The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-24
Clearings. Balanc
FOR % weeks ending Dec Os41, 600 S10.63l &
Monday, Jan. Holiday.
COMMERCIAL.

COMMERCIAL
The general markets for the week ending
this evening have been rather sluggish, though
a fair trade in general merchandise for the
season has been reported.
We have no special change to note in any of
the leading commodities.
Grain is steady, and while transactions in
corn are light, prices are undergoing no violent
changes.
Wheat is very firm, and sales are made at
full quotations.
Oats and rye are unchanged and quiet
We note a better feeling in provisions, and
while prices are nrmer, quotations AS COM
pared with Monday unchanged. Hogs
have ruled steady FOR several days, IS 10 being
extreme figures for best grades
In dry goods we note. slight advance in
some brands of bleached goods; in other re-
CARDS the market is unchanged and firm. The
New York Daily Bulletin of saturday says:
There has been continued steady
goods and sales were made by the
principal commission houses to lib
eral aggregate amount, while prices ruled
strong with an upward tendency, which was
reflected in an advance upon some makes of
fine brown cotton, etc. There was also a fair
movement in prints, and the market has an
improving tone. Cotton hosiery has become
more active with the opening of new fancy
makes for ladies' and childrens wear, which
leading agents. The demand for wOrsted dress
fabrics has been chiefly confined TO southern
and California buyers, whose operations have
been to moderate amount.
Brown sheet1ngs and snirtingS have been in
good demand from agents hands and are very
nin 10 Sisw st OF the light supply and the
ing price rcvisions have been made by agents
Nashau X SIC; do + &c; Saranac SIC:
Appleton re; .Hallowefl A nc; Longwood
BLEEcHED SHEETISGs AND sHIRr1NGs-
There has been fair movement in wide
sheetings, and the most popular makes or
firm IN price.
Brown drills are stiffiy held AT current
quotations. and the supply of leading makes
Is almost nominal on account of a continued
export demand.
PRISTs.-There has been moderate move
ment in medium fancy prints, and such STYLES
Of dark work as can still be had at &c are be-
Ing quietly picked up by western jobbers
New standard prints are firmly held by agents
at 71zc, and there is an undercurrent of rumor
regarding the intention of some promoters to
advance prices TO sc, or even higher figures. in
the early future, owing 10 the drmnesS of the
cloth market. ShirtingS are i'm fair request
and there Is a moderate inquiry for percales,
cretonnes and cambrics.
Irtregard to the provision trade, the New
York Daily Bulletin of Saturday says:
The opening of the year found the leading
markets for the hog product in state Of con-
siderable buOyancy, not 10 say excitement.
Day after day, prices crept up, lard as usual
mess pork and meats following In close SWIM
pathy both here and at the west The in
sptratfon OF operators for a rise appeared to
be drawn from the ubersa excess az exports,
over the corresponding period for the last wear
and belief that the supply OF hogs, il not less
in numbers, would run sufficiently behind i'm
weight TO reduce the aggregate pounds of the
product. Within the past ten days, however
the upward turn OF values received check.
and considerable reaction has taken
place, ana nervous, unsettled feeling
at present predominates. The advance
Of weeks ago commenced TO exert n
decided Influence upon the demand for actual
goods, and with each rise In price both home
anu foreign buyers became more cautious
until finally the movement dwinsled down TO
remarkably Insignificant proportions amount
ing IN some cases to almost entire prostration.
The decline In gold and the condition of the
foreign markets, under IN anticipation of the
amount OF provisions received and expected
from this side, created wide
margin against shippers; and though
our ratio OF exports continued full, IL was
solely In the coneummation Of old contracts,
fresh purchasers having entirely ceased In
deed, q few shippers were enabled to seII our
here on abetter line OF profit than rcould have
been secured BY forwarding, and more would
nave followed this course had an opportunity
been afforded for cancellng freight contracts
In the meantime stocks began to accumulate
carrying expenses were increasing, and the
unloading" followed, through which the
break In prices resulted Operations
ceased, and business lad become almost ex-
cIusiyeiy speculative I'm character. buf with
OH lie ssssi'ininS power ~ fscid TIE a@y:,nce