Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-06
A BITUMINOUS BOMB.
The New Explosive Manufactured in
GreenSburg Hummer.
A POWDER AND DYNAMITE BOOM.
Review Of the Weeks Run of Live Stock at
cast Liberty Yards.
WHY GOOD BUTCHER STOCK ADVANCES
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY. February 5. 1890


Pittsburg dealers in explosives report a
fair trade and active demand for their goods.
According to reports, the volume of busi-
ness in this city in the year 1889 was larger
by at least 10 per cent than in any former
year. Since the beginning of the present
year there has been decline of 5per cent on
blasting powder, a fact charged up by dealers
here to sharp competition.
There are, however. no explosives manufac-
tured in this city or immediate vicinity. The
main sources of supply in this line are Cleve-
land, Wilmington, Del, and points in New Jer-
sey and Connecticut. Within few months a
plant has sprung up few miles north Of Green's
burg, where, it is claimed, a new explosive
surprising all others tthe principal ingredients
of which are taken from bituminous coal) is
manufactured. The new explosive is still in
the experimental stage, and time only will
prove its value, or want of value. Mr.. Arthur
Kirk, who has represented this branch of our
industries, in an interview to-day said: ''Our
trade the past year was larger than ever before,
but competition has become so sharp that mar
gins are now very close, and profits are not
nearly so large on the amonnt of goods handled
as they were in former years. The outlook for
spring trade is good, and there is little doubt
that the volume of business for the year will
more than equal that Of last year. But the re-
duction in price brings narrower profits"
Cattle on the Rise.
There is not entire unanimity in the views of
stockmen at Liberty as to the situation of the
cattle market this week compared with last
i was claimed by some dealers that smooth,
light butchering stock were 20c per cwt higher
than week ago. Others say that is per cwt
would cover the advance. The run for this
week was IS loads against 100 loads last week.
The decline in receipts was made the most of
by sellers, and buyers we're brought to time on
desirable butcher grades and export cattle.
On low grade stock markets were slow at
prices very little different from week ago
About one-haf of the weeks receipts were
from Chicago. The last price realized for ], 400
weight cattle, far as could be traced,
was 81 IS. although there were rumors of
higher prices being obtained. Stockers and
feeders were hard to sell, as drovers could not
bring buyers to pay more than Chicago prices.
Good fresh cows were in good demand at a
range OF SIS 90 to $50 90. The supply of veal
calves was light, but sufficient for all demands
Said an old-Iime stockman this morning: THE
only class of cattle which showed an advance
over last week were light, tidy butchering
stock. The saving clause of the weeks live
stock trade. in common stock, has been the
light run. With run equal TO last week, we
would have had very heavy markets. As 1t
was, lOw-grade stock was dull at last weeks
prices"
Sheep, Lambs and Hogs.
Supply has been light, but sufficient for all
demands and markets are S5c per cwt lower
than at this time last week. On Monday prices
were on Ioc, aIi SINCE tnaL LneIe mas peeh
sUeaoy oecilhe. heports from new Ork markels
have been unfavorable for few days past.
Philadelphia buyers have been of late buying
Freely, anu now Ior lew GAYS PACK tnere mas mas
Deen llItle uemano from InAt source; Inc
present SITUATION OF maIhe1s Is oecldeoly IN
favor of buyers at all live stock centers.
butcners complain that even az present prices
there Is no money 10 them IN handllng NUT
ton.
,heeeipts OF nogs DOCS. were e sII snusually ngnt on
Mon1ay ana MARKERS were nrm at an advance
OF l5GZ2G per cwt. over prices OF the previous
week. Inc inside price on MONDAY was q 70;
since then prices nave weakened shghIly and
the outside 0Eure yesterday was a ~. At