The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-31
Large Firm Believes
They Will Get
Cleaner Work
reports From Several Coun-
ties and Market In New
York and London
Strong

The picking % tait yc1r's crop %
hops is nov unEcr way ta mAny yards
in the valley. aad viii have eonHeuc.
ed in all before the end q ths week.
Pickers have gone out from thls city
by hundreds and the camps a. the
several yArds are bexinning 10 as
sumo a lively appearances. ALLIED uith
a happy crowd. composed largely q
families who are ont. not oaly to earn
money for the winters needs. bat 10
enjoy an outing as well.
The puce OF picking was a few
weeks ago. fixed at 30 cents per box
In yards where the crop was a heavy
one. and at so cents where the yield
was light. Some OF the larger grow
ers. however. have raised TO 80 cents
per box. and II is believed that all OF
them will pay this price. II. J. OF.
tenheimer. who has 200 acres OF splen.
did hops in Marion and Polk counties.
annoanced yesterday that he would
pay 80 cents. but that he would re.
qulre good, cloan work 20 be done
His crop win be a heavy one, and as
his yards have been twice sprayed,
there Is no sign OF lice or mould. He
reports that pickers nre plentiful and
that the Oregon crop. estimated at
from $4,000 to so 900 bales. promises
60 be one Of the most valuable over
produced in this s.atc.
The Eugene Guard reports the rale
OF crop OF hops there on Saturday.
as follows: ~ 70. Dunn today pur.
chased the seavey crop OF Fugglo
hops. the early variety. consisting OF
SO balos. or about 1000 pounds, for
~ cents per pound II this price /
keeps up the hop growers will have
another prosperous year"
Tho Brownsville Times says OF the
hop picking near thas place:
"Tho appearance OF lice has caused
some Of the growers 70 commence
picking little earlier than they
would othorwiae have dore. Louie
Bond will commence picking in the
Hausman yard next M'nday; JOS,
Hume viii begin Wednesday; Moyer
a Millisan win commence ON Thurs.
day Tho price OF picking has not !
boon dcnaitoly settled az yet"
Tho wNtorville IN. ~ Times and ,
Hop Reporter Of August 21at says OF
local conditions IN that hop district
"Wc regret that we cannot say |
that lice tav, left tho yards and that
the vine generally locks clean and
fresh whilo 1hla Is true OF some
yards. since the hard rain OF wednes.
day, thoro arr sim others that do not
got free from the vermln, Some OF
thom have turned black and honey
dew Is quite prevalent While theret
are few yards thls way, Il Is a
source OF elcouragemcnt that the ma.
jorlty are rot thus nneoted, They
may have fow lice. bu, the damage
thuo far Is slight With favorable
weathor good many good quality
hops will DO picked There have
boen no lNlcs STAGE Parks Terry aold
bis growth Of sS bales at 20 cents
Some Of the growers Of tho early va
rloiios are getting ready TO begin
picking next wosk."
Tho n Y. Journal and Bulletin of
August sOth says of tho market;
"The hrr, hale OF 1908 New York
state hops vea reoolyed IN the city
ON Wednesday. The quality was
choice, ana Il was sold to the Bern.
helm a SehwartE brewing company
Of New York City At 80 cents. The
hops wore shipped from sherburne.
NJ " London cable advlees report
arm aud advancing market for Pa.
cine Coast hons, and reported a sale
Of oregons IN transit 10 that market
al a price showing an advance OF e5
cents cwt from the lowest hgure
touched on the reccnt deyllne Con.
tlnental markets continued 10 be re.
uortsd as holding Arm"