The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-30
MANY
EASTERN
BUYERS
Visit and Inspect the Oregon
Hop Yards
An Abundance of PickerS At
40 Cents per Box

Not for years have so many Easter
hop dealers visited the Pacific coas
as have had business here during tn
last two weeks only last week hal
dozen dealers from New York stat
were in these parts. Their prcscnc,
here, and the fact that they are nego
tiating for business confirms the re
ports of the shortage of the crop in tn,
Empire state, a condition that compcls
the Eastern brewers to look to Oregon
for their supply this year.
The hop market, locally is mac
tive. In fact no movement of any
kind is expected before the harvestinl
of the crop is well advanced Al
growers have contracted that will. ant
those who have not do not intend to
hence there will be no business until
the crop is ready for market
James Winstanley, secretary of the
Oregon Hop Growers Association, has
inspected a number of yards. and
finds them free from vermin He says
that he was misquoted in a Portland
paper recently, when he was made to
say that the Oregon hop crop this year
will amount to 100000 bales. He does
not believe the crop will exceed S5. 600
bales, which he considers a conserva.
tive estimate.
Growers confidently assert that
| there will not be shortage of pick.
ers. In fact many growers i'm this
locality have been obliged to refuse
applicants for picking already No
complaint has been made as to the cs.
tablished price of 80 cents per box.
that was fixed by the Hop Growers As
sociation. for picking. The shortage
In the fruit crop will make available a
great number Of persons for the har
vesting of the hops MIR Winstanlcy
viii begin picking on Wednesday of
next week Picking In the Iivcsley
yard will not begin until Monday. Sep.
tomber Sth. and by that time the har
vesting of the crop throughout the
valley will be general II the weather
Is favorable picking will likely be- I'm.
ished about September 2Oth.
Manager Morrison, of the Horst
Bros. yard reports conditions favor.
qhIa fnr "a u,,J yr,,, 80 H.. t,.. t......
Picking of the early varieties will be.
gin next Monday This company has
IS acres OF early hops on It's Riverside
properties, north Of this city. The
acreage is equally divided between
the Fuggles, Kent and Bramting varic.
ties. Mr. Morrison says there will be
an abundance of pickers To harvest the.
crop at 10 cents per box. as he has
engaged probably 100 pickcrs more
than he can use at that figure.
In New York.
The Wateryllo Times i'm It's issue of
August 22d says:
Picking of West Sendlings began
this week and NJ j. West shipped the
first bale of those on Tuesday. They
were grown on the old Winchcll farm.
Those who have Humphreys will be
gin about September LIST. This yaric.
ty promises to yield we'll The late
crop is coming along fairly well. al
though there is some fear Of lice
which were present in some Of the
yards to more or less extent An hope
Tor good weather to mature the small
yield that must necessarily follow.
Interest now centcrs mainly in the
crop so soon to be harvested. Latest
adyices from this state show yarl
able condition of the yards in differ
'nt counties; some localities are Door
and will not yield more than onc.thlrd
.rop, while in other sections the out
cok is better. Cool weather this week !
has not been favorable 10 a maturing
'f the hops and picking will probably
be- later than usual On the Pacific
coast the outlook is bright. and moth
ng has occurred 10 change the esti
mated figure previously given. Reports
rom England continue bad. Consery
awe people estimate the yield at 375.
100 cwts., and some estimates run
Town 10 100000 cwts The German
'rop Is doing so well that prices are
'eceding; offerings having been made
% brewers again this week at $50.
New York, There is talk that the yield
Fill be 10000 cwts. more than last
'ear The local market Is without
special features. Stocks are very
'mall and firmly held. some holders
'sk'ng more than we quote. but brew |
FRS are working ON stock that they |
bought much earlier In the season. and
which is lasting better than was OK
'e'trd, owing 10 the cool summer
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