Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-14
BOOM In STOVE LINES.
The High Price in Natural Gas Has
Developed Many New
APPLIANCES FOR SAVING OF FUEL.
The Effects of September's Drought on
Butter and Cheese,
COFFEE is STEADIER THAN OF LATE
APPLIANCES FOR SAVING OF FUEL,
COFFEE Is STEADIER THAN OF LATE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I


TUESDAY, Oct l3 :
The trade in heating appliances has not
bee7 so brisk for years as il has be n for the
past few weeks. All dealers in stoves report
an unusual activity, and in some lines it is
difficult to ill orders The scarcity and ad-
vanccd prices OF natural gas have had the
effect of greatly stimulating the inventive
skill of cur manufacturers, and how to
economist this fuel has led TO any number
OF contrivanccs and inventions whereby to
save the public from going back to coal.
At the first introduction of natural gas
for heating purposes there was little neeu OF
econOmizing, but now the time has come
when the gas must either be abandoned IN
our households or the appliances which will
economic the fuel must be adopted. said
member o. one of our leading store nrms
to-day: The great question with house
holders in view of the approach of winter
Is how to make our fuel do its work at least
expense. Everybody is reluctant TO go
back to coal, after having enjoyed the com
fort and cleanliness ar natural gas as a fuei.
a gas stove has been invented when VIII
heat room IL feet square with consulnp-
tiOn of eight and one half feet per houf. by
an outlay of Sc, more than that amount VIII
be saved in single winter month at present
prices OF gas. The asbestos hre front uoes
not give the satisfaction OF the reg ulaf steve
which Is made to place in front OF the IRE
place. 1t has become necessity to the or
dinarV consumer 10 econo.alZe gas, ana
il is certain with the appliances now in use,
the bills for heating will he less this winter
than last, Notwithstanding increased gas
rates. AS result of the higher prices OF
natural gas, we are selling more DaSe-Dufner ie
stoves and furnaces than we nave done Tor
a number of years. Our trade is in better
condition than it has been since the advent
OF natural gas
A Famine of Dairy Products.
There has not been for years so great q
scarcity OF Eigin creamery butter in this
market as at the present time. Ohio cream
cry is also very scarce. The shortage is no
doubt due to the September drought, the
effects of which we are now feeling in dairy
product lines. There is little difficulty sell
ing fancy Elgin butter at 35c per IL.
Average sales at Elgin Monday were on I
basis OF SOC, but high grades SOLD at SlG32c.
There l. little demand for low grade cream
erv as the average consumer prefers oleo to
anything in butter lines under choice.
The same causes that have produced
shortage of butter have lessened
supply of New York cheese. The Septem-
Der make of New York cheese is gathered
in by jObbers as fast as it comes, to be held
for winter trade. Ohio cheese has not
caught on to the advance but is fairly
steady at prices quoted. September was all
that could be desired for the maturing of
the corn crop, but the drought of September
proved disadvantageous to dairy products,
Throughout the DAIRY regions Of the West
and this at time when the products of the
dairy are usually at their best.
Coffee Outlook.
The general movement of coffee has been
toward a lower level for some weeks past
owing to heavy receipts, at our last imports.
The downward movement appears to be
checked al least temporarily, and, on latest
advices from New York indicate a better
tone TO trade. Following is the situation as
given by the Boston Heroyd's trade report.
There has been something of Il reaction
IN the market in Rio co1fees. In New York
on Friday there was a gain of 50 points in
prices, and all of the dealers, who have gen.
orally been losing heavily on the recent de-
cline, took advantage of the opportunity
to hoist values to the fullest extent of all
they would stand. In some circles it was
contended that it was only a speculative
movement between New York and Havre,
entirely the work of one powerful house.
But generally il is regarded as a natural re-
action after the decline, and the market
may reasonably be expected to remain firm
for some weeks. That the final result will
Yet be lower prices there is little doubt, but
temporarily the big dealers will do all in
their power to sustain the market.
The reports from Rio fail to indicate any
new strength in the coffee market, and sta
tiStically the position Is easy. The Rio cable
OF Yesterday makes the market there steady,
with receipts OF 10000 bags, and with re-
ceipts of Santos of 4O00 bags. The total
stock is l44,OO bags, against 100000 bags at
the same time Il year ago 16SbeTudN NeW
York market was wired steady, with points
decline. The weekly Rio cable quotes the
market steady, with exchange at l45Sd. The
daily average of receipts for the week has
been j, 600 bags; shipments to Europe, 81 900
bags; to the United States 66 900 bags
The total visible supply of coffee is now
figured a 506. l7C bags; same time year ago,
$50, ll3 bags;same time in 1889, ,474 3S3 bags The
total receipts at Rio on the crop, up to
October s. were 342 600 bags; same time
year ago, 100000 bags; same time in 1859,
$50 900 bags