Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-28
AS TO MEATS AND ICE.
A Good Demand for Chicago Dressed
Beef and Canned Meats.
SOME EFFECTS OF HIGR-PRICED ICE
Swiss Cheese of Good Quality Scarce and
Prices Firm.
ICE BROUGHT FROM NORTH CAROLINA
SOME EFFECTS OF HIGB-PRICED ICE
ICE BROUGHT FROM NORTH CAROLINA
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DTsPATcH)
SATURDAY. April 26. 1890. (

OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DIsPATcH)
SATURDAY. April &c 1890 (
The number of Chicago dressed beeves
consumed by the Pittsburg trade is not far
from 600. A representative of one of the
four firms represented here reports volume
of trade % per cent larger than at this time
last year. Said he: Butchers whose trade
is not extensive can hardly afford to kill
this season because of the high-priced ice.
Our company is bringing ice IRON Lake
Sincoe, Canada, and it costs us 50 ton in
the box, against 81 IS last year. As we use
40 to 90 tons a week our expenses, you can
see, will be very much increased, and it
now looks as though We would be forced to
raise prices of dressed beef. The principal
loss from the high-priced ice will fall on the
small retailer and not on the consumer"
A representative of the canned meat indus
try, in an interview to-day, said: "Our trade
for the month of March was larger than usual
for that month. and has Stacked up uneXpect-
edly in the past two or three weeks. The pic
mic season is near, and stocks are well worked
off in the hands of wholesale grocers, with
whom we chiefly deal Volume of business so
far this year has been 10 per cent larger than
for the corresponding period of last year, and
this percentage WILL no doubt, be increased as
the year advances for the reason that high
priced ice will curtail the consumption of fresh
meats in hot weather. Already canned meat
shows stiffening tendencies at sources of sup
ply, because OF the increasing demand"
Ice Machines Profitable.
An ice machine now in process of construc-
tion by James Rees & Sons. engine builders.
Oh Duquesne way. is expected to be in opera
tion by June. The patentee guaran teed that
ice could be manufactured for 9Oc to 81 per
ton.
An offer from one of our leading ice COM
panies to take so tons daily through the season
At IS per ton was refused 4 day or two ago by
the Rees firm. The latter firm proposed
three years contract at little more than half
the offer for one season.
Choice grades of the Swiss cheese are grow
ing scarce and firm. The first of the new stock
is not due until the middle of May. and the old
stock of good qIality will not more than hold
out until the new appears. The growing scare
ity of She domestic Swiss cheese. it is thought
by our dealers, will advance prices of the for
eign Sweitzer. Advices from Switzerland
show that the past season was an unusually IA
vorahle one Tor the production of high grade
cheese. Weather in Alpine lands was all that
could be desired by those engaged in this in
dustry. The consumption of foreign Swiss
cheese in Plttsburg annually amounts to about
10000 pounds. Very little imported Iimburger
is consumed here, as the domestic seems to
best suit The American palate.
An English View of the Limited.
The London RGiI,Uay Times says: The rail.
way journey between New York and Chicago
is somewhat less than !, 900 miles. One train
each way makes the run over the Pennsylvania
Railroads lines in q hours and that is practi-
cally the fastest railway trayelingLknown in the
United States. But while speed is not remark
ably high, there are various comforts of an un-
usual character which may tend to while away
the tedlum of the trip. A traveller sends this
description of the luXuries enjoyed and he did
not write 1t himself. but dictated it to an
official whose services are at command
the train: a stenographer using a
typewriter is the latest addition to this won
derful train. A ladies' waiting-maid preceded
him. We may now consider it about complete
OF course you know there is a barber and
lighting by electricity. In the observation car
we are supplied with the leading daily papers,
with the Government " Gather Bureau reports
Financial quotations of the market are brought
in as we proceed. These are indispensable to
the ordinary American. He does not wish to
be many minutes out OF the reach of the mar.
kets during business hours The observation
car is in the rear of the train, but it seems TO
be less used for sightseeing than as 4. reading
room. About century hence a train de luxe
OF this description may be heard of on the
Continent making the journey from Paris to
Pekin. Journeys in this country are too short
TO warrant our companies venturing upon the
experiment rashly.h