The Indianapolis journal., 1891-02-21


Sheep scarce and firm. Receipts. 100.
Lambs in good, demand and strong at
S4.5006.
INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
Trade Slow Under Unfavorable Weather Con-
ditions, with No Important Changes.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 2O.-Seldom is
there as unfavorable conditions for trade as
those of to-day, the heavy rains and bad
country roads conducting to practically
bring business to q stand-still where it was
dependent on country merchants. In prices
there were no important changes. Sugars
carry an easy tone. and break in the mar
ket will not be surprise. Coffees, and in
fact all other staple groceries, rule firm in
price. The dry-goods men are patiently
awaiting some warm spring days, being
confident that they will bring brisk trade.
The seed men are quite busy; prices firm on
all descriptions of seed. Trade is a little
Oft with the iron and hardware-dealers.
while the boot and shoe men and the leath-
er-dealers report trade good for February.
The provision and flour markets are more
active at unchanged prices. Receipts of
eggs and poultry have fallen of the last
day or two. and prices which were shaky.
have taken on frmer tone, but higher
GRAIN.
The elocal market was fat to-day. If any
body wanted either of the cereals they did
not show it in their bidding, track bids
ruling as follows:
Wheat = No. red. 97c; No. 8 red. 94c;
rejected 750S5c; understandable. 6Ot0 70c.
Corn-No. / white 5sc; No. white,
52l2c: white mixed. Sic; No. 8 white.
52c; No. yellow, SIC; No. yellow, 81 l2c;
No. Q mixed. 52c; No. 3 mixed, Sligo:
sound ear, 52l2054o, latter for yellow.
Oats-No. 2 white. 4714c; No. 8 white,
45l2c; No. 2 mixed, 46lc; rejected. 40c.
Bran-Local dealers are bidding SIS.
Hay-Timothy,. choice, S11; No. /, Sl0.75;
No. 2, SS.75; No. prairie. 81; No. prairie.
81: mixed hay. $3.50.
PRODUCE.
Poultry-Hens and chickens 20 f9 fb; tur-
keys, fat, choice hens, loo 49 fb; ducks. 20
~ 10: geese. S5.4O06 per doz.
EGGs-Shippers paying l2l2c; selling from
Butter-Creamery. choice. 23O25c; fair, 1S
@20c: choice country, roll, 10012c; common,
case.
Feathers-Prilns geese. 800 " n; mixed
duck zoe ~ fb.
Beeswax-Dark. 1sc; yellow. 9Oc.
Sheepskins-40cI1S 81.
Horse Hides-S2a
Grease-White, 3s4c, yellow. So; brown.
2l2c.
Tallow-No. /, 4l4c; No. 2, $50.
Wool-Tub-washed and picked, S5c; un-
washed medium and common grades. if
in good order. 22025c; bury and cotted 160
1sc; heeced-washed, if light and in good
order. 2S0S0c; bury and unmerohanable,
according to their value.
Hides-No:- g. S. hides. SC; No. G. 8.
hides. 44c; No green, 40: No. green. Sc.
Indianapolis Jobbing Trade.
1.-THE quotations. giren beIow are The selling
prices OF phoIesdfe dealers.
CANNED GOODS.
Peaches-Standard 3-pound, S2.7508 8. 90;
S-pound seconds, s2.6502.75. Miscellaneous
-Blackberries, 2-pound 81. 100 1.20; raspber-
ries, 2-pound. 81. .2O0 l.3O; pineapple. stand
ard, 2-pound. $1.4O025O; seconds. 2-pound,
$1.2001.25; cove oysters. l-pound full weight,
G:1501; 20; light: s00 s5c: 2-pound. full, $2:15
Lima beans, $1,000 l.30; peas, marrowfat
e1.2O01 40; small. $1.5o91.75; HOLSTERS. 81. .s5
az; red cherries, 95c0 S1.10; straw berries
$l.2O0l.S0: salmon tibs). Sl.9002.50
GOAL AND COKE.
