Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-25
BUSINESS FEATURES.
Some Symptoms of a Partial Corner
of the Supply of Cheese.
HOGS AND THE PORK PRODUCTS.
The Brazilian Troubles Bave an Effect on
the Coffee Market.
EXTENT or CALIFORNIA; FRUIT CROP

It viii be- seen by reference to the home
market column that cheese is on the up
ward move. One of our leading dealers
has been taking in the Western reserve the
pas. few DAYS with view to securing sup
plies of Ohio cheese. He reports an un-
usual scarcity Of stock in the hands of
cheese makers in that section. 1t seems
that representatives of Chicago firms have
covered the ground through Ohio cheese
dom to an extent beyond any previous sea-
son, and that nearly ell the products in this
line have been bought far ahead.
Advices from Utica also show an unusual
shortage Of New York cheese and all signs
point to an advance At our quotations
there is room for no profit 10 the Pittsburg
iobber, prices a. Utica are about the
same as here.
Hogs and Hog Products.
Receipts of hogs al Chicago last week
were 10, 900 head more than for the cor
responding week last wear. This week
pr~miees to show an increase as great as
last -cek. The Increase is not diff
cult TO understand. The immense corn crop
and low prices as compared with last years
prices explain the situation. Corn is so
low in the West ttat it pars to put it into
pork and lard. 1t is evident that multi
tudes have acted in this faith and the result
is seen IN the i'm mense receipts of hogs at
live stock centers. There has been no time
in the history of the trade when receipts
were so large at East Liberty yards as they
were one or twosdays last week, and this
week shows no decline in receipts. Hog
products are very naturally on the decline
under the influence of these heavy receipts
of hogs.
Tricks of Trade.
The great scarcity and high price of fresh
eggs has called out the ingenuity of dealers,
whose conscientious scruples are not per-
mitted 10 stand in the way of profits.
Among the tricks of trade is the purchase
of cold storage stock and shipment of same
TO some point down the Ohio river, to be
returned as fresh laid eggs The freight
bills can be paid and 81 90 profit on case
OF eggs will ensue to the dealer who is pre-
pared 20 resort to this practice. Alas. for
the weakness of human nature that the love
of money should bring men to resort to
such tricks nf trade.
Fresh eggs are scarcely to be had at this
date for love or money, and vet large guam
titles of cold storage stock are selling as
fresh. Fresh laid eggs are worth 2S to 30c
per dozen in Job lots. The cold storage
stock going ont as fresh is not worth above
- to 25c per dozen.
The Coffee Situation.
New York coffee markets have been e1-
cited the past week, and tendency of prices
has been upward At Rio, however, mar
kets have been quiet, fact due TO the heavy
crop, and the desire of the producers to
turn their product into money.
The average daily receipts of coffee at Rio
last week were $500 bags; shipments to
Europe, 10000 bags: to the United States,
60, 600 bags.
The total visible supply of coffee in this
country and afloat is now set down at 490,-
179 bags; same time last wear, 343, 946 bags;
same time in 1889, 435, ,962 bags The total
receipts on the crop, to November 10, were
llS5,O00 bags; same time a year ago. 1, 49,
600 bags; same time in 1885, S32, 900 bags.
The Oleo OutIoor.
II is within hounds to saw that fully two
carloads of oleomargarine are received here
daily. A carload is equivalent to 20, 600 /
lbs, and hence close to $50, 600 lbs of oleo
are sold in this market every week. A sin
gle firm handles three carloads per week
The large receipts and sales of oleo will ac-
count for the great dullness of country but
ter. Butter that is not first-class is not
wanted. The average consumer apparently
prefers the imitation. Very little first
class country butter comes to our market of
late, aud butterine of high grade has the
lead
California Fruits.
The Overland Monthly of San Francisco
has this 10 say of the canned fruit industry:
1.-The wheat crop of California in 1890 was
valued at SIG, ,5S1, ,S26, the fruit crop at S19,-
327, ,1S6, which sufficiently shows the extent
of the fruit raisin: industry. Since 1860
there have grown up about San Francisco
80 or more tremendous canning establish
ments, one of which alone can put &c. 900
cans day, and has q storing capacity of
100000 0n0." The increased tariff on tin
plate says the writer, has been offset by the
reduction in the price Of sugar, so that the
fruit canning industry is no better and no
worse off under the operations of the Nc
Kinley tariff.