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

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

BOROUGH, Monday, Aug. 3.—Our market con-
tinues about the same as last weak, and fins sam-
ples bring fully as much money. The reports from
the plan'atinns still speak of considerable blight,
and the duty is called 115,0001.
WORCESTER (Hop-market), Saturday last —The
plantations are progressing very favourably, and
from present appearances promise a' large and early
crop of etcellent quality. There is a moderate
demand, for the sesason of the year, for fine 1856'5,
and old hopA at full rates.
FOREIGN Hors.—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 for 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.
PENSHURST, July 22.—The hops are still very
foul, even wore than last week, and every prospect
of a short crop.
PENSHURST' July 29.—The hops are worse than
' last week • not the slightest improvement.
ALTON, July 29.—Hopslave come out well in
bloom, and are looking 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 impossible for it to
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recover.

PEMBURY, July 29.—We are still inftsted with
♦ermin ; but, on the whole, there is an improve-
ment since lastrepolt.
RYE, July 29.—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 marliet to-day.
OTFORD, July 29.—There is certainly an im-
provement in the appearance of the hops in this
parish. The bur is coming out, and the bine looks
healthier than it did last week.

SEAL, July 29.—We are doing badly ; there is
no prospect of a crop. Iu some grounds there may
be a sprinkling, but:on!the whole 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 Brightling, I say with sorrow
that, judging from present appearances, we shall
not get a pocket per acre throughout the parish.
[We cannot now ascertain who wrote the false
report alluded to.]
SEVENOAKS, July 22.—Since our last report we
are a little better ; the vermin are now on the de-
crelse, and the young 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, upon the whole, a little improved since our
last ; hope we shall continue to improve. The
harvest is coming on very fast.
SEVENOAKS COMMON, July 29.—Our plantations
on the whole are improved ; less vermin, the shoots
look more vigorous, and the bar is fast coming into
hop. We hope to do something yet.
BRED; July 29.—Our bad hops are good for no-
thing, and the best seem very lazy, they do not get
on-as in other years. I cannot understand them ;
no doubt a week's steady rain would do them good
—a single shower I believe would injure them. I
do not hesitate to state it is all for the best. 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 uncharitable
plant is the hop, and I am fearful the planters are
rather selfish. It should riot be so, but I cannot
see how we can help it.—SUssex Express.