The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-16
MAIL ORDERS ARE GOOD
WHOLESALE MERCHANTS SATISFIED
WITH THE SITUATION.
Tendency Is still Toward Higher
Prices-Grain Arrivals Are Not
I'D to the Local emand

Conversation with the more prominent OF
the wholesale merchants give evidence that
the volume of business at the present time
is fully up to their expectations, and with
this. a favorable feature is that in the main
prices are advancing in tendency. which
is much preferable to declines whether
business is good or Disappointing. The
dry goods houses report mail orders sent
in by their travelling statesmen as very
satisfactory. They report a little hesita-
ton on the part of the retail merchants as
TO stocking up heavily. as they prefer to
keep close to the shore in making bills un-
til the situation is better developed. Grain
that the farmers are now disposing of
brings such prices as TO make them feel
quite satisfied with the present situation.
There has never been a year when both
wheat and corn crops were as large, and
with a bounteous wheat, oats and hay crop
the farmers. as a rule, are not anxious
about finances. In prices, yesterday, there
were no important changes. Linseed oils
are week at the break of Tuesday. In sta
pie groceries a firm, steady tone Is notice.
able. That canned goods of some descrip-
tions are to be high in price is conceded.
but there is a feeling that there has been
an unnecessary alarm over this matter.
AS to vegetables ia the Northwest, crops
are large and shipments of Irish potatoes
will soon set In and present quotations Will
not long be maintained. say those who take
a conservative view of matters. Butter,
eggs and cheese are firm at prices quoted.
Good butter will readily sell at better
prices than those quoted. and the tendency
with cheese is TO higher prices. Eggs
maintain a firm position. Gambling does
not show SO large a loss as during the
recent heated term. Spring chickens are
in good demand prices now being low
enough to admit of a more general con-
sumption. The market keeps well cleared
UP and Until there is some accumulation
present prices will prevail. The seed mar
ket continues rather quiet at unchanged
prices. Flour shows a little more activity,
the upward tendency of wheat i'm turn i'm
proving the price OF Hour. Other markets
without new feature.
The local grain market is moving along
In the rut OF ten days past, except the
feeling incident TO an advance In the price
of all cereals. The Touring mills are ex-
periencing trouble In keeping up their SUD-
nlv of wheat. and profits between the price
of wheat and flour leave very small mar
gins for the manufacturer. The manufac-
turers of corn products are finding trouble
to keep their works running at half their
capacity. Track bids yesterday, as report
ed by the secretary OF the Board of Trade,
ruled as follows, wheat of all grades de-
Ginning IL cents.
Wheat-No. . red. zoe track: No. . red, Zoe on
milling freight; No. , red. 6ea6Se track.
No. 8 white. eOAc; No. 4 white. 5sI1 a5slc; No
2 white mixed. 5sc; No. 3 white mixed. Sc: No.
white mixed staSSe' No, z yellow, 5She; No;
mixed. CSC: No. 3 mixed. 5Sc; No. 4 mixed. SAG
soc; ear corn. 54c.
oats-No. 2 white. CSC; No. 5 white. &c; No. .
mixed. 36ibc: No. 3 mixed. 35ikc.
Hay-No. 1 timothy, siL9Gl2; No. . timothy.
s10Gl0.5 80.
Inspections-No. 2 red. ; cars: No. . red. 2; re-
jected. 1: no grade. ,; total. 10 cars. Corn: No.
9 white, . cars; No. 4 white. 3; No. 4 white
mixed. /: No. 2 mixed. 1; No. 3 mixed. /. no
established grade. 2; total. 10 cars. Oats: Ne >
white. 3 cars: No. ? mixed. 4: no established
grade. l; total. S cars. Hay: No. l timothy. /
car; No. / prairie, .; total. 5 cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Wheat-T1c.
Corn-6Sn TOc.
Oats-3SQ40c per bu.
Hay-Timothy. choice. sl2Ql4: mixed. Sg6iO.
clover. $70s per ton: new hay. SloGl1 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-SS. SOFAS per ton
Straw-S16 per ton, according to quality.