The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-30
MARKETS Br TELEGRAPH.


dealers disposed to ask higher prices for grades
soft spring wheat, So $3.50; Minnesota bakers, $50
| 3.75; patent, $1@4.50; low grades $1.75Q2.5O.
excited and higher; closed ie@sse higher than Satur
| day. Sales ranged: December, 73s40751ec. closed
A. $500 b4A974e January 74752 Ss closed IS at , 7os
a75s, closed at "A &c; No. red, 75lsci No red,
| 63064c. Corn quiet and shade higher closed le
q &c over Saturday, Sales ranged; Cash, $3.50
| 35l2c; all the year, 353sO353c, closed at 35l2c;
January, 35 ssc closed at 35lsc; February 34a4
closed at 372 0377sc. Oats firm, and shade
higher. Sales ranged; Cash, 25l4c; January, 25l4@
25l closed at 25sssi February 251a025Sc, closed
| at 245sc; May, 2SA029c, closed 28a4 02S7sc.
Rye quiet at SIC. Barley nominal at 5sc. Flaxseed
steady at 81 80. Pork active. Sales ranged' Cash,
| at $1O.So@10. 92l9; February, $10.S001097l2,
closed at $10.92la01O9 5; March, $1o.9o@11.o5,
Sales ranged: Cash, 6.52i2@6. 55c February s. 57la
| soc, closed at 6621a06. Csc; March, 6.67la0
fair demand; shoulders, 4.62la94 65ci short ribs,
| 54505.55c; shert clear, 6.1006.15c. Whisky
quiet at $153. Butter and eggs firm. Receipts
Flour IL 600 brs; wheat, 1877 bu; corn, Dab
| 600 bu; oats 63 900 bu; rye 5000 bu; barley,
| $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, a, 500 brls; wheat,
70 600 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bui rye,
| NEW YORK, Dee. 29.-Flour steady; receipts, "a
600 brls exports, 1000 brls; superfne, State and
Western, So. 4502 90 common to good extra. So. 80
! s. 50 95i st. Louis $2.S5Q5; Minnesota patent,
| $475 05.15. Whest-Spot lots Ia 12c higher; op-
tons 17sc higher receipts $4,000 bu; exports,
| 10000 bu No. 2 spring, SEC; ungraded red, $50
| 95l2c; No. red, 85l2 a87l0c; No. 9 red Jan
uary, sales of 10000 bu at s3l4 0S4a4c, closing
at "a 9c; February, sales of 448 600 bu at 9514O
S67sc closing at 5000; March, sales of 1853 600 bu
at closing at $3.50; April sales of 496,
Of l, 16s, 900 bu at 9O1a092ac, closing at192l4c;
june sales of 5000 bu at $50, closing at 93c. Corn
Spot lots No. and December sc higher; others 4
ole better; receipts, 115 600 bu; exports 1873 600
bu; ungraded 4Sl2 @52c No. 3, 491204934c; steam
er, 49s4 051 lie; No. q Coo; steamer yellow 50le0
| sic; steamer white. sic; No. Q December SO
| at 4S7sc February, 47l40472ac closing a. 1855;
March, 47ss0471sc, closing at 471se April, AZ lc;
higher; receipts, 46 600 bu exports, 259 bu No.
mixed, 34036c white. 3503Sc. Hay steady Sugar
dull dull and nominal standard A. 50se, powdered 61e9
Petroleum firm; United certificates, 74c. Tallow
dull Rosin steady Turpentine firm at 81 l4@31 l0c.
Eggs frmer at BE Pork quiet; new mess, $I2. 25O
1880. Beef quiet. Lard steady; Western steam,
spot lots, $3.50; January 6.S90G.9Oe; February,
6.94S6 96c; March, 7.o2@7 ;04c; May, 7.17071sc.
Butter firm for choice at $685. Lead steady.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29-Flour firm; Western
and Pennsylvania super6ne, $2.250250; Western
and Pennsylvania extras, $3.50 93 Ohio, S.. 62la0
Illinois, SO. 75@ 4.50; winter patents, $4.25@5.
Wheat opened stronger and closed steady; No. red
&c; No O., 2 red, fresh, s2c; No. red December
9414c; March, 860S64c. Oorn-OpGons higher;
car lots firm; No. 8 mixed 47lse; steamer No. 2yel
low 40 O4Jcj NO. u WHITE, JDc; NO. Il yellow,
5olsc; No. 2 mixed. December, 5ost @52ssc; Jan
| uary, 4704742c; February AGA 0464c; March
464046aIe. Oats in good demand; rejected white
3I19032ci No. 2 mixed, 32la0323lc; No. 8 white
33le034c; No. 2 white 34si 035c. Provisions dull
Beef-City family, $13.50014; city packets $3.50;
No. city mess $11.50; India mess beef, $21. so
Pork-New mess $13013.5o; prime new mess
| $11.50012 Hams smoked 1O12O1112c. Lard
quiet city refined Sc; prime steam &c. Bulk meats,
Western rolls, 9O19c Eggs firm; Western extras
3Oc Cheese dull; Ohio fats, Sl90 30. Petroleum
dull rehnea Sc Whisky dbl at 81 20. Receipts-
oats. 25 900 bu. Shipnents-Wheat, 8 900 ou corn
$4,000 bu; oats, $1,000 bu.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 29-Flour steady; Howard
extra, $27503.37; family, $3.5004.25. Wheat
Western opened higher and closed strong: No. win
s ssT reg spOs FsSrasry Ms SS
S60S612e; May, 9009012e. COrn--Western higher
and active; Western mixed, spot and December 47l9
1910; steamer 47c asked Oats firm but quiet
Rye steady and firm at 60 062c Hay steady Pro
visions steady and fairly firm. Mess pork $12.75.
