The Indianapolis journal., 1901-07-01
GOOD WEEK ON THE ROW
COMMISSION MEN HAD RECORD
BREAKING BUSINESS.
Deficiency in the supply of Choice
Butter-Improved Tone in Coffee
Grain Market lis Disappointing.

In lines of trade where such weather as
has prevailed the last week acts slim
ulant the merchants have no room TO COM
plain On Commission row the sales OF
fruits and vegetables were the largest Of
any week in this or former years from the
fact that the supply of all lines is album
dant, prices low and the demand good.
The most serious objection made by the
commission merchants regarding the busi-
ness of the week was that so large guam
titles must be handled TO make a fair
profit on days work. The poultry mar
ket is in strong position. with a big de-
mand for young chickens for Fourth OF
July supply, and also for young healthy
hens. which ruled firm at quotations. Dur
ing the week the egg market went off
cent, but the week closed with eggs firm at
that quotation. Choice butter is firmer
than at any time for some weeks. Large
quantities of poor butter coming on TO
the market One of the produce dealers
remarked Saturday that were the
farmers wives of Indiana to give the max
ing of butter more attention the revenue OF
the farms could be largely increased. He
thought IL would not be extravagant to say
the difference between the poor stock de-
livered and choice stock would be several
hundred thousand dollars per annum, and
he thought that the farmers. at their con-
ventions ought TO take this matter uP,
as the increase in revenue on butter shipped
in here, were the article choice, would be
a great surprise.
The hide market which advanced one
fourth of a cent in the early part of the
week. closed firm, and dealers expect an
advance or another fourth of a cent the
present week Leather, as well, continues
in strong position, ali descriptions having
a hardening tendency. The wholesale gro
GERS had busy week. The advance Of
points in the price of fine sugar on
"Wednesday still controls the market, al
though other upward movements in quota
tions are not unexpected. Coffee is steady,
Eastern markets having been a little
stronger the past two or three days, while
all other staples remain unchanged. Lem
ons are interesting buyers, with prices ad-
Vancins, and are moving out with In
creased rapidity every day. Oranges keep
firm for good stock. California fruits are
steady and in active demand. Bananas are
very frm. Tomatoes are firm. They are
being shipped In here from Arkansas. Texas
and Alabama. Green beans are in better
supply, as are peas, and prices are weak
ening The same remark is true of goose
berries, cherries and currants. The week
closed with dry goods firm at the revision
Of the middle OF the week. and for late
June the business OF the week highly
satisfactory. Flour is duh. with prices un-
settled. Little is doing In seeds The same
remark will apply 10 wool. the season for
the latter article having been disappoint-
ing In volume and In price
During the latter part o. the week the
local grain market showed a little more
ACTIVITY, out so fdr Delow the usual volume
OF receipts are those at the present time
that IL can hardly be called a respecta BILE
market. and has by no means supplied the
demand. on the wagon market yesterday
corn was selling at 4S TO IS cents a bushel.
a price never before known on this market
In June with a good corn crop in prospect
The week closed with track bids. as report
ed by the secretary OF the Board of Trade,
ruling follows:
wheat-No. ? red. s4s4c. track; No ? red. Site
milling freight. No red. 60isds2izc. wagon
wheat. 65c.
corn-No. l white. 44ltc: No. white 44izc: No
3 white. Aisc: No. white 4oisa42i<c. No. ?
nsle nbi,e mixed sistGtoise. No yellow sss,c
No yellow. 43Ac: No yellow. SsAQ40s.c. No
2 mixed. t2isc: No. mixed. i2lsc. No mixed
ssizn40,sc. &c.
Oats-No. white. sotc: No white. exc:
No 2 mixed. 2sI4Q2sAc; No mixed. s7isq27Ac
Hay-No. timothy. 81. .25Qli.75: No 2 timothy
sl0ai so.
Corn: No. white. /: No. white. 10. No. 4