Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-10-14
GROWERS
OF HOPS
IN CLOVER
Shortage of Supply Stimulates
an Increased Demand and
in Consequence the
Prices Soar.
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Portland. Or, Oct. ti-Hof
growers are having their innings
with the prevailing quotations foi
tho Oregon crop at 25 cents pet
pounds. The average price last year
vas cents. In 1907. z cents aud In
1906, ~ cents The last high priced
year was 1904, VIII en- oregon hops
vent 10 81 cents. and away back In
1882 there were sales as high as
Si.25 per pound. In some respects,
the market this year resembles that
Of 1889.
Light crops all over the world are
responsible for the prevailing high
prices. The Oregon crop Is the
ughtest since 1896 The estimate OF
10000 bales for the years yield in
this state Is considered about right,
with Washlngton's crop az $4,000
last year. and California has about
$4,000 bales this year, compared
20 $4,000 bales last season.
II IN expected this year wilt
mark the hrst of series OF high.
priced crops. This year. the next
and possibly one or two more will
mean large profits 10 growers. At
ter that, because OF high prices hav-
ing stimulated production. more
hops will be grown than are need
ed. and the price will drop again
Preliminary arrangements are al.
ready being taken up for the big BIZ
snnial national convention OF the
Ancient order of Hibernians, witch
vii meet I'm Portland July 1924.
next year. This gathering OF the 4.
y. II. is expected 20 be a notable
Ona and Il ~ thought that II viii
bring no has than 10000 people 90
Portland, Delegates will be In at
tendance from all over the country
and many visitors beside. The Conn
mercial Club IL actively at work in
arousing interest IN the gathering,
and large parties from several states
nave already announced their inten-
tion OF visiting Portland at that
time and participating IN the con-
rontion.
A fast mail train between Chlca-
go and Portland that Will bring East
ern mail 90 Oregon In much less
time than Is now required has just
been put on by the Hartman lines.
The train viii carry no passengers.
and Will make the run between the
two cities in 60 or 90 hours. clip
ping from 30 to NJ hours from the
present schedule. In this way the
Hartman lines expect 10 meet the
shortened schedules OF the Hill roads
which have pat iu fast trains from
81, Paul 20 Puget sound
Ground viii be broken early iu
December for bis cement plant
near this city, that Is expected 20
contribute largely tO tho supply Of
this building material used in this
territory. The new industry will
Aave a capacity of 1900 barrels daily
az the start. with provisions for err
hrgod facilities later 10 will eos
$1,000 000. Tho plant viii consist
of i2 buildings, covering about II
acres, and will be located at OaNo.
90, short distance south OF tho
siiy II a. thought that the field
for conlent ia tory here Is mex
selied because AZ the conyep ,0t
source oi q, rHN Wu' a. and =
big market Tor the manufactured
product
Astoria IS In the limeught be-
cause of splendid building record
during the first nine months OF the
year. improvements carried on by
she municipal aud business interests
there during 1909 total over 81,
600. 600. This Is a splendid show
ing and with such a spirit being
shown Astoria's outlook Is very
bright