The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-18
PRICE OF HIDES RISES
LEATHER ALSO SHOWS TENDENCY
TO ADVANCE.
An Unusually Good Day for Monday
in Local Produce Market-Grain
Arrivals Continue Light.

The week opens with active trade in
nearly all lines. The wholesale grocery
houses are doing a large business with the
near approach of harvest, and so abundant
is the fruit crop that there is active
demand for sugar at prices quoted. Cof
fees are moving well, but are easier in tone.
The wholesale crockery houses are doing
an immense business in fruit jars. shipping
carloads in all directions daily. On Com
mission row yesterday there was a good
deal of activity for Monday. Supplies of
all descriptions of green fruit were liberal,
although in strawberries receipts were not
as large as last week. Cherries and goose
berries are in good supply. But few
peaches have yet arrived, and those are of
poor quality. Pineapples are in active re-
quest Receipts of vegetables are on the
increase, and a break in prices of both new
and old Irish potatoes will result in the
near future. Provisions active, there
being a good jobbing demand at quotations.
Choice butter is in light supply; medium
and low grades plentiful. The cheese market
is quiet at unchanged prices. Eggs, If fresh
stock, are in fair demand, with moderate
offerings. The poultry supply is equal 10
the demand and prices are steady. The
wool market is disappointing. One of the
oldest dealers in the city stated yesterday
that not in years has the market been as
dull and receipts light thus far this
month. The hide market shows more activ-
ity and prices advanced One-fOurth of
cent, ana further advances are expected
before the week closes The leather mar
ket is more active and prices have hard
ening tendency. The flour market is
settled, prospects Of an excellent wheat
crop tending to weaken prices. although
they are not quotably lower. Little is do
ing in the seed market.
The local grain market DleSentS no new
features. The light receipts are surprise
&c the handlers of grain and cerealine prod
ucts. 1t is unusual. when as good prices
prevail as those now paid. that receipts
should be SO light, as it is known there are
large holdings of corn in Indiana and ILL
nois. and during the last few days the
prospects for a good corn crop I'm the States
named have greatly improved. The week
opens with good demand for all cereals
al the following range OF prices as fur
nished by the secretary of the Board OF
Wheat-No. red. CSC. track; No red. CSC.
on milling freight; No. red. 6lGe6c; wagon
Como. white. 4ss.c: No. white. 4ss.c:
white mixed liAc, No white mixed iiS.c,
No. white mixed. S7z.Q39s4c; No yellow
mixed. i2c; No. mixed. 42c: No mixed,
.oats-No., white; sORc: No. white. 2sl4c:
Hay-No timothy. sl-5ogl2; No timothy.
nspections-wheat-No red. ! car; rejected.
8: total cars. Corn: No. ? white l car: No. 3
white. SO; No. white. /; No. white mixed 2:
No. yellow. 2; No. mixed. l; established
grade. /: total. Al cars. Oats: No. white 1 car;
No 2 mixed, q total cars. Hay: No. tim
othy. / car: No. prairie. 1; total. cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Corn-40142c.
Oats-2SdS0c per Blu.
Hay-Timothy. choice. slOal2; mixed $500:
clover S7Gs per ton.
Sheaf Oats-s7dS per ton
Straw-s6Q7 per ton according to quality.
Poultry and Other Produce.
prices paid by shippers)
Turkey hens &C per ID: young toms, &c: hens
&c cocks. ducks.
Cheese-New York full cream, DC: domestic
Swiss. lie. brick. lac; limburger. lie.
Butter-Choice roll, lie per III; poor. No. .
7GSc.
Eggs-i0c per dozen.
Wool-MercEantable medium. l6c; bury and
understandable. =Q5c less: coarse grades lac:
fine merino. 10lfl2c; tub washed. 24d27c
Feathers-Prime geese. soc per 10; prime duck
zoe per Id.
HIDES. TALLow. ETC
Greensalted Hides-No. /. Sc; No. 2 &c: No
/ calf. 9i1c: No. calf. Sc.
Grease-White. &C. yellow 35<c brown 2xc
Tallow-No. ], 4lzc: No. :. &c.