The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-16
THE HOP MARKETS.
Lively Times 1t PuyaIlup-New York an
London Review.


London Review.
PurALLur. July Is The contracting for hops
SILL continues. Buyers and growers are to be
seen at al hours ON the street, either making
contracts or discussing she prospects of the CON-
ing crop. Seventeen and one-half cents is freely
paid for known growths, and buyers do not seem
10 experience much dsficulty in filing their
orders. The large amount of contracts at this
ume OF the wear 10 very unusual, but the farm.
ers having made little or nothing on last years
crop. are going to make sure OF something this
season. Hence most of them are contracting
portions of their CROP IL 10 understood that
about third of the entire crop has already been
sold under contract
NEW YORK MARKET.
Buyins has been on q very limited scale again
this week and the market has developed
weaker tone. Prices seem TO have been forced
little higher than the real situation warranted.
anG some OF the principal holders are now offer
Ing concessions In order 10 do business. Brew
ers show lack of confidence in the position
and are refusing TO buy beyond the most pres
sing needs Comparing the prices at which
hops can be bought today with the asking rates
OF a.week ago, we ind decline of fully / cent
per pound. The choicest lots of state SOS are
more easily bought than sold at Il cents Prime
quality Ii Offering at 20 cents Pacific coast
hops are quoted at from II cents 10 20 cents.
The latest report concerning the condition OF
the crop in this (New York; state, are that the
yards are looking well, but there Is nothing in
oicative OF more than an average crop. The
weather situation 10 not very suitable, and sew
eral growers are complaining OF Q lack Of
growth and development in their yards. Many
OF the new yards are poor this year Quota
tions State choice. 2@2lc; state good to
prime, I9G2oc: state common, 13G1Sc; Pacific
coast choice, 1920; Pacific coast common, IL
@l9c.
Bales
Ron asrfc Nax yrl~1 rtx
K ceipis for same rod last year 125,7H
Exports from Sept. to July 7.....-....... 2S.184
fE tx f f sane period last year. 5ss ssl
Imports for same period last year. S,3L5
LONDON MARKETS.
The reports from England are rather conflict
Ing but on the Whole it would seem that the
crops there are not doing SO vel as usual The
weather remains cold and wet and in many
var Is blight ana vermin are injuring the vines
In the Kent and Sussex districts the plantations
have made good progress. but fly and lice. par
ticu arly the latter are on the increase notw.th-
standing the washing which is being done.
The Worcester report is less favorable. ]. b.
Meredith Co. report that in the plantations of
this district there appears to be no diminuton
in the attack Of bl ghf, which has gradually In
creased. except where washing is done. until .
large portion of the vine in many gardens is
covered with flies and nits. Honeydew is also
apparent
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
The hop market is qniet bat very firm. with
the remnant Of the 1850 growth still advancing
The total imports of foreign hops into Euglang
from September /, 1889, to June IA, 1890, were
6sSsf bales: corresponding period last year,
Sl,34s bales. Total exports of British and for
eign hops during the same period this year,
1866 cwt; corresp ,nding period last year,
l2079 cwt
The following letter to the Kentish Observer
win be read with interest by hop-growers in
Washington; 81 have been into severed of the
well cultivated grounds, and find this year quite
an unusual state of the hop plant. Owing to
the rains and RAPID growth of the vine, ct first
sight one Ii impressed that all Is right and IA
vorable, Is the lower big leaves are in most in
stances clean. but on examining the new growth
the lice and fly are found fnnumerable. Whatthe
ultimate result In q few weeks time will be
none can forsee Unless an extraordinary
change takes place the outlook is becoming to
my mind serious"