The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-09-30

been run this year under the supervision
OF +. T. Miller. The yield was much
larger than usual and the quality is said
to be about the best in the valley.
The following hop contracts were filed
for record during the week: Josiah viii
son to II. F. Fox, l2,0O0 pounds at l0ta
cents, under date OF Sept. Is; David
Heaton to II. +. Fox, 5000 pounds at 10
cents, under date of Sept. 10; F. 2. Stone
and F. P, Stump to II. F. Fox, $500 at 10
cents, under date OF Sept. ii.
A great deal Of favorable comment has
been made regarding the systematic ar
rangement OF the large Indian camp on
the Hiscock & McCook place in the
Mckee valley. The tepees were arranged
in blocks with wide streets running
in convenient directions and the sight
was a very picturesque one, especially at
night when camp fire blazed out from
every lodge. On Monday night they had
q farewell jubilee and left well satisfied
with the treatment they had received.
The hop yard OF John Stone, in the
Nstcheez valley, is probably the only
place in the county where sl.25 per box
has been paid for the picking of hops.
Early in the season, when pickers were
receiving IS cents per box elsewhere,
those in this yard received So cents, and
the price here has always been little in
advance over other yards. Another pecu.
liar thing in this yard was when the sea-
son opened they had sixty.four white
pickers and no Indians. These condi-
tions were reversed, however, for at the
close of picking on Saturday there were
~ Indians and no white pickers in the
field.
Sonoms County (Cal) Democrat ::
There are at least 1900 pickers in the
fields. The cured hops are of the finest
quality. Picking will be through Sept.
Is. Twelve and a. half cents was re-.
fused Monday. Fifteen cents is ex-
pected.
Oneonts, IN. ", Herald: Hop pick
ing is over, and the crop is short from %
to 50 per cent but it is of excellent quail
ity. The price is firm, owing in large
measure to news of shortage abroad and
to recent news that the Oregon crop is of
inferior quality and will not exceed 40 900
bales.
The Gervais (Oregon) Star says: Most
Of the yards have quit picking, The re-
suit has not been fully ascertained, but
not one half crop has been saved. In
some cases only one third of last years
yield is reported having been picked. The
prospects are that strictly choice hops
will be scarce and valuable. Hops SUI
fer from the damp weather. We have
seen few lots that looked fine. 4 choice
hop ought to bring money and it will II
growers will keep their eye on the main
point and hold them.
Cooperstown IN. " journal: The
market is a strong and waiting one,
with the views of most growers and deal.
ers rather wide apart, and hence but few
actual transactions have taken place
Dealers here would pay Il and II cents
for really choice hops, while growers
generally are asking 10 cents, and some
would not sell even at that figure. There
is no question that the hop crop in this
I state, on the Pacific and in Germany is
short OF last year. In this country the
quantity of prime to choice hops is, from
all accounts, below the average; those
grown in Otsego county will rank among
the best, yet we shall have not few
bales of low grade hops.