The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-04 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, Monday, Ang. 3.—Our market con-
tinues' about the same as last we:4i-, and fine saria-
plv bring fully as much money. The reports from
the plantations still speck of considerable blight,
and the duty is called 115,0001.
073.CESTER (Hon-market), Saturday last —The
plantations are progressing very favourably, and
from present appearances I:rot-raise a large and early
crop of excellent quality. There is a moderate
demand, for the sesason of the year, for fine 1856'5,
and old hops at full rates.
FOREIGN HOPS.—The importi of foreign hops into
London last week were 15 bales from Rotterdam.
The hops in the North Clay district continue to
improve ; kit no idea of the weight fox. that district
can be given unti'. a fortnight's time. The heavy
winds of Friday and Saturday last did a little
damage to them.—Doncaster Gazette.
PENSHIIRST, July 22.—The hops are still very
foul, even wor'e than last week, and every prospect
of a short Crop.
BENSHURST, July 29.—The hops are worse than
last week ' • not the slightest improvement.
ALTON, July 26.—Hops' Lave come out well in
bloom, and are log king well.
HARTFIELD, July 29.—We cannot report very
favourably of the hops this week ; we may grow
a few in some gardens, but in others the bine is
quite black, and seems almost impossills for it to
recover. _ _ _

PEMBITEY, July 29.—We are still infested with
vermin ; btit, on the whole, there is an improve-
ment since lastreport.
RYE, July 29.-7 The best hops in this neighbour-
hood give evidence of improvement ; but we can-
not say much for those that are foul ; it is very
doubtful if they will ever make much way. There
were several branches of full-sized hops brought.
into our marl, et ti-day.
OTFORD, Ju'y 29.—There is certainly an im-
provement in the appearance of the hops in this
pariTh. The bur is coming out, and the biue looks
healthier than it did last week.

SEAL, July 29.—We are doing badly ; there is
no prospect of a crop. In some grounds there,mqy
be a sprinkling, but.on'the who'e there is no likeli-
hood of a " good picking" this year.
BRIGHTLING, July 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 Brigh.ling, I say w.th so. row
that, jodglng from present appaaranc?s, we shsll
not get a pocket per acre throughout the parish.
[We cannot now ascertain who wrote the false
report alluded to.]
SEvErmAKs, July 22.—Since our last report we
are a little better ; the vermin are now on the de-
crease, and the young shoo's 'oak 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, up n the whole, a little improved since our
l•st ; hope we shall continue ti improve. The
harvest is comi❑g on very fa t.

SEVENOAKS COMMON, July 29.—Our plantations
on the whole are improved ; less vermin, the shoots
IQok more vigorou', and the bur is fact coming into
hop. We hope to do something yet.
BREDE, July 29.—ur bid hops are good for no-
thing, and the hest seem very lazy, th-y do not get
on as in other rare. I cannot understand them ;
no doubt a week's steady rain would do them good
—a single shower 'believe wou'd injure them. I
do not hesitate to state it is all for the hest. A
full crop or a decided 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 uncharitib'e
plant is the hop, and I- am fearful the planters are
rather selfish. It el.ould not be so, but I cannot
ace how we can help it.—Sussex Express.