The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-17
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


Wheat in good demand and prices a shade higher;
prices huctuated within a range of 81 lie per bg;
closed about Ac higher than yesterday Sales ranged
january, 907s09l 2c, closed at 81 4 09l sel Febru
airy, 9ll4092c, closed at 81 391 1sc March, 92ls
@923lc closed at 9234c; May, 9S099, closed at 9SS
9S 7sc; June quotable at l SOL lac May; No.
Chicago spring 905s d9l 3sc, closed at 81 Il sc
97e Corn in fair demand but unsettled; fluctuations
confined within range of l20 'c per bu; closed 49@
l4c under yesterday. Cash, 53l4@53asc, closed at
3l2c january, 53l4054c, closed at 535se; Febru
ary; 535s @54asc, closed at 537sc; March 54ls@3
54a+c closed at 54asc; May, 1855 059lsc, closed
at 5s7sc; June quotsble ls a 4c under MAY. Oats
March 33l4033ssc; April, 1888 033 7sc. closed at
33ae; May, 37as@379sc, CLOSED at S7la@37Asc;
stronger at 81 46lo 1.47 on track Pork in fair de-
mand; opened easier, afterward advanced, then re
steady; cash, $14.70@I475; January, $l4;67la
0147o February, $14.70 814.S0, closed at
$I4. 771a so; March, $i4 900 I4.95 closed at
$I492l2 14.95; May, $50: 20 a 532la, closed at
$15Z7l2 a15.30. Lard in fair demand, and easier
cash s "a l9@S 75c: january S72l2a ~ Ice, closed
at s5e; March, s .s2isSs s7i9c, closed at $3.50
S.97loe; May, 81 20c closed at 9.17 le09 Doc
Bulk meats in fair demand shoulders 6.33ci short
unchanged. Eggs quiet and unchanged. Receipts
Flour 80, 600 brls wheat, $1,000 bus corn 39|,-
10000 bu. Shipments--Flour, % 600 brls wheat
81 600 bu; corn, 1856 900 bu; oats, 80 600 bu; rye
$500 bu; barley $4,000 bu. On the afternoon
call wheat sales amounted to L 400 600 bus Feb
ruary and March declined lsc, May declined l4c
Corn sales amounted to 4O5 900 blu; February de-
clined ls May declined 14c Oats sales amounted to
4O0o0 bu February advanced lsc. Mess pork sales
amounted to $500 brls; unchanged. Lard sales
amounted to 5000 terces; May declined 2lac.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16-Flour dull; receipts $4,000
brlsi exports AZ 600 brls common to good extra
SIS. 20G37 IS. Wheat-Spot le9a4c lower: options
opened l2 SIC lower but afterwards recovered from
the decline advanced 1s ssc, and closed firm. Re-
eeipts &C 600 bu; exports "a 600 bu ungraded red,
S7c@$ IA; No 3 red, CSC 0$1; No 2 red, $1.044
01.O9la ul.graded white 81 a | O3i No. red, Jan
at 81 l9; February, sales of 800 000bu at $1.05os
9I06a; closing at I06l4i March, sal sales IS, Of
April sales of 10000 bu at $l.107s01, 11al,
closing at 81. %; May sales of 1, $4,000 bu at
81. 13@ LA, closing at 1.13al. June, sales of
Sc, 900 bu at $1.137s011414, closing at 81 14l4.
Corn-Spot trife lower options opened lac lower,
but afterwards advanced 4 q 3sc and closed firm with
slight reaction; receipts 80 900 bu; exports 2.40O
81 G6I lac; No. 9 62l20644c; No. 2 white, 6Slaci
steamer white 6olgc; No, 2 January; 2l4@62l2c,
63l4c; March Oils 0643 sc, closing at 64l4c; May,
660663sc, closing at 6614c Oats l40lac better;
and moderately active. Hops quiet but firm new, II
827c. Sugar quiet and nominal refined in fair de
mand. Molasses-New Orleans, 50 1850; Porto Rico,
30 a 45c; English Island, 35040c. Rice steady and
fairly active. Petroleum dull; United certificates,
$l09$i. Tallow quiet at 76s07 Lille. Rosin
-frmer Turpentine dull and weak at "a "a 12c.
Eggs Western fresh quiet but steady. Leather firm;
hemlock sole Buen0s Ayres and Rio tirapde, light
middle and heavy weights, 21l2025c. Wool dull
Ia. 6212. Beef quiet. Cut meats nomina long-cear
mddles, &c. Lard dull and heavy; prime Western
ruary, 9I509 1Sc March, 8. 22a9. 26c; April, $50
00.33c; May, 9.4O09 .43c; June, ga 40 Cheese
firm and moderately active.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 16-Flour unchanged, Wheat
shade better: No. 2 red, 81 O0A a LOB cash,
81. 007s@101 January, 81 .02l8 al OH February,
$1o41891 .04l4 March, LOGS a l.07l9 May; No.
