The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-04

event, Whatever the price may be. as there
EVIDENTLY will be . foreign demand if the
luaiisy OF any portion of our crop meets
'nr requirements of the Engiis h markets.
crop IN Germany is reported good.
In. Inc oid proverbial saying holds good that
one can never estimate the German crop
until IL IS harvested, i" and the counter
part to this that we can never tell how the
from -
Inc dliflcuity in ascertaining the Ger
man crop lies in the fact that so large q
portion OF the crop is grown in gardens
ana harvested by families, where neither
tne acreage Is known or yield accounted
LOT. Alter the hops are picked and "air
oried In the lofts and the harvest is
snuea, then the German begins to sell to
ueaiers, who re-dry them, and not until
then can anything be definitely known as
70 the Herman crop. This does not take
place until October, when the yield is as
ship.
The case is different in England where
tne acreage is definitely known and the
yieio accurately estimated at harvest time,
ana dehnitely determined by the number
Oh pockets produced and packed for
market. The English "pack" (bale) their
nops at once as they are cured.
The appearances are that the English
ana winch will. as usual. leave deficiency
OF hops for home consumption and an
opening for the sale of foreign growths.
We are also informed that the '.hy" has
maze ITS appearance in nearly all the
yards, which means that it is more than
doubtful as to the quality of the hops.
rms by no means assures US that market
1ntii the relative qualities Of the various
districts are known.
1t is in this determining" of qualities
tnat the Importance Of samples and plenty
OF them, Is manifest. 1t is perfectly USE
less to attempt to do business without
them. 1t Is not sufficient that we submit
few samples of one or half dozen crops.
The English buyer wants to know what
there Is IN the crops Of the world before
he buys largely.
In this connection we invite our CORE
spoDGents to take measures to send US
early duplicate samples of their crops,
large ones. from several bales. so that we
may place them ION the boards" in Lon
don at an early date.
Our New York correspondent notifies US
that there is marked improvement in
the New York crop. and that it is now
estimated there will be as many hops
grown in that state as last year and that
the quality will be good.
Our most trustworthy report from Cali
fornia is to the effect there will be 10000
bales Of hops harvested in that state of
good quality.
In our report We class Oregon and Wash
lngton hops together. The growth of
each of these are 50 near alike, the flavor
so similar and their keeping qualities be-
ing precisely the same, we are justified
In placing them as one grade.
Both these districts are sorely infested
with vermin, and much of the crop threat.
ened with either entire loss or damage of
very serious nature.
We have estimated there would be 20
per cent. less hops harvested in the two
states than last year, to which it would
seem that majority of growers dissent.
We see nothing yet, however to change
our views from that of fortnight ago. and
yet believe there will be over 40. 900 bales
harvested in the two states. 1t is too early
to even guess what proportion of these
will be choice sound hops, but we will be
agreeably surprised if more than half the
crop will be so rated.
Summing up, 1t will appear that there is
no hop famine impending, as some inter-
ested parties would try to make US believe,
and yet. from all We now know, it would
seem unlikely that great surplus would
be produced.
There being nearly 100000 acres of the
hop districts under review, it will readily
be seen that very small variation in yield
to the acre. when summed up, makes q
very great difference in the grand total.