Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-07
A REVIEW OF TRADE.
The Northwest is Seeking a Potato
Outlet in Pittsburg.
INTERVIEWING A ST.PAUL DEALER
Heavy Cattle Receipts Bring Buff Rides
to Lower Level.
HAMS AND SHOULDERS HAVE A FALL
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH, !
SATURDAY, OCToBER 5. 1889.

OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5. lSsS
There is little change in the general pro-
duce situation from last week, with the ex-
ception that potatoes are lower and quiet on
large receipts The shortage for week or
two has had the effect of bringing plenty to
the market, and all visions Of a potato
famine and fabulous prices have vanished
for the present. A member Of the produce
firm of Twohy Bros. & Co., st. Paul, whose
trade has been chiefly with New York, was
in our city to-day looking up the prospect
of placing potatoes with our commission
houses. He reports as follows concerning
the crop In the Northwest. SIN Minnesota
the potato crop is much better than last
year, and quality is all that could be de-
sired. A common yield is $50 bushels to
the acre.
Cheap Enough Up There.
'.After using the smaller potatoes for starch.
which is a leading industry in St Paul, the
selected stock, which you know is far ahead Of
that produced in the older parts Of the country,
is selling now on track at SOC per bushel. The
freight cost to this cityis about 23cper hushel."
One of our Liberty street commission mer-
chants, who was present at this interview, said:
"a number of carloads of potatoes were pur-
chased in Iowa the past week for 2lc bushel.
AS an illustrauon Of how our potato shortage
last week has called stock from unexpected
sources, shipment Of five carloads from Ports
mouth, o., was reported at one Of our commits
sion houses"
Our country is big, and with every variety Of
climate and SOIL and while In this section we
are short in the potato line, there is enough
and to spare at other points.
In Other Lines.
Dairy products have developed no new feat
ures the past week. Markets are active, but
prices remain unchanged
In fruit lines grapes appear to have the field,
and are steady in price. Choice apples and
tropical fruits are looking up as other fruits
wane
Cereal markets are practically as they were
last Saturday Receipts for the week vary
very little from last week. The talked-of rise
In -four failed to materialze, and, II any differ
ence. markets are easier. There is not little
cutting on our rates on the part Of jobbers.
All cereals must come up TO the standard in
these times in order to find customers.
The live stock feature of the week has been
the very heavy run Of low grade cattle at the
East Liberty yards, the largest Of the season.
The decline on all low grades was very large.
reaching as high as 40c per cwt in some cases.
The dealer who sold at the beginning Of the
week did the wise thing, since by waiting he
was compelled to come down, and pay good
feed bills beside.
The Hide Market
has been more or less depressed by the exces-
sive cattle supplies. Buff hides are of Nc, and
heavy steer hides are slow at the old rates. It
Is not easy TO bring calf skins to a lower
level, as they have been down to hard pan for
a year past. Prices below are furnished by
James Gallery & Co.: