Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-01
ON GARDEN PRODUCTS
Frosts so Far Fail to Improve the
Vegetable Markets.
TOMATOES SARESLOW ATADECLINE.
All Fruits Scarce and Dear With the Ex.
ception of Grapes.
CHICAGO DRESSED MEATS ACTIVE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
TUESDAY. September 80, 1890

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH
TUESDAY. September 80, 1890
The first frost of this season made its ap-
pearance in this section on Sunday the 2Sth
ofSeptember. The effect on gardeners
products so far, has been to depress vegeta-
bic markets. A larger quantity of stuff
than usual has been brought to market
since the frost and gardeners have found
trade rather slow this week. Said lead
ing dealer yesterday: Gardeners in this
vicinity have been pushing more stuff on to
the market this week than trade calls for.
Tomatoes have been nipped by frost, and
their day is about over. Naturally we would
look for higher prices, but our markets are
oyer-stocked.
While the season ia pracucally over and
higher prices are certain within few days. for
the present gardeners are making the most of
their opportunity and rushing all available
stuff 20 market"
Grapes Astounding.
It is doubtful If in any previous year the re-
ceipts of grapes have been as large in a single
week as they will be this week. Prices have
rarely been as low now. While all other
fruits are scarce and exceptionally high this
season. the fruit Of the vine is unusually
abundant and prices are as low as ever. Last
to 40 carloads of grapes, mostly from Western
New York and Northern Ohio.
This week receipts promise to be still larger.
With grapes selling at sc per pound, there is
little room to complain of high priced fruit.
Everything else in the fruit liue. however. is
exceptionally dear this season, and only those
blessed with plethoric purses can afford to in
dulge in such luxuries as peaches and pears
Our supplies of fruit this season come in the
main from the Western States. Missouri, ILL.,
nois and Kansas are our main dependence for
aad a~d 20 fha a tlo
ocean there is practically no fruit, with the eX-
ception of grapes, and even in this line there Is
a short crop in this vicinity.
The Pacific slope appears to have been most
highly favored in the fruit line this year. Cali
fOrnla fruits were never more abundant or of
finer quality than this season. But, with the
abundant yield of the Pacific slope. there will
still be far from enough to go round and
winter of high prices in all fruit lines Is GER
tainly at hand. Already there are signs of an
upward movement in canned fruits, and there
is little doubt of an advance before many
days.
Chicago Dressed Ment.
Chicago dressed beeves are being handled in
the city to the number of not less than $40 by
the four firms who represent this industry
Said a representative of one of these firms yes
terday: Our trade Is fully 80 per cent. larger
than il was year ago, but owing to the high
priced ice our profits are very much reduced.
In the summer we consume about 40 tons of ice
every week for the preservation of our meat
Last year our ice cost US about s. per ton
while this season the cost of ice was IS to $40
per ton. making an increase of expenses nearly
$500 per week during the hot weather. As
prices of cattle are about the same
this season last it is plain
that our profits are very much reduced,
since we have not advanced the price of dressed
beef. In addition to dressed beeves there are
handled in this city by the representatives OF
the Chicago firms over 800 dressed sheep and
lambs every week, and about 100 dressed hogs
The trade in dressed hogs has only fairly opened
in the past week or two, and, according to ex-
perience of former years, will grow from now
till Christmas holidays.
The demand for Chicago dressed meat has
been exceptionally large this season, as the
high-priced ice has compelled a number of our
butchers to patronize the dressed meat firms.