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Show HOPS SHIPPED TO LONDON. Largest Shipment Ever Made From Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 2S. One hundred hun-dred and forty thousand pounds of hops, the largest shipment ever made from this city this year, were forwarded to London today. The hops were bought during the past week at an average price of 304 cents per pound. They amount to 715 bales and make ten carloads. car-loads. At tho present time there Is left only 15,000 bales in tho hands of tho original owners, and in view of the constantly con-stantly advancing prices an effort Is being be-ing made to form a pool under agreement agree-ment not to sell for ninety days. |