The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-12
TRADE AND COMMERCE.
The Volume of Trade Falling Behind tao
Usual October Average.

The Volume of Trade Falling Behind tao
Usual October Average.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. IL.
Eleven days Of October have passed and thus
far this month the volume of trade has been
disappointing. Much of the dullness is attrib-
uted to the summer-like weather still prevailing
and it is daily becoming more apparent that a
few sharp frosts are needed to improve trade
While no boom is looked for, more lively dis
tribution is quite probable. At furthest
merchants look for better trade as soon as the
presidential contest is over. Dry goods men are
feeling the unreasonable weather the most
stocks, but purchasers are taking hold
cautiously. In some lines of dress fabrics, how
ever, there has been a fair business, ard iobbers
are looking for a much larger trade before the
month closes. The retail stores are fairly patron
lied but a real cold snap is needed to remind
people that it is time to purchase winter goods.
Eastern merchants continue to report a dull
trade, particularly in cotton goods, and there
does not appear to be any prospect of favor
able change this year Mill managers are still
curtaling production, and a large portion of
machinery will remain idle until buyers show
more disposition to stock mp. The low prices
have stimulated the export trade and additional
orders have been received so that the mills on
this class of goods are pretty well fixed for some
time to come Brown sheetings and drills have
been principally called for Colored goods
main very quiet, and the DIRK, Everett and
Lewiston mills will reduce production very
materially this month. In prints there is not
much doing few popular specialties are still
called for, but the general demand has been
smaller than for several years previous In
groceries a fair trade is in progress The SUI
gar market is steady while coffees are little off,
with a light distribution. Dealers in hog prod
uets report trade slow, prices unchanged The
produce market is moderately active There is
good deal of poor butter in the market which
sells slow, but choice article is readily taken
at our quotations. Eggs are coming in freely;
the same is true of poultry and dull Eastern
market tends to weaken prices
GRAIN.
An off Saturday about covers the local situa-
ton. The Board of Trade Price Current says
of wheat "a Saturday dullness seemed to per
wade the entire local markets both for spot and
futures No gradabe stock arriving" We quote:
Ne. 2 Mediterranean. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
No. Mediterranean OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20
20 reg ''--''--'---'
No. j ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Rejected Observation-Disclosures. 60
October. 70
Corn-No change in local circles; all spot de-
liveries will find ready purchasers but the alb
sence of sellers would indicate a great scarcity
of all grades. Futures nominal We quote:
No. white OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81
No. J white ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "a
High mixed 53
White No. 3 Observation-Disclosures. 55
Mixed No. ......--.--.. so
Rejected Observation-Disclosures. 30
Unmerchantable. Observation-Disclosures AZ
Sound ear 90
Oats-Firm and in fair demand at quotations
Receipts more liberal We quote:
No. white %
Light mixed. 27t4
Mixed. 26
Rye-No. .. irmer: Sale bid: none offered
Bran-Quiet; $ll.25 bid; held at $l2 90.
Hay-Prime timothy, dull $40 bid. held at $lI.
GRAIN IN STORE
Oct 10 1891