The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-29
FARM AND HOME.
a yRfEypIY TaIK TO Hor czoSEks
on rngzx rxszEsr pCTY.
n preot. on Two B.xtistt Pesr
Tr~es-Mor~ Profitable Thsn Hops
The A1aiserstfsn Of Fsed-Asse
Ds.eas.s~a. ~ sHs. and Easiisss-
Othsr Topics

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entire ssss ser the -Fsssa ssa Hose &c
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wrst,~1 esiy On one side Of TIRE papsr
one evening in the fall Of lisa len
a cable at the Payailgp Telegraph Of
fee about O'Clock 10 be trans
rnittesI 70 London Offering 70 sell
1850 bales ef cbsice Washington
Territory hops, most Of which were
astar brand and asked for an inn
mediate cable reply. Next morning.
while at the breakfast table, an answer
eaHze. eiosing the Transaction invoIv-
ing the sale Of isD.ass0 pounds Of hoPs,
the business having been done in
London, while I slept in Puyailap.
Asfwent 20 bel in Payanup, the hop
factors in London appeared 81 their
Office and customers aitted IN and
out and employees ran hither and yon
with great bundIes Of hop samples Ia
their arms. and spectators and sales
men had locked wise over the samples
In the blue rooms Of hop merchants
and factors, driving secret bargains,
10 which the ear ol no eaFesdroPper
might iisten.
One day Of last week the cable
licked the potent words from London
10 Paya.IHp. We bill 49,
shlIlings per GENITAL for 800 bales
Of choice Washington Territory
hops delivered in Lonion in Sovem-
Der. estar brand preferred. The
"star brand" referred 10 comprised
the bulk Of the thousand bales OF hops
referred 10; were cared al q low tent
perature: werc well matursd before
being picket; were dried dry; were
baIed q Iiesly after curing, and had
been heavily sn,phurlksd IN the Gu. ing
This order HAT came could have been
for Ifs,D bales n we'll a. 500, for the
English. when thew deal in hops. think |
nothing of the sale Of several thou |
sand bales at one time. This also in |
dieates that we are TO have an export |
demand for our this years crop OF
hops at rsmaBsratiyc prices, and also l
that Our standard gtoxths have a
character for excellence of a world |
wide fame, else such sales in advance
OF the picking woalt not be possible
Let not tie careless take heart
though even II the price al which these
were sold was good, Tor the Engiish
do not want any unripe or trashy"
hops. they do not want hop that has
a green color, or that j. slack dried or
high dried. or broken all to pieces.
They want nothing OF the sort. and he
n'Its up his hops il a sloycniy !
wnv '' price viii nrob-
say espeeting . i~.;. -.
abIy he III appointed, a ha ought to
bc. Tor be can not Z I u.
-
9bs rbsil.A aye not easily fooled on
n nae al hops. More than particular
paius are taken. 30 gaarl against t'ss
,y fraud or faulty management a
I,,ie ~ hops mu almost literally go
through the mill" in the warehoe es
In London First, sample y iakeh |
OUT 0. each bale, and these are taken |
III tha sal.s ro0mS and furnish the
h,is of the standard a. qiahty.
~ mem the sails !. made the buyer sends
he s~n,nles "a the warehouse where
thc IS lie. are storeI, and there draws
'sslie.a iIoaE s4nples) from the
same pace where the original
ssmnle vas taken. These t&o
ne compared ana II they match.
the bale Is TUNED and a sample drawn
iron, the other side. II these vary in
color OF texture the least bit, the baie
l. pronounced iaaity. Sometimes the |
cloth l. stripped Oh the bale entirely |
q make fuli EXAMINATION ofall parts. |
Now il sur gro Kefs would ONLY pat
up all their crop in good order. cIre |
the hops ~ a iow temper tture; save !
them whole IN the bse, not bale too |
heavy; hIrn pleuiy OF sulphur aud
burn Il s,ow-in word, care Tor them !
right, then Ne might not need io fear
the rigid examination under the rjles
OF the London trade, nor fear os hav'
ing a goo market fer thrif own hops.
hut also that oil their ncighbors who
done likewise.
Bearing on this point OF ripeness,
Emmst Wells ia hi hop circular OF
August iIth. says.
The MidilehnsEh (Schoharlc Cal G1-f;ss
SAYS that "twa prami asnt hap growers Of
that piRee will egsamcncs picking nest
week rnis win BE- considerably earlier
than usual. and The chances are their hops
will came down "taia." Natie there Is
ne prospect If heavy rains settling in,
causiag size hops - mnuii. !, wohid -
nsaney 10 the pocket % She growers q
thcy wpuhi defer picking until tue ssee4i
week iu september II thvrr b. one tbihy
more thHu aassiaur hat a brewer dlsitkes
IL il prfa usefs gf-4ed ans. they WeHld
soouer bus a b n 4 little ln"uidy OF rusty
~ wei. lllvd W3tn idpaitn. sRt pay more
money fuf BE- Natv Hup> afv sPsied every
yrsr ty yasiy pirkjls tasn ~ rust of
moald r1c-e frmarks apply 10 the Ia
eide 4 sast a- we'll a. 60 tnis state. Ia.
pu,ta "a aag, IL - gold dl-j g, thr growers
purkots Hos maHv growers VIII hes.i
tD-sr rrrnArAs aad allow tng.r hops 20 EVt
fipe uslgry pirkiugf
Yes. the Iu9 ii,u 20 the hop j. as
gold du,t' lur it Is the whole value et
the hsp, an 81 the II Stag Is doao he
fOre tai, has fa'ly 3gvelHpc &. not only
the u tti,tg, bat als0 the wei hit a. the
crop all ~ affected.