Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-28
OTHER PRODUCTS AS THIS YEAR.
A BOSTON VIEW OF COFFEE OUTLOOK
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
TUESDAY, October q.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
TUESDAY, October %. (
Prices of garden stuff have been verv
much stimulated by recent frosts. All
through September tomatoes were a drug
three bushels for 81. Now they are active
and firm at 81 75 to 50 90 per busheL Gar
den stuff has been moving steadily upward
in price for the past week or two. Potatoes
are the exception to the rule. The latter
are in supply in excess of demand, and
prices are Is to 2Oc per bu ushel lower than a
month ago. The potato crop is far above
the average this season and within 3 per
cent of the highest yield on record.
Receipts of potatoes in this market were
close to 400 carloads, and this week so far
shows no decline The very best are slow
at 40 cents per bushel on track, and 45c to
zoe from store. A wear ago at this time the
cost Of choice potatoes was close to 81 30
per bushel. There are multitudeS Of fam
lies whore the consumption of potatoes is
equal TO bushei a week The low prices
this season mean a saving Of 81 per week on
this one item When it is remem-
bered that fruits and vegetables of
all kinds have been below average
in price all this season, there is no
ground on which grumblers can stand. The
average price of household necessities Is
fully 81 per cent below last years rates.
The decline in price OF cereals is little less
than that in decline of garden stuff Nature
has been wonderfully prolific this season.
There is no failure at any point. And,
with short crops in Europe, this country
cannot fail to have a time Of prosperity for
the year to come.
Sweefering Goods.
One of the most reliable and best posted
merchants of New Orleans who makes a
specially of sugar. in a recent letter to one
of our wholesale grocer firms, has this to
saw Of the situation and outlook:
Receipts of sugar molasseS are consider
ably under last year. The weather, how
ever, Is very favorable for maturing and
rinening the cane. The reports from those
planters that have already started show the
Juice is rich and weighs heavy. but the ton
mage of cane per acre is light, and our esti
mate is that the crop will be 20 to 25 per
cent short of last year. The quantity of
kettle molasses made this season will be
much less than in former wears, as in view
OF the recent tariff a great many plantations
that formerly made open Kettle sugars are
now manufacturing centrifugalS. The indi-
cations are, however, that tie quality of
what open kettle mol asses is made Will be
good. Only few lots have so far arrived
and they have commanded full values.
The Coffee Trade.
Markets in this line have shown addi-
tional strength in the past few days.
The following from the Boston Herald
gives the situation and outlook in coffee
lines:
There is considerable excitement in the
coffee market primarily, with generally
stronger prices. The New York market is
somewhat excited. and advices by telegraph
are very strong, though the exchange mar
llet was telegraphed SATURDAY. as steady and |
unchanged. OF course, this was intended to
include the improvement Of Friday. The |
Rio market is up &c at all the primary |
points, and spot cOtfees in New York are up |
1Ec on all grades up TO No and better. The |
daily Rio cable quotes the market firm. The
receipts at Rio were $4,000 bags, and at
Santos 10. 600 bags. The total stock is cabled |
at 35S 600 bags; same time last year, 173, 600 |
bags.
The latest reports by cable are that the |
November Towering is greatly hurt by |
heavy rains and this is being used as bull |
argument in the coffee trade. The weekly |
Rio cable gives the market as strong, with |
eNCDange IT 1@3EO- j ne udlY average OF I
receipts for the week has been 10000 bags: |
shipments to Europe, $4,000 bags; to the
United States, 80, 900 bags. The total visi-
BILE supply of Rio coffee is now figured at |
467, ,292 bags; same time last year, 374, go
bags: same time in 1889, 444, 463 bags. The |
total receipts on the crop at Rio up to |
October % have been /, 449S. 900 bags; same
time last year, 92O, 600 bags; same time in
1889 71S.OO0 bags.
The market on Maracaibo coffee is very
firm. The last steamer had but 12, 600 bags !
on her, and these were all sold to arrive.
This leaves the market very strong, with
prices up ! sc to 1c for wholesale lots. This
strength in the market also pertains to all
Central American coffees. Javas are very
firm. The Phonograrh has arrived with
some L, coo mats of Java coffees, but these
coffees were all sold previously to arrive, so
that very few of them come on to the mar
ket. The eoffees are reported to be turning |
out fairly brown.