The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-08
BUYING THE HOPS.
Exporters Gathering in the Last OF Puy-
siIup Valley Crop-Hints to Growers.

PUYaLLUP JAN Especial IA. c. Campbell
recently bought 164 bales of hops from Frank
Bison, of South Prairie; IS bales from j. Hold
der, of the same place; los bales from Harrison
Il Mccarthy, OF sumner; Is bales from IF. B.
Kelley, OF Puyallup. and II from Fl. Crockett,
ali OF which have been received On Wednes-
day last four car loads OF these hops were
shipped to London. This firm has plenty OF
orders and is offering l. to 10 cents The last
named price IL for choice hops there being only
three iots in tic state, 10 Hr. CampbelFs knowl-
edge, which he would pay that price for. 1t
would appear that the bulk of the business of
hop-buying had already passed j. Meter, rep
resenfing Philip Wolf & Co.. hop dealers in San
Francisco, recently paid visit to the
Sound country, ard his presence here
and the reports OF other firms dealing
In California would intimate cleaning out OF
the hops In California and 1t is estimated by
competent persons that not over 5000 bales re-
main ia Oregon. II ia now said that the hops
arc well cleaned out from this immediate vicin-
tty, but that there is quite quantity left over
on White river, <and thus far two firms have
handled the bulk oil the business IN Pu1aliup.
The market has been weak ever since starting,
with continued downward tendency which
has induced growers 20 sell fast enough and in
such quantities that there has been no need OF
advance in price to tempt them to SELL The
highest price paid was q cents, and that for
only three choice small lots. For choice hops
10 cents is now offered. One firm has no orders
TO I'LL and has had none for some time. while
another firm is not limited as 70 quantity pro-
viding they can buy certain grades for certain
price&
One thing ID would be well for the growers to
note, that is. the two firms who have done the
greater share OF the buying this year have done
so for the London market, so that the hops have
been shipped directly TO London from here al
ter the sample has been placed upon the boards
of the London market and received the bid.
This market always calls for the best hops,
which must be matured, cured and baled
cording TO certain rules which bring results
dear tn the Britisher's heart. who thinks be IN
derstands all there is TO be known about hops
An unprecedented fact 10 that the bulk of our
hops were sent to .he London market this year.
Another thing to think about Is that the Oregon
grower receives about cents moro per pound
for his hops than the Washington growers, with
buttew exceptions, but just enough 70 prove that
a. good hops can be raised In Washington as in
Oregon, spite Of tho difference in latitude aud
perhaps the presence Of more vermin last year.
This was evidenced by the crop OF J. Fernandez,
raised last year within the corporate limits of
PUyallup, which received a bid in the London
market as high as any Oregon sample, which is
positive proof that We need not be behind any
state. But the buyers In the London market object
strenoasly to purchasing vermin along with
their hops, as they know they are not Obliged to-
English yards have been infested with verrnn
for years, but the growers have learned to fight
them theoretically and scientifically, with the
effect that no vermin is left TO appear IL a
sample. For this reason English buyers have
no use for a sample showing traces of vermin
Ezra NJ. Meekei & Co. received a cablegram on
January from London. which reported the
market quiet This firm has not purchased any
hops Tor the past week.