The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-04 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BoitouGir, SEPT. 3.—The accounts continue to
come favourably from the hop plantations. The duty
estimated at 100,0001. Our market remains quiet.
MAIDSTONE.—The late rains and the warm nights
have pr,oved most favourable to the grounds. The
better grounds have even still further improved, and
begin to want picking, and many of these which a
few weeks back seemed wholly lost will now produce
a few hops. We hear, however, •that the white and
red mould, and in some cases the flea, are becoming
troublesome. It is the opinion of some good judges
that the duty will exceed 100,0001.
MEREWORTH, WATERINGBITRY, TESTON, AND NET-.
TLESTEAD.—The hops have improved within the
week, but the mould rapidly increases. The duty is
backed freely at 5,0001. higher than last week.
WEST DIALLING.—Of those grounds that were
good some are quite swept off by the mould ; the rest
at present look promising for the season.
EAST AIALLING.—The fine weather has produced
an extensive improvement in the favoured and highly
cultivated gardens, but in the others very little,
excepting what may be expected at this season of the
year, a few small hops. The picking will commence
about the 7th or 10th.

YALDING AND IltrwroN.—Our hops are going on
favourably, though in some grounds the mould is fast
approaching. Picking will begin here by many during
the week.

BRENCEILEY.—The weather being so very favour-
able, the hops are doing much better than we expected
a fortnight since. 'We shall in all probability get
about one-third of last year's crop on the whole,
although some grounds are worthless. Picking will
commence partially next week. One or two intended
to begin yesterday.
GOUDHURST.—The late favourable weather has
produced astonishing effects upon the hops ; they are
progressing fast to maturity in the strong grounds,
and even those that were thought past recovery are
evidently improved, so as to produce a few, which
will be small. We have for Horsmonden and Goud-
hurst 150 acres less in plant than in the preceding year.
SMARDEN AND BIDDENDEN.—Much improvement
has taken place in the hops during the last fornight.
Some grounds are still very bad, and cannot grow any
hops worth picking, whilst other gardens have come
on beyond all expectations.

ROLVENDEN.—The hops are doing all they can ;
we shall grow a great many more than we ever ex-
pected. According to opinions we shall average from
4 to 5 cwt. per acre.

CRANBROOK.—The hops are generally doing well.
IG;.THAM AND SEAL.--The warm growing weather
of the last fortnight has certainly improved those
grounds which were but partially blighted, while in
others there is no material change.
EDENBRIDGE.—There is a great improvement in
two or three gardens, but many are quite blighted.
ORPINGTON.—AII the hop grounds about here are
done for, and wont grow a single hop, excepting one,
which is estimated at about two cwt. per acre, the
late warm weather having made them grow out.
HURSTG RE EN. —The hops have made great im-
provement during the last week or two, and some
will get a larger quantity than they anticipated, or
even thought possible. Picking is expected to begin
about the 10th inst.

FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DISTRICTS,
SEPT. 3.—The best plantations are very much im-
proved within the last fortnight, and a portion of the
blighted grounds have also rallied, but the very bad
remain in a hopeless condition. The old duty of the
district is estimated to pay 5,000/. Picl<ing will par-
tially commence next Thursday, and will be pretty
general the following Monday. The largest crop in
the " country" will be grown by Mr. John Turvill,
of Hartley, near Alton.—Maidstone Gazette of this
day.