Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-29
A SURVEY OF TRADE.
Tropical Fruits and Fancy Apples
Active, Eggs Firmer.
SOUTHERN CROP PROSPECT BRIGHT
A Slow Week in Cereal Lines, With Corn
as the Exception.
ROG PRODUCTS SHOW IMPROVEMENT
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
SATURDAY, April q, 1889.

ApiAA ~ 1000.
In the lines of country produce there has
been an increase in volume of trade this week
over last. The old stock of vegetables has
been showed onto markets at nominal prices.
A Liberty street produce commission merchant
reports sales of fair article of old potatoes at
20c per bushel The time is close at hand when
new stock will be in full supply. Cincinnati
markets are already supplied with Southern
potatoes, and Pittsburg will be supplied by
next week.
The only question with holders of old stock
now is, how much can be realized? Another
week will bring the new crop to the front Ad-
vices from the South are that prospects there
for vegetables and fruit are unusually good.
The danger line is passed. with prospects of
new garden stuff extra good the old stock finds
hard roads to travel. The oldest commission
man does not recall the time when potatoes
were as low at this season of the year as they
are now. A marked feature of the week has
been the advance in choice apples. Ten days
ago apples were slow at 81, as the outside price
for fancy. The past few days the same have
been selling readily at So.
Tropical fruits have been moving out freely
the past week, and the drift is upward.
Eggs, too, give signs of firmness Supply has
been above demand for a number of weeks
past but this week supply and demand are
about equal
drop OF lc in Elgin creamery butter is the
only change of the week. The time has come
when, according TO experience of former sea-
sons. butter must have fall. So far it has
held up beyond expectations OF dealers. Said
a.1eading jobber of cheese, butter and eggs to-
day, 's0ur trade has been beyond expectations
through the week following Easter. and much
better than the corresponding week of year
ago. April has already made a much better
record than last April, with two good days still
TO hear from"
The tone of markets gives few signs Of i'm
provement the past week. Ingeneral there has
been a weakening in most lines. Corn has been
the exception. Shell corn is scarce and firm at
an advance over last weeks prices. Oats are
in supply beyond the demands of trade, and
prices have shown dropping tendencies all the
week. The same is in a measure true of bran
and hay. better quality of oats and hay has
been coming TO markets OF late than for months
past, but this fact does not serve to arrest the
downward drift. Receipts of cereals have been
larger this week than for a month past.
Flour is 25c per barrel lower than last Satur-
day and jObbers report sluggish markets at
the decline. Said leading grain operator: II
have had the lightest trade this week that
have had since the beginning of the year." A
this statement said: at is a darned good thing
your sales were light, for there would have
been loss on almost everything you could
have sold in cereal lines the past week"
Hogs and Hog Product.
Though receipts of hogs have been light at
Liberty yards, there has been downward
orlft in prices Pork packers complain that
the price of hogs has been too high all the sea-
son. and products too low. An improvement
IN markets for hog products is noted in the
past lew days
A representative of one of our leading pork
packing firms thus nuts the present situation of
ms industry: "We have learned. not to expect
much, and are not disappointed with the slow
ness OF trade There are signs of Improvement
IN the past few days Demand is improving.
put prices are unchanged. 1t is comfort to
Know that we are down to hard pan, and trade
Mess pork touched its lowest point for the
eeason IN ne fore part of the week. At
Snlcsso .ne Nay Quotation was Sl1 80. Since
then y ma advanced to sIi CO. All signs point
% better day Tor pork packers. There is
large room 1or Improvements before this i'm
portnnt INDUSTRY reaches a satisfactory basis.