The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-18
TRADE A LITTLE BETTER
LOCAL BUSINESS AIDED BY THE I'M
PROVED WEATHER.
Berrfes and Small Fruits, However,
Are Scarce and Poor-Much Ac-
tivity in New Wheat.

A slightly lower temperature gave III
tie more life to trade yesterday. but IN
ma iority of the lines of business summer
dullness is the feature. On Commission
row there is considerable activity and
trade would be at high tide If the commits
sion merchants could get the goods TO SELL
hut dry weather in the territory from which
dealers expect to get their fruits and vege-
tables has so cut down receipts that IL mas
seriously impaired business. The oldest
commission merchants say they do not re-
member a wear when similar conditions
have existed in July. The shortage in sup
niles has enabled them 10 push up prices,
and to-day many articles in the fruit and
vegetable line are selling at unprecedented
" high prices for this season of the year.
Irish potatoes. cabbage and onions are.
comparatively speaking. in light supply and
the handlers experience some trouble IN
filling orders on the day they are sent IN.
Retail merchants at Indianapolis. however.
fare little better. as they have home
gardeners TO draw on for part OF their sup
ply. Prices are very nrm at quotations.
Wholesale grocers are having good traue
for July sales of sugars, cofees. f1sh, salt
and like articles being large Present In
dications favor renewal or the hostlntles
between the American sugar refinery and
Arbuckle & Co. ArbucEles have been 1--WE
points below the American sugar prices for
some time. and recently the American peo-
ple have been quietly meeting the price
Without changing their card quotations, but
Yesterday the American company reduced
al soft grades of refined sugar five to ten
points and all hard grades hve points In
the meantime the price OF Lion coffee has
been reduced half cent pound, and on
Monday this price was met by the Arbuckle
people. Lion was then promptly reduced
another half cent and is now lower than
the Arbuckle coffee. The -four market
shows little more activity, with no change
in quotations. Canned goods and dried
fruits show no change In prices or condi-
tons There Is some demand for prunes.
Butter eggs and cheese all rule firm IL
stock rs of good grade. Higher prices for
of poultry are moderate and stocks from
day TO day keep we'll cleaned up Prices
remain much the same as for several days
past There Is an eacss are toT
10 prevail owing 10 the great decrease ia
receipts of hogs.
The local grain market shows consider
able activity in wheat. All the roads CEN
tering here are being called on for cars
TO load with wheat. Grain dealers are sun
prised over the light receipts of corn. The
belief had prevailed that when the farmers
had their wheat harvested and hay well
protected the receipts of corn would largely
increase. while in fact they are lighter than
a month ago. Locally not In years have
such prices been paid for corn, and with
such prices there is some trouble in keep
ing the local market supplied. The cerealine
mills of course. depend on shipments Of
corn in here for their supply and they are
experiencing a great deal OF trouble 10 keep
their mills In operation at half capacity
Track bids yesterday. as reported by the
secretary OF the Board OF Trade. ruled as
follows
wheat-No 2 red. s4izc. track No 2 red. c4isc
on milling freight: No. red. 6oisg62i1c. track
wagon. SIC.
Corn-No. ! white. size: No. white. size:
No white. Slice; Nc white. i7izd4si<c: No. 2
white mixed 4si4c No. white mixed. 4sizc:
No white mixed. 4si<Q46i1c: No. yellow.
4Ss.c: No ; yellow. +SAc; No yellow. sfA, q
a6Lc: No mixed. +Si1c. No. mixed. fSizc: No
{ mixed 4iis44sizc: ear. 4sc-
Oats-So. 2 white, s5isc No. white. 34itc:
No mixed, s3skc; No. mixed s2i1c.
Hay-No. timothy. tli-7s9i22S: No. timo-
thy SO 5od1i.
Inspsctions-whsat: No. red. II cars: No.