Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-12
FEATURES OF TRADE.
The Lull Which Usually Follows Hol-
iday Trade Is Here.
POULTRY AND BUTTER ARE WEAK.
Wild Winter Weather has Improved Prices
of Grain and Hay.
HIDES ARE ACTIVE AT THE DECLINE
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY. Jan. TO-
Pr0drao Ea=aals

SATURDAY. Jan. TO- :
Produce and Cereals.
Trade for the week has been quiet. The
lull which follows the holiday trade is here
Poultry supply is in excess of demand and
prices are tending lower. The first German
cabbage of the season arrived this week.
and demand Is good at more than double the
price of the native article.
Among the features of the week has been
the advance in onions Creamery and coun.
try butter are still slow and prices are a shade
lower than week ago.
In the lines of cheese and eggs trades has
been quiet since the holidays but not so quiet
as last year or the year before. At this time a
year ago eggs were selling at about l0c per
dozen below present prices. A leading dealer
in this line permitted an inspection of his
books. which recorded sales OF fresh eggs Jan.
uary II, 1890. at 20c per dozen, and Elgin cream.
cry butter at &c per b. Last winter there was
no cold weather and about this time there was
sharp decline in eggs and butter. Cheese at
this date is about nc per h lower than it was
this time year ago. Last winter furnished no
cold weather worth speaking of. and prices of
butter and eggs were on the downward drift at
dropped 1c per n the past week, but is still to
3c per higher than at this time year ago.
Tropical Fruits.
The late cold snap has proved adverse to
trade in tropical fruit lines. Lemons are away
of. and top prices are 81 per box below prices
of a week ago. There were four steamers last
week in the New York harbor loaded with
lemons, and fine opportunity was furnished
to the bears on account of cold weather. 1t
goes without saying that they made the most of
their opportunity. Bananas are slow. Quality
tjf nj c
markets are dull. Dealers in tropical fruits
charge up slowness of markets to cold weather.
When mercury approaches zero line the taste
for bananas and oranges loses its edge.
The Cereal Markets.
The tendency of cereal markets for the week
past has been upward. Oats are &c to Sc per
bushel higher than at the beginning of the
week, and prospects are for still higher prices.
Corn Is also firm with an advancing tendency.
Flour is steady. without change. In the North
west prices are firm for good values, but
while stocks here are light, there are no
indications of an upward movement. Hay is
coming in freely of late. and only high grades
hold their own.
The Situation in Hides.
Markets are active at the late decline and,
from present appearances, bottom has been
reached. Both East and West prices have been
down for a week or two past. but Pittsburg,
true to its well-known conservative instincts
was among the last to yield to the downward
pressure. At last tanners and hide dealers
here have submitted 10 the inevitable, am
have agreed on the following scale of prices, to
60 into effect Monday, January II, 1891:
Classification Of hides and sca.e OF prices
adopted by the tanners of Pittsburg and Allie
ghcny City, to take effect Monday, January L.,
1891:
Green steer hides, trimmed, rs pounds and up.
cents per pound.
Green steer hides. trimmed, 60 to rs pounds, 7
cents per pound.
Green steer hides, trimmed, under sopounds, AZ
cents per pound.
Green cow hides. trimmed, all weights, ~ cents
Der pound.
Green bull hides. trimmed, all weights, ~ cents
per pound.
Green steer hides. with one or more grubs, "
Green cow hides, with one or more grubs, ~
cents per pound less.
Green bull hides. with one more grubs, /
cent per pound less.
Green calfskins, cents per pound for No. /.
Green calfskins. cents per pound for No. 2.
All cut or scored hides. also tainted hair-slip
hides, shall be classed as damaged, and be subject
to q reduction OF cents per poundfrom above
prices.
All hides having one or more butt brands will
be received ut q reduction OF l cent per pound
FROM above figures.
All hides having side brands to be received at
a reduction of cents per pound from above
figures.
Cut or haIr-slip calfskins to be classed as dam
aged, and received at cents per pound.
On all calfskins having the feet left in. a de-
duction OF four pounds set Of four feet shall be
made from the weight.
Above prices will be paid for stock. trimmed
free of all skulls. horns, tail bones sinews, meat
and switches switches cut off about inches from
hde) all such substances be removed before
hides are. weighed and proper reduction made
on wet stock.