The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-15
rNpIANAPoLIs CLEARING HOUSE.
Commercial.

There has been a fair amount of business
transacted in the leading branches of trade
during the week closing with to-day, and
prices as a gene al rule have been quite well
maintained. The grocery market has been
very active, and prices rule steady, with the
exception Of sugars and coffee, which rule ac-
tive and firm, with an upward tendency. The
New York Bulletin of Monday says:
Coffee-The market for the stock of Brazils
offering remains quite firm, and full former
rates are generally insisted upon, with the
desirable supply now available small. the
steame' $ cargo has b en- pretty well worked
down, and the balance of the accumulation
shows nothing very attractive. Sales of 500
bags per MemnOn. Jobbing operations for the
day have been moderate and confined In the
main TO ordinary mail orders.
Holders of the leading and more attractive
styles OF West India stock are pretty steady IN
their views, and offer with moderation, as the
supply TENDS to run behind somewhat, and
promises on distributive demands are fair.
Some OF the best parcels are held at an adj
vance, and former rates in ali cases are OBJ
tanned. We hear OF only moderate demand
to-day, with sales of 900 bags maracaibo from
first hands.
Sugars.-Raws have found some buyers to-
day, and trade was on the whole in far shape,
bat the demand not particularly sharp or gen.
ersli, and selections were made close to positive
wants. Refiners are not overstocked, but the
majority think tLey have enough for imme-
dia,e use, and are disposed to hold OF little
in on sequence. On prices the tone remains
strong, with fair refining evidently worth full
Gance of being 0uOiab 2 above 7-l5c per To-
The reported transactions embrace part last
200 aids muscovadO at 71s971<c. 100 hbds
do AZ l-l6975sc, and 80 hh IS Porto Rico at
z4c-
amount on the market, and pretty much all
the rehners have their stocks cleaned up.
Full former rates were obtained, ana the tone
was steady, but without indications of further
bEoyancy.
Receipts Of country produce are liberal and
the market moderately active.
Eggs rule steady and firm.
The market is overstocked it'll butter, the
demand light and prices nominal.
Poultry Is fairly active
Green vegetables are arriving in large guam
titles and the market is fairly active.
Dealers IN dry goods report fair amount of
trade. and prices, with few exceptions, have
undergone no changes since our last weekly
review.
We clip the following from the New York
Bulletin of Monday:
Business has been light with the package
houses i'm all departments, and the jobbing
trade was generally quiet, though some iair
sales of prints, cotton goods, dress goods, etc,
were stimulated by very low prices. CalifOr
MIA jOObers are still buying fair quantities of
low priced goods for shipment by sailing YES
sells. but operations on The par, OF jOboerS from
other sections of the country are mostly OF a
hand-to-mouth character, and there il an evil
orally 10 anticipate fu ure wants to any ma
terial extent, despite the unusual inducements
offered by agents on some descriptions of
goods.
Wooden Goods.-There has been an irregular
demand FOR heavy wooden goods for mems
wear az first hands, and, while some addition
al orders were placed for wOrSted coatings and
special styles of fancy caSSimeres by the cloth
ing trade. selections were mostly restricted to
comparatively small lots. Heavy cotton warp
wOrSteds are moving slowly, and there is very
little spirit i'm the demand for UveTcOatings.
cotton Goods There has been a eoni inued
light movement IN nearly all desert ptions of
cotton goods from first hands, and the jobbing
trade was only moderate. Brown and beached
cottOns remain unsettled, and various urakes
of each are being offered at routing prices bV
several OF the leading jobbers. Dyed ducks
continue in coed demand. and denims, tick
moderate selections. Corded piques are meet
ing with fair sales, and the supply is now in
comparatively good shape.
Prints have been quiet IN agents hands. but
the tobbing distribution has been fairly sstis-
factory, and large sales OF both fancy and shirt
ing prints were made In package and broken
lots by the leading print house during the week
just closed. Low priced shtrtings con-
tinue in good demand and light supply, and
Turkey red prints are in steady request for
moderate selections
Ginghams.-There has been only a moderate
movement in dress styles, and buyers are, aS
rule, operating more cautiously in these fab
rics, bat staple checks have been in steady
arrive by several agents.
Dress Goo1s.-Staple and fancy worsted fab
rics were placed in small lots with jobbers.
whose stocks have become dlSaRsorted, but
cotton dress goods ruled quiet, and prices are
in many cases low and irregular.
There was some improvement in the provis-
ion market to-day, and prices were a shade
hrmer.
Flour is in fair demand at our figures.
The wheat market rules firm and active.
The demand for corn is fairly active at I'M
changed prices.
SALES REPORTED.
Corn-S cars rejected o. {. S9c; cars rejected
elevator 4Oc.