The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-13
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Week of Disappointing Trade i'm
Some Linea-COffees Easier.

Some Lines-COffees Easier.
In the week ending Sept. IL trade did not reach
expectations. The preceding weeks trade had
shown activity than in any week for some
months and this encouraged many wholesale
merchants TO believe that a better business was
to be realized, but with the coming of another
spell of hot weather trade dropped back into the
dull and undesirable condition of some time past
ard the general impression is that real re-
vival of business need be looked for until the
presidential election is out of the way. In prices
fluctuations not very numerous Eggs. on
light receipts and increased demand, advanced,
while poultry weak at quotations. Coffees,
which have stood at the same quotations for
many weeks have taken on an easier tone and
package coffees off 1c the quotations of
the early part of the week. The dry goods
houses had rather quiet week. but. taking the
last three weeks together, their trade has been
fairly good. The same is true with the boot and
stoe men Hardware dealers report trade not Sc
good last month. building has fallen Off
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-
vision market is active for September and prices
are slightly frmer on most descriptions of hog
products. Seed men report some improvement in
trade.
The Snow-Church 81 Co. IS weekly trade report
says: I'm viewing the situation for the past
week we are able to say that it was character
lied by renewal of the upward tendency of the
market 1t appears that the strength shown on
mands of the country merchants, whose stocks
are thlnneQ out 10 a considerable extent. our
financial strength has shown no Improvement
and the money market has as yet not felt
ings for the week have done nothing towards
relieving the stringency of the money market.
influence present conditions. 1t is believed,
however. that the continued increase in sales will
soon bring about an Improvement in the coec-
ton of past-due balances which have shown
Improvement and are becoming an important
factor in breeding unrest uneasinesS and ag-
gravating the situation to considerable extent,
as jobbers have an increased load to carry The
leading raw materialS-rOn, cotton and WOOl-are
the real foundation which all markets rest,
and until these commodities in demand there
be real continued Improvement in any
line. Wool has shown some strength in the East
on other lines yet The heavy failures in the
South are liable to retard the movement of cot
ton and Will nave some effect in checking the
general upward tendency of the Southern situa-
era iafon net m IHe WeekS ago SO the gen
general have reached hard-pan basis, and the
improved AS long as this condition exists there
can be but little accomplished in the way of
storing confidence or permanent improvement.
Try goods continue to show the same strength
as reported last week, and this is important
is some indication that country merchants have
confidence in the ultimate satisfactory settlement
boots and shoes and kindred lines ranort n
sfactory week compared with last month
prices ranging about the same. Leather is fiat.
of sales there being no large consi7nars ov,itS
a light general demand. Heavy and light hard
with invoices indicating hand to.mouth nrr
chases by country merchants. Notions hats and
caps and all special lines report condition of
affairs that will hardly be overcome until sitter
the fall season is well advanced. Other lines
have the same obstacles to contend with seeing
but little encoursS cement for the immediate fl,-
tGre when il is remembered that the number o.
failures reported is on the increase The week
closes with that same uncertainty existing that
has characterized previous weeks
In the local grain market it off week
Transactions were few and the tendency was TO
lower prices, the week closing with track bids
the several cereals ruling follows
Wheat-No. red. Sc No. 8 red 4sGD53c No
red, 44a45c: wagon wheat SIC.
Corn-No. white. PIC; No. white pic: Nc
white, 2lc: No. white mixed. 21c; No
white mixed, zoe. No yellow 2oc: No 8 yell
lew, Zoe; No. mixed. 2olsc; No. mixed, 2o1Ac;
corn. 19c.
Oats--No. 2 white 1Sc: No white Ice: No
mixed 151ac: No. mixed 1412c.
Hay-No. l timothy. s9G1o; No. 2 timothy, sos
rev timothy. sS69; new prairie s5Q6.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Hens, &c; springs, &c; cocks Sc;
young turkeys, lib, fat 10c; under lib, &c: tur-
key hens Sc; toms, &c; ducks, &c; geese, 40c each
for full feathered, soc for plucked.
Butter-CoUntry, SC; choice, 715c
Eggs-11G111ac.
Feathers-Prime geese, soc per Id: prime duck
Csc per Id.
Reeswax-30c for yellow: 25c for dark
Wool-Medium unwashed. 12c; fine merino I'M
washed, l0c. tub-washed. 20Q23c: bury and I'M
merchantable &c less.
HIDES. TALLOw. ETC.
Green salted hides-No l, 4Ac; No. 2. &c; No.
1 calf, she; No. calf. &C.
Green Hides-No. l, &c; No. 2. &c.
Grease White, 3%c; yellow 23.c; brown 2Ac
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