Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-06 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, 'Monday, August 3.—Our market continues
about the same as last week, and fine samples bring fully
as much money.. The reports from the plantations still
sneak of considerable blight, and the duty is called
£115,000.

WoncesTEß (Hop market), Saturday last.—The planta-
tions are progressing very favourably, and from present
appearances promise a large and early crop of excellent
quality. There is a moderate demand, for the season of
the year, for fine 1856'5, and old hops at full rateE.
ForiaroN Hans.—The imports of foreign hops into
London last week were 15 bales from Rotterdam.

The hops in the North Clay district continue to improve.
but no idea of the weight f& that district can be given
until a fortnight's time. The heavy winds of Friday and
Saturday last did a little damage to them.—Doncaster
Gazette.

PENSFIURST, July 22.—The hops are still very foul, even
worse than last week, and every prospect of a short crop.
PENSFiIIasT, .July 29.—The hops are' worse than last
week ; not the slightest improvement.

Al.orz, July 29.-Hops have come out-well in bloom,
and are looking well.
HARTFIELD, July 29.—We cannot report, very favour-
ably of the hops this week ; we may grow -a few in some
gardens, but in others the bine is quite black, MA seems
almost impossible for it to recover.
PEMBUILY. July 29.—We are still infested with vermin ;
hut, on the whole, there is an improvement since last
report.
-.RYE, July 29.—The best hops in this neighbourhood
give-evldenee of improvement; but we cannot say much
for those that are foul; it is very doubtful if they will
ever wake much way. There were several branches of
full;sized hops brought into our market to-day.
D'rFono, July 29.—There is certainly, an improvement
iii the appearance of the hops itt this parish. The bur id
coming out, and the bine foods healthier than it did last
week.

SEAL, July 29.—We are doing badly ; there is no pros-
pect of a crop. In some gronnds there may be a sprinkling,
but on the whole there is no likelihood of a " good
picking" this year.
BRIGHTLING. Juty 29. We are going from bad to worse,
so that instead of growing something like an average crop,
,as was falsely stated some weeks ago, under the head
Brightling, I say with sorrow that, judging from present
appearances. we shall not get a pocket per acre through,
out the parish. EWe cannot now ascertain who wrote
the false report. alluded to ]

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SEVENOAKS, July 22.—Since our last report we area
little better; the vermin are now on the decrease, and
the youn; shoots look more healthy ; the bur also comes
out better, and looks well, so that? on the whole, there is
an improvement this week.
QUAKER'S HALL AND BLACK HALL, July 29.—We are,
nron the whole, a little improved since our last; hope we
shall continue to improve. The harvest is coming on
very fast. •
SEVENOAES COMMON, July 29.—Our plantations, on the
whole, are improved; less vermin, the shoots look more
vigorous, and the bur is fast coming into hop. We hope
to do .something yet.

July29.—Our bad hops are good for nothing,
and the'best seem 'very lazy; they do not, get on as in
other years. I cannot understand themv no doubt a
week's steady rain would do them goOd—a single shower
I believe would injure them. Ido not hesitate to state it
is all for the best. A full crop or a decidetk blight would
half ruin the country; but a few, and in our own district,,
will be the best that can happen to us—a very uncharitable
plant is the hop, and i am fearful the planters are rather
selfish. It should not be so, but I cannot see how we
can help it.—Sussex Express.