The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-26
Provisions Higher than Amy limo in Ten
Years and Still Advancing.

Provisions Higher than Amy Time in Ten
Years and Still Advancing.
The Wholesale men report trade good for
midwinter, the last few days of comfort
able weather allowing retail men to drop
in from the surrounding cities and towns
and reDlenish broken stocks and look over
new spring goods, which have already been
placed on the market Everything in the
dry-goods line is firm at the revision of
prices of Tuesday. All staple groceries are
ruling steady aud are in strong position
as regards prices. The tendency with pro-
visions Is for higher range. although they
are now in advance of prices at any time
in the last ten years. Receipts of eggs are
more liberal. yet not In excess OF the de-
mand. Poultry Is scarce. The stock of
apples carried by the commission houses ia
OF poor quality. During the cold spell
many apples were frozen. Receipts of Irish
potatoes are more llberaI, but no weakness
in prices 10 noticeable. Oranges are in good
supply, prices unusually reasonable for
midwinter. Sweet potatoes are in light
supply. and they are firm at the advance Of
Monday. The supply of cabbage is low
aud very poor In quality Notwithstanding
the high prices at which they are sell
ing.
There was q fair attendance on Change,
but the bidding gave evidence that there
was much uncertainty as regards the future
of cereals. so large is the visible supply.
Track bids ruled as follows:
Wheat-No. 2 red. 6712c; No. red, &c;
No. red. 55c; rejected, soc; wagon wheat.
&c.
Bran. $3.50 per ton.
Corn-No. 1 white. 4O1sc; No. white 4O1sc;
white mixed, S9l2c; No. 3 white. 4Olec for one
or two color; No. white 3Sc; No. . yellow.
39lac; No. 3yellow, $50; No. Il yellow, $50;
No. mixed. 39l2c; No. mixed, 59c; ear,
mixed, 40isc..
Oats-No. . white, CSC: No. 8. s5ac: No.
2mixed. SS4c; No. 3 mixed, S2l2o; rejected,
S0031l9c.
Hay-Choice timothy. sl3; No. 1, e12.5O;
No. z, $40; prairie. No. i. S7.75; No. 2. $3.50.
POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE.
Poultry-Hens, Sc ~ ID; young chickens.
&c ID 10: turkeys lie ~ ID; ducks 20 ~ fb;
geese. S.. 40 for choice.
Eggs Shippers paying 25c.
Butser-Choice country butter. 1601Sc;
common. s0l0c.
,Cheese-New York full cream. 12012lao
skins. 507c II b. tJobbing prices.l
Honey-17G9lsc
Feathers-Prime geese. 4Oc ~ ID; mixed
duck. 200 ~ ID.
Beeswax-2oo for yellow. sc for dark.
Wool-f1ne merinO. 160lSc: unwashed
combing. 21c; tub-washed. 1933c.
Hides, Taitolv, Etc.
Hides-No. green hides. sAc: No. Q green
hides. 2ho; No. q. s. hides. 4l9c: No. 2 G..
:. hides, 3Asc; No. tsllow, &c; No. 2 tai
low, 4@c.
Horse Hides-S292 o.
Grease-W hite, sc; yellow. &c: brown. 3o
Bones-Dry, S12G13 - ton.
PRODUCE. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
AppIes-Sun-dried, 70So D. fb: evan
GRATED. 120l4c; S-fb canned apples. SL.lO0
1.2O.
Cranberries-Per brl. SlOan; $3.50 y bu
crate
Grapes-MalaRas. $1.500S50.
Cider-s5.50 ID brl: So ID half brl.
bananas $3.50 2 u bunch, according
20 size and quality.
Potatoes-slGl.10 - bu.
I.emons-Choice, S3.25 - box; fancy,
$3.50
Oranges-Floridas. So 5O92. 75 ~ box; Tan
gerines. S4.50G5 - box.
y brl.
Cabbage-Michigsn. IS: home grown. g. IS
y brl.
sauer Kraut-s9 ~ brl. IS y half brl.
ApDles-Green. fancy. S35OQ395 - brl;
medium. S25032. 75 - brl.
Onions-Si04.25 y brl; Spanish, Sl.75 ~
crate.
GAME
Squirrels-sl u doz: rabbits. 75c 10 doz.