The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-20
Big WEEK in CITY TRADE
PRICES STEADY AND FIRM AND ALL
THE MERCHANTS BUSY.
Sugar the Only Soft Spot in the Mar
ket-Grain Arrivals Not up to
Local Requirements.

Seldom do the wholesale and retail mer-
chants do better business than was en-
joyed in the week ending on Oct 10. So
general was the trade activity that in the
aggregate it is questionable whether in
any week in the history of Indianapolis
have both wholesale and retail merchants
been more busy. On the wholesale streets
the dry goods houses, dealers in fancy
notions, druggists, hat and cap merchants
boot and shoe houses, confectioners, all
had numerous visitors, and with this prices
ruled unusually steady. On Commission
row sales Of fruits and vegetables were
large and prices well maintained on good
stock, and the produce merchants shared
in the active trade as the demand for
poultry was large and eggs were fast
movers, receipts falling below the demand
notwithstanding the fact that eggs adj
vanced during the week cents dozen.
Butter moves rapidly if fresh and sweet.
but poor stuff is slow of sale. Cheese is
much firmer. In groceries, with the ex-
ception of refined sugars, prices ruled firm
and steady. Indications are for lower
prices on refined sugar as there is already
falling off in demand. Canned goods of
most descriptions have a hardening ten
dency, as yet no material advances have
been established despite efforts of jobbers
in that direction Fruits are moving quite
freely. Grapes are higher and are selling
well. Apples are moving in larger quanti-
ties, some very fine fruit now being Of
fered. Fancy stock is eagerly sought for.
Onions good property, selling well at
good prices. Cabbage is in better supply
and prices carry an easier tone, but are
not quotably lower. Tropical fruits are in
moderate supply, and with an active re-
quest prices ruled firm but no higher.
Provisions are active. In smoked meats
there is an excellent home demand and
export shipments are in excess of those
of October of last year. A noticeable fea-
ture of the dry goods market is the har-
dening tendency in most lines, especially
woolens prints and beached muslins.
Receipts of grain on the local market
the last week have been heavier than on
month, but not what would be expected
when the high range of prices is consid-
cred. Saturdays inspections were SO cars.
The week closed with track bids as re-
ported by the secretary OF the Board of
Trade ruling as follows:
Wheat-No red, 71c track; No. red,
nc on milling freight; No. red, 6IQ69c
track.
Corr, easy; No; 1 white 5914c; No: ? white,
59i2c; No. 3 white, 59l2c; No. white, 5512Q
Sic; No 2 white mixed 5S15c; No. white
mixed, 5SHc; No. white mixed, 54ls@5612c;
No. 2 yellow, 5S2.c; No. 8 yellow, 5S94c; No.
yellow, 54$4Q5624c; No. mixed. 5S13c; No.
3 mixed, 5S1Ac; No. mixed. 541zQ561ac: ear.
56c
Oats-No. 2 white, S9a39lkc; No. 3 white.
$50 9S1ac; No ? mixed S7Qs7l4c; No
Hay-No. / timothy, s12.25@1S; No. 2 tim
othy, $40. 2001O75 per ton.
nspections-Wheat: No. red, l car;
rejected, /; total cars. Corn: No white,
IA cars; No. white, l; No. mixed, l.;
total, 10 cars. Hay: No. / timothy 1 car.
On the wagon market offerings during
the week were quite large, especially is
this true of hay. Much of it sold low
as S11 per ton. Little new corn is yet
offered and in the way of old corn offer
ings were not as large as in the week
preceding. Prices on hay were weak, while
on corn they ruled quite steady. The quo
tations of Saturday ranged as follows:
WAGON MARKET.
Wheat-70c.
Corn-New corn. 5Sa55c per bu; old corn,
63065c
Oats-3SG4 0c
Hay-Timothy, choice. s11912; mixed, s. 80
Q1050; clover, $SGl0 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-$9dl0 per ton.
Straw-S5Q6 per ton, according to quail
ity.