The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-11

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.


Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec 10.-Flour-Recepts, 20,
476 brls; exports, 357 brls. 5, ,260 sacks. Market
weak and dull. Sales, 125, 900 brls. Common to
good extra Ohio, $3 4005.60
Wheat weak and lower Receipts, 28 623 bu;
exports 40, 452 bu. Sales, 1,019, 900 bu futures.
$4,000 bu spot. No. spring, Csc; ungraded red,
S5c 0$1. OH; No. 2 red, 944c f. o. b.; No. 1 white,
97ac: No. red, December, 93s 933c, closing at
93sc; January, 944 093sc, closing at 942c; Feb
ruary, 96097ac, closing at 96ac; April, 5000
81 90, closing at 99ac May 81 Oh q l. 021, closing
at 81. OH: June, 81. 02s a l o. closing at $L03;
July 81. OBJ; August, Sl03a.
Corn lower, closing heavy; receipts, liz, STA bu;
exports, i54, 15S bu; sales LOSS 600 bu futures
32o, 600 bu spot; ungraded, 47053c; rejected,
41ac; No. 3, 433 q 43ac; steamer ATE 047ac in ele-
vator; 49c afoat 475 047sc December; Ate Janu-
ary, No. 2 514 05l3c in elevator. 52l 54c afioat
No. 2, December, 81 &c, closing at 5l4c; January,
49s05lsc closing at 49ac; February, 4s2 a 49sc,
closing at 48ac; March, 490494c, closing at 49c
May, 46s 048ac closing at 48ac
Oats quiet; receipts. %, 800 bu; exports none
mixed Western, 35 BIC; white Western, 81 43c.
Hay firm and fairly active.
Hops quiet and about steady
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet and steady at 81 %
Ssc; options dull but steady sales, 1000 bags;
December, 6. rs 80c January, 6. 75c; February,
9. Soc; May, 6.95c; buyers option December 6 80c.
Sugar firm and more active: refined firmer; G.,
o. 053c; extra G, 81 s05ac; white extra G. 81 a
5.l516c; yellow, 5 a SIC; off A. 606sc; mold A. Ia
TIC; standard A, 61c; confectioners' A. Ga
l5-l6c; cut-loaf and crushed. 7g07ac; pow
dered, 7s074c; granulated, 707 1l-16c; cubes,
7sc:: Molasses steady and quiet Rice firm, and
in fair inquiry.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 9Osc. Cot
tonseed oil quoted at 2Sc for crude and 33a q 34c
for refined. Tallow steady. Turpentine steady
at SIC.
Eggs quiet and weak; receipts 2,571 packages.
Fork firm and quiet; mess, 9.873 010. 124;
family mess, $ll Cut meats firm; sales picked
bellies, &c. picked hams 8ic; clear bellies, Sc;
smoked bellies, 64c. Lard was moderately
active The sales ranged: January, 5000. 42c;
February. 6470 G. 49c; March, 6 Sc 06. 58c; April,
6.63 a 6. 64c; May, 6. 72c; city steam, 625c
Butter firm on choice stock; Western, 10 030c;
imitation creamery, 81 032c. Cheese firm and in
fair inquiry for fine grades Western fiat, 709c.
Copper firm. Lead steady Other articles
unchanged.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1O.-Some large lines of
wheat were thrown on the market to-day, and
while the feeling throughout was unsettled and
nervous, the prevailing tone was extremely bear
lsh The amount of wheat on ocean passage
disclosed an increase of 800, 600 bushels, which
proved discouraging to many of the 'bulls and
caused them to dispose of their holdings It
was also reported that some of the larger ope-
rators had taken to the ''bear" side of the mar
ket, and sold short" heavily In any event.
May wheat which closed at 94c last evening"
opened at $780, and sold off during the first
hour to &c. and kept on breaking until the op-
tion had touched 92sc, rallied to 93sc, toward the
close of the regular board, on war furry
noon to nearly the inside figures, and
closed for the day 1sc under yesterday
The receipts continue light at all primary points,
with no Improvement in the export or shipping
dnxc,n nx,A Dl1no L., 60 =
with an almost total disappearance of the boom
recently witnessed in this cereal. The selling
was general throughout the session. the year op-
tion closing, in the latest trading, ac under the
closing figures of yesterday the other options
easier. Provisions closed slightly lower.
Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat was weak and unsettled; the market
opened &c lower. sold off 15o additional, rallied
&c, and closed &c under yesterday. The sales
ranged: December, 85s 087sc, closing at 86ac;
January, 865 a 874c, closing at o6sc; May, 92a q
93sc, closing at 93c; No. spring, S64 q 86ac; No
spring, 6807iac
Corn was quiet, with prices again lower; the
year closed &c lower, with January &c lower, and
May &c lower; cash, 41c; December and the year.
Al 042sc, closing at 414c; January, 384 a 383c,
closing at 3S44c; May. 40 O04O4c, closing at 4osc.
Oats were dull and weaker; cash. 28ac De-
3lac. Rye was quiet; No. 2, 6lc Barley was
steady; No. 2, Csc.
Flaxseed was firm; No. 1, 81. 13s OLA
Mess pork was moderately active and irregu-
lar. Prices declined 10012ac, rallied u a 10c,
and closed steady. Cash. $S 80 q O. 90 for DID,
and So Is 09 80 for new packed; January. $9 tn
$3.50. closing at SO. S. 09 87a: February, 1851
0l00 or. closing at So 950997a Lard was quiet
and shade lower; cash, 60602sc; January COS
@6. l0c, closing at 6.O71 06 10e; February, G. 12a
06l7sc. closing at 6.15 06. 17ac Boxed meats
were quiet: dry-salted shoulders, 37O03 75c;
short-rib sides, 48004.874c; short-clear sides,
$50 los 25c.
Whisky was steady at 81. 15.
Sugar unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was in good
demand and firm; creamery, Is 027c; dairy, 12a
018c. Eggs were higher. at % 023c.
On the afternoon board wheat was weaker and
&c lower. Corn was easy, and year delivery was
&c lower. Oats were unchanged. Pork was 2ac
lower. Lard was .02ac lower.
ReceiptsmFlour, 900 brs; wheat. 10000 bu;
corn, 122, 900 blu; oats, 62, 000 bu: rye, 5000
bu; barley, 5000 bu. Shipments-Flour, g.
600 brls; wheat. 5000 bu: corn, 138. 900 bu;
oats, 7S, 900 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu