The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-14

spell of hot weather trade dropped back into the
ard the seneraI irnnresSion is thai no real re,
vival of business need be looked Tor until the
presidential election is of the way. In prices
fluctuations We're not very numerous. Eggs,
light receipts and increased demand, advanced,
while poultry was weak at quotations CofIees.
which have stood same quotations for
many weeks, have taken on an easier tone and
package coffees are off lie on the quotations CT
the early part of the week The dry goods
houses mad rather adier w ts t pad taxing nea n
fairly good. The same Is true with the boot and
good as last month. as building has fallen of
considerably in the last ten days. Druggists are
market is dull and prices weak and the hide
market is slow with unchanged prices. The pro-
are slightly frmer on most descriptions OF hog
products Seed men report some Improvement in
The snow-Church & Co.'S weekly trade report
says: IN viewing the s1{uation Tor me past
lied by renewal OF the upward tendency of the
the surface is due fall trade. owing the de-
nands of the country merchants. whose stocks
thinned to a considerable extent. Our
financial strength has shown improvement
and the money market has as yet felt
inflow OF gold to this country. so that the happen
ings for the week have done nothing towards
relieving the stringency of the money market,
ana the prospects are too remote to nave much
influence present conditions. 1t is believed,
however, that the continued increase in sales will
soon prlns ABOUT an Improvement IN the ceiiec-
ton of past-due balances which have shown no
factor in breeding unrest or uneasiness and ag-
gravating the situation to a considerable extent,
increased
leading raw materlals-iron, cotton and wool-are
the real foundation which all markets rest.
can be no real or continued improvement in any
line. Wool has shown strength in the East
ern market, but not enough TO have any effect
on other lines as yet. The heavy failures in the
South are liable to retard the movement of cot
general upward tendency of the Southern situa-
eraI situation is still strained. Transactions IN
general have reached hard-pan basis. and the
market for gilt-edged commercial paper has not
improved AS long as this condition exists there
be but little accomplished in the way of
Dry goods continue to show the same strength
as reported last week, and this is important
factor in stimulating other lines of trade There
is some indication that country merchants have
Of the political situation which is still upsetting
calculations Groceries, well as clothing
boots and shoes and kindred lines report a sat
isfactory week as compared with last month,
prices ranging about the same. Leather is fiat,
of sales. there being no large consumers, with
light general demand Heavy and light hard
with invoices indicating hand -to-mouth pur-
chases by country merchants. Notions hats and
affairs that will hardly be overcome until after
the fall season is well advanced Other lines
but little encouragement for the immediate fu-
failures reported is the increase The week
closes with that same uncertainty existing
: In the local grain market it was an off week
Transactions were few and the tendency was TO
the several cereals ruling as follows
Wheat-No. red, SIC; No. red, zSQ53c; No.
4 red, 44d45c: wagon wheat SIC.
Co Corn white 21e No white 2lc; No;
white mixed, zoe: No 2 yellow 20c; No yell
lew. Zoe; No. mixed, 2012c; No. mixed. 2015c;
corn, 19c.
oats-No: white, 1Sc: No. :. white Ice; No
mixed 151ac: No. mixed HE
Hay-No. l timothy, s9@f0; No. timothy S76S;
timothy, $s99; prairie s5@6.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Hens, 7c; springs, &c; cocks, Sc:
young turkeys, lib fat loo; under lib, &c; tur-
key hens, &c. toms, 7c; ducks. &c; geese, z0c each
for full feathered, SOC for plucked.
Butter-Country, SC; choice, TIC.
Eggs-11Q111ac.
Feathers-Prime geese. SOC per lb; prime duck,
Csc 10.
Reeswax-3Oc for yellow: 25c for dark.
Wool-Mediunl unwashed, 12c fine merino I'M
washed, Zoe: tub-washed. 2oQ23c; bury and I'M
understandable. sc less.
HIDES, TALLOW. ETC.
Green sailed hides-No. 1. 4a4c; No. 2, &c; No.
1 calf, 612c; No. calf, &C.
Green Hides-No. l, &c; No. 2, Sc.
Grease-White. 3z4c; yellow, &c; brown 2%c.
Tallow-No. l, 21ac; No q &c.
Bones-Dry, $12Q13 per ton.