The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-08
ALL LINES ARE ACTIVE
COLD SNAP MAKES TRADE SNAP IN
THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Prices Are Steady to Firm, with a
Stronger Tendency-Grain Arrivals
Are Light, with a Good Demand.

The colder weather is perceptibly improv-
ing trade in several lines. The dry goods
houses, the boot and shoe merchants, the
hat and cap dealers, leather houses and
commission merchants are seemingly the
most benefited, and with this prices carry
a very firm tone and on many articles an
advancing tendency. With the exception or
sugars all staple groceries rule steady. New
molasses is on the market and is meeting
with rood sale, as are syrups. In sugars
and coffees there is a healthy movement
for November, the demand for sugars, OF
course, not being so large as during the
canning season, but still the market can
be characterized as active. The produce
merchants are having their inning and I'M
til after Thanksgiving will have a busy
time. Poultry of all kinds is in better de-
mand and with lighter receipts the outlook
for higher prices is promising. Choice but
ter is another active mover. Seldom has
this market been in as strong position as
for a month past. All cold weather fruits
and vegetables have begun to move more
actively with the advent Of the wtntry
weather, and a number of sales of potatoes
by the carload are reported. Apples, as
well, are fast movers. Retail merchants
dlu COlSuiltIo alC AAB ~ NASA "--NO -
supply. Cabbage rules steady. Onions are
advancing in price. Grapes are in good sup
ply, but many Of them were shipped during
the warm weather Of last month, and are
not in a very satisfactory condition. Dried
fruits are more sought for and raisins,
prunes and currants are meeting with
larger sale. The provision market is show
ing considerable activity. Prices are steady
at revision Of Monday. Tropical fruits are
meeting with good sale, although with
Florida and California oranges coming on
to the market on a liberal scale, the de-
mand for tropical fruits is likely to slack
en-. Inquiry shows that the market the
next few weeks is to be better supplied
with oranges than in any former year.
which is fortunate. as the apple crop is
short in nearly all parts of the country,
Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas being the
States which will be largely depended on
TO furnish apples for the middle and East
ern States.
The local grain market is dull, owing 10
light receipts; but If receipts were up TO
the average the arrivals would be met with
ready sale at the following prices on the
track, as reported by the secretary OF the
Wheat steady; No. 2 red, nc track; No. ?
red, nc on milling freight; No. 3 red, 6Sq1Oc
track.
slice; No. 3 white, 61lzc; No. 4 white, 57kg
59l2c; No. 2 white mixed, 6Olzc; No. 3 white
mixed, 601kc; No. 4 white mixed. 561kd5Szc;
No. ? yellow. 6O%4c; No. 3 yellow, 60%4c; No. 4
yellow, 56%q5SAc; No. 2 mixed, 6O12c; No.
mixed, 601c: No. 4 mixed, 56l2d56zc. Ear
corn, sec. New corn-No. 3 white, SEC; No. 3
mixed, 5Sc; No. 3 yellow, 5Si4c.
Oats firm; No. 2 white. Ale; No. 3 white,
40c; No. 2 mixed. 40c; No. 3 mixed, 39c.
Hay-No. l timothy, $1l-5Oq12; No. 2 tim
othy, sl0q10.50.
Inspections-Wheat: Rejected. 2 cars.
Corn: No. 3 white mixed, l car; No. 2 yell
low, 5; No. 3 yellow, 5; No. 4 mixed. /; total,
10 cars. Oats: Rejected, l car. Hay: No.
timothy, / car.
@ MARKET.
As on Wednesday, offerings on the wagon
market yesterday were light. as compared
with last week. Especially is this remark
applicable 10 corn. Sellers have no trouble
to get the best quotation If the corn was
sound and on well-hlled ears. New corn
was In as active request as old, il the quail
ity was all right. The weighing master re-
ported prices as follows:
Wheat-7lc.
Corn-New corn. 5Sa62c per bu: old corn.
67a69c.
~Oats-3SG40c.
Ha~y-Timothy. choice, s11d12; mixed. $50
@10.50; clover. $8010 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-$9Hl0 per ton.
Straw-Sq6 per ton, according 10 quality.