The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-20
MARKETS.
Rather . Dull Monday in Trade, with Few
Fluctuations IN Values.

Rather . Dull Monday in Trade, with Few
Fluctuations IN Values.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 10.
In all departments to-day trade dragged q lit
tie under the unfavorable conditions. Solid
roads and cooler weather are necessary to make
tho desired improvements. and it is believed
that with such changes trade would become
moro active. Thus far this month it has hardly
reached the volume of November, 1887. The money
market is apparently easy, ana the merchants
have their bills we'll paid up. bat ell seem to be
holding of for better weather and q larger move
meut of the corn and hog crops. Dry goods men
are feeling the dull tone to business m ore than
any other class Of merchants. Retailers are
purchasing winter goods sparingly, and seem
to need a good cold snap to spur them up. Gro
cers are doing a good business, but in coffees
and sugars the retail grocsrs buy only to meet
immediate requirements, expecting lower prices
on these two staplss. To-day both sugars and
coffses seemed frmer in tone East than last
week, while prices here are unchanged. In
other staple groceries firm prices prevail. As
the holidays draw near foreign fruits are meet
ing with better sale. and with this prices have
stiffened. Oranges are improving in quality,
with no change in quotations. Lemons are in
light supply, and but few are wanted, while
bananas are a drug on the market, SO abundant
are the receipts. The produce markets, as
lUhQksEltIuS III arc uOE0 dCtlV6, ana
prices, as q rule, are well held. A good apple,
however. can yet be bought for 81. so per barrel,
and choice fruit at 90. Potatcee are selling
some better. and at the car they can be bought
at 500 to $50 per bushel, and by the barrel at
81 %. Receipts OF poultry are lighter. and
prices carry q stronger tone. Eggs are scarce
and tending higher, and choice butter is also
meeting with quick sale. In other markets
there is nothing new to note.
GRAIN.
The attendance on Change to-day was rather
small. It being the first day that . call was
made at fifteen minutes before ~ q number OF
those who arc usually on Change were late, in
fact too late to do any bidding. 1t is thought
that az soop as the grain men become used to
the change it will be a more satisfactory hour
than that OF fifteen minutes after II.
Wheat Was q little off. Receipts to-day 6 cars:
Saturday ] car. Market weak; little doing. No.
2 red Wa quote at 81. 03 a !. 04; No. 3 red salable
At M997c; rejected at Soc for poor to good
sam pies, and choice at IS 92c.
Corn--Receipts posted to day, 8 cars; Satur-
day. 9. White grades are in good demand. No.
/ white salable at 44c; No. 2 at 434 044c; sample
No. 3 white sold at 433c, track; grade offered at
43c, elevator, No. 2 mixed saiable at Al 42c;
new No. 3 mixed We quote 1t 333 a 34c-none Of
cred; new No. 4 white, 3llc bid; offered ut 35c;
new No. 4 mixed, 3ltc bid; ear slow sale; mixed,
$50 bid; offered at 3lc.
posted today, ! car; Saturday
no cars. Market is very strong, with almost
nothing Offering; local iobbers are strongest bid
ders. No. 2whits, 2S3c bid; No. 3 white is salable
At &c; No. 2 mixed salable at 25s 026c; rejected
salable at % q 24c.
Hay and S~traw-Rsceipts posted to-day. no
cars; Saturday, 3 cars. Demand 10 good. No. l
timothy sells readily at $l3 rs; No. 2 timothy At
s1l.500l2; mixed. $l0010.5O; No. l prairie.
IS 500950, No. 2 prairie. s7o8. We quote
straw at So :. so; rye straw, Sc 06. So
F~eeds-Bran. market very dull at S11.500
lilo Hominy feed slow sale at $14.