The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-17 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

Blau:anon a, Joly 18 —The hops in this district an giving 11
signs of improvement. Towards the north, the midsummer shoot i
vigorous, and 14 thlowing out burr, and, though gill followed up by
the vermin, not apparently to a anions extent. In this part of the
plantation they bays been comparatively free from lice, and, conse-
quently little hooey-dew. In other parts of the plantation, however,
they are going Milk. The college ground presents a varied aspect. In
one part probably rot a hop will be grown, in others four bags an acre
may be got. While the upper part towards Tell is comparatively
unelected, the lower and more sheltered part is almost in a h velem
state. Our accounts generally state the weak plantations to be rapidly
retrograding. An experienced observer tells us be Is ready to take
an even bet that, with ens little exception at Staplehurst, not a
bid will be put alto any ground all the way from Paddock Wood to
Ashford.

AILISFORD, BOXLIT, THUS/IMAM, AND HOLLINO 20
sewn—The hops in these parishes, and generally under the Mare 41
decidedly worse, and, under the must favonrable elreumatancee, Ind SO very few ean be green.
CHANT, YALDINO, AND Wail FAIILZION.—The hoped*
generally la as bad a state as they were lest week. Akw pieces may
be better, but many are DOM. The duty must be very low. Another
fortnight wit determine, but the present prospect Is bad.
PiCILHAN.—The bops in this pariah remain nearly the earns lig
as last week; where the bine is strong It keeps growing, but the week
bine gets worse. There is • gad deal of fly and lice and bong-dew,
but if thew comes rain soon there is • propped of • middling crop
when the bine is Wrong.
Rumness.— W • ere mach worse than last week ; upon the 3111
weak grounds the bine u will as the leaves are dried up leaving the la
poles bare, and where we expected Ow cwt. per acre • fortnight Owe MN
we aunt pow • single kap; some few of the best Golding are WI
inrung on, but la the whole Vantages there la too mush vermin SIM
and honey.dew to be ecosidered saki yet, even in what we all our SO
best ; the duty mom be wry low. 124
SaVENOALS.—Tno hope in this perish are in a very bad IS
state; there are, however, one ar two neon in the vicinity of the tome 912
comparatively looking well ; bat taken geeerally they have not ban .•
in so bed • Mate kr manyyeare. Another correigoodeist aye, "A ergs
proportion of the planticin is decidedly pest recovery:*
CHEVENING.—Very bad indeed; • piece however at 16
Witley looks rather promising.
St.
SEAL AND UNDEltkliralla.--Full of vermin and honey- 22
dew ; no chance of a erop.
SUNDRIDOE AND 111A8TID.—(North) the bins row e.
eetely beset, and the lacony-dew like a net of varnish. (South) the so.
short, in fact eat up, and turning rusty, the leaves crumpled up, 14
nothing can retrieve the plant this yen. 60
01FORD.—L *king very bad indeed. 33
staBflositsme.—Perhaps • little better, but in a very bad
fs
te.
WlTTEltallAN.—The blialite4 grounds in this neighbour- 30
hood look much worn than they did tut week; a fresh shoot has 23
been made, but it has been attacked by a succession of fresh fly, "
which has made it al fsml as the elder bine. The few pieces that pro- :i
min to grow a Sew hope have mode butlittle progress during the peat
week.
TUNBRIDGE.—Oar hest bine is improving and going on it
well at places ; but the short of bile plantatina are done; the vermin 20
Is wry suueroua, but not so bad as bat week. IS
EDENS/LIDOS —Bing very short ; flea very few ; lice by Li
thousands; fly ten on • leaf. In fact, they are in • very unhealthy es
state, with fresh fly. 124
STAPLENURST.—FirebIest is spreading in some grounds; 12,
others remain as they were lard week.
KOLVENDEN.— We are as bed as we wore last week re- SO
specting lice and boned dew upon the greatest part of the ground, but 100
some, we hope, are a little deaden, but cannot do much.
CANT1111111:11Y - The warm weather of the pad week has 00,.
hid • little favourable influence oa the Imps, though on Tuesday „,."
night again the cola was somewbnt detrimental. The bops are in ""
almost as bad • condition us they can be. Borne dawn by all sorts of "„,,. vermin, with honey-flew dripping from tbe branches, • woful pros- "
peet is prevented. Yire.bhist is elao appearing in some grounds. It
is true toe nigger Li arrived to dear canine of the vermin, but we
apprehend too late. The midsummer dents are now putting forth— "
• last effuet is being made, which the next half dozen days will de- '`"
termine for success or °therein. And beside warmer Webb', the 1,2,4
only thing that would be of service would bee good thunder-storm. ,
The burr is Coining out, but as yet makes little provers. Those des- 44
pairing of revival lay the duty as low as 60,0001., sad even lower.
Others, however, more sanguine, with full reliance on improving 22
weather for the neat week, run it up as high as 90,0001. and 100,0001 2,„
