The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09
THE HOP MARKET.

Nuremberg, Ger, Oct. 11.-Arrivals
and transactions are increasing. The
amount of transactions for the week
ending October 10th, was 100000
bales. the highest of the year, al
though yesterday there was a holiday
which hindered the business. The
tendency is better for good qualities,
but owing to the rainy weather the
quality in general has diminished.
There were no purchases for eXpor-
tation worth mentioning during the
last week Today's quotations are as
follows, slightly higher than a year
ago: Market hops 61a to 9Ac per
pound.
London, Oct. 1O.-Business in the
new crop has been quite brisk during
The week, many large orders from
brewers having been filed and there
is a decidedly firmer tone, especially
IN respect to the best qualities. A
considerable parcel of East Kent
iw,ldings brought 1Sc per pound and
day Il similar offer for growth Of
I'amblings of a very fine color was
ade and refused. Other sales of
Hamblings have been effected at
bout 16c. A few pockets of very
,loice GoldingS required for cOmplet-
lg an order realized as much az
SIC, but it is not fair to quote that
es Il genral selling price. 1t is prob
Rble that after the rush is over the
harket will greatly improve and
arden so that holders, who have been
Elble to hold their hops, may realize
Spmething approaching what they
pnsider fair remunerative values. 1t
quite certain now that the late
6.1y nI fr;x 1n.
on of Off-cOlOr samples, while many
kill show evidence of disease. The
eather of late has not been favora-
ee and as a result, hops have deter
prated. Generally speaking, the har-
bst has been brought to a close, but
N many places it will go on for an
ether week. The prices made here
pr small lots of American hops range
t Zoe for New York state and lie
pr California hops.
JOurnal-Bulletin Neither export
aor home trade demand was sufficient
10 enliv6n the market. To the con-
lrary, buying interest generally was
anne and the prices offered were
hardly up to the level of those that
we're paid early in the week, except,
perhaps. for choice shipping quality.
AS Il whole, the market shows rather
weak tone, being more or less adj
versely effected by the faulty quality
of considerable of the supply that ar
rives as we'll as by light export in
quiry and Indifferent buying ON the
part of home brewers.
A letter from Chas. Whitehead,
dated Maidstone, Oct. 18th, says:
Hop picking is just finished-yery
late. / think the crop harvested Will
equal 640,0O0 cwt. to 65O.OOO cwt, and
10000 cwt. left on the poles not worth
picking. An unusual quantity is dis
eased and bad colored, and choice
hops will sooner or later be relatively
dcarer. Prices are slightly better the
last few days-from 5 to IL shillings
per cwt advance, especially for the
better kinds. The range is 40 to So
shillin9s for common sorts; 60 to IS
shillings for Goldings, Bramblings,
and good colory, well conditioned
samples. AS much as 80 to S5 shil-
lings has been given for very fine
East Kents-a few lots. Diseased
hops make 30 to 40 shillings. Much
of the German growth is injured by
disease and wet weather, and many
of the hops that come here are a
quality that finds no sale. Evidently
there are too many low grades, and
too few first-class samples both sides
of the ocean.