The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-11
TRADE Is BEING PUSHED
LOCAL WHOLESALERS FIND THEIR
BUSINESS VERY ACTIVE.
Good Demand for All Kinds of Season
able r~Oduce-Loc Grain Mar
ket shows More Activity.

So promising is the outlook for crops at
the present time in the territory which
draws its supplies from the INDIANAPOLIS
wholesale houses and deals with commits
sion merchants at this point that all are
disposed TO push trade all it will bear,
and the retail merchants, as a rule. are
so well fixed that they are liberal buyers.
T There has never been a time when the re-
tail merchants had their accounts with the
wholesale houses so we'll cleared up as at
the beginning of this month. and as COM
pared with six to eight years ago it is a
pleasure to do business, say wholesale
merchants. In prices yesterday there were
but few changes calling for mention.
Wholesale grocers are having an excel
lent trade. Refined sugars are in large
demand. Coffee is barely holding its own.
There is an abundance OF coffee and no
special activity in demand. aside from that
OF the usual summer character. Flour car
ries a weak, unsettled tone. prices on some
grades being lower. Cheese, butter and
eggs rule steady in price and are moving
quite freely. if good stock. Poultry is in
good request. especially dressed spring
broilers. but a large percentage of the
chickens offered are not of desirable size,
owing to the cold April and May. The de-
mand for tropical fruits is very active.
lemons being in great demand and prices
hardening in tendency. Messina lemons
are scarce. Within the next ten DAYS Cal
ifornia lemons will be in better supply
and an easing OF in price is looked for.
Homegrown vegetables are now a factor
In the local market. some very fine Irish
potatoes. tomatoes and cabbage being Of
Tered.
The local grain market is increasing in
a1rtr-ffx~ RaaaTnfG Of Wharf - 80 -.
as Of corn and oats. hut all are in good re-
quest. and inquiry for ears indicates large
arrivals at an early day. Corn is in strong
position. Wagon corn sold yesterday at
As cents. All cereals are in active request
at the following range OF prices. as fur
nished by the secretary Of the Board OF
Trade:
wheat-No. red, She. track: No. ? red. size.
on milling freight No. ) red. 57agS9isc. track
wagon wheat. sic.
10, ? white; : NJ : White 4szgasre; 10.
No. ! white mixed, tl%Q4sAe: No. 2 yellow, ioc
No. 3 yellow. &c: No. 4 yellow. 42a44c: No. 2
mixed. 45Ac. No. 3 mixed. sac. No. 4 mixed.
osts-No. ? white. sa4e; No. 3 white. size:
No. . mixed. Si%Q1l1.c' No 3 mixed. S.G364c.
ns9ectlons-wheat No. ? red. s cars: No.
. red. !: rejected. : total Il cars Corn: No.
8 white. Is ears: No. 4 white. 4; No } white
mixed. /. No. : white mixed, 1; No. yellow.
2: total. g cars. Hay. 80. I timothy. ! car.
wAGON MARKET
Wagon Corn-f6Q sc.
Oats-2S43oc Per bu.
Hay-Timothy. choice. $loGli; mixed. SsGiO.
clover, gUS per tor.
Shcaf Oats-f7uS per ton.
Straw-4G6 per ton. according 20 quality.
Poultry and other al
prices paid by skippers)
Turkey hens. &C pes 10: young toms. 4c; hens.
&c; cocks. &c: young chickens, l2zcs ducks. &c.
Cheese-NeN York full cream. l3c: domestic
Swiss. lie; brick. isc. limbur<er. Isc.
~Butter-choice roll. lie per 10. poor. No. ?.
7Qsc.
Esgs-sc per dozen.
Beeswax-soc for yellow. Csc for dark.
Nool-Merchantabls medium. Ice; bury and