The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-22

A. Decided Improvement i'm Trade, with Good
Weather.

Decided improvement in Trade, with Good
Weather.
INDIANApoLYs April 81.
The wholesale markets to day presented very
active appearance Merchants, however, are
not looking for boom, but are impressed with
the idea that for few weeks to come there is to
be healthy volume of traffic, whether the for
eign powers indulge in fight or not One thing,
however is quite evident, that is the day of car
rying large stocks in country stores has passed.
AS the indianapolis Grocer in its last issue, says:
s'The villages and towns are so closely inter
woven with railways, and the cities are brought
so near the doorslls of the store houses, that it
is a mark of good management to carry less stock
and replenish often. A run can be made to the
capital city in the morning from almost any part
OF the State, and IN the evening the buyer is
again at his own threshold. Few depend upon
turnpikes and wagon for transportation. The
mails are exchanged daily at points where, at one
time not decade ago. a weekly letter pouch
was thought blessing. The daily newspaper has
largely driven aside the weekly, and the trade
journal grown to be fixture reliable refer
ence book. an indispensable part of every well
informed merchants house and store. Civiliza-
ton has made amazing progress even in so slow
a body as the mercantile world. There are
many improvements yet necessary which, II
once introduced, neither small dealer nor whole
these the foremost, is one price, or approximate
ly so, and one set of terms for all. There is
neither reason, sense nor excuse for Carrying
trade 1T is inonstrous evil; an engine or 1nqul-
ty it brings sorrow and distress oftener than
good 1t is a rule of the good old days. and
the sooner it is replaced by q reasonable susti-
tute, the better it will be for every merchant
To this, more than all causes combined, is at
tributed the present depression; if credits were
shortened, or business largely reduced to cash.
easy times would surely follow"
Locally there were no important changes in
values aside from the grain market. The recent
boom in wheat and -four has been the means of
revving a speculative feeling throughout the
country and large sums of money that had been
lying idle have been invested in wheat and Hour
and other articles of q speculative character
The egg market continues offish, with large re-
cepts. There is a fair demand for choice butter
at prices quoted. Potatoes continue to move
freely in lobbing way and prices are steady
Glover and timothy seed more active and higher
Coffees continue not only dull but positively un-
interesting it would take war in Brazil to set
things moving with relishable excitement. The
Coftee Exchange cannot do 1t with Its wash sales
and paper trading. Sugars are without feature,
and for weeks have scarcely moved a sixteenth
to the right or left. Syrups are the one excep-
ton to dullness; they are higher, and orders are
filled by the glucose refiners with great difficulty:
the price is now 25ac at the factory. Canned
goods are selling slow.
GRAIN.
The local market is in a stronger position than
on Monday. The attendance on Change was good
and dealers bid with considerable spirit No. 2
red wheat is held at 982c; April oslo; May, 99c
Corn firm, with holders Of mixed asking 47c; re-
jected high mixed, 47ac. Oats well sustained.
The following were bids on Change to-day:
Wheat-No. Mediterranean $100s; No. 3
Mediterranean, 99c; No. red 972c No 8 red,
Gle. Corn-No. white, 49c: No. white, 47ac;
yellow, 47ac; high mixed, 46sc; mixed, 47c, f. o.
b.; rejected No. white, 47ac; sound ear, 464c un-
merchantable, no bid.
Oats-No. white, SIZE o. t.; mixed, &c., re-
jected, no bid.
Bran-$15.
Rye--60c.
Hay-Prime timothy, $l3 f. o. b.