Show HOP SHIPMENTS The Coast Grower Said to Be Much Disturbed Ditnrlcr SAN FRANCISCO March 27Hop growers and hop dealers have been very much disturbed by the contents of rY a circular letter sent out from London t6 English brewers copies of which lave been received here within the last few days sent by London factors representing Pacific coast growers and shippers The letter is one oVering what i represents as choice Sonoma hops 1S95 crop at a price much below what the bulk of the 1895 Sonoma crop sold for and what hops of equal quality are now bringing in the London market J is the universally expressed express-ed belief that the hops offered are not choice Sonma nor any other quality of Sonoma hoos of the crop of 1895 And there is practically conclusive evidence evi-dence in support of this opinion Nevertheless theless the fact that an offer of boos purporting to be of that quality at such a low price has a most demoralizing feet on the market < and makes it practically cally impossible to sell through mail or telegraphic prders at prIes which i o I the quality of the article should command i com-mand The firm sending the circular I agrees to furnish choice Sonoma hops at 22 shillings oer cwt and offers to furnish samples Circular says 285 bales choice Sonoma hops crop of 1895 have been shipped by sailing vessels from San Francisco and that the shipment ship-ment is expected to arrive soon I is stated here that no such shipment ship-ment of Sonoma hops has been made but that a similar number of bales of Sacramento hops worth 3 cents a pound less were sent by sailing vessels Anti Another NEW YORK March 28The World this morning says The American Grocer company in its own behalf and in that of < other creditors of the United States Bra zil Steamship company has begun a suit for 3500000 against Cols P Huntington George W Williams Charles R Flint consul to Costa Rica and the other directors of the company The complainant charges that the directors di-rectors increased the companys indebtedness in-debtedness to 3500000 while the capital cap-ital stock was only 1000000 The courts annulled the companys charter char-ter on August 17 1894 and appointed a receiver who could only realize 2400 |