Bulk meats-Shonders and clearrib sides, packed &c
and 7c. BaconShoulders 7l4c; ceer-rib sides Slac.
steady. Western packed, 11021c; creamery, 22030c.
Eggs firm at 29031e- Petroleum noTninally steady;
refined 7Ss@7s4c. Coffee quiet; Rio cargoes, ordi-
nary to fair, Sl9095sc. Sugar steady but quiet; A
| soft 57sc Copper-Re6ned quiet at 11140 II 1ec.
Whisky steady at $1.18O1.19. Freiehts Liver
pool per steamer frner cotton, 15G4d; -four, Is 3d.
grain, 6l9d Receipts-Floar, 5000 brs; wheat. 49,
900 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 1000 bu. Ship
mentsWheat, 10000 bu; corn, $500 bu; rye
| 5000 bu
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Flour unchanged. Wheat
sharply higher and very active for May, but slow for
other months; No 2 red. S2S40S3e cash, s2a40
s JanBoy s1 ss bsber Sgt so1 No.
mixed, 33l9033a4c cash, 335s@33%c December
3csl 8327sc January. 33as933l4e February, 35l49
nse5e 9?sa es mayer May R sys
higher at AZ 049c. Barley quiet: prime to fancy
Northern, 55075c. Lead noninally 3.40c. Butter
$l.33 Hay higher; prairie. $10a11.25i timothy
$12@14. Bran irrner; 56g56lsc at mill. Corn
Provisions easier and slow Pork, $1i.25. Bulk
meats-Long clear ribs $500; short ribs, 5.70c;
short clear $3.50. Bacon-Long clear. 6.50c short
6.50c asked. Rseeipts-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat
"a 600 bu; corn, 1855 600 bu; cats, 10000 bu; rye
none; barley, II 600 bu. Shipments-Four, IL 600
brls wheat, 10 900 bu corn 80, 600 bu oats, 5000
gu: rye, none; barley, none
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 29.-Flour strong; family,
SO; sO03 80 fancy, 81 1904 20 extra fancy 1886
045O Corn steady; in sacks, white and yellow, Ate
Oats-Western easier at SIC. Corn-1neal firm at
So. 3o@235. Hay quiet prime, $19 choice, $3.50
IL. Lard firm; refined fierce, 7c; keg, 71ac. Bulk
meats in fair demand shoulders, packed, 465c; long
clear. SEC; clear ribs, 6isc Bacon1No shoulders
here long clear 7c; clear ribs 71sc Hams-Sugar,,
cured, 10lo011c. Sugar active common TO good
common, 3ls931ac; fair to fully fair, 3a4037sc;
| prime, 41ec. Others unchanged.
| MILWAUKEE, Dec. 29.-Flour firm and in fair
demand Wheat steady: No Milwaukee spring,
cash, 1880; December, 1880; January 73l2c; Feb
ruary. 74l4c. Corn quiet; No, 2 $685.; No. 3,
36936l2c; Oats dull No 2, 26la927c. Rye quiet;
No. l. so; No. 2, Soc Barley weak; No. 2 spring,
| sic; 30. spring, 45s046c. Provisions firm. Mess
pork, S10.97 for cash and January; $11 for Febru-
ary Lard-Prime steam, 6.6Oc cash and january,
665c February. Receipts-Four, 20,0O0 brls; wheat,
40 600 bu; corn, 900 bu. Shipments-F1our 49,
| 600 brls; wheat, $500 bu; corn, $500 bu.
| CINCINNATI, Dec 29.-Flour firm; family,
| So 20 as. So fancy, So coos 90 Wheat strong; No
| 2 winter red, cash 75c. Corn firm; No 2 mixed,
| 39039lac Oats firm; No. 2 mixed. 2814 02S Ice.
| rive firm Barley dull; extra No. 3 fall CSC. Pro-
visions-Mess pork duh at 81 oil. %. Lard dull
at 6.5006.65c Bulk meats quiet; shoulders, 45sci
short ribs 57sc Bacon quiet shoulders, 55sc; short
P,ttar c,n;et extra creamery 34c.