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THE HOP. 



HOP CROP OF THE WORLD. 



a American Agriculturist's preliminary estimate. This journal is an 

 accepted authority on America's hop crop, but It frankly admits that 

 this crop is one of the most difficult to report upon for obvious reasons. 

 The figures of eacli crop are subject to final revision at the close 

 of each year when data are available of the interior and foreign 

 movement. 



HOP CROPS AND PRICES. 



This table shows, for many years, the bales of hops produced each 

 season in the United States and in Europe (including England), the 

 total constituting about 95% of the world's supply. It also gives the 

 number of bales of each crop exported from the United States, and 

 the imports of foreign hops into the United States, with average yearly 

 United States export prices and Hamburg import values. 



a Average annual export value (in cents per Ib.) of hops shipped 

 from the United States. & Average annual value (in cents per lb.)of 

 all hops imported into Hamburg, Germany. H, Highest average an- 

 nual import value of hops imported into Hamburg, during the period 

 noted; L, lowest, c Observe that the year given is that in which the 

 crop was produced. 



Hops consumed per bbl. of beer: United States, 1 to iy 4 Ibs.; Eng- 

 land, IVa to 2V 2 Ibs. jGermany and elsewhere, % to !% A barrel of beer, 

 U. S., contains 32 imperial gallons, or 31 gallons net. 



Gross weight of a bale of hops: United States, 185 Ibs., legal tare 

 5 Ibs., actual tare 7 to 9 Ibs. ; foreign hops imported into United States, 

 350 to 600 Ibs. per bale, averaging 430 Ibs., with a tare of 14 Ibs. 



