The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-16
THE HOP HARVEST
Picking Completed in the Puys
allup Valley Fields.
FARMERS HOLDING the CROP.
In One Yard at Kent the Yield Il Bettep
Than Last Yesr-Estimates OF Waah-
ington. Oregon ard California;

PUYALLuP, Sept. 16.-tspecial. l--Another week
has elapsed, and nothing has occurred in the
hop market to indicate what the price of hops
Is going TO be- Most of the growers are storing
their hops in the anticipation of better times.
Picking is generally over, although In the
White River valley there are about eight days
picking vet In several OF the larger yards.
As rule the hops have turned out much
better than was expected. What may be cons
sidered the banner hop yard OF the state IL
that OF the Puyallup Hop Company ne Kent
known az the Smith place. The yield this rear
Ia, il anything, more than last year. There are
over sixty acres in this yard.
The estimate for Washington 10 Still placed
ct o.0eo bales.
several articles which have recently appeared
in the Orsqonsaa have been oveFestimatsng the
yield OF that state. There will not be 15.00
bales in that state this season. 10 would also
seem that the Oregon grower has not yes
"eaught on 10 the idea OF baling from the kiln.
There is no doubt that the habit OF leaving the
hops for four or five days after they are dried
before halins has an injurious effect ON them.
The right way Is 70 bale them Immediately
they are cured. CALIFORNIA; crop is also over
estimated by the local papers The yield there
will probably not be more than 1900 bales,
making between 5000 and 5000 bales for the
entire Pacific coast, less than one-hau OF which
will be elassed as choice. New York VIII prob
ABLY nave Se,OUO bales or more, tne tlel1 ptihB
much the same as It was last year
The New YORK Commsreiai Bulletin OF Ssptems
Der says:
Small lots OF new state hops are arriving, most
of which 20 to the brewers on small orders, and
there is no regular price for them IL would
take an exceedingly fine lot 20 sell at lsc, some
good stock selling az 16lGf7c, and lower grades
down to lac. Recent samples show better quail
ity than was generally expected. Some lots
show little mold and not great deal Ut
strength, but other Erowths are bright, clean
free from mold and fairly strong. IL Is certain
that the crop win be of irregular quality, but
fair proportion of nice stock In looked Tor.
Picking Is now in progress on the main CROP
ard it needs favorable weather TO gather tho
hops IN good shape. Growers are showing dis
position 20 meet the situation and the offerings
are quite free for SO early in the season Early
IN the week there sales for export OF several
hundred bales OF choice state 1890 hops at i7c,
l7lsc and lSc, which seemed TO give the market
momentary steadinesx. But for the past day or
two there has been less call from that directions
and with duh trade with dealers and brcwert
the feeling is again rather easy; lie will buy
about the finest stock shown, while good To
prime brewing grades are Offering at lSnitc,
and fair quality has sold 81 lstei4c- Pacific
coast hops range about the same as state. Moth.
ing doing in the older growths The weather
conditions in England have been uufavorable OF
late, and the highest estimates recently given
are being somewhat reduced. Germany prom
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