The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-19
THE LIGHTEST in YEARS
GRAIN ARRIVALS NOT EQUAL TO THE,
LOCAL DEMAND.
Produce Men Hard Pushed to supply
Requirements Wholesale Mer-
chants Have Heavy Trade.

On the wholesale streets and on Commits
sion row yesterday there was a good deal
of activity. A large number of retail mer-
chants who draw their supplies from this
market were in the city, drawn here by the
low rates and state fair, and they were
liberal buyers. Moreover, they gave evil
dence by their conversation that they were
quite prosperous, as are their patrons, ana
the general remark was that their patrons
are paying up with unusual promptness,
which enables the retail merchants to meet
bills at the wholesale houses promptly.
In prices there is an unusual steadiness.
Dry goods are moving well, with prices
more settled, and no immediate changes are
indicated. In the lines handled by drug
gists steady prices are the feature, except
on linseed oil, quinine and turpentine. The
opinion prevails that linseed oil will ad-
vance further. The leather merchants have
had busy week thus far, and so strong is
the tone to prices that purchasers do not
hesitate about stocking up freely. The
wholesale grocery houses also have had
busy week. Seldom are there two days in
which more goods are sold than on Tues
day and Wednesday. On Commission row
trade was active. The low prices prevail
ing, except on Irish potatoes. has per-
ceptibly increased consumption and re-
ceipts are so large that there is little pros
pect that consumers will have TO pay lux
ury prices unless ii be Irish potatoes. The
produce dealers have inning this week,
and find it difficult to fill orders for eggs,
butter and poultry. The butter market
yesterday would pay 12ih cents for good
stock, and it is said they did pay 15c for
some choice roll butter; but such price
would hardly be realized except for the
demand a Z nreSent
visions are fast movers in a domestic way.
Flour is not in as strong position as TO
represent the highest range. Hides are
moving along in the rut of several days
past, with prices, however, firm. The
American Sugar Refining Company, at New
York, reduced the prices of refined grades
Nos. 4, 5, and five points each.
The local grain market is under cloud,
corn and oats Receipts by rail are the
lightest at any time in many years. Local
cerealine mills are much troubled to keep
market yesterday were not as large as for
some days past, so far as corn and oats are
concerned, but hay was in abundant sup
soc to 81 a ton lower than in the forenoon.
Track bids yesterday, as reported by the
secretary of the Board of Trade. ruled as
follows, there being no changes from the
quotations of Tuesday:
wheat-No. red. 7O1ac track; No red. 1915
on milling freight; No. red 6ol2q6S12c track
COrn-NO. NHlle oJC, NO. Z WINE, OSC, <NO.
white, SIC; No. 4 white. 55d57c: No white
mixed, 5613c; No. 3 white mixed, 561zc; No.
white mixed, 5212@a15c; No. yellow, 56%c; No
3 yellow 56%c; No. yellow, 52%q54%c; No. !:
Mixed 561Rc; No. mixed, 5612c; No. mixed
5212q5412c ear. 54c.
oats-No. white, SS1kc; No. white. 371ac; No
2 mixed, S611c; No. mixed. S51zc:
Hay-No. / timothy. S11.75q12.25; No. timo-
thy, s10.25G10.75.
inspections-Wheat: No. 2 red, car; sample
1; total, cars Corn: No. white. cars; No. 4
white, /; No. yellow, q No. yellow, 2; total
s cars Hay: No timothy, cars; No. prairie
| 2; total, cars. Rye: No. rye. car.
WAGON MARKET.
Wheat-70c.
Corn-62d65c.
Oats-3S@40c per blu.
| Hay-Timothy. choice. s11.5oa12. so: mixed. s1Oa
| IL; clover, SSq10 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-S9Gn per ton.
Straw-$5q6 per ton according to quality.
Poultry and Other Produce.
(Prices paid by shippers.)
Turkey hens, sc per Id; toms, 4c hens TIC
cocks, 4c young chickens, TIC; ducks, SC,
Cheese-New York full cream, 13c; domestic
| Swiss, l7c brick, lac; limburger, 13c.
Butter-Choice roll, 12Q1219c per Id; poor, No. 2