The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-16
CHECKED BY The HEAT
LOCAL BUSINESS IN MANY LINES Is
VERY UNSATISFACTORY.
GrOccrs, However, Are Having n Very
Good Trade-ArrivaIso of New Wheat
Are Larger, but Corn Is Scarce.

There Is no Disgusting the fact that the
hot weather has put a quietus on many
lines of trade. The greatest losers from
present conditions include the dry goods
houses, the confectioners, dealers in fancy
goods and notions, milliners and the deal
ers on Commission row. The grocers con-
tinue TO have a very satisfactory trade.
Owing TO the bountiful fruit crop they are
selling more sugar than in any July of
many years. Arbuckle Brothers have re-
duced the price of refined sugars 10 points
at New York. Coffees carry an easy tone,
but meeting with very fair sale The
hide market is active for midsummer, and
prices are very firm. The same remark will
apply to leather. Druggists. also. are hav-
ing very good trade. The advance in
price of oils and several other articles car
ried by druggists has, apparently, reached
the limit. If there are any further ad-
vances in the price of oils dealers say II
would be only a matter of speculation on
Commission row a very fair business for
Monday was transacted. Receipts of fruit
and vegetables of the season are falling
off, which is attributed TO the hot. dry
weather and with this decrease the COM
mission merchants are pushing prices up
Fruits and vegetables are decaying badly
and the losses are quite heavy, so that in
the aggregate, the dealers are kent busy
10 make profits on their present business
The flour market is sluggish with prices
easier in tone. Eggs are weak, as a large
percentage are bad. IL is not an unusual
thing TO throw % or 80 per cent. of the ar
rivals away after Gambling them. The but
ter market is dull, because much OF the ar
rivals is poor stock, often being good for
nothing except grease a good article Of
butter, however, will bring best quotations
Poultry is active, with prices firm. Young
chickens are improving in quality and
meeting with ready sale, as do young,
healthy hens. In the seed market nothing
IS doing and prices are unchanged. Provi-
siOns continue active. Domestic demand, as
usual in midsummer is large. especially for
smoked meats. Other lines without
new features
The local grain market shows more activ-
ity Receipts of wheat reached 40 carloads
the most favorable exhibit since new wheat
began TO come in. There is some increase
in the receipts Of corn. but they still fall
far short of the demand Grain dealers and
the local trade taking all arrivals promptly.
On the wagon market higher prices are be-
ing paid than at any time in many years.
AS farmers have their hay crop well put
up il is thought the receipts OF corn will
increase this week. All cereals were firm,
Yesterday at prices quoted on the track.
as furnished by the secretary OF the Board
WheatNNo ? red cite track; No red c4ssc
on milling freight; No. red. 6oisg621zc track.
corn-No ! white. size: No white. 5Inc:
No 3 white. Size: No. white. f7isassisc: No.
white mixed. fSiec: No 5 white mixed, 4Snc:
No. white mixed. tiisq4elsc; No. yellow.
46asc: No mixed. fS17c: No mixed, isis, No.
4 mixed, iiisQi6a.c. ear, i6c