The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-08
COMM ERCIAL.

The continued cold weather has had telling
eff ct on business during the past week or ten
days, but prices have not fuctuated to any
great extent.
THE PROVISION
market has been Improving steadily during
the past few days, but the cold weather has
been drawback to shipping.
GRAIN.
This market has been rather dull since our
last review, but was more active TO day.
Wheat was more active than for ten days past,
aud the light receipts and good milling de-
mand have made prices firmer. Corn is also
In better demand than for some days past,
and the market was a shade higher to-day.
Oats are more active and prices firmer. Flour
is steady and unchanged.
GROCERIES.
The demand for botn staple and fancy goods
has been fairly active during the entire week,
and prices have undergone but few changes.
The New York Bulletin of Saturday in review
ing tina market, says:
Coffee-The current tone of the market for
Brazils appears t. gain strength, ana holders
generally were talking very confidently to
day. The actual movement Is not particularly
free. but Tree demand prevails, and buyers
Were promp tiy wneii shav dnd liip ies to suit
their wants, with full bids found to be the
only basis upon which negotiations can be
opened. Indeed, some of the trade quote equal
TO Hc vance, and the position has been help
ed in a measure by the advices from primary
points The sales reported embrace SO bags
and s4i5 bags do, ex .Graf Bismark, ,, ana 6,9
do, ex ak ron prinz." At Bl timore, 800, ex
neck" The Rio t legram at hand to-day Gov
ers dates Tor wsek ending January l. 1879. and
reports: Sales for United states. 1900 bags:
shipments to Atlantic pc, ts 400 bags; to gull
e pors daily S ressipts bags price
change 2l5sd. Cargo of steamer for New York,
22,O5O bags.
Holders remain generally firm and confident
on the mild grades, and few If any are willing
to negoi late except upon a basis of full former
rates. Old supplies of desirable quality are
about exhausted, and the new arrivals 90 not
amount to enough to have any deciued infiu-
ence About 800 bags additional Maricaibo
have been s1lu hut brokers are still unwilling
to give de'ail. Java is slow. but well together
and held steadily. cf a
somewhat. influenced by the differences be-
tween buyers and sellers on the proposed new
this however, the pc itiOn looks pretty hrm
aaud holders express themselves quite conf
IDENTIFY inteed some icslst that an advance Is
to 81 to SIC for fair to good refining; but the
posi- ion h s scarcely had a full test and we
IRENE quotations. Sales of about 45O95Jo hhds
st. Jago for Boston at &c, under the rule oil
actual tare and no lighterage, ana 90 hhds
Refined have found a very fair demand and
are quite arm, with st ok In some cases held
s COUNTRY PRoDECE.
Receipts during the entire week have been
liberal. Butter has been in moderate demand
and choice table meats met with ready sale
Eggs are in fair demand, and receipts are up te
the requirements of the trade. Poultry Is In
ample supply, and the market only fairly &C
tive. Game is duh and unchanged. Other
articles rule steady.
DRY GOODS.
|
OF trade, 1t being the duh season. Our mer
chan b Will soon have tn ir spring stocks on
when trade will nven mp. again. The New
York Bulletin of Saturday rays; ssifs so'
There was q continued light movement II
nearly all description OF goods irora agents
hands. and there were verS few bnyers In IN
marker, owing partly 10 the severity OF tut
weather. The JOObtng trade remains quiz
ing small orders from interior retailers, wh'
are understood to be doing Air business II
seasonab:e 20 DIS.
aetton Goods.--There has been str'cti.
moderate demand for rot on so.rds Mt agenti
| hands. and tran sacttOns we're chi nv OF nan
| To mouth nature. Pr.ces are without luotaod
| chsngr, bat the market has a stea1y unu9i
/, tone, with a tendency toward higher figures o.
such fabrics as have Deen seAing al uuren N
New Make OF Bleached shirtings..,riessn
| Woodward, Lawrence q G !. are Introducing
the trade q new make q beachsd c,uon
/ under the Milton rails Steam Mil ticket, !
| rs and Al Widths The goods are eightiy, We
nnisnea Sno Sch an, 81 tor Is and SIC e
Nav Make Of Brown sheetings- Messr
Case, Leland Co are .nowing = n.~ IN, MAKE s >
cassrt So tic act. at 70 per lara, which - wo
othy the at ention of buyers. . -. ~