The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01

Ieaoy Deen shipped, only 1000 OF the - ono bales
remaining In the warehouses 4, ri, .e,..s,.,
one-iourth OF the crop has been sbsy,ssd A..
9, london by E. Meeker 4 Co. Of puvalInn
ms ms urn mas sent six special trains. ranging
I'm ,ou..een 20 twenty-five ears, 10 New York.
.er. 70 London, some ofthem being
ssn. III TWO sections. They made the tyir ~
New York In an average of twelve DAYS and =,
1'luon IN thirty days Much OF the crop Is also
soiu olrect 10 the brewers in all narfs nj t,a
nised states, and is used for brewing rixed
with other growths
Inc picking OF hops has hitherto been the
1u.ulh occupation OF the Indians OF the whole
.a. .so NoIsu~ess from the extreme limits of
AiarAa 10 the southern line al Or
egon. They come In fleets of canoes .tar,sr.
nion1ns before the picking season begins and
nsning and hunting on the wav 50 that
the business Is not only soproa =,
considerable revenue TO them. INIT ;s varv
mucn OF pleasure jaunt There IL. however
80. s'eaoy increase In the proportion of white
ao. enpioyeu, partly because there is not
enough indian labor to pick the constantly IN
crcasing acreage. and partly because some grow.
ers prefer white labor. About one-third OF the
crop OF 1880 was picked by white people. and of
ehe o,ao plckers carried TO the hop fields from
seattle by the Northern Pacific railroad ooo
were WHITES. The growers are preparing 10 &C.
commodate white pickers by erecting barracks
=, sAeo ecnciuSntsf one LOT each family. F.
neskef 90. have erected such building 800
Ieet iong on their farm at Kent. Many families
OF white people migrate in a body to the hon
~, meios IN summer and live an almost open air
me tnere, making a prolonged picnic. while
earning good sum to tide them over the winter.
washington hops have steadily gained stand
Ing ~ the market since the first shipments were
maue 10 London in 1858. At 6rst it was only
possible to sell them after delivery Then they
were sotd on samples for shipment
rom THIS district. Finally, during the past
season, T. Meeker Co., the la gest
Shippers, were able TO contract sales of large
oiocks before the harvest. There are certain
growths OF German and New York hops which
Dear higher price than the Washington pro-
quot, but the larger percentage does not com.
mand higher price, so that the average price
OF washington hops is equal TO that OF the other
notable districts of the world. There has been
general Improvement in quality in this section
curing the last five years, owing TO better man
agement and more experience in the treatment
OF the vine. More hop-houses are also being
built, the largest in the world, with eight kilns
ana capacity of seven tons day, having been
built by Z. Meeker d Co. at Kent The Northern
Pacific railroad has built hop warehouse at
slaughter 24ox24 feet, in which an immense
quantity can be stored
The hop-growing industry has a favorable out
look Tor the year 1891. There are no heavy
stocks In the markets OF the world, and conse-
quently growers have a reasonable expectation
OF good prices. There will be slight increase,
about D per cent, in the acreage, aud there
would be more but that the appearance OF lice
acts as restraining influence on growers.