Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-05-04 | Page 14 | Legal Beer Makes Hops Prices Soar

Legal Beer Makes Hops Prices Soar NEW YORK May 4 UP up since Since legalization of ot beer a shortage has developed in the worlds world's hop crop and prices have risen from to 1200 per cent Brokers today revealed they were striving to fill orders to the extent of ot contracting for the entire crop now jn in growth At le least Ut two years are required to produce a a. crop of hops In the United Stat States s the biggest producing area is the west wet coast H Hops ps also are grown in Ia England Bavaria ria and Czecho Czecho- Slovakia Before beer domestic hops hop's brought 19 cents a pound Today t they were selling Jelling or l cents cent