Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-15
FEATURES OF TRADE.
One Was the Old Potato Famine and
the Boom in Prices.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PLENTY
The Light Hides and CalfSkin Markets
Still Depressed, and
TANNERS ARE BUYING SPARINGLY.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, !
SATuRDAY. June l3.

OFFICE OF PTTTSBURG DISPATCH, I
SATURDAY, June 13.
The feature of produce markets developed
in the week past was the scarcity and up
ward movement of choice old potatoes: In
the early part of this week famine in this
line was threatened, and, as a result of short
supply, there were sales at 50 per bushel and
even more, for one or two days 1t is doubt
full if as high prices were paid anywhere in
the country as here. The remedy, however,
has come within day or two through heavy
receipts, and prices are now what they were
at this time last week.
In the line of dairy products we note an
improved demand and slightly better prices
for choice creamery butter, together with an
excessive supply and lower prices of cheese.
The reduction on prices of cheese during
the week has been equivalent to cent per
pound, while there has been as much ad-
vance on good grades of creamery butter
Eggs have declined about cents per dozen
during the week. a fact attributed by deal
ers to large receipts of held over stock from
the Ohio valley.
Heavy Receipts of Fruits.
Produce commission men report heavy re-
ceipts of fruits and vegetables for the week,
with active demand for all good stock
offered. There has as yet been nothing
equivalent to glut in our markets in any
line of the products of the earth, thing
which is of frequent occurrence at this sea-
son of the year. Shippers so far have not
overrated the absorbing capacity of Pitts
burg markets.
In cereal lines the week has been
thoroughly disappointing to all dealers in
clined to the bull side. Not Il crumb of COM
fort has come to operators, who n month
or two ago banked on S0-cent corn. 1t was
the general hope a week ago that prices
were down to hard pan. But lower depth
has been reached, and even at the decline
buyers are. slow to invest. There is no
longer any heart to dealers in futures, and
the grain trade is in condition of suspended
animation.
Hides and Calfskins.
Light hides and calfskins are still de-
pressed. The dullness of markets reported
week ago is now even more pronounced
than it was then. The fact is that there has
been little or no buying in this market the
past week. Tanners naturally refrain from
buying when markets are on the down
grade and no activity can be looked for
until it is assured that bottom has been
reached. .
A Boston correspondent of one of our
leading hide dealers, under date of June TO-
has this to say of the situation there:
for many a long day. The demand for
leather is unusually light, and the many big
shoe failures have brought about such an
uncertain condition of things that manu-
facturers do not know to whom to sell Tan
nerS are holding off for the reason that they
anticipate lower rates"
The entire situation in lines of buff hides
and caltskins stands even more in buyers
favor than it did week ago.
Home Stock Quotations.
Following are the prices paid by dealers
and tanners for stock delivered here: