The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-02

5ssc elevator, 59s 060.c afoat. The sales
ranged: May, IS oslo. closing at 5s4c; June,
573 958lc, closing at Sic; July, SIS 0583c, closing
at 5ssc; August, nominal.
Oats were steady; receipts, 81, $50 bu; exports,
545 bu; sales. 1896. 600 bu futures, 100, 600 bu
spot; mixed Western, AZ 45c; white do, As 54c.
Hay quiet but firm.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio, duh. Options a shade
easier, moderately active; sales, is, $50 bags.
The sales ranged: Nav, 650a6 G. SOC; juno, 600
8 Coo; July, e7o96 soc; August, So &c 9oc;
November, 7.l5c; December. 7.15c.
Sugar firm and rather quiet. Fair to good re-
ining quoted at 4 1916 "a 5-16c; refined weaker;
mold A, 606 11-16c; standard A, 5 1-1605sc;
powdered, 6~316 &c; graduated. 6~1-16a6sc.
Molasses quiet, firm and unchanged. Rice firm;
demand moderate.
Petroleuin-United closed at 79sc; refined, u
08c. Rosin dull Turpentine quiet.
Eggs barely steady and quiet; Western, 1880
lac.
Pork dull and rather weak; mess, spot, $40. rs.
Beef steady. Lard, 204 points lower and mod
erately active; contract grades, spot, quoted at
7.l2ac; May, 7.120713c: June. 7.1907.21c; July,
I2S a. 9c; August, 7.3707.38c; September,
Acc. Butter duh and weak; Western, l0026c.
Cheese quiet but steadily held. Lead steady.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO. May 1.-The day was one of strong
activity on Change, accompanied by a marked
depression in values. due to the growing feeling
that the Anglo-Russian dispute is nearing a
peaceful solution. There was nothing to guide
traders as to the temper of the foreign money
markets, owing to the fact that it was a bank
holiday in London, and hence no open market
for consols, but the tenor of the public and
private cables was Immediately reflected in the
markets here, which opened 1sc under the close
yesterday, and at one time sold off &c additional
and closed for the day lie under yesterday.
Corn followed the same course, accompanied
oy active trading. The market was
at its weakest soon after the
opening, and there was n steady feeling
at a slight decline for the remainder Of the ses-
sion. Oats were fairly active, but somewhat
easier, closing 4@ac under yesterday. There
was a weak feeling in provisions, mess pork de-
Ginning zoe. Lard ruled a shade lower. One of
the features of the day on Change was the trad
ing, in small lots of 600 bushels of grain and
80 barrels of pork, under the new rules permit
ting these transactions, and an active trade was
reported.
Flour was firm and unchanged.
Wheat was active but weaker, closing on the
regular board 1ac under yesterday. The sales
ranged: May, 89a@ a 90ac, closing at 9oc: June, 92s
@93c, closing at 92t 9244c; July. 94a 954c.
red, 81. 022.
Corn, after a weak opening. ruled stronger,
May closing &c higher and the other options "a
e lower; Cash, as 049c; May, 4ss 49c, closing
q NAO0Ab@ eO L0S 104"
Oats ruled easier and al &c lower. but fairly
active; cash. 81 a CSC; May, 364 036ac, closing
at 36sc; June, 36a 036ac, closing at 56sc; July,
364a 037c, closing at 36ac. Rye was firm; No. 2,
GIL 069c. Barley was nominal.
Flaxseed was steady; No. 1, $1.38.
Mess pork was fairly active and zoe lower;
cash, 81. 40; May. Gil 374 Pill 40. closing at
lao; June, $1l. 52a a 11.62aa. closing at $l1. SIT;
July, 81. 622 oil rs, closing at $I1. 20. Lard
was quiet and a shade easier; cash and May,
6. SOC; June, $50 g. 92ac, closing at 6 90c; July,
6.919 &c, closing at &c. Short rib sides were
steady at 8. 72ac.
Whisky was steady at 81. Is.
Sugars were unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was dull
and weak; creamery, 22024c; dairy, 20022c.
Eggs were slow at IL ollie.
On the afternoon board wheat was steadier,
aud &c higher. Corn was quiet, May declining
&c. Oats were sc higher. Pork was 21c higher.
Lard was unchanged.
The ticker" service was partially restored
this morning, the Board of Trade giving the
market quotations for transmission to members
of the board and accredited CORRESPONDENTS.
The bucket shops are without quotations, how
ever, and if the present arrangement holds will
be completely barred out.
Receipts-Flour, 16, 600 bbls; wheat, 43, 600
bu; corn, l34, 600 bu; oats, 131. 900 blu; rye, 1000
barley, $1,000. Shipments--Flour, SO, 900 bbls;
wheat, 80, 900 bu; corn, 3 1000 blu; oats, Al, 600
bu; rye, 5000 blu; barley, 5000 bu.