New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-31
nay. UOPS IND ONIONS.

SUMMARY or REPORTS RECEIVED FROM
DIFFERENT PARTS or THE COUNTRY
peports regarding tn condition and probable
v,.u 81 hav. hops and onions. 20 be published N
The American Agricultural Weekly" tomorrow
,nllc,t. a shortage in both hay AMI onions. white
the hop crop Is uneven. OF hay II says:
Mdsqmmsr d1ouih Played 'ad h1S9, YIN s the , RaH
aa. a' amounts 20 S1co tons contrasting last years
Goyenmn ngurg' WIN j hne rsm'' heTcgra
bry weather In June and July told on m nary
5s,G G ions nG ael ain e5oc ton, .t The
loss falls chiefly on the Central Stat's wh"r" tne
creosel their crop to 430Oco tons AMI during the
coming year their imports from other states VII
mir IRON Of about per cent may b, ne. I'm
a majority u cases 10y the small proportion OF N"
ions ,ont 10 the anomay OF nay shipments from
the eastern ,hiTa Of t thS un''ed States to the great
Iowa is in particularly poor SHAPE. WIN an aver
harley has been sown for late feed, and rye Tor
winter pasturage, Foreign hay Is now rSiI'ihs ~
ahle crop conditions In our Northern borders nave
extended into Canada. and the provinces WIN No.
This country. With such q decided shortage IN 80
many parts OF the United State It would seem s as
cured for such proportion OF the crop a is a'a"-
able FOR the market.
Regarding the onion yield. the report says that II
will be the smallest In many years. ana the quahty
Of the crop inferior. The onion growers OF ono
were the only ones reporting more favorable con
duion than last year. From all sections except the
Northern States where comparatively small acre
age Is raised. come complaints Of drouth' blsh'
and maggots The summary table o. the report
makes an average yield OF only i72 bushels an acre
against 2i3 last year The slight Increase In acre
age therefore, fails Offset for the further snort
age and the total crop makes under lU'"o BUSH
els or about 81 per cent less than the last w"
years and on.y no-haf much as the 1881 crop
Prices have upward tendency.
As to hops the report SAYS
The redeeming feature OF the hop situation Is the
fact that the supply OF Old hops on september IS
much less than for severa, seasons. OWING 10 lhe
proved shortage In the 1899 crop and the known fact
that stocks OF Cd a year ago were reduced. IN
New-York the situation Is peculiar throughout the
State; the average yield per acre IL less than ast
year but this r. Offset by the excellent CONDITION OF
the crop Neary al. sections have what Is known az
a top" CROP these hops are neary al al the Top OF
the poe and are Of extra quality. The season Is not
yet so far advanced that injury to the crop Is I'M
per pound for the new crop ana some are even Go
tracing that price. but the majority are inchei
to hod her n ye the area AMI pa. s G9
crop may be expected. oregon has large Sdln IN
acreage: Planters doubled the acr"1ge over that
Of last season. good yisd is promised ana iher'
Will probably b" a brisk market but at .ow prices
y cents buying neir.y everything. Washington
varies In its acreage and the VI Id also differs. rang
INK from top" and necessarily smi.. crops to large
vieds OF excellent quality. Wisconsin hops have
been Injured ny the almost unparalleled drouh. and
viii he OF No. / quality. Al present II looks az
though the market for new hops would point 20 ~
State. net to growers. England has a fair average
crop. and the same Is true Of Germany Dut Be
be just about equal to Commercial! estimates of con-
sumption.