The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-30

Wednesday, January 23..-.....- lS2,O00 55VO
Thursday, January 2.--....-.. l52,OO0 ZI,UJ
Friday, January 25................ Z5O,OO0 4L'eOV
Saturday, January 26.............- lyO,UO ol,Uv
Monday, January S.--..-......-. 1gS,OSO 4O,VU
Tuesday, January 9...-.......-- loo,U0 4V,VVO
Commercial.
The past week has been only moderate
one for business men. The demand for almost
all kinds of merchandise has been only mode
rate. The number OF country buyers visiting
the city has been small, and they have pur-
chased only Just what they need at the present
time. Quotations have huctuated but little,
and the general markets may be reported as
being quiet, steady and unchanged. During
the first part OF the week the provision mar
ket took nrmer stand, owing to the favorable
news with regard to a large foreign de-
mand if England was drawn into the
eastern war, but the news OF
the signing of the peace conditions lessened
the prospects OF the foreign trade increasing,
the packers and holders OF meat became more
willing to sell at the ruling prices, and the
market to-day was quiet, with but few trans.
actions noted.
The grocery market has been fairly active
during the week, the order trade being about
as heavy as usual at this time of the year, and
quotations both of staple and fancy goods rule
steady.
III IcNlcWluB Tic tAAO ~NCH 1OAh dull
letin says:
encouraging position. Some holders are cal
culating that the protracted SLOW call from the
interior must have exhausted supplies and
formed base for a good distribution when de-
mand again starts up, but jobbers are inclined
to wait until this demand does actually show
itself before commencing to handle invoices,
and the stock in first hands is almost entirely
neglected. Former quotations are named
nominally, but with the candid admission that
they can not be obtained. From the "Glorla"
1,l6l bags are reported sold.
Holders of West India stock are looking for
about former rates on most Of their accumula-
tions. and Offering samples without more than
a natural effort to secure customers, but still
meet with a somewhat discouraging response
on the demand, and the entire market Is nat.
Within coupe of days some 80 bags La
guara have been sold, part (Coro) at l41z9l5c.
Java neglected.
Sugars.-More or less uncertainty continues
to be shown on the undertone of the general
market Tor raws, but buyers may claim about
all the present advantages. Some OF the stocks
remain off the market, but the supply avail
able more than satisfies the outlets offered,
and sufficient number of holders have weak
ened to keep general cost on downward in
cline still. The reported failures among i'm
porters to-day Introduces another disturbing
element. Values nomin ally unchanged, but
current quotations are foil high. Sales en-
brace zoo hhds New Orleans to arrive at &c;
LOO boxes caved, 200 nhds centrifugal and Ito
low grade Cuba on -tvate terms
Refined without further change on valua-
tions, but selling very slowly, and the feeling
on the market Is weak.
There has been a fair business trans
acted in country produce during the latter
part Of the week, but on Monday and Tuesday
the receipts of eggs were heavy, the market
became overstocked and prices declined to 10
cents, but on yesterday and to-day the market
became little firmer and quotations went up
a cent.
The demand for butter is almost equal to the
supply, and choice table qualities meet with
ready sale at unchanged prices.
Receipts Of poultry are liberal, and the mar
ket rather dull, With nothing at all doing in
dressed turkeys OF chickens.
Game rules quiet and prices unchanged.
Dealers in dry goods report a fair demand
for both staple and fancy goods, and prices are
undergoing but few changes.
The New York Bulletin of Wednesday, in
reviewing the market for the week, says:
There was a considerable addition to the
number OF buyers in the market during the
past week, but business continued light In
nearly all departments of the trade. Jobbers
from some of the more distant distributing
Polnts III Tie sou1ii neIo latueI hloIe hoeIa Al IN
their purchases, but, In most cases, western
and southwestern buyers confined their opera
lions to the selection of such goods as were i'm
rent trade, and local and near by jobbers
bought sparingly, as rule. The present rates
of freight demanded by tine trunk lines of rail-
western merchants, who contend, with appar-
ent justice, that low priced dry goods should
not be subjected to a much higher classification
than other descriptions of merchandise. The
system of "pooling" freights, which went into
operation last July, has also been the cause OF
great discomfort, and freights by the trunk
lines leaving this city are now so light that
many of the leading western tObbers are ship
ping a considerable portion of their low priced
cotton goods, ETC., by circuttous, and conse-
ton. The Reconsideration OF cheap cotton goods
by the railroad companies, and on lower ba-
sis tnan at present, Is imperatively demanded,
and would, probably, entail no loss upon the
carriers, as shipments by the trunk lines would
be largely increased thereby.
The j0bbing trade, though quiet, was about
as good as usually witnessed at this time OF
buyers in the market. The order demand for
the most staple goods was Sairly satisfactory
for the season, and q more active movement Is
expected about the end OF the current
month.
Cotton Goods-There was a steady though
moderate demand for all the more staple
with deliveries or account OF orders, reached
a fair aggregate amount. Prices ruled fairly
steady on nearly all descriptions OF manufac-
tured cottons and the late advance on den.
inns, ducks, tickings, etc, was fully sustained
Higher prices wero made on few popular
makes OF wide sheetings, but, on the other
hanal tnere was oresa IN Lons Tntat,a1
ever made for these well known goods. White
Foods, piques and Marseilles quilts were In
better inquiry, but cottonades and chey,ot:
exports Of domestics from this port for the
week reached 4,O42 packages, and from Bos-
ton IS packages, or a total OF 1850 packages.
Prints There has been less animation In the
prfn. market than was afitici pated, and sale:
were mostly restricted TO comparatively small
lots of new light and medium fancies, which
were opens ed In attractive variety by nearly al
the leading agents at the exceptionally low
price OF &C., which figure should certainly com