The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-02

The Month Opens with Favorable
Prospects and Strong Prices.

The wholesale and commission merchants are
much gratifed over the good business done in
May and anticipate a brisk trade through June.
as the season has been late. Dry goods houses
are doing an unusually good business for SO late
in the season. Grocers were never more busy
and the same Is true Of druggists, dealers in
iron and steel products. glass. etc. On Commits
sion row less is heard about slow business. The
market was yesterday again overstocked with
strawberries. There is still good demand for
old Irish potatoes. new potatoes selling rather
slow. The commission houses are handling large
quantities of green stuff. New cherries on
the market Gooseberries and currants have
made their appearance, but too green to be At for
use. The produce market rules unusually steady
as to prices and poultry, eggs. butter and cheese
are al e fO0a market Is on
creasing receipts All cereals are in active re-
quest at the following range Of prices, as fur
Wheat-No. red, 7ec; No. red, 7lq75c; June
76c; wagon wheat, 75c.
orr, &c; No. white. 3o@32c: No. white
mixed, 32I5c; No. white mixed, 32lec; No. 4
w yai6w ms s: a' No yellow Mo ys sS No
mixed. s2lac; No. mixed. s2l1c; No. mixed.
294d31Ac; ear corn. S2lsc.
Oats-No. white, 29lac; No. white, Sic; NO.
mixed, &c; No. mixed 26lac.
Hay-No. timothy. ssasas.75: No. timothy.
Inspections-wheat: No. red car; No. 8. a;
total 5 cars. Corn: No. white. Is cars; No.
yellow, 2; No. mixed 2; total q cars Oats:
No. mixed, car.
Canned Goods.
Corn, 75casl25 Peaches-Eastern standard,
3-lb s1.75d2; BIB seconds, sl35@160; California
standard. s21OQ2.4o; California seconds. $.75Q2.
berries S-lb. s0q95c; pineapples. standard, 2-lb.
ST. 2O choice. ST. 6o@2 .50 cove oysters. lib.
a ms sn sSs' e:as
S5cgsllO; early June. socGs.lO; Holsters, N.&Q2;
red cherries soegsi; strawberries 1 so ss0soc;
Coal and Coke,
1sand csy ump Paragon lump JscS
son lump. $3.50; Plttsburg lump $50; C. & O..
Iag n a 8: wntsas snp @G
coke. per bu. LOG; crushed coke. per blu. Hc.
Drugs.
Alcohol. s2.5sQ2ss; asafetida, 25asoci alum; "a
Q4c; camphor, 55G6cc; cochineal 50Q55c; chloro-
form, 5Sd65c copperas brls. 75Gs5c; cream tar
tar. pure. 3OG53c indigo. s5Qsoc lcorice. Calab..
6rnbne '1Sse ser oz ss 9 ader
dlec oil, castor. per gal, sl@ll0; oil. bergamot.
per lib. 81 Is: opium. 50 80: quinine, p & w.
CASTLE. FIR, 12G1sc; soda bicarb. 4ia@sc; salts,
50 cars: No. 4. /; No. yellow 4: No. mixed, "A;
no t gae
cars Hay: No. timothy car.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers.)
Poultry-Hens. TIC; cocks Sc: young chickens.
14G15c; hen turkeys. young and fat. Sc; young
| TOMS she; old hens. &C.: TOMS SC; ducks, &c;
geese, &c for full feathered, &c for plucked;
capSns fat lie small Ill, SOLE ,,o,.,so SKIM.
6dSc; domestic Swiss, 1OGl5c; brick. lie; lin
burger. 12c
cry. 2lc.
Eggs-12c.
FeathersEPrime geese. soc per ID; prime duck.
| 10Q17c per Id. -
| Beeswax-9Oc for yellow Csc for dark
wool-Medium, unwashed, 17d1sc; tub-washed.
goa sc; bury and understandable, sc less.
HIDES. TALLOw ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No ], sac; No. 2. 74c: No.
/ calf, 10c; No. calf, sizc
| Grease-White &c; yellow. 2lsc; brown, 2Ac-
TAllow-No. i, &c; No. 2, 21kc.
Bones-Dry, $l2q13 per ton.