Anthracite coal. stove size. 81 ~ ton;
egg and CRATE size. S675. Pittsburg and
Raymond City, $3.50 ton; jackson: g.;
block, $3.50; Island City. SS.25; Blossburg
and Indiana Camel. IS. All nut Goals so
cents below above quotations. Coke-Con-
nellsville, S3.75 4g load; crushed. So ~ load;
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
APPLEs-Choice. s5.5O06 4Y brl; medium.
CELERY-Common, 2503Oc per bunch.
POTATOEs-S325G3.5O ~ brl from car.
S1.1001.15 ~ bu.
UNIoNs-Common, s404.5O y brL Span
ish onions, S1.2501.50 44 crate.
SWEET PoTAToEs-Jerseys, S4.4O04.50;
Kentucky. SS03.50 brl
CABBAGE-S1. f50225 ~ brl
CRANBERRIEs-S10.25'0 ~ brl
FOREIGN FRUITS
Bananas. 81 2502. .25 ~ bunch. Lemons
Messina, choice, S3O3.25 box; fancy,
s.. Oranges-Floridas, s2.7503 ~ box:
Valencias, s55006 per case. Figs. 12014o
Prunes-Turkish, 7120Sc.
IRON AND STEEL.
Bar iron (rates), 1909 &c; horseshoe bar.
Sc; nail rod. &c; plow-slabs. &c; American
cast STEEL Sc: tire steel. &c: spring steel, &C.
DRY GOODS.
BLFACHEp SHEETINGs-Blackston AA.
7s4c; Ballou & Son, 7l0c: Chestnut Hill, &c:
SaSos r%t 2G; of Shsemaa tse = esc nwshs
ss4c; Linwood, So: Masonville. sac: New York
Mills, 1O3ac; Our Own, 534c; Pepperell ga
22c; PepperelI 1O-4. 24c; Hills. &c; Hope. 7l2o;
Knighss CambTic Sc Sc; LSnsdas " wCambIc
Brown SHEETINGs-Atlantic A. 7I.c:
Boott c, 5iQc; Agawam +, 5l2c; Bedford r,
SC; Augusta. 4,2c; Boot Al. &c; Conti-
Il ~ w q.
6loc; Graniteville EE, 6l2c: Lawrence LII,
Sic; Pepperell +. 74c; Pepperell X. 6lac;
Pepperen ga, zoe; Pepperell lO-4. 22c: Utica
"a. 22l2c; Utica 10-4. 26l2c; Utica G, 4lac.
| GRAIN BAGs-Americsn. SIT; Atlantic, SIS:
Franklinville, $3.50; Lewistown. $3.50:
| Cumberland. ST.: Grocers. $3.50; Harmony.
SIT; Ontario, $3.50: Stark A, 81
PRINTs-American fancy, &c; Aliens
fancy, &c; Aliens dark 5lac: Aliens pink.
&c; Arnold's. Co. Berlin solid colors. 5l2c;
| Cocheco, 5i2c; Conestoga, &c; Dunnelfs, &c;
| Eddystone, &c; Hartel, &c; Harmony, 41oc;
| Hamilton, &c; Greenwich. 51ac: Knicker-
booker. 5l2c; Mallory pink. 6l2c; prices on
dress styles irregular: depends on pattern.
Observation-Disclosures, &c; Bates. 6i2c;
Gloucester. ol4c; Glasgow. &c: Lancaster, 20.
| Ranelman's, 7loc: Renffew Madras Sloc:
| Cumberland, &c; White. 612c; Bookfold, 91oc:
PRIME CAMBRICs-Manville &c; S. S. e.
Son. &c: Masonville. &c: Garner, &C.
TICKINGs-Amoskeag AGA. 12l2c; Cones-
| toga BF, 14l2c; Conestoga extra, 13l2c;
Conestopa Gold Medal, 13i2c; Conestoga
| CCA. lee; Conestoga "A, 10c; Conestoga X.
Sc; Pearl River. 12c; Falls OB0. 32-inch,
| 12l2; Methuen AA, 12l2c; Oakland A. 6loc
Swift River, 6i2c; York. s2-inch. 12i9e; York
S0-inch. 10l2c-
| Alcohol. s225a2S5; assafatida. I502cc;
alum, 405c; champion. 50Q55c; cothineal,
! 6o066o; chloroform. 6006Sc; coppsras. brla