Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-20
FEATURES OF TRADE.
Cereals Are on the Advance and
Hides Tending Downward.
GARDEN STUFF A DRUG In MARKET
Wet Weather and Bad Roads Adverse to
Some Lines of Trade.
POTATO SUPPLY NOT UP TOTHE DEMAND
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
SATURDAY. October Is, 1890. :
In cereal lines it will be seen by reference
to domestic market column that receipts of
grain and hay for the week have been the
largest Of the season. During the week 372
car loads were bulletined at the Grain Ex-
change, making a daily average of 62 cars.
Receipts of oats alone amounted to 106 car
loads for the week. Notwithstanding heavy
receipts oats advanced about &c since Mon
day. No. selling readily at SOC on Friday
and Saturday. At this price sellers could
not replace their stock.iShell corn is very firm,
and, in fact all cereals show up stronger than
at the beginning of the week. Hay is quiet
wretched condition of country roads, which
prevents the bringing of it TO market.
In Produce Lines.
The situation has changed very little since
last Saturday. Vegetables of all kinds con-
tinue dull and weak. Killing frosts have been
withheld two weeks beyond the average time
of appearance and tomatoes are unhurt.
Turnips, carrots. onions, cabbage and beets,
pumpkins are drug in the market and up the
Allegheny Valley the pumpkin crop is reported
to be the largest on record.
Potatoes have been in light supply all week,
particularly choice stock. 1t has been next to
impossible to get good article of potatoes in
our market for several days The commission
h.
have been condemned in the railroad yards be-
cause OF dry rot and many shippers have not
been able to get enough to pay freight bills.
Full supplies from Michigan are on the way.
Our home raised potatoes are not only small in
size but few in the hill The looked-for rise
in grapes did no: appear and they are plenty
and cheap as ever. The first of the Catawba
crop was received within few days and mark
cts will be well stocked in this line
for a few weeks. At one commission house
it was learned that carload of grapes was sold
every day of the week. The first of the new
Florida orange crop arrived within a day or
two. Quality is very fine and demand good at
So per box. In the lines of dairy products we
notice an increasing firmness as to New York
cheese and fancy creamery butter. Ohio cheese
is unchanged and low grade creamery butter is
slow. There has been an improvement in de-
mand for country butter since the beginning of
the week and prices are somewhat higher
Strictly fresh eggs are in very limited supply.
and markets have been tending upward for
some days.
Provisions and Groceries.
At last the provision market feels the effect
of the heavy receipts and declining prices of
hogs. and to-day the packers of Pittsburg
agreed on lower priced hams, shoulders and
lard. The wholesale grocery trade has been
quiet for the week past and volume of business
lighter than usual. The factis due in measure
to wet and bad roads. There has been no essen
tial change in prices. 1t is not often that sugar
continues so long without change as has been
the case the past few weeks. Teas are not so
active of late. but prices continue firm.
Hides and calf skins have declined from Il
to 15c per pound the past week. Prices of light
hides are now only &c per pound above the
10 est point touched a year ago. The declin-
ing market appears when quality is at Its best
for the year. The lastmonth and the coming
month cattle are in good shape, and the hides
are clean and plump. and hence are most de-
sirable. In spite of this the situation is in
favor of the buyer all along the line. The
greatest decline has been in buff hides and calf
skins Heavy hides have, however, Joined in
the downward movement, and are Hc lower
than last SATURDAY..