,000 bales were sold, including 3,000 taken
for specul .tion.
HATAY. July 7 —The soles of the week have been 6,(95
bales, at prices myth, from as low as 52fr. to 80fr. 30c. The aggre-
gate importations of the week taw been 23,073 bales. The market
was alto during the early part of the week, the sales not exceeding
700 or 800 bales per day. The advice' brought by the Hamann
from the United Mates immediately brought acty into the
market, and nearly 4,303 bates were &speed cf the same night,
at an advance of lfr.

CORN.—Claurscrarras, July 9 —A fair supply of Wheat
to day, and a steady business doing at last males prices.
Wheat, to:. 10s. to 13/. 3a per load. Oats, les. to Hs. per qr. Beans,
Ws. to are. In Barley no ales.
HADIIIOII, July 9.—We have to report that our market
was thinly attended to day, and moderately supplied with corn.
Scarcely anything but Wheat on offer, and of that the supply by no
means large. Our millers, however, being needy, late fries were
fully sustaUtel.

WOOL.—EPPtwo FAlL—This fair was held on Friday
last, and though perhops it was not quite as largely attende I by the
farmars so we hare seen it on Kane former occasions, ow;ng to many in
the district being still busty engaged In the d 7 mod, there was little
fnOl off in the supplies f Wool sent—certainly zone in the real
badmen spirit whvb always characterises this mart, for, under the
hdlomme of rather better prices than we had to mooed lain year,
every Isom (with the exception of one lot for which It seemed no one
hid sollisirt authority to bargain) was sold; and, buyers and sellers
wising a osition to meet ma other fairly, this was effected with
very flaw wends, The sample fleeces were as usual shown In the yard
tithe Thslimi Omer. being booted and arranged under the sneer-
isasndenes Griffith., the number amounting to nearly 7,000 ;
last year It was 7,2 t 1. The general prices for Teg Wool, Ild. ;
Zee, 10d.

Iiky.—SMITIITIILD. JOLT 10. MINIM. Cooper and
Divie report the supply short, and trade beak, at the following quo.
tattoos :
Mae Meadow. 7S. to KW r to Ma
Lia to lea New 60.. to No.
tvestoe tOn to on+ Clem .. Ca. Ma 'Law—. lOe. to 40a
New 63a. to TOL

CATTLE, etc.—Cowls Isras, Jaly7.—The show of Sheen
and Lambs did mot exceed that of last week, and, owing to the feed
grusg cones* diert hoer the MO weather, very few purcha'ers
anal le found, awl grime were the tees lower In Sheep, but Lambs
I trod quality seistand lamweek% pries, although but few were
The supply Mikan' was totem* ped, bet there were not so
lit GM as wen ghost Ist week, and readier saes were
Lea owe bung co Usk end scarcely any but the best
unlities were not end pries ,triad nearly 3 peer cent. No
nay good Sikh Cows were to be nu, the demand for which does
ea et ell diminish. Deekling Cetus were frem Is. to ht. net had
=Tpia, although by no tome pludful, were very dull ia sale,
ors full 3 per est. Steeper. Storm and Sows In Pig were
Ma Nis bum Ie suss, Supply: Sheep and lambs, 4,790; Beasts,
IN; Mrs IN • Um, ; floras, 26. There woo a good supply
Harm from tbs. Sown by Air. J. Martin. Belgian Cols of
two yews eid, W. to SOL
PloaWiell, July 7.—Our market exhibited a large show of
kola sad abort-bores, with a few Deems and some Irish. Trade
was the worst we have seer far eta weeks past, and nearly half the
Besets remain scald. Par Bests a poor show, et tram 6a to iis. 64.
monotone of 141 h. Tbe pas were well Sill; keeping &beep end
were fees Ia to la pd. per bead lower, without a clearance.
Blued all ogee a dell sale. Fat !keep, Is. to Cs Gd. per stone, with
• dell min. Good Store Pigs a dull site; tat Pork, Se. to to. 6d. per
Muse.

Ain Mioaoltem FAIL —This fair was held on Tours-
goy. The Cattle shown were almost esoluslvely small Highland for
root& Ilte demand was neither so brisk our are the prices so Itifrh
rat the fair of lad. In the early pert of the day Mae was from
10e. to 20a. a•beed of daemon between buyer and seller on all sorts,
sad sales were wry tardy la emonenolng. lb. top lot in we mai_
kit were tbres.year-oid Rota, fur which about ff. woe asked. gdrke
wen mired it Iso., but the pries cannot be quoted above am to pos.
Altogether. It was SAW market. Is the Ilcs, •• market the deemed
was sleek, end even superior Wads did Do king was ow& Th,
detest we Yard of was SOL