The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-15
COMMERCIAL.

The volume of trade during the past week
has been only average. The extremely cold
weather has had tendency to make al
branches of trade dull. The fluctuations in
quotations have been slight.
GRAIN.
Receipts of wheat during the entire week
have been exceedingly light, the local milling
demand good, and the market is firmer than
last week. A better demand for corn at the
seaboard ports has had the effect of stifiening
this market, which has ruled firm during the
entire week. Oats to-day. were dull and un-
changed. Flour rules steady and quiet.
PROVISIONS.
During the first part of the week this market
showed signs of considerable activity, the
demand being good and prices firm. To-day
1t was dull, put without quotable change in
prices.
GROCERIES.
This market has been only moderately
active during the week. Sugars are quiet,
while coffse is only in fair demand. Fancy
goods are in about the usual request. The New
York Bulletin of Saturday says:
Coffee-The market for Brazils has been
much the same in general tone as last noted.
Buyers continue to stand off and assume in
difference in some cases, hopeful of securing
better terms, and no doubt would do so We're
posed to 70 force matters But openly at LEAST
| the Offering continues moderate, and the line
i OF prices asked is about up to former figures,
with indeed q tendency to some increase of
| strength to-day in view of the more favorable
character of the telegram from the point of
supply. There has been fair business doing,
which, with the Withdrawals, embraces l,s9i
Santos, 252 do, 400 do, .333 lilo, ex Graf Bis
AND DS KS eI a se regninp
| Rio telegram at hand to-day covers the week
ending january 8, 1873, and reports: GALES for
United States, l4,0UO bags: shipments for At
lantic ports, 81 600 bags; for gulf ports, Do 600
bags; stock, Coz bags; average daily receipts,
For pretty much ali West india stock the
! position continues heerful and the views of
the selling interest," are supported Az a c9I 4.
! good, but with the extreme rates asked on
the more desirable parcels buyers move q lit
| tie slowly and protract negotiations. The
rumored sale of Maracaibo. referred to in our
| last, embraced 1000 bags ex ~. g. slower" but
we learn of nothing going on to-day. Java Is
steadily held and indifferently offered.
Sugars.-Raws continues to be held with
values, and buyers and it useless to attempt
negotiations, except upon basis OF about
former full rates c TIE Rresadling storm has
day, and business accomplished was compare
lively moderate, but some buyers could be
found in attendance, and parcels came under
treaty on q basis of full former rates. We nave
reports of 10 hhds, $50 bags mollasses sugars
| ut 8 az 9-l6c; 800 Muscovado at Z &c, and 40
hhds New Orleans at SIC.
Refined are rather slow of sale on all de-
sSrIIons, f ana aas qie surnus
and prices only about steady.
Messrs. A. Thomson 4 Co, New Orleans, in
their monthly circular, estimate the crop of
sugar at 10000 hhds. and write upon the mar
j ket as follows: The receipts Of sugar to date
mbrace n, 245 hhds against 1872 hhds same
| time last year. The receipts during the month
were 40 430 hhds, and. with a light movement
prices gradually receded from our last quota,
lions until fully fair sugass reached DC and
clarified were of fully &c. Continue heavy
raj Us the past week and lighter receipts have
caused an advance of A@ss on all grades o
K. sugars, which is firmly sustained, while
clariheds are firmer at unchanged quotations
DRY GOODS.
The market rules quiet, and prices are un.
deIgoing but few changes. Merchants are
preparing to lay in large and well selected
spring stocks. and the prospects are that the
spring trade will be an exceedingly heavy one
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Receipts of butter fair, the demand L
moderate, and prices are steady. The demand
for eggs is good, and receipts only fair. Pouatr,
is quiet and unchanged. Game Is dull.
The following were the receipts and ship
ments OF leading articles during the precedinl
"a hours, as reported TO the board of trade;