The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-17
TRADE AND COMMERCE..
a Fair Volume of Trade in Progress-Cool
Weather the Most Serious Drawback.

INDIANAPOLIS. March 16.
Wholesale men, almost without exception, re-
port q fair volume of trade in progress and are
sanguine in the belief that only favorable
weather is needed to increase business to salts
factory proportions. We clip from the Indian
apolis Grocer very well written article on the
situation with the leading staples of the country
The Grocer says: Declines or bare steadiness
are in the ascendant; advances form but light
minority From gambling in coffee margins
there rises uncertainty in the worth of this
staple New York legalizes, encourages
acknowledges this destroying angel and, because
respectable many otherwise good men settle
down to this life in the belief that it is honor
able. No amount of building up has been effect
i've in keeping the props under sugar. and the
wiser buyers to-day are those who
adhere to the hand-bask policy of
taking just what they need and not a pound
over In foreign fruits the situation is alto
gether downward one; raisiRs, prunes, cur
rants and citron are receding. Spices are dull
Pickles have tumbled, and row the joyous fall
packer, with q big spring profit in his eye
mourns for that which will never be his. Truly
the way of the picker has been a hard one to
travel. The early trade in fish is large beyond
expectation: prices are low for all grades-lewer
than they were last season. The stocks of lake
fish are less than IN the spring OF 1854, with no
catch to follow aud over-supply the trade. Any
change will profit the owner of stock, as no de-
cline can come uaon marketso bare of supplies
Rice has been on the ragged edge for weeks-and
refuses to obey the summons to advance; now
the documentary avalanche is pouring In again,
and all is tuned TO the one key of higher
prices. Good dried peaches are scarce at
0ae; this is excessive, but people want
them, and never want them so much as
when they are hard to get; old and new mixed
are worth from Sc to Sc, according to the degree
of the mixture. There are many canned goods
being consumed; no speculations in this; buyers
are forced to fill up and do so pretty much as
they close OUT Iii the local market there is lit
tie new to note, except a further break in the
egg market. Shippers dropped the price to IA
cents per dozen; selling from the store at 10
cents. Budd g. Co., in their Price Current, say:
Receipts are very heavy. and have declined
rapidly East. but we think have touched bottom
for the present Butter, fresh country roll in
good demand but old held, and poor stock no
SALE Poultry in good demand for all kinds, ex-
eepting old tom turkeys, which are very dull"
GRAIN.
The local market stands in much the same
position as on Saturday. The Board of Trade
Price Current says of wheat: Unchanged with
both fair demans and offerings. Futures quiet
Receipts small. We quote:
No 2Medterranean. o. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as
No. Mediterranean, o. t---........-.......... S3
40. red, o. -------.--------..----- IS
10: . red o. ---..----------------------
Rejected, o. TO
Corn-Very firm; feeling and prices show mo-
signs Of weakening. Receipts quite liberal, with
good order demand for all cash deliveries. Flu
lures dull We quote:
No. White. O. Observation-Disclosures 431o
No. 3 Mhite, g 42i9
Iigh mixed 2, 90
mixed o. fss-s--.- ---------.------- - .