The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-13
ACTIVE LOCAL BUSINESS
MERCHANTS ARE FOR a
PIG FALL TRADE.
Prices Generally Higher. with Pros
Market Is Very Strong.

The week opened with a very fair trade
on the wholesale streets and Commission
row for the middle of August. and from
this OH IL is expected that business will
begin To improve. Yesterday nearly the
full quota of travelling statesmen started ont
to secure orders for fall and winter trade
and as the tendency is 10 higher prices
on many lines OF goods. the retail mer-
chants are disposed to stock III quite lib
orally. Especially does this remark apply
to dry goods. staple groceries,. iron and
hardware. On commission row. as usual
on Monday. il was rather quiet. offerings
being light, stock inferior I'm quality and
prices high. Prices on Irish potatoes, cab
bage and onions are the highest in many
years in the middle OF August. But few
oranges on the market. with demand light.
Lemons are in good supply, with demand
less active and prices weak. Some very
fair apples are now offered at reasonable
prices, apples and pears, bananas and
plums being about the only articles where
prices rule about the same as in CORE
spending periods of former years. Leather
is working into a stronger position and an
advance in prices need not be a surprise.
Hides are quiet with prices easy in tone.
Inc pTONlslOH market continues ACTIVE,
with demand for smoked meats large and
prices firm. The stronger tone TO the
wheat market is stiffening the price OF
flour. Druggists are fairly busy and all
articles handled are firm i'm tone except
Iinseed oil and quinine. Alcohol and tur-
pentine are firmer. In the poultry, egg
and butter markets there are no new
features. Choice stock in all lines brings
best quotations.
The local grain market shows consider
able activity. Inspections of grain yester-
day reached seventy cars. No. 2 red wheat
advanced to II cents and corn and oats
advanced 2 cents each. The market closed
very strong in tone. The farmers who
supply the wagon market seem to be con-
tented with getting 6S cents TO 20 cents a
bushel for corn. and no advance In prices
were made yesterday. Hay ruled steady.
The receipts of hay are quite liberal, but
the demand is good. All receipts of grain
are readily taken at the following range Of
prices on the track. as furnished by the
secretary of the Board of Trade.
wheat-No. ? red. Tic. track: No. 2 red. tic,
on milling freight: No. 3 red. 67G69c. track.
Corn-No. 1 white. 6okc: No. 2 white. sOhc;
: sS White ~n mixed .' Sc: NO No. ! White White mixed ni,.s'' Sc: NO NO.
4 white mixed. 54q56c; No. 2 yellow. 5skc: No.
3 yellow. 5s14c; No. 4 yellow. SAX No. 2
mixed. CSC: No. 3 mixed. 5sc; No. 4 mixed. 54a
Oats-No. . white. CSC: No. 3 white, SIC: No. .
mixed, ssi2c; No. 8 mixed. s5izc.
Hay-No. I timothy. si2. 25ql2.75: No. 2 tim
nspections-wheat No. 2 red. IA cars: No. 3
red. L; rejected. 6; total. 81 cars. Corn: No. ;
white. 81 cars: No. 4 white. /; No. 3 white mixed.
/; No. 3 mixed. 2: total. 46 cars. Oats: No. 2
white, 2 cars; No. 2 mixed, Z; No. 3 mixed. l:
total. 10 cars. Hay: No. ! timothy, 4 cars: No.
4 prairie, 4; total. 5 cars. Rye: Rejected, I car.
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