Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-29
THE IMMENSE CROPS
VI tlesCountry D1yc Greatly Stimu-
lated TIE Demand For
ALL AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Allegheny County Farmers Depend on the
West for Tools
STEEL RAILS ARE SOLD FAR AHEAD
OFFIoEeoF PITrsBURG DIsPA

OFFIoEtoF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
TUESDAY, July Is {
Among the many beneicent results to
trade sprir&ing from the great crops has
peen an u.nusually active season for agricul-
tural Implements. All Pittsburg dealers in
these fines report this as the best year in the
MS cory Of the trade. Last year, and in fact
TT a number of years, the sharp competi-
ton between the Representatives of reapers,
mowers. binders and all agricultural ma
cliuery has resulted in cutting prices in
order to effect safes. This year there is no
need Of cutting, as the goods sell them
selves.
E.The agricultural implements handled in
Pittsburg are for the most part built in Ohio
CiJies-Canton, MaSsiilon, Springfield and
Dayton having the lead in this line. Several
attempts to establish such manufacturing
industries in Pittsburg have proved abor-
tive, but it is difficult to discover the
reasons therefor. We furnish much of the
aron and steel which enter into the construc-
tion Of agricultural machinery, but with the
exception OF plows about all the implements
required by the Allegheny county farmers
are man nufactured at points west OF here.
The old Hall and Speer plow manages to
hoid the field, and not only supplies the sec
tton around Plttsburg, but the regions
peXond to the farthest South and West. The
Allegheny county farmer, however, is de-
pendent on the West for his harrows. mow
ers, eoIn-planters, binders and wagons.
These things ought not so to be. There is
no good reason why all these articles should
not be made at the center of the iron and
steel trade of the United States. Vast
amounts of money are sent forth
from Pittsburg to enrich Ohio
and Indiana towns and cities which should
BE kept at home. Said representative of
one OF our firms devoted to the supply of
farmers implements: We have sold nearly
twice as much as we did last season, and all
dealers III our line report an extraordinary
trade. Our trade does not go out of Allie
gheny county, TO any extent, and yet our
sales OF mowers and binders this season Will
Tarara I7ps1 TTNrr fNn IN
harrOws have been sold by the various firms
Of the city this season.
at would be within bounds 90 say that 500
heavy farmers wagons have been handled
by Pittsburg firms since the early spring,
and in addition q large number of delivery
wagons. al OF which are constructed at
points which thrive on Pittsburg's trade.
The season for the Agricultural implement
trade Is about at its close, and results are en-
tirely satisfactory No dealers OF this city"
The Edgar T Tlomson Works.
A few days ago the summing up of a weeks
work at the Edgar Thomson Steel works
showed that l6 OO0 tons of metal had been
produced, and "A, 900 tons of steel rails in the
week. All of the nine furnaces are in blast
and hence the average yield of metal every
. hours by each furnace is about 254 tons
Here are orders enough now booked to alb
SO-b all the steel rails the Edgar Thomson
works can turn out for the balance of the
year. The present price OF rails is $50 00 to
IS 90 per ton, which is So so higher than the
lowest price reached last year. There has
been 10 advance in the cost of coke and ore
but the former is reported very firm, with a
prospect OF an advance. In this faith or
with the fear OF future troubles in the coke
region. tie Edgar Thomson Company is ac-
cumuiaCing large quantities of coke. If there
WAS y margin Of profit left when steel rails
were selling Al 81 50 per ton, there must be
q nice profit az this time. The increase in
price Of nails in the past six months affords
q daily profit of almost 5000 to the Edgar
Thomson Works.