Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-06
Hog and Hominy.

One of the pleasing prospects OF the year is
the probability that food supplies will be
cheaper. A gentleman who has studied up this
subject pretty thoroughly said yesterday: "The
cost OF living has been enormous this winter
Everything has been sky high. almost beyond
the reach of people of small means. This was
due to light crops last year. Fruits and vese-
tables were almost a total failure in the coun-
try tributary to Pittsburg. 1t is too early to
say much about the crops. but indications are
favorable. The wheat plant is strong and
healthy Reports from Chicago and other
Western points show a full supply of beef cat
tie and hogs. Meat should be cheaper. With
plenty of other things less of it will be needed.
l think the cold snap through which we are
passing is the salvation of the fruit and heavy
crops. 1t is certain that sugar will be cheaper,
and this will reduce the cost or canned goods.
Without an unexpected backset of some kind.
think people will have money to spend this
year for something besides food"
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Should Be Encouraged.
A notable feature of the real estate market
is the large number of workingmen who have
purchased are inqulring for cheap building
lots. This fact being brought to the notice of
Mr.. A. B. Kennedy, of j. q. Larkin & Co.
yesterday he remarked: This feature of the
real estate market is not new to me. have
observed it for some time, and am glad that it
is so. A large proportion of our sales are to
this class OF people. In many cases they pay
cash, and atterward arrange for houses on
time. A workingman with home of his own
is well fixed. He is. TO a certain extent. his
own master. His property is a cash reserve for
use in case of sickness or accident. 1t is not
so difhcult to acquire a home as many people
think. The old saying. 'Wh ere there's will
there's way holds good in this case as in
most others. Every workingman should make
the effort. With the labor element thoroughly
identified with the material interests of the
city there can be no backward movement. This
disposition of the bone and slnew OF the COM
munity to acquire homes should be encour-
aged. Our banks ought to be very liberal to
these people, since by helping them they will
be providing grist for their own mills"
Business News and Gossip.
Local pension payments on Wednesday aggre-
gated $50 600. 1t will take two weeks to finish
up the business
The hotel syndicate is at work in new
quarter, and may accomplish something in a
short time. The Fifth avenue site has been
abandoned.
There is money in the Williamsburg gas well,
and 1t is likely to stay there.
Shareholders of the Electric Packing and
Supply Association Limited, have voted 10 go
into liquidation. and L. W. Dalzell, w. ].
Crawford and F. A. RineharT have been ap-
pointed trustees to wind up the concern.
Creamery butter has moved up cents a
pound since Monday, and Is scarce at that. Big
lots are ont of the question.
A prominent broker yesterday bid 11n for
600 shares of Electric stock. He didn't get it.
A l00-share lot was offered at u.
Baum Grove. near Roup station, promises to
be busy place this season A Buffal) syndi-
cate will build number of houses on ground
purchased short time ago by them and Mr.
A. w. Mellon will start a bunch OF so MS soon
as the weather will permit.
Morris Brown scooped in all the Philadel-
phia Gas stock they could get yesterday for
Eastern clients.
Citizens Traction IS were wanted yesterday
at log. Pittsburg and Western new As were
offered at 50.
Building permits issued to date this month
exceed those for the same time In January or
February.