Hop prices in 1892 vs. today

Posted on April 16th, 2008 by John Little

Check out these stories published in 1885, 1892, concerning hop prices. Compare this to the
DEALING IN FUTURES BEGUN.; OPTIONS ON HOPS QUOTED ON THE HOP DEALERS’ EXCHANGE.
January 12, 1892, Wednesday, Page 9
Dealings in futures were begun yesterday at the Hop Dealers’ Exchange, when options were quoted on New-York State, Washington, Oregon, and California [...]

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Dec 07 update from Hopunion

Posted on January 24th, 2008 by John Little

My very good friend Brant (2nd place 2007 Mid-South Homebrewer of the Year!!!) wrote this summary of part of the Dec. 2, 2007 Sunday Session interview with Ralph Olsen. I haven’t gotten to listen to it yet, but Brant’s write up is pretty good, and he said I could post it here. Thanks [...]

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Early American Hop History

Posted on December 26th, 2007 by John Little

I came across this interesting bit of information on the Texas A & M website while reading about the current hop shortage.
Hops were introduced to North America in 1629. They were grown for domestic use in Virginia as early as the mid-17th century, and became an important crop by the early 19th century. In 1808 [...]

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