The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-29
CLOSING OF THE MONTH
BRINGS 4 SLIGHT CHECK TO THE
ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS.
Trade Is Nevertheless of n Very Large
Volume and Prices Are Steady to
Firm-Grain Market Conditions.

IT being Monday and the month nearing
its close trade on the wholesale streets was
hardly as active as last week. Still. in fill
ing mail orders and those brought in late
last week. several lines were quite busy.
The dry goods houses had a fair trade. the
stronger tone to prices acting as stimu-
liant on retail merchants to stock up as
much as conditions justify. The grocers
had fair business as we'll The green cot
fee market is very strong, which is as
signed as the reason for two advances on
roasted grades in the last ten days. Sugars
carry steady, firm tone. despite the fall
ing off in demand the last few days. Canned
goods, as yet, show no advance. Jobbers
still talk of higher prices. but a month
has passed and the advance limited at has
not materialized. Prices of corn, it Is stated,
are as likely to advance as are those OF
tomatoes. The dried fruit market for some
time past has been rather uneventful
prices fluctuating but little. California
fruits are selling moderately we'll at un-
changed prices. Tropical fruits continue to
move we'll Florida oranges are expected on
the market this week and California or
anges. it is stated, are TO be on the market
earlier than usual Brazil nuts and pecans
and prices are easing Off Provisions are
not moving as actively month ago, but
the business is in excess of October of last
year. even at the higher range of prices.
The produce market is active, but poultry,
on larger receipts, goes off half a cent
pound on both hens and chickens. Few
turkeys are yet offered. Eggs are good sell
ers and very firm at the advance of last
week. The same remark will apply TO
choice butter. Irish potatoes are easier in
price. AS soon as late potatoes get on the
market 80 cents bushel is the price pre-
dicted by those who watch the market
Choice apples are good movers at nlgn
prices, but poor stock moves slower at the
low figures named in quotations:
The local gram market opened quite
active at the range OF prices of Saturday.
Good grades Of corn are in good request,
but good deal of inferior corn is offered.
Inspections yesterday reached forty cars.
Track bids, as reported by the secretary OF
the Board of Trade, ruled as follows:
Wheat steady; No. red, 72c track; No.
red, nc on milling freight; No. red 6sQ
zoe track.
Corn steady; No. 1 white, 5S1hc: No. ,
white, 591ac; No. 3 white. 5S11c; No. white,
5414Q5613c; No. white mixed. 5l12c; No. 3
white mixed, SHE; No. white mixed SS1kg
No. yellow, 53lsd5511c; No. 2 mixed, size;
No. mixed, size; No. mixed, 5312a5015c;
Oats-No 2 white, S9Q3slac; No. white.
SSQ3S11c; No. mixed, 37Q3llec; No. mixed,
36I36l2c.
Hay-No. timothy. s125Oa1S; No. tim
othy so 2Od10.15 per ton.
nspections-Wheat: No. 2 red, cars; re-
jected. 2; total, cars. Corn: No. white,
cars; No. 3 white 5; No. white, 3; No. 3
white mixed, I; No yellow, 4; No. 3 yell
low, 1; No. mixed, 1; No mixed, /; total,
20 cars. Oats: Rejected, car. Hay: No. 2
timothy, l car; No. l clover. 3; No. clover,
.; total cars.
Offerings on the wagon market yesterday
exceeded one hundred loads. But little old
corn offered, but there considerable
new corn, much of which did not grade
high, and sold all the way from 80 to 55
cents a bushel Old corn readily brought Go
cents a bushel A considerable percentage
of the hay offered not choice in quail
ity and prices were shade off, but good
hay brought best quotations, as did sheaf
oats. Prices, as reported by the wagon
weighing master yesterday ruled as fol-
lows:
Wheat-71c.
Corn-New corn, 52a55c per bu; old corn.
63G65c
Oats-SS640c.
Hay-Timothy. choice, s11d12; mixed, $3.50
@1O.50; clover, $SQ10 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-S9G10 per ton.
Straw-S5Q6 per ton, according TO quality.