Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-12
CROPS.
The Situation In Oregon
EVERYTHING Favorable for a Fine
General Crop.

hop prospect this year is better than
he ever saw it at this time OF the
year. The crop is very forward and
thrifty and IL nothing prevents one Of
the finest crops of hops will be picked
that was eyer picked In the William
cite valley. The yards that are being
cultivated, that were not worked
last year, are not making as gUOd a
showing as yards that were cultivated
last year. The acreage Of fall wheat,
in the vicinity of St. Paul, is smaller
than for years, but large amsunt of
spring grain is sown and is looking
very promising. The fall sowu grain
is in good condition and he looks for
fine crop.
H.C., William. E Il. and H. A.
Wells, Of Marion county have con-
tracted 800 pounds Of hops to be har-
vested by them this year, toS. Ramsey
& 60. of Seattle. The price to be paid
is g cents per pound.
HOPS.
The following review Of the hop
market in the east is clipped from a
New York circular.
Dealers still seport an exceedingly
dull trade so far as new business is
concerned. They have been making
fair deliveries on early contracts, and
these hops, along with old stock that
brewers had on hand, have removed
the necessity Of important fresh pur-
chases. There has been much discus
sion as to the amount OF stock brewers
are using in comparison with last
year, and tits pretty generally con-
ceded that requirements this winter
and spring have been less than usual
because Of q lighter cosumption Of IL
quors. However that may be, the call
for supplies has kept constantly below
what have seemed to be light offerings
and values have been shrinking ever
since the turn OF the year. At the
present writing quotations are still
more or Hess nominal. Occasional
sales Of strictly choice OregOns are
making to brewers on usual terms at
III "a l2cents and of finest States at
10 cents, bat to effect sales on the open
market less money would have to be
accepted, while for common and me-
dium qualities almostany reasonable
bid would be considered.
Exports are small, and inquiries
from abroad few. State 1896 choice
hops are 9cv lb; good to prime, ,i7(9sc.;
common to fair, 4i69efc.; Pacific coast
1895, choice, HOLT c.; good TO prime,
S@9ic.; common to fair, 6(97lc.; State
and Pacific coast, 1895, 3@5c.; old'2iC9
3teents:
During the past week the tempera-
ture has averaged 8 degrees higher
than during the preceding week, the
mean being Sc degree. Light frost
occurred Saturday morning In many
localities. The amount of sunshine
was about normal.
Conditions have been very favorable
to the growth Of vegetation. The
frosts Saturday morning were not
heavy enough to do any damage. All
crops have been planted except corn,
late potatoes, and buckwheat. Oats
sown In February measure from SIX to
ten inches In height. Barley ishead-
ing out. Fall and winter sown wheat
and oats, have excellent growth and
stand. Unusually fine grain pros
pects. Corn is above ground. Early
potatoes have vines six inches high.
Clover aud Timothy are very heavy.
The cutting Of alfalfa will soon begin.
GoOseberrles aud cutfants are large
enough to use. Strawberries are
ripening. The Dalles Is 200 miles
north Of Roseburg, but had the first
ripe strawberries this year, on the
Sd inst. Some report dropping Of
cherries and Italian prunes. princi-
pally from Columbia, Multnomah,
Washington. and Yamhill counties
II one-tenth OF the fruit natures, the
trees win be laden. Hops are making
good growth. The pasturaQe has