Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-22
HIDES STILL LOWER.
Pittsburg and Allegheny Tanners
Adopt Lower Scale
ON LIGHT HIDES AND CALFSKINS.
Heavy Steer Hides Manage to Hold Their
Own and No More
TRADE FEATURES OF THE PAST WEEK
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY, September 20, 1880.
Hides and Cnlfskins of

Hides and Cnlfskins On,
Light hides and caliskins have declined
1Scin the week past, making decline Of
11zc from the highest point reached in
August. Markets are very slow at the
decline One of our leading dealers
reported on Saturday that Eastern buyers
refused to take light hides at the decline.
Hence, it looks as though the end was not
yet reached in the downward movement.
Heavy steer hides are weak, but unchanged.
The tanners of Pittsburg and Allegheny
recognizing the situation have adopted the
following scale of prices to 60 into effect Mon
day. September q
Green steer hides, trimmed, rs pounds and up,
cents per pound.
Green steer hides. trimmed, so to rs pounds, s
cents per pound.
Green steer hides, trimmed. under go pounds, 6
Green cow hides, trimmed, all weights, cents
per pound.
Green bull hides, trimmed all weights, cents
per pound.
Green steer hides, with one or more grubs, ~
cents per pound less -
Green COW hides, with one or more grubs, ~
cents per pound less.
Green bull hides, with one or more gruDs,
Green calfsklns, 7cents per pound for No. l.
Green calfskins, scents per pound for No. 2.
The drop in light hides is felt in the lines of
light leather. The general tone of markets in
the lines of light leather shows weakness. with
tendency to lower prices. Harness leather
has undergone no marked change. Harness
makers are we'll stocked up for fall work, and
the movement is not so active as it was few
weeks ago. On the ether hand prices are well
maintained. Tanners show no disposition to
make CONCESSIONS, knowing that their products
will, as heretofore, be wanted in due time.
Light Cereal Receipts.
1t will be seen by reference to domestic mar
ket column, that receipts of grain and hay were
72loads less this week than last, and 68 loads
less than the corresponding week of last year.
The decline in receipts has no doubt been due
in part to blockades on Western railroads, and
correspondingy heavy supplies are looked for
next week. The cereal situation has varied
very little since last Saturday as to prices. Oats
are shade stronger Flour jobbers report that
lay down price of fiour Is such that at ruling
rates there is little if any margin of profit left.
The volume of trade is larger than usual at this
season of the year. which some attribute to
short crop and high price of potatoes. One
largo flour jobber reported that at North
western sources of supply prices had weakened
slightly since the beginning of The week, SO
that markets here are not likely to change ma
terially from present outlook.
In Produce Lines.
The feature of the week in dairy product
has been another drop in creamery butter,
making the decline about &c per pound from
the highest point reached a few weeks ago.
There are two reasons for this: First, the i'm
proved condition of pastures and the advent
of oleo brought about by high butter. At the
reduced price movement has been more active
and volume of trade shows an increase over
last week. The cool weather and near pros
pect of frosts will, it is thought, send dairy
products up to the price they declined from in
a few days. In the past day or two there has
been an improved tone to markets for apples
and potatoes.
The quality of recent supplies in these lines
shows Improvement and prices are better than
at the beginning of the week. The bulk of
potatoes handled by our commission men comes
from New Jersey where the yield is reported
large and fine. Missouri is the main source of
supply FOR apples. Eastern fruit and Western
vegetables have in a great measure failed this
season, while in this section there is scarcity in
both lines. Grapes alone in fruit lines appear
to have held up this year and prices are as low
as in the average season. Concord grapes were
wholesaled to-day at 35 to 4ec per ten pound
basket In the department of wholesale
groceries the same activity is reported by mer-
chants as for several weeks past, while staples
have undergone no change in prices. There
was general expectation at the beginning of
the week that sugar and cuffee would be ad-
But the advance comes not, though
prices are very firm.