Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-27
THE TRADE OUTLOOK.
The Past Season Was Improbable
to Home Gardeners.
WHAT ONE OF THEN HAS TO SAY.
The Drygoods Trade Reviving and Pros
porous Year Assured.
CHICAGGS LIVE STGCR STATISTICS
HAT ONE OF THEN HAS TO SAY.
LIVE sTcCK STATISTICS
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,

OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,
PIrTsBURG. TUESDAY, January 26.
1t has become question OF no ordinary
interest as to whether the gardening trade
can be mace profitable one in this vicinity.
Last seasons results were far from salts
factory to our nearby gardeners, owing to
the great yield and heavy shipments from
the South A Neville Island gardener,
who has been in the business all his life,
had this to say of trade: 'Few, if any, of
the gardeners around Pittsburg are as well
of as they were year ago. The yield of
1890 was much less in volume than that OF
1891 but the small yield of the former year
brought much better results in money with
less labor than the past season. A year ago
at this time we had no trouble in selling our
products at fully three times the price we
are able to get tins winter. In the fall OF
1890 cabbage was active at 10 to l5c per heao.
and at these prices supply was not up to de
mand. In the fall o. 1891 had l5,0C0 head
ready for the market, but was not able to
sell at any price, and the great bulk OF my
stock went TO the garbage pile. Turnips at
soc per bushel did not pay to bring to mar
ket, as the freight and other expenses
would wipe out all prospects of gain.
All in Favor of the Consumer.
"The past season, while it has been poor
season to the producer, has been one of ad-
vantage to the consumer. In fruit and vege-
table lines the householder's outlay this win
ter has been on an average not more than
one-third what it was the previous season.
Another season of such abuD dant crops ana
low prices would, l am sure, force many of
our home gardeners out of the business"
The drygoods trade, which has been very
quiet since the winGup of the holiday sea-
sOn. begins to show some signs of revival.
4 representative of one of our leading firms
had this to say: "There has been decided
Improvement in our branch of business the
-ETT ionsc Ta pn NO n
all signs point to n prosperous years bust
ness. The first half of winter being excep-
tionally mild, demand for furs, fiannels and
cioaking goods was not up to eX-
pectations, and as n result jobbers
must necessarily carry over until next
season, a larger quantity of goods in this
line than usual With this exception, trade
Tor the winter has been unusually good, and
the holiday trade was better than it has ever
been.
IN the faith of q prosperous year ahead.
we are buying up larger supplies of goods
than at any previous year III the history OF
our trade.
Chicago Cattle Receipts.
A Chicago trade paper has this to say of
the live stock industry in the Western /,
metropolis:
Last weeks receipts of cattle-s3, ,5Sl head
were the largest of native cattle on record
for the native" season. Owing to the very
large proportion OF COWS and habitat cattle,
however. there were, doubtless, fewer
pounds of beef than at times when weekly
receipts were 15,CO0 smaller. During the
corresponding week last year Chicago re-
Ccived IS 5449 cattle, and while the quality
then was not good there were more pounds
Of beef received than during the past week.
The largest number Of cattle received in q
week was 95 524. September l9, 1891. when
there were So 900 head of Texas, Indian and
y Northwestern rangers included. That week
only 4, 600 native cattle numbered among
the receipts, against over $1,000 natives the
past week.