The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-09
CITY TRADERS ARE BUSY
NOVEMBER BUSINESS BIDS FAIR TIC
EXCEED OCTOBER's RECORD.
Sugars and COffees the Only Soft
Spots i'm the Market-Grain Arriv-
ais Are.Fair, with Prices Steady.

Strong and active markets were the fea-
lures il the local situation yesterday, and
merchants in all lines are enjoying a bet
ter trade than last month, despite the fact
that in October, in most lines, the trade
was exceptionally large. Sugars are weak
er in tone and the falling of in demand is
very noticeable. The recent reduction in
hard sugars was TO correspond with the
previous reduction in soft grades. While
prices of conees are unchanged the market
lacks snap, with a general absence in large
orders on the expected decline in prices in
the near future. While -four is no higher.
there is a more confident feeling and pres
ent prices are likely to prevail until the
Wheat market shows some change. Dried
fruits are meeting with better sale. Re-
tail merchants are stocking up for Thanks
giving trade with ~raisins, currants and sim
| liar articles. Canned goods are moving
freely on a price basis a shade higher than
earlier in the season. TIT commission
houses are very busy, Irish potatoes, cab
bages, onions and apples being last movers.
With the cooler weather retail grocers are
laying in store winter stocks and private
consumers are liberal buyers. Grapes are
weak and slow movers. Provisions are
good property, with a brisk domestic trade
and an improved movement. Eggs and
butter are quick movers and are in active
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but for shipment to Eastern markets. In
cheese there is no real advance in prices
and there is a good movement for Novem-
Der. There is much more activity in pOul-
try. Turkeys and ducks are very firm at
quotations and further advance in price is
indicated. Good, healthy, fat ems and
chickens meet with ready sale, the market
being well cleared of the accumulations
of October. 1t is quiet times with the seed
merchants. Coal dealers are busy, but the
expected advance in prices in this line has
not mdterlalZe0. and unless there should
be a strike Of miners, which is not very
probable, present prices are likely 10 pre-
vail through the winter months. Double
the quantity of coal is now being sold as
that in any November Of the last thirteen
years. Hides are still quiet at unchanged
prices. Leather dea4ers are having an ex-
cellent trade and with prices firm.
The local grain market yesterday pre-
scented few new features. Wheat ruled
steady at quotations. Corn has an ad-
vancing tendency. as have oats. All cereals
are ready movers at the following prices
on the track, as reported by the secretary
Wheat STEADY; No. 2 red. nc track; No. ?
req, nc on milling freight; No. 3 red. $50 roc
track; No. 1 white. SIC; No. ? white. 62c;
, white mixed, Gle; No. 8 white mixed. Gle;
No. 1 white mixed. 51H59c; No. , yellow,
6lAc; No. 3 yellow, 6l4e; No. 4 yellow,
Gle: No. 4 mixed, 51d59c; ear. see; new
No. 3 white. 59I4c; new No. 3 yellow. 5S19c;
new No. 3 mixed, 5SAc-
Oats firm; No. 2 white, 4likc: No. 3 white,
40ikc; No. 2 mixed. 40lac; No. 3 mixed. S9lsc.
Hay-No. l timothy, sl1.50a12; No. ? tim
othy, Sl0d10.5 so.
Inspections-wheat: No. 2 red, 3 cars;
rejected, l; total, 4 cars. Corn: No. 3
white. / car; No. 1 white. s: No. 4 white
mixed, l; No. 4 mixed. 1; total, 5 cars.
Hay: No. 1 timothy. 1 car; No. 2 timothy.
/: total, 2 cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Offerings on the wagon market y%ester-
day were more liberal than on any OF the