The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-21
INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
Summertime Weather Gives a Little More
Life to Trade.


INDIANAPOLIS, April 90.
The cheerful warm sun, after several days of
cherries, cold, rainy weather, naturally gives
more life to trade, and in many departments
today business was fairly active, even the
dry goods men enjoying quite a. boom.
In prices, steadness is still the chief
characteristic. The war news is watched
with much interest as the future of the
grain and provision markets depends much
the character of the war news. The exports of
breadstufs from all the Atlantic and gulf ports
of the United States for the week to April IL,
and of cotton (as per Financial Chronice) for
the week to April II, and as compared with the
preceding week, and also with the corresponding
week of last year, were as follows:
Last reported
weeks, Preceding Same week.
April IL and April IT,. week last year.
and nd bushels, 1.477.4e4 1,s55,4s5 17ea, 442
Corn, bushels Il, s43, 564 173Z6s7 472,772
Cotton, bales 35,O57 58,17S 36,11O
AS compared with the preceding week, the ex-
ports show decrease of II 991 bushels in wheat,
an increase of 1851 bushels in corn and de.
crease of %, III bales in cotton. Compared with
the corresponding week of last year, there is
decrease of 235, 978 bushels in wheat an increase
Of L $40, 792 bushels in corn and decrease Of
1858 bales in cotton The aggregate value of
breadstuffs and cotton exported in the last re-
ported week, as above, was approximately $780,
900 less than in the preceding week, after max
ing all due allowances for the advance in value
of breadstuffs. AS compared with the CORE
spending week of 1884, the aggregate value was
approximately $500 600 greater than then Lo-
cally the provision market is sluggish, and prices
barely steady. To the provision market generally
the same remark will apply. Prices of hogs
have not increased much, and receipts of hogs at
Western packing points have been LIBERAL Pack
ers have, therefore, been comparatively indiffer-
emit to the situation. Exporters have made some
renewed inquiries based on limited figures. In
groceries tea Is the principal staple which pre-
sents new features Bradstreet says: I'm
proved possibilities of peace being arranged be-
tween China and France had depressing effect
upon the market. This was visible in the offer
ing OF Il, 600 packages at auction, oolongs form
ing the principal part For a long time oolongs
have been held stronger than any other kind,
and, judging from the free way those teas are
offered, indicates weak feeling on the part of
holders. There is, however, disposition on
their parts to show bold front, and all
the bull arguments that are possible, from the
probable injury of the coming crop to the de-
struction of the Suez canal, are used with the
utmost vigor Indeed, there is distinctly
visible disposition on the part of all holding
portance of holding large stocks In
Japan there is very little doing" There seems
to be little faith in any bull movement in coffees.
The receipts at shipping ports continue to be far
oACcoS Va dA.u SALINE UIu0 Lner6
is falling off in the demand from the country
as indicated in the movement from warehouses;
Sugar has not shown any indication of strength,
and Havana advices by cable report that market
as demoralized. London does not improve, but
beet is slightly under the control of the specu-
lative element. The outlook has not materially
changed, and business, as rule, drags along
without any visible sign of Improvement The
produce markets are more active. Cheese but
ter and healthy poultry are strong at quotations.
EGGS dropped cent per dozen and are weak on
large receipts at that figure.
GRAIN
The local market opened strong and continued
so through the day. Bidding en- Change was
spirited. The Board of Trade Price Current
says of wheat: Local markets higher, and good
demand for all grades. Futures show some life.
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