The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-18
GOOD TRADE In PROGRESS
LOCAL MARTS ACTIVE, WITH STRONG
PRICES PREVAILING.
Some Leading Commodities Are in
Light Supply-Arrivals of Grain
Are Considerably Larger.

Business with the wholesale houses yes
terday was active. the low rates brought in
a large number Of retail merchants, who
draw their supplies from indianapolis, and
seldom is there a day in which the whole
sale houses have so many customers to wait
upon. Especially was this true with dry
good houses, the hat and cap dealers. the
boot and shoe merchants and milinerls. and
in nearly every line Of trade a good bust
ness was transacted, and with this steady
prices was the feature. On Commission row
il has been a good week. A good many
strangers nave been i'm the city and the re-
tail houses have been doing an unusually
good business, which. in turn, helped the
commission merchants. In prices there
were no changes of Importance. Apples are
firmer i'm tone, but stocks on hand are large
and unless choice fruit so low is the range
that inferior fruit is a slow mover. while
sales of the better grades are liberal. Irish
potatoes still rule firm ana commission
merchants look for no immediate break in
the present high prices. the fact being that
while the supply seems ample at the pres
ent time. the future. Ii is thought. will
bring a short supply. Those now offered
are mostly shipped long distances. Other
vegetables range about the same as for
some time past. onions only being i'm light
supply. which may lead TO an advance.
Lemons are moving slower. Oranges are in
light supply and a fair demand is notice
able. Until Floridas are on the market the
present high quotations probably will pre-
vail. 1t has been an active week in the
produce markets, poultry and eggs being i'm
active request at prices quoted. The same
remark will apply TO really choice butter.
Much inferior butter has been shipped into
this market and it sells very slowly. Cheese
is very firm at quotations. The coal market
is active and prices are strong at quota
tions. 1t is stated double the tonnage
Of coal has been sold the first half of this
month that there was i'm October of 1900.
The flour market rules steady and activity
is noticeable with all grades on this market.
Local mills are running about two-thirds
their capacity, as they are having trouble
to get wheat of the grades desired. The iron
and hardware markets are active and prices
are steady at present quotations.
The local grain market showed more &C
tivity yesterday than on any day for weeks.
the inspections running up TO Sc cars, the
largest number in any day of the present
month. There was no change in wheat, but
corn broke &c and closed weak at the
lowest point. Track bids. as reported by
liz tCIGLdI II II u 1IduC Iult1
as follows:
Wheat-No. . red, Tic track; No. 2 red. tic
on milling freight; No. 3 red. 67G69c track.
Corn-No. / white. soc; No. ? white, SOC;
white mixed, 5Sc; No. 3 white mixed. 5Sc:
No. 4 white mixed, 54G56c: No. = yellow,
5S14c; No. 3 yellow, 5Shc: No. 4 yellow, sag
56Lc; No. , mixed, 5Sc; No. 3 mixed; 5Sc; No.
4 mixed, 54d56c; ear, 56c.
Oats-No. 2 white. S9dS91ac; No. 5 white, IS
d3S1ac; No. = mixed, 37QS7Hc; No. 3 mixed,
Hay-No. 1 timothy, S1225d13; No. tim
othy. $lo.2Oa10.15 per ton.
Inspections-Wheat: No. 2 red. 3 cars.
Corn: No. ) white. Is cars; No. 4 white, i;
No. ) mixed. >: total. y cars. Oats: No. =
white, l car; No. , mixed, 3; total, 1 cars.
Hay: No. l timothy, 3 cars; No. = timothy.
There were only moderate offerings on the
wagon market. but prices ranged about as
on Wednesday. There is an increase in Of
ferings of new corn. while OF old corn the
arrivals are light. Hay Is i'm ample supply
and in the after part of the day the lower
quotation came nearer being the prevailing
price than the high one, the following be-
ing the range OF prices:
WAGON MARKET.
Corn-New corn. Sa55c per bu; old corn,
6id66c.
~Oats-3Sd40c.
Ha~y-Timothy. choice. s11G12; mixed. $3.50
@1O.50; clover, $S010 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-$9dl0 per ton.
Straw-$5Q6 per ton. according TO quality.
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Turkey hens. Sc per 10; toms. &c: hens. sIsc.
cocks, Sc. young chickens. 6i2c. ducks, sc.
Cheese-New York fun cream. he: domestic
Swiss. lie, brick. lie; limhurger, 13c.
~Butter-Choice roll. Haze per 70; poor, No. ..
Ease.
Eggs-l6c per dOz.
BeeswaN-30c for yellow. 2c for dark.
WOOl-Merchantable medium. l6c: bury and
understandable. 3uJc less: coarse grades. I4c:
fine merino, ljGl2c. tub washed. 2d27c.
Feathers-Prime geese. sec pcr 10: prime duck.
20c per 10.
THE JOBBING TRADE.