Sussex —A correspondent at Rye writes the hops era' $2
going on in this district about as reported last week, the good grounds to
progrwatng favourably, the had about the mine, which means worse, so
ermine lost • week in July. There was • fresh arrival of fly In some so
garden the beginning of the week, bat few are to be errs now. This 23
sostuared but dry weather, I think, will be the means of nein the 12l
gesigardeue and descent lag the bd.—Maids/nee Journal of this day. so
allutswoars.—Notwithstanding the flattering tale whicn so
has bees tied for some weeks past by your contemperary, we an 50
IMMO you the bops in this perish are getting were very fart, and 14
net pettedly, but general'', so much so that • favourite pet ground, et.
whisk was refired to be laid at six begs per aces about a month Once, 9
we as now thid nu person wild aweigh to beck at 6 cwt. Thew has
been DO prospect of an average crap for these last six weeks, as there 50
has been great quantities of vermin, several grounds very sleek of no
bine, and the mould to • considerable extent In some grounds; the
apparent strong bins appears now to now alrong signs of distress 12f
from want of moisture and the ravages of the vermin. 20
WATZILINORUNT.—The hope in this parish get worse St.
Oily, awe egoist skarn any decrease of vermin, and the hops want 13
ace, the wink peon& more particularly so. The mould appears in so
some gross* while on .be other head there ore some few grounds 10
vitt& are • little tree from vermin, and In which the bine looks IL
healthy, but they are "kw and far between." CO
Netrrusre no u.—Tne hops get worse, ore the vermin do 40
sot decrease, and the slack groan& suffer man from wan of 111
moisture. 1 here we more grounds short of bins in this parieb this "
year than usual. There is every appearance of a very short crop. 16
TINTON.— The bine in this parish is steamer than in some Ise
of the adjoining p news, yet the hope get wore daily, end we can 332,
see no prospect of an average crop, as the vermin do not do:ream.
MALLlhO.—The hops, though coming into burr, look bas
12t
le
making than they did last wet k, turning yellow, rusty, and Meek. so
Witorsam.—There is ant so much vermin on the hope as so
there was, but the honey-dew still onntinues, and the hop altogether 121
se sot present a much more fawurable appearance. Great hopes are gs
entertained that the midsummer shoots will yet produce • good mop. u
BiIaNCIILET —The hops are still in a bad state. A great gi
proportion is quite given owe to • blight; in others • little freshness Cl.
appear*. On close inspection the vermin le found to follow them up. St.
CNANBKOOK.— Ws have taken considerable pains duriag 50
the last week in watching the development of the Midsummer shoot, EL
and we find It is very generally followed closely by the sirloin. There
are ease few plantations in which we fancy we can discover • slight ihs
improvement, but in the aggregate they we getting wow than re- 30
ported is our last; even in the best grounds the heads of the blues 20
seem dialnailerd to frwernise with each other, curling back towards 6
the poles, and evincing a weakness (caused by the deprivation of the 15
asp through the glut of fly) which peened them from covering the lb
YALDING —Oar hope 111 some few grounds that fee pre •
-
ceded others, do notla kso well is they did. The cold nights of Late
have been very prejudicial. 20
'GUTMAN.— Some grenade in high situations bid fair for a 6°,,
sprinkle a hops, b. t those In the Talley' continue much in the tame 'se
state as last week.
HAWILHITItaT.—III this neighbourhood scarcely any im. Ise
peceement can be noticed, as the vermin follow the young shoots too foi
quickly foe them to make any way. a
Ticasosar.—The partial clearance of vermin noticed a so
fortnight store has been sucteeded by fresh lice, which follow up the
young shoots where autllcient vigour remain. In the plant to produce 10
them. We may still except a few favoured pieces of bine that have 20
as yet been but partially attacked with the general blight. Upon the 10
whole, the estimate of the ensuing crop is very low, end any great 10
improvement is now become hopeless.
HVESTOREEN.— With few exceptions the hope in this 30
neighbourhood are in • worse condiUun than they were last week. 23
UhrINGTON.—The hops are very much in the same state 12
as last week, the young shoots being covered with lice as fast as they s3j
appearance
butteaaboulre.ht half sal the gnerokunar.are
theattleigbehtedo., thtreTthereare
qiewateo pi
done for. Where the young shoots come we may grow about 3 cwt. "
per acre. 10
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George Trimmer, Req., of Farnham. The fare was sumptuous. The 20
nomination for the old duty varied from 45,0001. to 102,0001., and the so
general opinion was much against • crop. On reference to the records is
of by-gone years, it that, in 1610, on the I Ith July, the duty 2$
was estimated at S3a,Lrbint that it realised only about 34,0001. go_
hhansfons Gazette of this day. 21

