The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-10
THE nor OUTLOOK.
- ~ he First Circular - ne ss

- ~ the First Ciseulas q he ssa-
ruyALLuP. March a-Ths following cir
enlns. the first Of the new season, has been
keusd By Neeker d Co. to the growers Of
Warrington and Oregon:
n hop season Of 1890 for Oregon and
Washington hes virtually closed. Len than .
1ooo bales ars lelt unsold In the two states, and
within month the busy notes Of preparation
lor the new crop Of $50 will b heard al along
ne linz.
The ssason just ended has been unaaeisisctory
, he growers II the world. WHISTLER In Europe
= America Tho English growers OF many dis
etces have met with heavy Losses. while those
= New Yosk havs MOI been much behind the
Hnglish In their discourassmsnt In the two
eeaeee under review. while the outcome vas not
- dlnaetrous. yet there hes no< been much 70
eoeoafaee The growers except the faith that
~ IN them nom the comparative results OBJ
htnsd Steadily Increasing for the past
Dvea yeafs. the quality Of our Oregon and
Washington betles gFowths have been appre.
eaaoed on the Enflish market until our direct
- has assumed large proportions, attracted
universal attention and has nnaily controlled
oevalue9 4 prominent New York dealer sald
= ~ writer Of this. tAat had II not been for
- hseign demand for -FOUR hops the price out
~ tWashington and Oregon would not have
"a I've cents pound" and which we add. We
eo1eve 70 BE- RuA IL = needless 10 multiply
vcede upon this ~ oil well know that where
No parties are bidding for the same article.
0af ~ sallef holds the vantage ground. The
English demand ~ 10 quality IL entirely moro
aesine than he's been the case In the Ameri-
- nashet nevertheless . firstclass export hop
w always ind more ready market In vast
1eutV q American breweriss than other
hss<f avv bar
- 0oeoughly cured. baled hot. DIM
eseaay AFTER carinsl packed whole and not
seauy pressed balea Notwithstanding
- pride We must necessarily chronicle
1Seh u the Oregon hop. In growth, IL fully
O9a oeas bsst WaahinEton gruwths. aud We
s0yfa come cases better. Nevertheiess.
sveel pam past the 'orsgons," - . class.
n4 uodespoid the "washingtons," o. . class.
u haye ben entirely les satisfactory than the
~ ~ 10Th dealers and consumer. having
- Uliahls, !" - the phrase coca very
1neea Improvement was noticeable in the l.st
- new, with . little iudicious manage
- - ossgon growers may run = neck race
NleaosiU at quality with the wsshtngtons
VII y bensoctal 10 both. For Be IL under.
oos osee two great districts With their
E1Q Ct climate must Of q necessity, With
49, management produce Substantially
- Quality, and combined IL one Of the
nsuidAhle competitor for the wosld's
- With the older hop region.
nave mistake Of our hcpxrowcn has
~ - " building Of large warehouses and small
~ ne true ccursc now 10 pursue, il a far
senoAhie. 10 turu this extra warehouse
~ no drytng room. lower the temperature
eenns process, and store IN the bale
a9 81 once direct from the floor. We
- u the matter, not only from the books
mswtse from the chapter Of large expert
= ear own and the ohservasio of the ex.
- al others In like climate 10 ours the
"a s'sal vhets al growths are 10 packed at
- = cured.
- surprise. With reports of enormous
in Europe. and with . sincere belief
=. eonsaniers. dealers and growers alike In
1ssh % these reports. no weades the market
- aad prices run low. anti facts were
Nopsa and theories brushed aside
ssson taught again and again that
80 can foresesi the future Of the hop mar.
- been verified. and shows the folly of
~. % the tnsetsrsie bear cf ire market
hsard year after year. Nevertheless.
- mvssessie holders may well beware. else
n = Mturs' - IN the past, they viii certainly
u their prerheeies
estiook 10 hopesai 10 the Oregon and
nSsoa growers that con and viii take
49,. 49, Of their crers. because OF the Ger
- q me crop. ana 10 which can BE- added
we known natural superiority Of the
s,osA In this climate.
@nmend these facts 10 the growers with
NmArs shss such a. cannot. or vii not
N 70 rss only the hest quality % ne mar
sae quicker be sess Gus OF the business the
~ VIII he iaear. and 10 those thai can
- VII produce the standard Quality. their
4 ~ Is - sase - any branch OF agriculture
aeltAer state.
market here the last three weeks has eesn
- aasaiL Erewess not besns aaxicus 10
- ~ dealers not showing aay anxiety % bay
49, nave come in len frequently partly ea
~. q the small stock knovn 20 Be iefs
- - eAfay ewing 10 the fsef that the price
NE ssovsfs nov seems high 90 The
nstaA market ios The psss sAissy days