The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-29 00:00:00

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, Monday, Sept-. 28.—The hop picking
is now nearly finished, and the greater portion of
the crop has been secured in good condition. Our
market to-day is firmer, with a more active demand
—and as growers de not at present press their
growths on the market, price's exhibit an upward
tandency• Mid and East Ken's, 80s. to 100 s. to-
-11.25. ; Weald of Kents, 635: to 755. to 80s. ; Sus-
sex po3kets, 60s. to 655. to 70s. Duty, 220,000/.
FOREIGN HOPS.—The imports of foreign hops
into London last week were two bales from Nor •

kopirig, 12 from -flamburj, 10 bags and 3 bales

from liar burg. • -
WORCESTER, Satiirday.—Tho market was well
supplied; and- a large quantity, taken at improved
rates upon last week's currency.
MAIDSTONE, :Sept. 24.—The weather has for the
last few days, been most favourable, and the picking

has been carried on with the grea'e3t

Many planters in the neighbourhood have finished,
and there will not be many left upieked after next

week should this weather cont;nue.

The recent

rains, followed "as they were by heat and sunshine,
came at >3 most seasonable tim-, and have greatly
increased the crop, bettering its condition, and
thoroughly cleansina the ftuit. The duty is esti.
mated very high. Many, however, think it overset
at 220,0001., while others are of opinion that that
sum will be paid. At the Staplehurst hop fair, on
Wednesday, the impression appeared to be that it
will not reach 200,0001.
PE BURY, Sept. 23.—Our picking is drawing to
a close ; very few will have to be picked next week. ,
Our average is not a large one, but remarkably
good for colour and quality.
EWITURST, Sept. 24.—Most of the small planters
will finish picking this week, and the principal
planters about the middle of next week. Where
thegardens4re finished, the number of bushels
wcor-tip to what they *ere-- eat4mated-at, but as
tiiey require from 80 to 90 bushels p-r cwt., the
weight falls below the estimation. We think the
duty cannot reach 200,000/.
TICKHURST, September 24.—The beautiful wea-

ther we I,avo bad during the past week has en-
abled us to progress with the hop picking ; in some
instances the hops exceed in bushels the expecta-
tion of the planter, but at the scale prove light.
We do consider the duty to be overset at 200,0001.
BRITON'S FARM, COL. T. AUSTIN, September
23.—We shall finish picking the latter end of this
week ; we find them come down of most excellent
quality, and our average weight will be about from
10 to 12 cwt. per acre.
SEVENOAKS, September 25.—We are now draw-
ing to a close ; expect we shall finish around us by
the middle of next week at farthest. We find
them come down very good in quality, and can-
not exactly tell the average unto our next. We
calculate at about 75 bushels to the cwt.
QUAKER'S HALL, September 23.—We have
nearly finished, and find the hops come down quite
equal to our expectations ; will give the average
next week ; we calculate about 75 bushels to the
cwt.

RYE, September 23.—The hop picking goes on
nost favourably ; the weather is all that can be
desired, and next week will nearly complete the
work in this neighbourhood ; several 'small plant-
ers have alreiviy finished.
BRIGHTLING, •September 23. e—We shall nearly
finish hop picking this week, and they come short
of expectation, as is always the case in blighted
years. The duty must come down.
PEASMARSH, September 23.—The hop-picking is
nearly done, the crop is better than expected, and
the price below the expense of cultivatibn.—Sussex
Express.
STAPLERURST HOP FAIR.--There was, as usual,
a good attendance, but we never remember an occa-
sion when so little was transacted. Ugually a good
many hops are disposed of here, but this year scarcely
a sale was effected, the groWers being determined
to hold out for higher prices than the factors were
disposed to offer. There was some very capital
samples of hops, and some altogether as indifferent.
One beautiful sample of Mid Kent; (Gollings) were
shown, but the puke demanded (fire guineas) ;Via
of course much too bieh. We heard too reasons
assigned for the slackness of the trade, namely, that
'he Worcester hops were coming into market so
exceedingly good, and at such exti emely lew prices,
that it would not answer the purpose of the factors
to give high prices for Mid Keuts, many of which
were black and bad. And that tee growers having
been, up to within the list five or six- weeks, 'de-
ceived in the amount of the crop, and novr finding
that the duty estimated at so high a figura, are dis-
appointed in their expectations of good prices, and
refuse to sell. Both these might have operated ;
at all events, up to four o'clock not a single sample,
so far as we could leas n, had changed hands. The
chair was taken by James Tapson, Lg., Great
Horden, Goudhurst ; and the vied chair, as usual,
by Mr. Borer, Staplehurst. After dinner attempts
were again made to do a little in the way of busi-
ness, but the planters still demanded 70s. upwards
for hops for which they were offered from 60s. to
655. Ultimately a parcel of Staplehurst growth
was sold by Mr. John Reeves to Mr. Watts at 655.
Mr. SOP, of Staplehurst, also sold at 641., and these
wore the highest prices realised ; fact, they were
almost the only sales that took place. There two
or three small lots of rough and inferior eaiapleg
sold at lower figures. Many planters actually de-
clined to open their samples, remarking that they,
should do much better at Robertsbridge or Goud-
hurst. It appeard to be the general opinion among
the growers that the duty, as at present estimated
in the Borough, namely, 220,0001., is greatly over-
set, and. that it will not realize over 180,000/.

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