The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-06-10

their appearance whenever warmer
weather comes. 1t is surprising how
rapidly the hop vines will grow when
weather conditions are favorable, as well
as filth. Quite an increased acreage was
planted to hops in this section as well as
over the entire valley.
Sundays Portland Orcgonian has the
following to say of the situation;
\ meeting of the board of directors of
the Oregon & Washington Hop Pool was
held at the Portland office. 235 Salmon
street Saturday afternoon. The mem
berS in attendance were: James Win
stanley and Otto Hansen. of Salem; Me
kinley Mitchell. Attorney w. w. Cotton,
J. r. Greenfield and II. L. Stephenson,
of Portland. p. J. Lynch. of North
Yakima. being unable to attend. The
object of the meeting was to canvass
the present hop situation. receive reports
from committees appointed to investi-
gate the crop outlook and market condi-
tions, determine upon the advisability of
advancing the pool price to 25c per
pound. as originally agreed upon, which
has been vigorously urged by many of
the individual growers since positive in
formation of the discouraging condition
from all the hop growing districts of the
world, and in general 20 Turiher the in
terests of the growers who have con-
tributed to the holdings of the pool.
James Winstanley, who is in con-
from all the hop growing districts of the
slant communication with all the grow
ers on the coast, reported 1850 bales of
1902 hops remaining in the hands of Ore
gon growers. 1000 bales in Washington
and 1000 in California. making total of
1880 bales remaining i'll the hands of
Pacific Coast growers. OF this more
than one half. or over 5000 bales. is al
ready controlled by the pool which is
being daily augmented by the addition
of others. so that the prospects are good
near future. He also reported that the
price of hops has advanced from Ike,
which was the market price when the
pool was formed to 22c, which was of
fered the board at this meeting for a
limited number of bales. but which was
promptly and unanimously rejected, as
there are no Oregon hops available at
present at that price.
\ committee which has been investi-
eating the condition of the growing crop
in Oregon reported the outlook as fol
lows: Salem district. onethird crop;
Aurora and Butteville district less than
onehaf crop: Silverton and Mount An
gel, one-half crop North lamhill and
McNlnnville. one half crop; Dallas. one
half crop; Woodburn and Champoeg.
less than one-half crop: IIillsboro and
Castor. one-half crop. The total esti-
mated yield for Oregon in 1908 can not
exceed 10000 bales. as compared to the
average yield of $1,000 to 10000 bales
These estimates were based on reports
from ten to fifteen yards in each dis
trict.
Numerous communications. kilograms
and cablegrams from this country and
from England We're read, showing the
present condition of the market and the
growing crop, all of which were uniform
in confirming the shortage of supply
both in English and American markets.
all of the l902's being practically clean
ed up except the few thousand bales on
the Pacific Coast, while the reserve stock
in warehouses, particularly in London.
are less than they have been for 100
years.
p. j. Lynch, of North Yakima. report
ed 1900 bales in that district, of which
300 are in the O. & w. Pool, and the
growers to a man are standing pat for
80 cents
A letter from A. J. Luce, New York,
stated that England is about to enter
the market for more American hops, and
that he had just shipped 200 bales to
London on orders, and another dealer
would also ship l7O bales more. He re-
ports the New York 1903 crop in bad
condition as a result of the unprece
denied drouth of As days without rain
fall, and with no indications of immed-
late relief, and that bets are being freely
offered that 40 cents would be paid for
hops before the 1908 crop is marketed.
The following cable. direct from Lon