, 1880-12-10
THE WISCONSIN HOP TRADE.
This fcnrsa Crop Ise1osv tho Average
. Tho Quality Good.

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Special Correspondence Of 7ne Chteaeo Tribune.
HAtA1Io0, Wis, Dec. 0-Tho people OF no
other Western State diversity their labor 90
much as tho farmers Of Wisconstr, and thoIr
thrift md entcrprso lead thofn continually Into
now nsonltcs 10 wealth nnj Independence.
Twenty-Five years Rgo tho southern portion OF
tho btato WMs fAmols aa q Bpring.wheat grow
lhs alstr'ct' bit tho ohnch.bug, tho wcavl,
rust, aud other enemies OF TINT ccrenI hayo
driven tho fllrmcrs to turn tholr attention to
something more cortaln to bring better roturna
Tor labor. Consequently, tho wheat.growcr
OF twenty odd years Ngo Is now n
hop-grower, chccse,tnongcr n to-
uacco'rssor, or breeder or ilnn- woolcd
shocl'. Some or tho counties bortloriuu
on the Wisconsin River, notably Columbia,
anilk. Ad01ns md juneau, and tho moro SOUTH
ern counties of Daur, Jefferson, md Rock, com.
prise tho lop-g growing section OF tho Stuto md
1t wis I'll these counties TINT tho hop fever ravcd
30 violently few years Rgo. About tho time
tho Rcbel'ion bruko out hops brought 40 and 90
cents !. pound; those who Ind nc!ls Of hops or
"ynrt's. rs they aro called, nlroa1y on tho
ground, Kot rich from tho nvnlls Of QUO crop,
md Everybody OIL tho light, Bandy soil 90 we'll
naapted TO oliop-culttro went Wild ovor tho PROS
necttyc biz bo'anza TINT was to be In hons,
Everybody bought moro Of TINT sort Of land On
ofetlt sot out moro hops, rnn In debt Tor ovcry-
imn @ ~ !n0X X wsfte yf, nm tlo huyer expectcd to
IL
Ofcourse tho supply was sUon In excess Of tim
demand; inps fell III prIco from ID to d ccnts
tIo,,ip thn p,aind, T, ana r,n bAnkruptoy. md harl
all, sold out anu went Wcst tU try thoir forttim,
over ngasn, wlser and sadder 1nerl. Othors lcss
s,H Geoniy IN debt fought It out on ttnt limo md
rcEarxlc.l NJ ono OF tho staple predictions OF
ano 5'ate.witntnonso amounts Of capltal being
ntephuy invested In It5 mntiufActure, nnd tic
milwaukee, makc Is now become fnn0ls tho
world ~ nror t Is rs popular beverage III Hosne
ll9 u England. and la lsnt,obtr.lly rs hcalthy Il
arlfik as either. do3d hops aro essential
foro not only n nsnttor OF vital Interest to tie
Er1vcr, hut TO- tho manufacturer or luger-boor.
ii,,d Incidentally 10 tho vendcr anl cnlls,1n,0r
recently owing to tho report Of short and tlnt.
Agctl crnps o'sowtUro ii tl,o ioI,-9rossna dIa-
; trssts Of tho co1ntry. Athorou9hly ptstci hop
u Sss @saosa 81 hs sPqs s6 ah %s S bso% SRo R yc
gSt exssca 1000 bales and inay perhaps tli IL, 10
s Iiio ngxregnt9 @ amount Of tho crop Is o,e
much setter tS s ' nsa 4ha Grops y sald ald
ss11' ss,'sl' r., aaa ~; ssa;s ssswe;s p'skaa TO-
or until tho hops Ind fully ripouod aro nbio 10
furnish tho hrowcrs witt Il perfect article, At
tlo nrcscnt tsno tho Wisconsin grower ia not
easo i,o eauuot so why New % Ynrk hops @ NJ; so;uid I'D
be Quoted Il. tho Milwaukee market at 70 aud s5
eo,a,,t! Gons po.,a ,t an9 WISCONSIN hopsthat aro
Enxlisl 1.'urkct is Ho rn,.--tl,o ano,auon IN iho
London market running froli 90 to co CENTS nor
nonnd aMeeGriin9 M y quality mud quantity. J.Itat
Woet Wook Ao9 bAlos nf hops were shipped from Now
= cents As freight, insllraa1u, Md commits
s,ons DO not cost moro than three cdnta pntind,
!a9 Sor,ean r. hnErnwer eur. eslpeto with tho
money ut tho business,