The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-29
dull TINES IN PRODUCE
WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVENT
THE USUAL SUMNER ACTIVITY.
Grocers Have More Business Than 9th
Iy Met-Grain Market Conditions.

The Oldest merchants on the wholesale
streets and on Commission row say they
do not remember a week when 1t was so
difficult TO keep business moving as IN the
one ended July q. The extreme heat, of
course. had much to do with the dizziness,
but the weather conditions were such that
no one seemed disposed TO push business
unless it was on Commission row. Receipts
Of fruits and vegetable although not as
large as in the preceding week, were suf-
fcient in quantity to need attention, as
they must be moved promptly 10 prevent
decay. Small berries are practically of
the market. There seems to be a good sup
ply of plums of various kinds and Of ap-
plies. which are larger and of better quail
ty. In the vegetable line the drought in
the Central States is most seriously affect
ing trade, although there seems TO be a
large supply of Irish potatoes. Commits
sion men talk of higher prices. Cabbage
and onions are in light supply and there Is
some excuse for high prices. Canteloupes
seem plentiful, but they are not of as good
quality as usual. Watermelons, as well.
are in large supply and, being unusually well
ripened. are meeting with good sale. Choice
butter is in active demand, and 1t is by no
means plentiful. while large quantities or
inferior grade are on the market. Cheese
is moving well. Eggs are steady at quo
tations. Receipts are increasing. but so
large a percentage are poor after Gambling
that there is no indication of lower prices
at present. Receipts of poultry are light.
There is little demand for old hens and
ROSTERS, but healthy. good-sized young
chickens meet with ready sale. The dry
goods houses are having q dull time as far
as selling goods is concerned. but they are
quite busy laying in their stocks of fall and
winter goods, which are arriving daily by
the carload. This is in anticipation OF a
quite active. Travelling statesmen who came
in on Saturday report the retail merchants
as anxious about the corn crop, but should
this be a failure, they are selling last years
corn held in cribs and this years crop OF
wheat, oats and nay at such good price
provision market continues active. this
kind of weather conducting to Increase the
firm. One feature of the present business
situation is worthy of note. The whole
sale merchants say that in their business
career that they have never known bills
met with such promptneSs and had so few
bad bills to trouble them.
The local grain market during the week
was quite active, receipts of wheat rang
ing from thirty-five TO fifty cars per day,
and of corn thirty TO forty per day, while
former week for some months. Still, the
receipts are Disappointing, as the grain
merchants. with the high prices now pre-
vailing, expected large deliveries. In the
early part Of the week there was an effort
to spring prices on hay. but increased
shipments and the large quantity offered
on the local market placed a quietus on the
movement. for the time being, at least,
The week closed with prices ruling steady
and firm at the following range, as fur
nished by the secretary of the Board of
Trade:
Wheat-No. red. CSC. track; No. 2 red. ssc, on
milling freight; No. 3 red, 64G66c, track; wagon.
CSC.
white, sec: No. 4 white. 52Q54c; No. ? white
mixed, 54kc; No. 3 white mixed, 5iisc; No. 4
white mixed. 501aT 521sc; No. 2 yellow, 54&c: No.
3 yellow. 54%c: No. I yellow. 50A Q52&c; No. 2
mixed. SIC; No. 8 mixed. SIC; No. 4 mixed, 5oa
Hay~No / timothy, s2.25al2.75: No. 2 tim
othy. si1d11-Jo.
red. Q: rejected. g; no grade. 1; total. as cars.
Corn: No. 3 white, "a cars; No. 8 white mixed.
4: No. : yellow, /; No. 3 yellow. /; No. 3 mixed.
/; No. 4 mixed, /; ear. ?; total, "a cars. Oats
No. 2 white. 2 cars; No. 2 mixed, 2; rejected, q;
total, 6 cars. Hay: No. / timothy, l car.
WAGON MARKET
Wagon Corn-4SQ SOC.
Oats-2s630c per bu.
Hay-Timothy. choice. sl1@12 mixed. 5000;
clover. s7dS per ton: new hay, SSG9 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-S7QS per ton.
Straw-S4G6 per ton. according to quality.
Poultry and other