COOpeT and Datil report
the following qultationo: et
Primo Meadow.:( to nia. Rowan.. On to 60.. New . 60n to 80n. 1$
listener 55.. to to. Cloven 60s. to SAL &Taw. 32. to 40,.
New ..... to :fa.

MEAT. LIVERPOOL, Jvi.r 16.—The supply of beef, 6,
mutton, and lamb was unnettally large. The demand very dull for
mutton and lamb at mach lower price*. Beef without much change. 3.
Bluttoe, sd. to Sid.; lamb, sd. to 6d.; beef, fid. to 5.d. per lb. 20

CATTLE.—CoLennerza, July 14.—Rather a limited
show of Sheep and Lambe, compered with the last few weeks, but the 3
continued hot and dry weather has so 'alienated the teed, that very 5
little business was done, and prices were rather upon the decline in 20
Sheep, but in Lambe there was no particular alteration, as sales were 20_
more easily elected. The Beast trade was very flat, exeept for tat 20
ones; the kw shown were sold on quite as pod terms as last week. 10._
M
There were a few milch Cows at market, bat none of a superior qua 716
Mr, which continue in good demand. Suckling Calves were the turn 10
cheaper. The Pig trade was very slow, although the supply was 11. _2O
mited, and none but the very but sorts realised last week's rates.— If
Supply —Sheep and Lamb, 3,696; Beasts, 307; Pip, 136; Calves, Po
27 ; Roues, 29.
Nonwtot, July 14.—Our market exhibited an excellent 1111
show of Scots, short-horns, Deuce, and Irish. The weather con.
Butting dry has caused a very dull sale, and more than half the
Batiste remained unsold at, for &rote, 35,. Cd. to 35. fkl.; short-horns,
:4. to It. 6d. ; Devon, and Irish, 2s. 6d. to Is. per stone of Mho.
what fat. Fat Beasts • good show, and the fewest buyers this season,
at from 6s, to 68. 6d. per stone. The pens were filled ; Lambs a small
show, at from 16s. to 234. per head. Keeping Sheep, an immense
number, at from 21.. to 30e, per head. Ewes of all kinds in demand,
numbers far too great. Fat Sheep a dull sale at Gw per stone, and not
a clearance. Store Pigs a dull sale ; fat pork 6a. per stone.

Ikon' NEW SHEEP Meagre. —The first market for the
eale efillisep in Elgin was held on Tuesday, on the Cattle-market
mask end was wed attended, bola by buyers and sellers. There
were WNW lobs el very fine stock brought forward, and the 'thole
number shown amounted to between 3.000 and 4,000 Sheep and
Lahr, which, eoeshiering this is the first market of the kind ever
held berm albedo a good omen of future succe,s. A roanderable
SINIMISi ',business was also transeeted, at feu prices. Among the
lets sold were 200 cross Lambs, at 14s. M. each ; too, at 13a each; a
lot gg awdoe withers, at 148.6 d. each; a small lot of fat ewes, it
Mask. Mr. Geddes, Orblieton, refused2ov.toralotdverygas
yeenold nether& A number of other sales to elem. at about the
mei Wm quoted, which are a shade higher then what have been
wzrint for acme time past. On the whole, the committee of the
Fiessrs• Club, under whale napkin the market has been established,
have may maws to onsgratulate themselves on the euestee of the
inseeme.—Osament._
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011010211 AS MARILIT, CAITHNIIIB.—The grad asssel
Sheep and Chill. market in Ude county took place as llesday, at the
waned mond. Of Catae—coe, two, awl ekno yews old
42.=11:d were an the second; and of Sheep 1.11/0, the latter
Wigan& Mier than anud. The an fa{
of dimposers
set be as be pekes, In of the dignseed state se Os
sough= nerkets sad other •aralas anthisslaaste, the melba
nay la wasigsrad as • good thy, Om wore hr bike
Om eolith ruled two years no. Width had yew Mast
las.as lea alas .were made d lta. to Its. ha, so sa
re. math tha rise of lest year. Two-ymer asthilhalint
agasi.—../ala *Wrest iovrwai.