The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-31

orders and 1880 bush for Lisbon. Oh the corn
bush to London, I16,l50 bush to Glasgow, IS 800
bush TO Cork for orders, $500 bush to Aalborg,
5,3O0-bush TO Hamburg and :, $50 bush TO Bre-
men. All of the 100 bush barley went TO
Liverpool, by steam. Arid OF the $3.50 bush
peas, 200 bush went to Glasgow;
The amount of grain in store here, accord
ing to the last official report, is ,6O4 800 bush
els, against 9,074,y0 bushels a week earlier,
100 bushels at the corresponding time I'm 1915.
The aggregate of wheat now in store here Is
$50 $50 bushels, against 3 40, 345 bushels
week ago, and :, 900 bushels at this date in
1876. OF corn the stock in store here is ISL
600 bushels, against $50, 200 on the preceding
weekly return, and 4sS, 200 bushels at this time
last year. The aggregates of other grain in
store show remarkable changes, as COM
pared with earlier exhibits.
In the latest estimates of the visible supplies
of grain, the alterations in the aggregates have
been addition OF about 66, 900 bushels to the
total of wheat $500 to that of corn, about 45,-
600 to that of rye aud 81 600 to that of oats with
a slight decrease in the footings of barley.
A recently published statement of the stocks
of breadstuffs in fourteen specified parts of
the United Kingdom, at the close of 1876,
placed the aggregates at l67 100 bbls and 2s5,-
200 sacks of -four, AS 450 qrs wheat and .oo,-
the same date for nine years preceding OF 2s,-
900 bbls and DIT 400 sacks flour, l,5so, loo qrS
wheat and 400 800 qTs corn.
In the wheat line transactions have been
very seriously impeded by domestic Speculd-
ton which has measureably controlled spring
wheat values, particularly in the No.2 grade
of the new crop. Some purchases-nOt TO an
important amOunt-have been made here, on
Chicago account, including ON Saturday of No
2 Chicago a single boat load at 81 46. which
rate was said to have been bid on Monday In
the same interest, with 81 As asked. On Mon
day, also, prime No. 2 Milwaukee, spring was
quoted al ST Il bid and up to 81 50 asked in
store, with a lot OF 1900 bushels placed AT
81 4S. Export and milling operations in
limited the asking prices having been,
as rule, above the views of buyers
in these connections. The Offering OF
to- eltnir Srarin
light, due partly 10 the extremely small re-
ceipts by rail at this point Part of a load of
No Minnesota spring. went on Monday at
81 80, but higher figures were claimed for more
important amounts, offered chiefly TO arrive.
Shippers o. snsr desrnb 70 ot pay ~
spring, even with the advantage in their favor
OF unusually low ocean grain heights. some
freight contracts We're represented as having
been made in the interest of the Chicago spec
ulation, with view to the diminution OF the
available supplies of special grades here. Cali
fornia weather and crop reports nave been
adverse to the operators for a further rise In
values, but the important change in these par
en S"r1 W st Wheat has been worked up in
price TO high figures here by purchasers
chiefly on local milling account-of consider
Monday, 1000 bushelsextra choice white Mich
is,an at 81 So, with, on that day, bid OF 81 5d1s
reported as having been refused for an impor-
tant lot of choice amber Michigan, to arrive
A boat load of fair average red Toledo afioat,
went TO millers also on Monday at 81 20. On
Saturday lSUlU bushels amber lNdnStto al SlOIt
were taken for milling at 81 80.
New crop corn has been fairly active, chiefly
for home use, at higher though variable prices
Saturday Is market was one of depression, FOL
lowed by a slight rally on Monday, though on
that day the severe snow storm worked against
free dealings Quite moderate offerings have
been reported nearly all through the week. In
old crop corn more liberal transactions have
been reported, mainly for shipment: ON
Thursday about 10000 bushels No. Chicago
were reported as having been marketed, main
IL on the basis of Gle for strictly prime, in
store, of which ii was rumored about 100000
at the quoted rate. ON Monday, also for eX-
port account, "A boat load of good No. III
cage, in store, was taken at 6O1zc, and another
of prime quality, atiOat, on private iermS-the
| asking rates, afioat having ranged from &c to
65c for prime TO choice, with, on home trade
account, a bid reported of 621Sc for cholee.-s
The provision market is unsettled, but hold
ers are firm in their views and unwilling to
make concessions to effect sales. The New
York Bulletin OF Wednesday in reviewing the
market says: W
The most noticeable indications shown
| on the surface are to be found in the generally
admitted continued Indifference among ship
perS, neither the state of the markets abroad
| or the recent shrinkage in values here over
| export, nothing in this line taking place ex-
| cept through special and positive orders. Buy
| ers on foreign account as prices commence to
| drop naturally keep n somewhat closer watch
| upon the position of affairs, but have as yet
| failed to discover attractions upon Which they
| think il worth the while TO open negotiations.
| Again the growing volume of supplies has
been felt to some extent, not so much IN the
| open offering as in the ability TO md stock
| when IL is looked for at market rates, and
/ while the amount available at this point oc-
| acknowledgements cant on one or two leading
| articles, the twist on buyers has been very
| temporary and very slight, and mostly trace
| able to the constant disappointments through
| the prevailing transportation difticulties.
| Present indications are by no means clear, but
| up to the opening of this week it is quite GER
| tain that legitimate trade had not been suffi
| ciently stimulated to give ruling prices much
| strength or form a basis for an advance.
| Lard has not shown quite so much general
| depression as last week, but ruled little low
er ON the average ana WAS handed win eau
| the same form, few odd purchases being
made BY shippers who held imperative orders,
Compelled to purchase because Anticipated ar
rivals were delayed, or in some cases where
a characterization had been made as to the
the opening of this week a fractional
i advance was made over the latter figure. The
| ofiering has been very well managed and at no
| time was there an appearance of an ez-
cess, yet buyers at the conclusion OF each day S
business always had secured what they. re-
| quired and straight blocks were reached with
| out shopping around and picking up small tr-
| regular parcels. City lard haSdone relatively
better than western, the sales taking place at
the same price and the movement at times
| proving pretty full. Refined has shown the
| same general lectures. A little trade was doing
| on West India and South American account,
and again one or two special orders were filled
| for Europe. Buyers for the latter outlet, how
ever, have not, as a rule, shown any interest,
| and the quotation has remained nominal at
| II1S@lls<c Contracts have occasionally shown
some activity, but the aggregate of business Is
/ smaller than last week and many of the reports
of sales made were again merely Implications
in the way of changes of basis by operators
moving their engagements forward. The i'm
| dications have shown nervous, doubtful
feeling among the trade and an evident want
of plan or concert of action, our market really
furnishing nothing calculated to exert any de-
cided influence, and the fluctuations here
were simply following those at the west. II is
| little uncertain whether the speculative line
has increased OF diminished, but there has
been a noticeable indifference among some OF