Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-20
UNCLE SANS TRADE
Promises Larger Results This Year
Than Ever Before.
FINE FEATHERS LAND FROM PARIS.
Scarcity Of Fruits Makes Heavy Demand
From California.
WESTERN ESTIMATES AS TO WHEAT
FINE FEATHERS LAND FROM PARIS.
WESTERN ESTIMATES As TO WHEAT
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH I
TUESDAY. August lS. 1890

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,1
TUESDAY. August lS. 1890
At Uncle Sans warehouse on the corner
Of Garrison alley and Penn avenue, busi-
ness appears to be lively. Among great
variety of imported goods received within a
dsy or two were 13 cases of fine feathers
consigned from Paris to one OF our Leading
millinery jobbers who spent the month Of
July in that city gathering spoils for the
fall and winter trade. The duty on the
feathers is 80 per cent of their value. From
interviews with our importers 1t appears that
the volume of foreign goods handled which
have been and are to be handled this year Will
show a heavy increase over last year. The
Government officials are inclined to be reticent
on this point.
Wholesale Clothing Trade.
A representative of one of our wholesale
clothing houses said to-day: ''0ur trade for the
summer season was never as good as it has
been this summer We have sold twice the
amount of goods in July and August than we
sold at the corresponding period last year
These are months that we always look for
quiet time. But this summer proves an e1cep-
tion to our experience In other seasons. Trade
goes right along. We have had no duh week.
Our trouble has been to get goods made up into
clothing fast enough TO I'LL orders. The out
look for heavy fall trade was never better.
Prices of staple goods are Sbout the same as
year ago, but such activity as we are having, is
likely to bring an advance in time.
California Fruits.
Dealers in tropical fruits are reaping big
harvests by reason of the great scarcity Of the
homegrown article. Particularly is the de-
nand for California fruits unusually active
this season. The Pacific coast is the only fruit
section of the United States to which heaven
has been propitious this season. In California
the yield and quality of the fruit crop are alike
good this year ,a6 and IN view OF sne srsas t
fruit growers of the Pacific will have in their
crops something as good as gold mine.
Said one of our leading dealers in tropical
fruits: Il have never seen such q rush for Cali
fornla fruits as this season. Prices are high
and advancing. but still the demand continues
active. Choice oranges are also moving up and
readily brings outside prices; Bananas are
very plenty, and are, in fact the only article in
tropical fruit lines that keeps down to the old
level of prices"
and Jamaica oranges have appeared in Pitts
burg warehouses within the past few daye.
Wheat Prospects.
The current number of the Northeastern
Muller, of Minneapolis, in its review of the
wheat situation reports as follows: The winter
wheat crop is short, and spring wheat estimates
show reduction in Weld and grade at a very
critical period, caused by heat. The general
sentiment favors an advance in prices. The
crop of the Northwest is about equal to that of
last year according TO a fair measurement Of
reports. Grade, however, is lower and yet it is
not certain that the wheat will average worse
for milling purposes" The drought through
the West during the latter part of July and
early part of August very much lower the esti-
mates for the yield of corn. A Pfttsburger
who has travelled extensively through Ohio,
Michigan and Indiana the past two or three
weeks said to-day that the corn crop in those
sections will fall so per cent below the average.
This report indicates the poorest prospect tor
many years. 1.-The only article in the farmers
line. said he, "that shops up first class is hay.
Fruits, vegetables and grain of all kind will
be very short in the near West"