Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-10
TEAS AND DRYGOODS.
The Gift System Proves the Bane of
Legitimate Tea Trade.
LITTLE CHOICE STUFF CONSUMED.
Domestic DrygOOds Are High in Quality,
but Low in Designs.
LIVE STOCK AT TIE LIBERTY YARDS
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH, /
THURsDAY. January 9. 1890

OFFICE OF PrrTsBURG DISPATCH
THURSDAY. January 8, 1890 J
A leading tea dealer thus puts the situa-
ton of this industry: son last seasons
crops spectators were generally left An
attempt to corner markets resulted in the
wouldbe cornerers being themselves corn
cred at heavy expense. Spectators on
teas are not likely to try a game of corner
ing markets very soon again. Ceylon teas
are very scarce and are held firmly in London
at 10 cents per pound higher than year ago at
this time. Teas of China and Japan show
full average crop the past season.
Don't Know Good From Bad.
'The greatest drawback to the American tea
trade is that consumers here are not yet edu-
Gated up to the point of using the highest
grades. for which they must pay accordingly.
In Great Britain and Russia these high grades
are in demand, but in this country coffee is the
staple household drink, and the average Amer
ican has little conception of the flavor of first
class tea The article of real value is sold at
81 per pound. and even more and yet tea has
been sold here of late at the rate of six pounds
for 81. OF course, this tea is little good. but
there appears to be a very large constituency
for this grade of tea, especially when present
of chlnaware is thrown in with the purchase
amounting 70 dollar or TWO.
Gifts the Bane of Trade.
The gift system is the bane of the legitimate
tea trade of the United States. The whole
system is rotten and the sooner the public
awake to the fact the better Tor them. When
two pounds of tea are sold for 81, and a present
of chinaware thrown in it would be well if the
victim could have it beaten into his brain that
the actual value of the tea is less than 20c per
pound. In Russia, Ireland and England, where
tea is a national beverage, such stuff as is
foisted on to our markets and called tea would
hardly be tolerated.
"a very small proportion of our American
people know what delicious drink good tea
really is. When our people come to open their
eyes to the fact. as they have done long ago in
older countries, the tea consumption will be
immensely increased"
Imported DryEoods.
One of our leading drygoods merchants fur
nished the following pointers as to imported
goods. Said he: ''Our domestic goods have
been steadily improving in quality and favor of
late years and are fully equal to the foreign
article, excepting silks. About 25 per cent of
the goods handled here in our line are i'm
ported, and there is no need that even this
amount should come from abroad, if our
American people were fully up in patterns and
designs. We are up IN quality, but the French
beat us in designs that please the eye of the
American lady. 1t is woman's nature to want
something new in patterns, The French manu.
facturer is constantly on the alert, and pays
skillful designers to invent novelties that will
meet tins taste.
'Our American manufacturers are still in the
rear in this respect, and, until they move for
ward. and Keep abreast with the age in the line
of designs novel and attractive imported goods
will retain their ascendancy."
Liberty Live Stock.
The run of cattle for local trade varied very
little this week from last the total being so car
loads. For smooth, tidy butcher cattle OF light
weights the market was very firm at an advance
Of strong &c over last week. Supply has been
short Of demand on this grade for few weeks
past At Chicago to-day all former records were
broken in the number of cattle received, the
total being 5000 head according to advices re-
csived at East Liberty.
Notwithstanding this big run prices Of last
week were well maintained Sales of hogs the
past week at East Liberty reached q, ,37 head,
against IA, l4l head last week. In spite of the
heavy run markets are stronger at a shade
higher prices than on Monday.
Sales of hogs on Monday were s, 500 head the
largest on any one day for many months past.
On the second week of January, 1889, the re-
ceipts of hogs at East Liberty were 42 S25 head
Sales OF sheep and lambs this week were
9,5o5 head, against 221 last week and 5,325 the
week before. Prices have been on the decline
since Monday. The heaviest run Of sheep and
lambs last year was on the first week of Febru-
airy, when 2. $50 head were received.
CHcAeo-The DroUer's Journal reports:
Cattle-ReceiDts, 1900 head; shipments,
beeves So 25Q5 25; stockers and feeders
s. 25q3 SO; cows, bulls and mixed 81 5O6
8 10; Texas cattle, 81 OOG4 TO- Hogs-Reeeipts.
1900 head; shipments 1000 head: market
strong and closing easier; mixed, So 55@3 75;
heavy, s. 509S so; light So 5563 IS; sI1ips S3 90
G34 Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments
LOO head; market strong and SC higher: ma
tives, So OO@5 50; western corn-fed, s. OO@5 35;
Texans, s. 5094 %; lambs. IS O0d6 40
NEW YoRK-Beeves-N arrivals but so car.
loads consigned to exporters and city trade
slaughterers were back at a late hour; no
trading in beef cattle; dressed beef steady at
519G71Sc per pound for sides; exports beeyes
and l 40 quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts.
170: reported steady at 6G91<c per pound for
veals and 9sz@S1zc for grassers. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 1000; firm for sheep; dull and easier for
lambs; sales included sheep at 81 OO96 Is per
100 pounds. and lambs at S6 00G7 So Hogs
Receipts 5000; very quiet at s. 9OQ4 20 per 100
pounds.
ST. LOUIS Cattle Receipts 1,2O0 head;
shipments. none; market strong; good to fancy
native steers, 81 S0@5 90; far TO good do So 4O1
35 stockers and feeders, 81 90d3 10; range
steers, s. OO@3 25. Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head;
shipments none: market steady; fair to choice
iet fsr = g9S fN Ssst ~ 4Sa gSu p SoS o.
500 head; shipments, none; market strong;
fair to choice IS 1895 OO; lambs. 81 6OG5 20.
KANSAS CTTY-Cattle-Receipts $3.50 head:
shipments. $500; market easy: choice, 81 80
as Is; stOckers g 0013 Is Hogs-Recelpts.
$3.50 head; shipments, none; market strong:
all grades. So 55@3 627<; bulk, S. 55S03 Sol
Sheep-Receipts. 800 head; shipments, 400 head:
market 50e strong good to choiee nut %muttons, So 30
BUFFALo-Cattle steady and firm; re-
ceipts, % loads through, for sale Sheen
and lambs in fair demand and unchanged:
receipts loads through, l3 for sale. Hogs
steady and unchanged; receipts, Is loads
through, S5 for sale.