The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-12

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WEEKLY REVIEW.
As was anticipated in our last review the trade
of the past week has not been entirely clear OF
the holiday influence, and of the coincident one
OF the annual settling period. The grain mar
ket has been devoid of excitement. Orders have
come but slowly and generally with Limitations
| cent or two inside the views Uf holders. The
stock OF corn in store is accommodating steadily:
about 1000 bushels having been added dur M,
the week. On Wednesday and Thursday there
was a perceptible weakness in the market and
much confidence that the decline Would besoon
recovered TO permit Of anything approaching a
free movement. On Saturday the advices were
OF a more encouraging tenor TO holders, but the
low zero all alphabetically suspended business
80 that there were no transactions. Nearly So
very satisfactory prices 10 the party who had
been holding them sometime. There was no
general movement OF that grain, however, al
In wheat there has been but little doing; there
has been no shipping dem and and milers find
so much ficuIty in dispOsing of product that
they are not buying so freely as usual. there Is
but little doing in seeds aud that in a very small
WAY and prices are without quotaple change.
the demand-and sellers are willing 10 make
concessions on car lots
THE PROVISION MARKET
has been very dull and transa ctions have been
limited in volume. The heavy receipts of hogs
at Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis and at this
point has had a depressing influence upon the
market and there has been considerable fiuctu-
alton IN the principal markets. The packers
here havesuperior storage facility and their ar
range ments contemplate the holding Of the best
OF their product until the later season. Tempo
rary depression in the market therefore, but
suspends sales, sometimes to the great annoy
ance OF the brokers. Lard has been growing
driner during the week under the influence OF
nnnf -a0
better. Ths Cincinnati Price Current. usually
very accurate in its packing statistics. has in
some way been led TO state that the average
weight of hogs and lard at this point is equal I,
last year. This is erroneous. The average net
weight of hogs packed is Is pounds less than last
season, and the yield of lard Is pounds less per
hog. ALI accounts agree that the hogs arriving
on Western markets during the past week have
been OF much better quality than previously.
not Indicate the exhaustion of the supply in the
country by any means.
GENERAL MARKET.
business generally has not been particularly
active, but is stIll unusually good for the week
after New Year. In groceries the only change
was an improvement in coffees OF about "A cent
on all grades of Rio, and firmness with advan-
cling tendency in sugars. Eastern advices indi-
safe that holders have q decided advantage.
Prices have advanced at Rio Janeiro. The stocks
Oh the market are unusually light; on January
ID there was In New York but 1892 bags of all
s, 2SI in 1877 The trade is represented on a |
very sound basis, and the small stock is chang |
ing bonds freely. The dry goods trade has been
Unexpectedly good during the week, prices have |
varied but little. In New York there was on the |
'th a reduction of cent per yard upon almost |
Iii kinds of denims ticking and other colOred 1
goods. stocks here are unusually light and this /
condition Is said TO characterize the smaller /
markets. This is also cited in the Eastern mar
Sets as evidence that there must soon be an in
creased demand upon that section. The drug /
market Is quiet, just a fair business doing. \
Prices are ruling steady. There has been an ad-
rance of &c. per gallon In lnseed oils and from |
o &c. in petroleum, while the improvement IN
ard has given an upward tendency to lard oils /
The iron market is in q healthy condition.
Trade is good, collections are good, and stocks
re 50 low in the country that an improving de-
nand is anticipated. Hull q Co., of Cincinnati,
erort as to pig iron that the market Is steady,
nd although there are some sales of round lots,
he larger number OF buyers are still delaying
heir purchases.
iQuOtstions are gwen for the buying prices of
rain and produce, and the selling prices for
our and other merchandise.
BREA DSTUEFS.