The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-06
CRISP AUTUMN BREEZES
IMPART A VERY CONSIDERABLE
SNAP TO LOCAL TRADE.
Prices Are Firm to Strong and Are
Tending Higher-Grain Arrivals
Are in Greater Volume.

Trade yesterday was brisk all along the
line, the cooler weather increasing trade in
all departments. The dry goods houses
were busy. Several advances will be noted
in the different lines OF dry goods. In all
lines prices are very firm and in some there
Is an upward tendency. The boot and shoe
merchants and hat and cap dealers are en-
joying an excellent business. With the
wholesale grocery houses trade was good,
with no changes in prices. Prices of all
staple groceries are very firm and molasses
and syrups have an advancing tendency. In
canned goods strong prices are the feature.
Comment is made the unusually fine
quality of California canned goods, more
especially peaches, the size and flavor at
tracing attention. While there Is no great
activity in dried fruits, retail merchants
are placing orders more freely. Cerealine
products OF all descriptions are very hrm
and flour is much hrmer than thirty days
ago. The commission merchants are in eX-
cellent humor. The cold weather mas IN
creased the demand for fruits and Vege-
tables. Apples and Irish potatoes are NOV
ing much better and good stock is now be-
ing offered. Both Irish and sweet potatoes
are very firm al quotations. Stocks are be-
ing reduced on deficiency in arrivals, the
last few days, which has given a strong
tone to the market. CranberrieS are good
sellers and for celery there Is better de-
mand- Grapes are plentiful and are now
ing slower, as much OF the fruit Is soft
on the market in considerable quantity,
and are good sellers at prices quoted. I'm
ported grapes are active movers and firm
In price. The situation In hides Is UNI
changed. but leather has a hardening tend
Sncy and dealers look for higher prices be-
fore the month closes. Eggs are very firm
at the advance of Monday. Some Southern
eggs are coming into market, but not IN
quantities TO affect prices. Choice butter
moves fast and not so much inferior stock
Is on the market as month ago. Cheese
Is moving fairly we'll at firm prices. Poul-
try, on lighter receipts, Is frmer There is
an active demand for ducks and better
demand Tor turkeys since the cool wealth
er has prevailed. Provisions are active at
the revised quotations of Monday.
The local grain market is rather quiet on
account or nght receipts, as all cereals are
In active request at prices quoted. The con-
tinued steady tone in wheat results in a
firm, steady market for the grades of flour
made by local millers. Track bids yester-
day, reported by the secretary of the
Board of Trade, ruled as follows:
Wheat steady; No. red. 12c track; No. 2
red. nc on milling freight; No. red, 6SQ70c
track.
Corn-No. 1 white, 6Olkc: No. . white. eOiAc:
No white, 60izc; No. white. 56l&05S52c;
No. white mixed, seize; No. white mixed
5Sisc; No. white mixed. 55i5a57Ibc; No. .
yellow, 59%4c; No. yellow. 59⁣ No. 4 vel
low, 5S%.051asc; No. mixed. seize; No 8
mixed, 5y12c; No. mixed, 55l4q51l2c ear,
51l5c.
Oats-No. . white 4Olkc; No. white, sslkc:
No. mixed. S91zc; No. mixed. 3Siac.
othy, S10d1O.5O.
Inspections-Wheat: No. red. 4 cars; No
3 red, !; rejected, /; no established grade
5; total. cars. Corn: No 3 white 8 cars:
No. 3 yellow. 1; total, cars Hay: No. l
timothy, cars; No. , clover mixed, 4; total
cars.
wAGOIS MARKET.
Offerings on the wagon market Yesterday
were more liberal than on Monday. Sellers
had no trouble in disposing of their prod
uct before the day closed and In most cases
at the best figure quoted 4 considerable
percentage OF the hay offered is hardly Of
the best quality. and TO sell il 10 good
judges, except al shaded prices required a
good deal of talk But little old corn is
now offered. OF new corn the offerings are
larger than last week and most OF in is of
better quality, the ears being we'll filed
Oats Is an active seller. The range OF prices.
as reported by the wagon weighmaster YES
terday. was as follows.
Wheat-1lc.
Corn-New corn, 52a55c per bu: old corn.
63G65c.
Oats-3SGNc
Hay-Timothy. choice. Sl1912. mixed. $50
G105O; clover. $Sd10 per ton.
Sheaf Oats-S90l0 per ton
straw-*51o per ton. according 10 quality