The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
Trade Active, with Changes in Gro
ceries. VegetabIes. Wool and Hides.

The cheerful sun and warmer weather gave
more life to trade yesterday on the wholesale
street and on Commission row. Sugars made an
ether advance hides frner and the wool
market shows new features. In other lines there
no important changes. One of the local wool
merchants IN speaking of this market said the
new clip is not as yet coming in very freely He
says that the Senate committee report reducing
rates on wool contained in the Dingley bill from
II cents and u cents to cents and cents has
called halt among dealers and spectators in
that article and prices to-day off fully 1
cent pound in all markets and markets dull
Foreign wool continues to pour into the country
in enormous stream. Fifty-eight million
pounds came into the United States in March
alone. The Boston Commercial Bulletin of May
Is says of The Boston wool market: There is
practically no demand whatever ror domestic
wool, and this lack of inquiry comes just at
the crucial season when growers get their return
for years work. The lofts of the mills the
wool warehouses, furniture warehouses, are
crammed with the pick of the foreign markets.
The same paper reports the Philadelphia mar
ket as follows: TRADE has come almost to a
stand. The market is than dull; it is stag
nant. An occasional small buyer has put in an
appearance, and occasional bids noted from
operators who looking for weak spots, but
| there has been demand worth talking about
table to the fact that big buyers stocked up
and in view of the 25- percent. cut in tariff
schedules and the withdrawal of the retroactive
threat which has opened the doors for imports.
The incentive to go on buying has been with
drawn. Each weeks delaying the passage of the
tariff bill endangers its effectiveness early
revenue producer, while it helps to pile up i'm
pedments to trade recovery in the shape of i'm
ports of goods far in excess of the requirements
of the markets.
The local grain market is active and some
grades of corn half cent lower, but most
grades the Saturday Track
Wheat-No. 2 red soc; No. red S5@S7c; No
red, 79QS2c; wagon wheat soc.
Corn-No. white, 27lac, No white, 271sc; No
3 white, 271sc; No. 4 white, 2512c; No. whice
mixed, 241ac No. yellow, 241ac; No yellow,
24c; No. yellow, 2312c; No. mixed, 24lac; No.
mixed, 24lsc; No mixed, 2Sc; ear corn, &c.
mixed. zoe; No. mixed, 1Sc.
Hay-No. l timothy, $9.50Q10; No timothy,
SS.5Oq9; prairie, $65Oq7.
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Poultry-Hens 5Q51ac springs 15c; cocks, &c;
young turkeys, SC; toms, Sc; old hen turkeys.
&c; old TOMS sc; ducks, 612c; geese, 40c for full
feathered; SOC for plucked.
Butter-Country, choice, &c: mixed, sc.
Eggs-715c
Feathers-Prime geese. 30c per lb; prime duck,
16117c per h.
Beeswax-3Oc for yellow 25c for dark.
Hcney-12q14c per ib
Wool-Me1um unwashed, 15c; fine merino
washed, 10Q11c; tub-washed, 2O@25c; bury and
understandable, sc less.
HIDES. TALLOW, ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. /, 7Ac; No. 2, SIC; No
l calf, S1ac; No. calf &c.
Grease-White, SIC; yellow, 2%c; brown 2&c.
Tallow-No. l, Sc; No 2, 213c
Bones-Dry, $1201S per ton