The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-10
INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS!
Quiet Day in Trade Circles-Milder We Hther
the Stimulant Now Needed. =

Quiet Day in Trade CircIes-Milder We Rther
the Stimulant Now Needed. ID
INDIANAPoLIs, Feb. 9. II
In most departments trade was rather quiet
to-day. The cold weather and its unusually
long continuance in this section is without doubt
one of tho causes of the slack movement = Then!
the unsettled condition of the grain markets is
another unfavorable feature. But taken as q
whole, there is little room for complaint. Not
withstanding the dullness in trade, prices in the
main are firm, and in most cases upward IN
tendency rather than downward; espe cially is
this true OF the dry goods market. Eastern pa
pers report that the market on cotton goods is
very strong. The position is greatly aided by
a free movements movement as free as manu-
facturers can possibly take OF Tits fact
that majority of the New England cotton
mills behind their orders to-day, and that
a large number of them taking new orders
''at value only" These goods viii be deliv-
cred in turn, fast the mills can make
them. and the price will be fixed on the market
at the time of the delivery. In this market tho
demand for plain brown and bleached goods is
excellent Even the retail trade has come to
the conclusion that the position OF the rnarket
has come to stay. and retailers are beginninc to
be purchasers of goods to protect u tn amselves
against further advances. In such goods as
have not been put upon 'svalue'u the tend ency
is still upward, and several advances have been
announced during the week. Colored cottons
very firm and the tendencyiin ticks, drills
deni1ns ETC., is upward, though such goods
have not yet generally taken place in the recent
advances plain goods. For export, the re-
quest for plain cotton goods is still up to the
full capacity of tho mills making them, with a
majority of such mills sold long way ahead
Seldom has the market been better on the whole
list of what may be termed plain brown
present tine. It Is ~ also true
that printed goods arc in a remarkably strong
position, with the market advanced on nearly
everything in that line. In alLwool and part
wool dress goods tho market is particularly act
i've, at leas. from the jobbers point of view In
Chuddas and double widths the jobbers are q
long way behind their orders. The provision
market. well, is firm, and good deal il doing
in jobbing way, while in = wholesale way the
kets are not ~ active as last week, the colder
weather preventing the movement so freely of
apples, potatoes and articles which will not bear
exposure IL cold weather. Eggs are firm and
tending higher on good local demand and light
receipts OF course, this advance is spasmodic
prices will drop sharply. Good butter is still
scarce and wanted at our best quotation. Ponl-
try il coming in quite freely. but with an excel
lent demand prices are very firm The seed
market is fairly active at unchanged prices
Timers supplies have ceased TO advance prices
ruling steady at the recently revised quotations.
The other markets present no new features.
GRAIN.
In thelocal market there was an increased ac-
tivity, and the bidding Change showed more
interest In stuff to arrive early, while prices
ranged shade easier than on Wednesday. The
following quotations cover the market: