The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-20

To Sc. Plain and fancy cretonnes, percales
and foutards are in good demand, and mauy
Print Works have lately introduced q very at
traeiive line of blsck and chOcoiate-ground
10 w ss ss % Is ano o are s Very ec
tive, and certainty cheap at the price &c.
The sIlen Print WORKS have just forwarded
10 their agents in this city new card OF
chocolate IA, cies-sty HS-which represents
very choice calico, and should be seen by In
tending buy ers. Pic 8 OF prints are very
advance in the near future, AL hough some
tDfiueDtiLl printers seem unwilling TO estao-
ltsn higher figures at this age OF the season.
Wursted dress go dis have been in active de-
mand, and nearly ali he leading makes OF
the Pacific and Manchester mills are heav ily
sold TO arrive. Agents for the Manches er
on-r. and several plain makes are sod up 10
the looms.
agents hands, and both wooden and worsted
makes are Joboins in considerable amounGs.
In the departments OF hardware, iron and
nails, boots and shoes and clothing, trade Is
slowly improving, and dealers are hopeful.
In groceries business continues active and In
all Departments stocks are large giving buyers
entire satisfaction. The provision mark CT
during the week has undergone a sharp reac-
ton in prices. Clear rib sides, which wel e
held firm at sc, were offered to-day at SIC
without buyers, &c being the extreme figure
offered. ID. y shoulders are held at 7c, with
bids at &c. Lard is down to 1g4c for prime
steam. The Chicago Daily Commercial
Bulletin of The 10th, refers t. summer packing
as follows: 81
The receipts of hogs were somewhat larger
and the packing is steadily increasing. "A few
pact ers are getting ready Tor business, intend
ing 10 resume operations within aJew day,
while one or two additional packers have
already CONNIE. ced. The ready sale for SUM
late considerable activity. A liber al number
of orders have been received here for some
days past which have not be filled, owing
t. the tact tn. the limit has been below SELF
ers' view,. The light stock of winter NESTS
ana the hrmness in the hog market, give
packers confidence, and they we're not dis
posed to force their roprrty on sale for imme-
dtaIe delivery, or 10 discount the marker
freely for future. The course OF the hog mar
ket has also ven them a little confidence; the
receipts during the closing days OF the
week falling below expectations and values
IL 2 increasing summer business in packing is
shown by the large numOer OF hogs cut from
March ,, 1885, 70 Sept. Is, lS76-s1 AZ, ISL ,7O4
in excess OF the total summer packing last
seasoD. The packing for the month ending
last evening was Il ,s59 and eS ima'ed
packing for 'he balance OF the summer season,
or until nov i, is placed at from T5 O0O 200
o. n0gs; al any rate the genei al impression
seems to be that the Inquiry will keep pace
with the supply. Reg riding the opening
tors disagree widely, and IL would be foolish to
hazard an opinion, but 1t is not general ex-
pected thai lover figures than IS. vii De
reached. In tbis CO necuOn we publish an
extract from New Orleans circular of a re-
cent date: !" For me ciming winter packing
OF hogs. we beiIeve the crop OF this I'm portant
aniIual will b large enough for a l purposes,
A we hope packers will manage 10 keep
the hogs be Ow S5 gross the coming season.
The whole trade will bear In mir q that viii
the foreign demand will take a large amount
of the PROD ucts at reasonable prices, the
Sou hern states having raised much more o
the necessit es than last year, will takv much
less the coming sesson-therefore fhs sur sius
must seek foreign markets." tits certain that
our regulel season will open with lighter
stocks than last ear. save of mess pork and
Derh ps SHIRT ribs, but all cth-r articles are
in lighter supply. The packing to date
reaches about 9lU.i95 hogs, against about $685.
20 10 date last yea, and a total packing OF
~ ,7Sl hogs during the summer OF 1873 The
packing at Ced sr Rapids to data is 76,s % hogs,
against 64,S hogs to date last year.
SUMMER PACKING AT ST. LOUIS.
The ST. Louis Republican gives the following
In reg ard to summer cured hogs in that city
for the past two seasons: