The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
LOCAL TRADE Is SLOW
WARM WEATHER AND THE MONTHS
END CHECK BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
Grocers Are About the Only Dealers
These ConditiOns-Grain Markets.

Trade in several lines has a dragging
tendency. More especially is this notice
abe with the dry goods houses, the confec-
TONERS boot and shoe and hat and cap
merchants. miIliners and on Commission
row, where il is attributable TO the unusu-
ally warm weather for late October, and
the fact that there is but one more business
day in this month But no complaint Is
heard, as the volume of business has been
large until the last two or three days. Gro
GERS are busy The green coffee market is
active with considerable fiuctuation In
prices on account of conflicting reports
from Brazil. 1t is regarded certain that
there is a marked shortage in crops and
that prices will advance. Canned goods are
good property, especially tomatoes and
corn. Attention is called to the fact that
/ never in the past have stocks of tomatoes
in Maryland and the peninsula, still I'M
sold in first hands been as small at the
close of October as this year. In dried fruits
there is a better movement. Raisins, cur
rants and prunes are moving more active
/ ly. Navy beans are very firm at quotations,
but rule steadier than at any time in sew
eral weeks On Commission row fruits and
! vegetables are moving slowly, retail merch-
| ants preferring to let fruits decay on the
hands of the commission merchants than
| in their own. Irish potatoes are selling
| fairly well, with prices unchanged. but
/ weak in tone. Prices of apples and pota-
! toes, however, are nominally the same as
! on Tuesday. Cabbage is easy at quotations,
onions and turnips. While there is
! an active demand for choice butter, prices
are unchanged. Eggs are very firm and are
| fast sellers at prices quoted. Inc poultry
| market drags on larger receipts and a
| moderate demand. Ducks meet with better
| sale than hens chickens. Turkeys are
/ slow sellers. Hog products are moving fair
~ well at the revised quotations OF Mon
| day, hams and side meats being the best
/ sellers Other lines are without new fea-
/ lures.
on the local grain market receipts yes
| terday were light, only twenty-five cars
| being inspected. There is a good demand
! for old corn and for new, II the ears are
well filled. The oats market is firm, with a
| good demand. Wheat rules steady and with
| this the flour market carries steady,
strong tone. Track bids, yesterday, as re-
ported by the secretary of the Board of
| Trade, ruled as follows:
| Wheat steady; No. red, 72c track; No. 2
red, nc on milling freight; No. red, esq
| zoe track
Corn stronger; No. l white, 5s1zc; No 2
white, 5911c; No. 8 white 59izc; No. white,
| 5512Q571ac; No. white mixed, 5S1zc; No.
white mixed 5Slhc; No white mixed S4h4
5s24c; No. yellow, 54AQ56a4c; No. mixed,
5S1ac No. mixed. 5S1kc; No. mixed. 5419Q
561ac: ear, soc.
oats-No. 2 white, ssqSs1sc; No. 8 white.
3Sa3s1fc; No. mixed, s7qS71ac; No. mixed.
36q3613c.
| Hay-No. 1 timothy. s125OG13: No. tim
| othy, s1020G10. 70 per ton.
Inspections-Wheat: Rejected, ] car.
Corn No. yellow. cars; No. mixed, i;
total, cars Oats: No. white, / car; re-
| jected, L. total, cars. Hay: No. 2 timothy,
8 cars; No clover, 1; total, cars.
| WAGON MARKET.
| Offerings on the wagon market were the
| lightest yesterday of any day of the pres
| ent month Old corn met with ready sale
| at So cents a bushel and good sound new
corn at 55 cents. Hay rules weak and TO
meet with sale at best quotations had to be
really choice. A poor quality of hay sold
| slowly and at low figures. The wagon
weighmaster reprted prices the same as on
| Tuesday, as follows:
| Wheat-71c.
Corn-New corn, 52d55c per bu; old corn,
| 63G65c.
| Oats-3SG40c.
Hay-Timothy, choice, s11612; mixed, $3.50
| 610.50; clover, SS010 per ton.
| Sheaf Oats-S9@10 per ton.
| Straw-s5Q6 per ton, according to quality.