The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21
INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
The Volume of Business in Excess of Core
spending Period Last Year.


The Volume of Business in Excess of COrre-
spending Period Last Year.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 90
The volume of business continues in excess of
that reported at corresponding period in 1884,
though in some lines below that of October, 1888.
Merchants at the larger business centers are in
clined to consider the situation as satisfactory,
and in some instances the future of trade is re-
garded very hopefully. The conservative atti-
tude of buyers, Joined to evident increased re-
quirements on their part. is believed to promise
fair amount of business, and, with the coming
of cold weather, renewed purchases are conf
IDENTIFY looked for. The progress toward healthy
recuperation that is shown week by week indi-
Gates that the improvement thus far accom-
plished has been both healthy and substantial,
and not of the ephemeral character that comes
and goes with fury 1t is true THAT we appear
to be making haste slowly, so gradual, in fact,
that at times it would seem as though the for
ward movement had almost ceased, but careful
retrospect demonstrates how much ground has
been gained and what real progress has taken
| place. Locally there is little calling for special
| mention. Dry-goods men are experiencing an ex-
cellent trade, and report collections as fairly
good. Hardware dealers, leather merchants and
isfactory. Grocers are having big trade this
week; in fact, they have had no reason for com
plant for many weeks The sugar market is
| firm at quotations, while there is a tendency
| to lower prices with coffees The produce mar
kets are active. Poultry is steady at the recently
reduced quotations. The egg market continues
| firm. Arthur Jordan in his semi-weeklv price
| current says of poultry: 1.-The market continues
| to weaken under increased supplies. Dealers
are beginning to see that the low prices are not
a temporary matter, but are the result OF very
| large increase in the production over former
| years, and low prices must be expected through
out the season Eggs are firm; receipts very
| light. very little fancy fresh butter
| is selling above quotations, but for good
| average lots the prices are full high"
In wool and wooens the market continues act
i've and prices advancing George Merritt d
| Co.. wooden manufacturers of this city, to-day
advance prices on their goods about per cent
Wooden manufacturers in the West as we'll AS in
| the East, have had a hard time for the last five
years, and if they do not now take advantage of
the present scarcity of wool and wooens to ad-
vance prices WOODEN goods, they will have no
one but themselves to blame If in the next year
their business shows a loss in place of profit
c. q. Geisendorf 81 Co. report that they have
nearly double their capacity for the manufacture
of WOODEN goods and now month behind
in their orders.
1t was another off day with the local markets
The Board Trade Price Current says of wheat:
This cereal probably has some intrinsic value,
but the general dullness in local circles for all
grades would indicate very little desire to invest
at any price Futures lfeess. Receipts light
Lower at all other points. We quote;
No. red. o. t. 92
Corn, like wheat, is dull and lower Receipts
light and very little activity either for cash or
| futures. We quote
| No. white, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AZ