The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-07


on the tapis but Cleveland. Buffalo. Cincln-
natl and Boston viii place good deal
The steel-rau trade continues slow. Stii
Eastern mills took about 1900 tons, includ-
ing 1000 tons for Georgia raiiroau; a.
tivity Of pipe contracts continues, t tne tham
in Their own territory. They took 800 tons
for the East River Gas Company ana yfvvo
1900 IONS and there are many small in
quiries. Thus far the Southern SHOPS nats
not taken any business OF consequence hor'h
of the Potomac
Wool.
BOSTON. March e-The American Wool
ana Cotton Reporter will say to-morrow OF
the wool trade. With the exodus. or Con-
gross the trade generally is reath1ng more
freely; the market continues quiet, as was
noted last week. Australian wool IS secur-
ing the most attention at date. ana apes
have reached the price at which they a..
competing with territorial wool, the selec-
lions of the latter having become very no
ticeably reduced. yet il is but few Weeks
hence to the new clip in the Southern tei-
ritory. The aggregate sales for the week
win vary not more tnan iuyy5 p1 pr;ces hold
quite firm. In this relation II may pc re-
marked that domestic woods have been Tor
months on a parity with those abroad; they
reached a free wool basis many months ago:
and if they are lower now II is because OF
declines e pounds ds'ei
and ST. 500 pounds foreign, making tolai
of 2,OS75Oo pounds, against a total OF z,9i.,
COO pounds for the previous week, and a
total of >. s93 900 pounds for the correspond
ing week last year The sales since Jan
!. 1895. amount to 27.951,s50 pounds. asainst
New York amounted to 1,442.5oo pounds
ST. LOUIS, March s.-.Wool fairly active:
m ne smsc le eoapse s aSpt me- 's es
Cotton.
LIVERPOOL. March e,-cotteen in good
demand, but little done; price firm; Amer
lean midding. 8 13-32d The sales of the
day day were .s i2,5Soo bales Of which 800 were
,1afi and
$500 Bales American. Receipts, 22,1oo bales.
all American.
NEW ORLEANS, March Cotton firm:
ami nary SHs low Nef d reeepts ss bales
gross, 5.1ss bales; exports to the continent,
$500 bales; coastwise, 4,ll0 bales; Stock
NEW YORK March 6.-cotton steady;
middlng, 11-l6c; net receipts none; gross
10 bales, all spinners stock, 1S6,421 bales
MEMPHIS, March S.-Cotton steady and
1-16c up; middlng, olsc: sales, s oo paies:
receipts, 1882 bales; shipments, 1880 bales;
stock, 101, 440 bales.
= good CO. Y s5S s sR0s IL
5 Turppentine siS rm hard, $40; soft $780,
Virgin, Sl.l0.
OIL CITY, Pa. March e.-Petroleum--
SioS%e highest, s05sse; Is Lowest; sLo ssfic;
ments, 81, SO6 brls; runs $3.50 brls.
NEW YORK. March 6---Petroleum nom
inal United closed at SL04A bid. Hosin
firm: strained. common to good $l.55ql. 90.
Spirits of turpentine firm at 34iaQSSc.
SAVANNAH, Ga, March 6.-Spirits OF
turpentine. 33c: sales, Is brls; Rosin hrm;
white, sis; window glass, 3d.
CHARLESTON, s. c., March 6.-Rosin firm
at $115; spirits of turpentine, SIC; asking
higher.
Metals.
| NEW YORK, March 6.-Pig iron quiet;
| Scotch, $4,000; American, $9M12.50. Copper
| steadier: brokers' price, csc; exchange
| price, s.35M950c. Lead steady; brokers'
| price, 3.021xc; exchange price. 3.071a@3 l0c.
Tin steady straits, 13. 10Gl13 20c plates quiet.
| Spelter steady: domestic, 31211c. Sales on
Change: Thirty tons August tin, 13c; SO
| tonc t,1ly 12c. 25 tons March. 13. 10c.