The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-18

The Market is Strong at
Twenty Cents, and Will
Probably Range Above
for the Season

The local hop market Is holding ul
we'll. and % cents is the ruling figur,
for 1902 hops, with few sales report
ed. The stock OF old hops still IL
growers hands is light and what
few remain are held for higher prices
Enough hops are not held, however
to affect the market materially, moi
will they interfere with the expected
strong market for the new crop.
Contracting OF the new crop is
somewhat slack at present Twenty
cents a pound. and in some cases a
shade more is being freely offered
but farmers generally are not anxious
to tie up their crops. and the con.
tracts made are not very Numerous.
These prices Indicate a strong mar.
ket for the new crop, and hop grow.
ers will doubtless be prosperous this
fall
The yards are generally In excel.
lent condition, the new hops coming
out fine. Some Of the heavy grow.
ers report fine prospects for a crop
good in quality and exceedingly fine
in quality. Many OF the yards show
very little foliage, but the large green
burrs hanging In heavy clusters. GOV.
ers the wires. making a beautiful and
promising sight. Some OF the bot.
tom yards look 30 we'll that growers
are talking OF a0UO pounds per acre.
and even heavier yields are predicted
I'm exceptional cases. There are,
however, quite . number OF yards that
,.N 81 no. f.. he
a crop will satisfy some OF the grow
ers in old yards, but even here the
quality promises TO be exceptionally
good.
The growers are engaging their
pickers now, and some Of them have |
all the help they will need for the
harvesting OF the rich crop. Forty
cents a box is the prevailing price In
the good yards. while those having
poorer prospects are contracting for
45 and so cents. Some OF the grow.
ers are agitatiag the question OF pick
ing by weight. but this meets with
strenuous objection on the part OF
pickers generally as II Is understood
that In many places whore this sys.
tenn Is In vogue the pickers generally
lose. In the first place the hops are
placed In large sacks and left In
yards to wilt and dry until eventing.
when they are gathered and weighed.
and when this II done In the absence
OF the pickera. arbitrary deductions
are made on various pretexts. the
picker being frequently the loser 20
considerable extent. This Is not al
ways done. where hops are picked by
weight but has been the case In so
many instances. that pickeis who are
familiar with that method decline to
pick by weight here. and there Is
general opposition 10 this system In
the willamette valley yards
!. ID, Bralnard. OF Wateryille, N. Y
a member OF the firm OF Charles
Green. Son, Brainard a Co. extensive
dealers In hoss. arrived In the city
on the Albany local this morning. and
Immediately drove ont into the hon
yards to look over the situation and
ascertain the general condition OF the
crop. Accompanied by Squire Far.
rar his local agent. Mr.. Brainard left
for Independence AID Dallas. inspect.
Ing yards In Polk county today. and
tomorrow will see the Marion county
yards, leaving thence for the Wash.
lngton hop distrietS.
Julius Pincus the local dealer. left
this morning for the Puget Sound hon
districts TO look after the interests Of
Horst a Lachmund In thot section for
a few days.