The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-18
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Increased Area To be Planted in
Hops-Eesi Estate Transfers.
PTrsIIfP. Jan. f5-The hop indus
try during the past season has proved
so remuneratiye that many in the
valley who have uneleared land are
getting il cleared up and drained for
the purpose of planting hops. This
Is one Of the most profitable enter
prises Ia the valley. and having such
excellent facilities as are obtainable
here for both the New York and Lon.
don markets, ii is not 70 be wondered
81 that so many are engaged IN the
business. Next season will see
important improvements in the haIing
OF hops which hitherto has greatly
injured them BY the manner in which
they we're packed. A new press is
nos made whereby the necessity oil
tranaping Is avoided. thus leaving the
hops whole and in tine shape. Hop
growers who are intending planting
and rearing hops this spring, may 40
| 10 In this section. without any doubts
about the market, as Il there Is sny
demand for hops in either this
country or England. there are always
representative buyers at hand in
Puyallup.
A. c. Campbell to-day shipped s.
bales % hops. purchased from A. Nil.
Ter e Hess OF Alsierton for Is cents.
| This has practically been the only
| movement in hops for some time.
| Latest cahlegrams from London re-
port little doing. but every indication
Of . healthy and firn market after the
| turn of the year.
/ New YORK aGviceS report some rras-
sections. bat mostly in inferior grades
and IN prices ranging from II 20 is
cents,
fNpRaxEaFSTs.
| Tie contract viii be let ia a dav or
two for an eisht-soot sidewalk along
| Pioneer avenue. from Meridian %
South Ash streets.
| William Slyth has commenced hss
nsw residence on Poplar and Pioneer
corner.
Mr.. +. MeekeF and family have
| taken up ihelT residence at ruvaliuy,.
| Mes>Y. Timm Il Forck have par
| chased Mr.. aeeker's dairy stock at
White river. and simpson & searsari
have Iessed 4 portion III his large hop
ranch Tiers.
I Mr.. sIHith, lately from Wisconsin.
has entered into partnership w.sa
Frank y. Gibson. They win extend
their present premises GA Railway
avenue.
GEAL psraTF
Two th0ssa-d Gve hundred dollars
wzS refused a feg DAYS aga for two
acres NJ land on the eastern boundary
4 II
/ I've astrsS which last fall we're hsughs
/ ieF so az scre. 4 month ago tas
$40 acres we're bought for sfssc, ans
ncw $3.50 wons hay them.
4. Killer, whose property i 81 the
sass eTaJl o. the town, intends siearing
i up and plating il ~ cry lets,
/ ilr. 18aay os Spokane Fails has
I bought io&ssasu' s interest IN the fsc-
/ togy lot, wEleh IS 81 1e u}atted sad
/ Ysut % The ss2rkef, ffT- San4y Is al
ala Pegalsap raan. ard evidently has
/ saith ia AIS incgeasgng prosperity.
/ Following are tsas sssss O. Stew art,
gase3ss Il &c. ]. t.. Moore. lots ! And
$, blk Is ]. I, Stewart add, $50
NJ. Thomson ana :. Nelson. lots ard
2, hk Is ]. +. Stsaagt's add. Il. F..
HeEyey. lots l. !. and 1. blk Is. ]. +.
Stew arts ada Sis0. Albert II. Bar-
rey. lot IL. laS r.. j. L. Stewards aid.
$50; Il, b. jacobs, lot /. hsk
tg9. ]. +. etexart's add, Al.
bert Ross. lots and 10. hik -,
Meekex's second add. ssns lot 2. kiN
| II, Stewart sexsafh asla., TO Il. +.
Jacobs Sl-5; lets q and :, blk Il, and
! and ). blk Ii. stewart : Seventh a. 4
q, Henry Cox~well 81 Summer. Ss-a:
los Is. blk ~. stewards seveEta adj.
tn " ! Harxik. SiEa; lots I. > and 3,
blk rs. Ia 4. III. Ross. $50
Folso wlng are Knox & Ss-sen' :
ssanSsesioaS. Henry tsaHi, bots ; and
I. SIX 1, kaexs aid $50: ] X. Win
der. bots - ami IL. nix 5. A. J. Miller
sairsi aid, ssae: Jaases RsieSlry. lots
- and ls. &k IL, A. J.. Milier's taira