regular, cash 4sc january 484@4Sssc February,
49l4@49asc March, 52@52ssc May. Oats very
March, .36al @367se May; Rye higher at 57l2c:
Barley dull at 500SOc. Lead firm but slow at 3.95
04e. Butter unchanged. Eggs unchanged. Flax
seed nominal; Hay--Prairie, $l05o0!I; tame, 81
a 10. Bran better; "a 676c at mill. WHISKY steady
$15 cash; $14 50 February; old $14.65. Bulk meats
Long clear 745a7. zoe: short ribs 7.6O az. zoe;
short clear, 7.s507.95c. Bacon--Long clear. $3.50
$500; short ribs, S37 l2c short clear 65c.
brls; wheat Is 900 bu; corn, Sc 600 bu; oats 600
bu rye, none barley, 1000 bu Shipments-Flour,
1000 bu;. rye none; barley, none Afternoon Board
Wheat lower; 81 bid January. 81 .02ls asked Feb
ruary, $1.o4 March, $1.07 May, 81 ;o6 bid June.
Corn lower 4Se january and bid February 49l4c
March, 1890 May. Oats dull and nothing done.
BALTIMORE, JAM 16.-Flour dull; Howard
street and Western super6ne, 81 1898 %; extra,
steady but queti No winter red. spot, 81 OSLO
L053s; January, $1.05l2 asked; February, 1860
/ 1.06l4; March, 81 ,o719@1 :o77e; May, $1115s@
1117s. Corn-Western dnll mixed, SPOT, Gle
asked; February 60as06o5sc; May 635sG6414c.
Oats strong Western white, Al 046c mixed 42@
43e: Pennsylvania, 42046c. Rye quiet and easy at
72@74c Hay steady; prime to choice Pennsylvania
and Maryland, $13615. Provisions quiet and firm;
mess pork, $1525. Bulk meats-Shoulders and
cear-rib sides, packed, &c and S3tc. Bacon-Shoul-
ders 712c clearrib sides 9l2c Hams, 1874 Ia Loo.
Lard, refined 10c. Butter--Western packed dun
seadS resi- 81 picked as054c Peroeam
nominal refined, 9'4093sc Coffee quiet Rio
goes, ordinary to fair, la@ 125sc Sugar quiet;
soft FAC Whisky quiet at 81. 1S@11Sl9. Freight
to Liverpool per steamer-Cotton steady at lid -four
steady at Is Sd; grain easier at 3@3l2d. Receipts
Flour $500 brls; wheat 20 900 bu; corn. 9 900
bu oats. 1000 bu: rye. 1000 bu. Shipments
Wheat 43 900; corn $1,000 bu. Sales-Wheat
491 600 bu; corn. $4,000 Blu.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan: 16.-Flour steady and un-
changed. Corn in fair demand at lower rates. mixed
and white, Gle. Oats quiet; choice, 50c. Corn meal
higher and scarce at $2,6002.65. Hay in fair de,
nand; common $10Df2; prime, $150I6; choice,
$17. Provsions-Pork, steady; old mess $15. %:
new $156212. Lard steady tierce refined S3c;
key, 9l4e. Bulk meats steady; shoulders, packed,
6. poe long clear and clear rib. 775c Bacon easier
and scarce shoulders long clear, and clear rib SIS
ASSOC. Hams, sugar-cured, duh and lower at
121oe. Coffee steady; common to prime 10i2m
132lc. Sugar quiet and easier; common to good
common, 4l9@5c fair TO fully fair. 5l4@5i2c; prime,
55s06c; yellow clarified, 6al17c; white clarified,
7lsc; granulated, 3sc. Molasses in good demand;
centrifugal, 17a30c common, 2O022e; fair, 25d
2Sc; prime "a 650c Rice quiet but firm; ordinary
to prime, 4Ss057sc Bran scarce and firm at 81.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16.-Flour-Spring wheats
easier; winter wheats dull Wheat opened firm. but
closed weak and lower; No. 3 red 9Sc; fresh No. .
red $iO4le; No. 2 red. January $1.O3 a l .O5l4;
February, Sl.047s 1.05le March, ST.. 0701 .07l2;
April, 81 0901 .09as May, $1.1140L1ll2. Corn
quiet but steady rejected yellow 57@5Sc; No 3
mixed 56isc No. 3 yellow, 5Sa59c; steamer mixed
591a @60c; February GO O3sc; March 81 is0 loc
April 62@63c May, 63li 963sle. Oats quiet; No
3 white. 43l4c; No. white. 44@44iac. Eggs firm;
extra, 33la@35c. Cheese firm and fairly active. Pc
troleum dull; refined, 914@9ssc. Receipts Flour
3 500 brs; wheat. AGO bu; n, $500 bu; oats
9, 700 bu. Shipments-Wheat 1, 100 bu; corn ., 700
bu; oats $500 bu.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.-Flour quiet and un.
changed. Wheat quiet and easier; No. 2 Milwaukee,
9O3e; January, 9094c; February 81 Les March
924c; May, 9Sl4c. Corn quiet; No. ., 53lic reject
ed, 47c delivered. Oats quiet and Unchanged No. .,
32l2c.' Rye lower; No. l. 59ci No. 2 571sc. Barley
zoe; extra No. g. SOC bid Provisions firm; mess