The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-08
AUTUMN WEATHER
TT PUTS CONSIDERABLE SNAP INTO
LOCAL TRADE.
Dry Goods Men Are Spring
Orders-Prices Low on Fruits
and Vegetables.

The genuine fall weather is giving con-
siderable snap to trade in nearly all lines.
the volume of business being well up to
expectations and highly satisfactory to the
wholesale merchants. The dry goods hous-
es are having a good business. the stronger
tore to price in several lines having in
creased trade. and the present month
promises good results. Some of the houses
already have statesmen out booking orders
for the spring trade. but the business now
in progress is largely in purchasing lat
est patterns of fall and winter goods
and replenishing reduced stocks. The boot
ard shoe houses and hat and cap dealers
report business as very good, and the con-
fectioners are having a fine trade for Oc-
tober, with prospects for a big holiday
business. for which they are preparing In
the way of stocking up in large excess of
immediate requirements. The provision
market is not as strong in tone as a few
days ago. and further declines in prices
are indicated. The linseed oil market Is
unsettled. The produce markets are ac-
tive. Not in many years have as high
prices been maintained week after week
on poultry. eggs and butter. Choice stock
IS in active request at the highest quota
tons. On Commission Row good trade is
in progress daily. Large quantities of Irish
and sweet potatoes are being handled, ard
apples are meeting with good sale. Grapes,
pears and plums are still in fair supply.
Oranges are scarce and firm at quotations.
Lemons are slow movers, and bananas are
selling slowly. The flour market rules
steady, with fair demand Other markets
are much the same as TO prices and de-
mand as for several days past, the steadi-
ness of prices from week to week being
much commented on, especially as the
range on most articles that come into gem
eral consumption is so low, unless it be on
meats and Irish potatoes. Sweet potatoes
never sold lower than now on this market.
Receipts of grain by the railways con-
tinue light, the Inspections OF yesterday
reaching only forty-two cars. The week
opened strong as to prices, and with all
cereals in good request at the following
range on track, furnished by the secretary
OF the Board OF Trade:
Wheat-No. ? red, zoe track; No. 3 red, zoe on
milling freight; No. 3 red, 66gSSc track.
Corn-No. l white, 5S1sc; No. : white' 9S1zc;
No. ) white, 59l2c; No. 4 white, oS12G5o1sc; No. :
white mixed, 5D9c; No. 3 white mixed. 5Il2c;
No. I white mixed, 5Sl2q55@c; No. yellow,
57&lc; No. 3 yellow, 9l>4c; No. 4 yellow 95$sp
55z4c; No. ? mixed. o1zc; No. ) mixed 5712c;
No. I mixed oS5fgoo5-c, eSL' Soo; . white ssa
SSl2c; No. 2 mixed, SlqS'zc; No. . mixed 500
3612c.
$O. $50 1910 pei toll.
Inspections-Wheat No. 2 red, 2 cars. Corn:
No. 3 white, 20 cars; No. 4 white, 4; No. )
white mixed. l; No. / white mixed, 1; No. 2 yell
low, 8; No. 3 yellow, 3; No. 2 mixed, l; no es-
tablished grade, l; total, "a cars. oats: No. :
white, ? cars; No. , mixed. l; total, 3 cars. Hay;
No. l prairie, l car.
On the wagon market yesterday offerings
o. corn were liberal, and on old corn Sat
urday's prices prevailed. There were sew
eral wagon loads of new corn offered,
these being the first of the season. Ii sold
at SIC to soc a bushel. The hay market
still carries a weak tone, and some good
hay sold yesterday as low as $1,000 a ton,
but $l2 is the price at which choice timothy
was held by those who were not anxious
to sell. In the latter part of the day prices
became somewhat irregular, closing as fol-
lows:
WAGON MARKET
W~heat-10c.
Corn-62d65c.
Oats-3SQ 4Oc.
clover. SSdl0 per ton.
NSheaf Oats-S9Gu per ton.
Straw-s5d6 per ton, according to quality.
Below are given the inspections Of september
and corresponding months Of 1900 and 1899. as
reported by the secretary of the Board of Trade: