Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-31
HOPS.
Prospects Good But Work Progressing
Slowly.

SLOWLY.
The present backward weather is
rather depressing to the hop men
and makes the prospects more gloomy.
w. II. Spaugh Of Harrisburg writes
that he has begun work on his q acre
%hop-yard and reports that the wet
weather has put -nearly all hopmen
far behind in their work, and should
1t continue much longer it will greatly
interfere with the general good pros
poets for hopmen. However it is
claimed by good h0p-growers that the
cold weather has been good for hops
as when they are too forward a late
freeze weakens the plants.
About all the hops that are being
contracted are by hopmen who want
just enough for picking money and
other expenses, but few are contract
ing the whole crop.
John Simpkins, Of Spring Valley,
says hopplants have wintered fine and
the late cold wet spell has been a
benefit but has put the farmers back
very much and will make them work
harder Every hopman is preparing
TO do better work than ever before. 1
have been offered 10 cents on contract.
Those 10 my neighborhood who are
able to do the picking will not con-
tract.
Gideon Welty who has leased one
of David Craig's %hopyards, was in
in town Tuesday, The hopyards
about Macleay are not worked much.
They have been cleaned up but no
blowing is done yet to speak of. Hops
are beginning to sprout.
FROM CLACKAMAs.
A Correspondent from Clackamas,
county says: hop-growers airs bestir-
ring themselves to encourage their
vines to give a good yield of hobs this
season. No hop yards ars being plowed
up. With hops and wheat active the
farmers expect to make prosperity for
themselves this year, if the weather
will permit, without waiting for finan-
cial legislation.
The Utica Herald, published in n
Of the hop districts in New York, says
that hop-growers are more inclined to
sell now, at 5@7 per Id. tnan they
were two months ago, when offered
l0c and 12c. One lot sold on Monday
at Bridgewater for sc. could have sold
for 12c. soon after harvesting. An
other lot on which 13c. was bid can
now be had for &c. or less. Still. some
farmers intend to increase their acre.
age THIS spring.
EASTERN QUOTATIONS.
The following reflects the condition
of the hop market on the Atlantic
side, as furnished under late date by a
New York review:
The movement Of stock into home
consumptive channels is exceedingly
light. Brewers seem to be reducing
their holdings of old hops more slowly
than was expected. and are totally in
different Is to the course of the
market. 1t is stated on the best
authority that there has been a ma
terial falling off in the consumption
of beer this winter, due in large part
to the poor condition of business gen.
orally. Dealers complain severely of
the long dull period, and do not APP
parently see much prospect of i'm
provement for awhile, they are,
Therefore, unwilling to purchase fur
ther lots ever though lower prices are
named. Exporters are forwarding a
moderate quantity of stock to Eng
land, Inc are making some additional
purchases in the interior of the State
at 1O(9lOic for best quality. 1t is diff
hcult to give very reliable quotations.
SO far strickly choice Pacific coast
hops remain in first hands that deal
ers ask 12f(a13c for them, but the
finest State would not bring over 1l@
1l4c, and most OF the stock is suffer-
ing for Loss
FROM MIMIC.