Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-16
THE rATH OF EMPIRE
In Live Stock Lines Steadily Moves
Toward the Great West.
SHEEP RAISING NO LONGER PAYS
In Western Pennsylvania as II Did in the
Years Gone By.
TRADES AND POLITICS In ENGLAND
SHEEP RAISING NO LONGER PAYS
TRADES AND POLITICS IN ENGLAND
OFFICE OF PITTsBURe DISPATCH !
TUESDAY Anril TX ISQO (

TUESDAY, April l5 1890
An East Liberty stockman who has Just
returned from trip to Western Ohio furn-
ished some live stock items which will, no
doubt, be of interest to large constituency
of The DISPATCH. He said: Through
the section of Ohio west and northwest OF
Crestline holders of cattle who are able to do
so are disposed to hold on to their stock, in
the hope of obtaining better prices than can
now be had. There is little disposition on the
part of proprietors of stock farms to take
their stock to market Rather than take
their cattle to market at present prices they
are disposed to take the risk of lower prices
later on. The past winter has been a bad
season for the handling of stock, and the
feeling among stockraisers generally is that
they must have higher prices than now prevail,
in order to let them out Those who are able
to do SO are keeping their cattle from the mar
ket in the hope of better prices.
Most of the sheep through Ohio, SO far as l
could learn. are in the hands of large owners
who can afford to await better prices. The
reason for the great scarcity of sheep in our
markets is that owners are holding their stock
until after clipping time, which Will be In May
The outlook for sheep is much better than for
cattle through Western Ohio, owing to great
scarcity of the former The number of sheep
in that section is not less than % per cent below
the average this season, and as wool is on the
advance there is disposition on the part of
owners to hold stock until after clipping
time. Two to i've years ago wool was sold az
20G25c per pound, while for the past year the
price has been from 2SGS5c per pound. found
wherever there was public sale of sheep they
brought outside prices showing the confidence
that the drift of markets was upward.
Cows More Profitable.
MANY farmers who had large flocks of sheep
a few years ago have found it more profitable
to raise cows and sell their milk 70 Pittsburg
markets. Besides the borers for oil have
broken down fences. and in many cases have
made it impossible to furnish the old-time ac-
commodaIlons for herding sheep. One thing
is sure that sheep raising in Pennsylvania has
seen its best days. And this industry finds il
necessary by the march of events 10 go West
and grow up with the new country"
A Butler country drover, who pays weekly
visits to Herr's Island stock yards talked to-
day in precisely the same strain the member
from Ohio Said he: Through Lawrence and
Butler counties where / have been buying
sheep and lambs for a matter of 20 to 30 years,
have never known them as scarce as they are
this season. great many farmers on my beat
who in former years kept from loo TO 800 sheep
have abandoned sheep raising entirely. / am
confident that not one-tourth the number
raised three or four years ago will be raised
this year in my territory.
In the past week the Minnesota and Dakota
Touring mills showed decline of 1S5, ,S13 bushels
in their wheat supplies, and the advance in
prices has been sharp. The mills have grown
much frmer in their views as to -four values
within few days, and have notified customers
here that orders cannot be filed at former
rates The advance in -four of Csc per barrel
will scarcely let our jobbers out at prices they
are forced to pay at sources of supply.
Another rise is extremely probable before the
week wanes. The London correspondent of the
North1OeSter1 Miller reports that stocks of
wheat there are unusually light and flour
heavier. Flour is relatively much cheaper in
London. and wheat, of late, according to this
correspondent.
The Question of Highwnys.
The Spectator of the CtriStiqn Union, in the
current number of that paper thus philoso-
phizes on the question of improving our high
ways:
Il find an excellent suggestion in some ar
guments of deputation OF Troy laundry girls |
who appeared before legislative committee
TO protest against convicts doing laundry work
at prices ruinous to honest labor. A similar
grievance has been presented by many differ
ent trades, but this deputatiun advised a good
substitute and remedy: namely that
convicts should be set at work repairing the
puelic roads. 1 doubt if any better thing
could be suggested on this subject. The
roads need improving, need it grieyously and
there is unlimited work of that sort to be done
Moreover. good public roads are a great public
benefit. They bring people SO much nearer to
market to church, to school, to railroad, to
library. They cheaper the cost of production
and marketing, enhance the value of property,
popularlze summer resorts with city visitors
Everyone knows that a bad road of mile is
practically as long as good road of five miles,
and much less inviting. Let the convicts make
good stone-flled roads on the main lines of
travel and while it will add to general pros
perity, comfort and intelligence, it will give |
the convicts healthy outdoor work and a |
chance to profit by natures silent preaching"
Trades and Politics.
A London correspondent Of the same paper.
furnishes the following interesting item on |
trade and politics: |
1T may not be uninteresting to some to learn |
that in England trades not infrequently deter |
mine political alliances. Tailors, shoemakers. |
and bakers are usually Radicals, but butchers |
and saloon keepers favor the Conservatives |
Buffers and other indoor menseryants ally
themselves with tile former, but coachmen and |
other outdoor servants with the latter. Post.
men are for the most part supporters of the |
party of progress, but policemen are Conserya- |
lives " |