The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-30
THE HOP MARKETS.
Eighteen Cents at Puyallup-New Yorl
and English Crops Good

Eighteen Cents at Puyallup-New York
and English Crops Good.
PuYALLUP. July 29.-The local market is quiet.
Several OF the buyers beuxh, small lots within
the Psst few days al isc There was tendency
70 . drop in the market but no sales were made
at less than the above quo;ed price Farmers
are busy preparing for the coming crop, proeur-
Ing pickers, looking affer hop cloth and the
ether requisites which have all to be on hand an
soon a. the crop is ready. 1t would be we'll, too.
for the growers in outlying stricfs to see that
they have enough pickers secured in advance,
as on account OF the abundant yield there no ay
oe scarcity OF pickers when the hons are ripe
Last year there were more seeking employment
tnan there was work for, and many who did n
get work then will not seek IL this year. SO that
there Is likely 10 be somewhat Of scarcity.
The farmers OF Washinetop and Oregon would
90 well to be cautious to whom they sell their
hops, AZ some home and Enelish firms issue cir
markets and asking the growers to consieu
Growers should be sure of the responsibility of
the parties to whom they hand over their crops.
NEW YORK MARVEL
There have been comparatively few sales Of
1883 hops on this market within the past eight
days. Local interest appeared to be very tame,
although several dealers reported fair sales to
brewers 81 prices quite rs high rs any that b ave
been obta ned previously this month. Early in
favorable weather caused quite little spurs in
the market One or two shippers we're buyers
OF choice states at 21c IL &c and 22c and enough
were taken to give the market quite strong
tone. The later advfces from England how
ever. being more favorable, the buying and ex.
porting was somewhat checked, and ii is more
difficult to do business now Crop reports from
the state are generally favorable. In Ofsego
county and q few other points the vine In weak,
but in Madison and schohsrie counties there is
q strong growth, and the vine 10 branching out
we'll Following are the latest quotations:
State, choice U@22c: state good TO prime. 100
20c; state, common to fair, 1s0lSc; Pacific coast,
l3ta1sc; CALIFORNIA;, choice. lSg2lc; Germans
and Bavarians. 26@2Sc.
Bales.
Receipts on the New York market from
september 70 July Is were .---...-.... 9o.7i5
Exports from September / to July Is. Is SIC
Imports o from s September to July is i5 ss
same period last year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o,Slo
ENGLISH CROP NEWS
The latest cables from England are generally
more favorable than one would suppose possible
after the very severe weather which prevailed
over the southern and MIDLAND counties OF En-
gland during the middle OF July. Especially in
the hop districts has 1t been boisierous, and as
4 correspondent says, sic was one of the cruel
Der in the mouth Of Ju y-encugh to break the
farmers heart as he saw his smiling cornfelds
beatan down by the pitiless rain, his hay spoil
ing and his hops being banged about and sat
urated with cold RAIN
Another reliable English correspondent says:
Every one knows IL at vermin multiply under
uncongenial conditions of the atmosphere. such
a. prevailed in the last ten days: and also every
one is conversant with the effect that fne. hot
suns produce. And yet with this unsatisfactory
state of things, with the certain prospect Of .
smalt crop. and with the still more certain
knowledge Of the present scarcity OF hops pur-
chasable, the market does not respond to the
situation only In the most insignificant degree.
.One 81 the worst effects OF the pres.
ence OF aphis in July 10 that it prevents the use
OF the sulphurafor-at least II should do so. but
unfortunately IL occurs that some few mex
peaienced planters actually apply sulphur to de-
sfroy the yerinin. with q result that they never
commit such fatal error seconi time. 1t is
certain death TO the crop to put sulphur on
when lice exist. Sulphur is used. or used 10 be
more than it is now, TO keep any partic ular
garden required for late picking in reen
state. THIS is found to be very injurious, and is
A habit that should not be followed"
Total imports OF foreign hops into
England from September to July
were. 80 . oe,tr1o ga CO
same period last year s., 6U9 bale
Total expor;sof British and foreign
hops up 10 May 81 were. lS,6o5 cwts
Same period last year .---....1zo's cWts