Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-04-20
OREGON
Climate and Crop Review.
All Orchards in General Are Bloom
ing and Prospects Fine.

From the 18th to the 18th unusually
!. warm. clear weather prevailed. On
Saturday the temperature began
i, to fall. Sunday was cool, cloudy and
threatening; rain began Sunday night
and continues today. The rainfall
amounts to from one.to three-quarters
OF an inch, being greatest west Of the
Coast range Of mountains. The
highest temperatures occurred on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
when they ranged from 81 degrees to
90 degrees, being the highest on rec
ord for the month of April. The night
Of minimum temperatures ranged
from AZ degrees to So degrees. Light
frOsts occurred in the foothills on the
morning Of the 18th. The mean tenn
perature Of the week was GA degrees.
The marked change in the: weather
from that which preceded the current
week has had a most benificial effect
upon vegetation, and the warmth be-
ing followed by the rain of last night
and Of today, has been most oppOrtune.
The lowlands were in good condition
to work during the latter days of the
week, while the higher land was too
dry. Flowing and seeding were prose-
cuted with the utmost yigor, every
man and horse available were used,
working from fourteen to sixteen
hours day, to get in normal acreage
Of grain. Grass has good growth.
Garden-making has been very active.
Onions, lettuce, radishes, and aspar-
agus are Re coming very plentiful To-
matoes, cabbage, and cauliflOwer
plants are being set out; potato vines
are showing above the ground, and
corn is being planted.
Monday, the 18th, may be set down
as the date of general blooming wesl
Of the Cascades, for bloom for apricot,
has fallen and apple bloom is j1s
coming in. Lambing is about Uve
There has been about 75 per ceht o
the lambs saved. Sheep shearing b
commenced; the feeces are heavy. the |
wool is long and OF excellent stapl-. |
The prospects for all products were
never better.
The hopyards in thiscounty are all
making fine growth and the cond-
tions are fine for a good hop crop.
The hop men are generally smuch
encouraged and nearly all the old
yards that laid over last year are
again in shape and ready for traini ny
Recent advices from New York.
furnish the following description Of
the condition OF the hop market in
that center.
The business passing is still of very
small magnitude. Brewers have
called for some more Of their early
purchases and few lots have changed
hands between dealers, but nearly all
of the sales seemed TO be forced and
further concessions have been made.
The great scarcity Of strictly choice
Oregons has enabled holders to keep
the price steadier than for other
grades. A few sales were reported
during the week to cash brewers at a
little higher rate than we quote, but
At the close u cents seems TO be all
that the situation warrants quoting.
Leaving that quality there is drop
At once TO about lOl cents for best
state, and some prime Sonomas have
been sold at 10 cents. From that fig
ire downward it is wholly a matter Of !.
legotiation, and it requires strong
'ersuasion TO get buyers to look at
took. Pretty fair quality is Offering 4
t 7(as, and low-grade states are en- \
irely nominal; can be bought down to :,
cents or less. Receipts have been Y
lght for some time past, and the r
oldings here are very moderate, but 4
he inability to effect sales is the
ause OF the extreme depression. All
he country markets are low and
'eak, with growers making some eff
)rt to realize on the remaining stock ~ ~