The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-20
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at t
Two Great Centers.


Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, July 18-Flour dull. Receipts,
1881 brls; EXPORTS 6O52 brls. Sales, 10000
brls. Superfne Western and State, So. 3003. Is
Wheat firm but quiet. Receipt, 25, $50 bu;
exports, 81, 45e bu; sales, 2,224 900 bu; futures
$4,000 bu spot No. Northwestern,
913c; ungraded red, c. f. and j.,
ST. No 2 red slOl, in elevator
gust; 81 OF 0l.O2, closing at $l0la September,
ST. O3 a 04, closing at $1.0322; October, 81 030
LOG, closing at $l.054: November. 81. OF q 07s,
closing at 81 07aa; December, ST. 08s a 09s. clos
ing at $l.O95; June (l8S6), 81. 49, a l. l7s, clos
| ing at $l17a.
Corn opened heavy and closed steady. Re.
bu futures, 10000 bu spot. Ungraded, 500
54ac; posted No. 2, see; No. 2, SEA 521c in ele
vator SO. $3.50 afoat, $3.50 f. o. b; yellow 544c
closing at SIZE; August, 5zs q $3.50, closing at
52ac September, 52s O 534c, closing at 53sc
October $50 053sc, closing at 53sc
Oats quiet. Receipts 44,650 bu; exports, 1913
6u. Mixed Western. 81 @39c; white Western,
80 044c
Coffee-Spot tair. Rio steady at Sc; options
moderately active; sales of II, 500 bags July,
7c; August, lose; September 7l5c; October,
720c; November, 725c December, .30c; Janu
airy, 1850; February, 7.40c. Sugar dull; refined
dull. Molasses quiet.
Petroleum steady; United closed at 94sc. Tai
low dull. Rosn steady. Turpentine weaker at
37ac.
Eggs firm and quiet
Pork steady and in moderate demand. Mess,
spot $ll50; family mess, $ll So short clear. $13.
Beef steady Lard dull, nothing done in options;
contract grades. spot, quoted at 683c choice,
G. 81 a g. 90c; July closed at 85c August, G. $50
G. 90c; September, 7.02 a 03c October, 7.l20
Z 14c November, 1860 09c; December, 70l0
Z 02c: city steam, go 75c.
Butter steady; demand fair. Cheese quiet and
very steady. Lead firm. Other articles I'M
changed.
CHICAGO July 18.-The wheat market, after
easy opening, ruled strong, closing at the best
figures of the week The opening prices were
&c under the closing last night. On denial of
the rumor that the Russian wheat markets were
advancing, and more peaceful statement as to
the relations between England and Rus
STA, prices fell off &c additional, and
then began suddenly to ADVANCE on
was in receipt of alarming news from Afghanis
tan. This was modified, and prices fell back,
but rose again on bad crop news. 1t was de-
clared that the Dakota wheat fields were threat
ened with grasshoppers, and that the Nebraska
fields we're being ruined by blight. These state
ments were denied, but considerable weight was
| attached to them. and under their influence
prices steadily. The shorts were eager
buyers, and buying appeared to be more gen
The market closed at the outside figures of the
week. Corn ruled easier, bat had some strength
impaired to it owing to the course of wheat, and
closed about the same as yesterday. Oats ruled
steady; prices exhibiting very little change.
Provisions ruled steady and nominaly
changed
Corn was quiet and unchanged
Wheat opened easier and &c lower declined &c
additional advanced Il a &c, with some fuctua-
tions reports of crop damages in Nebraska,
and closed a@sc higher than yesterday. Sales
ranged July, 49, d89sc, closed at S9sc; August,
49, 090sc, closed at 9Osc; September, 91s 093bc,
closed at SO 093sc; October 934 q 95ic, closed at
95sc. No. spring, S9a a 89ac; No 3 spring, Sic;
No 2 red So q 96c; No 3 red &c.,
Corn-Ruled moderately active and some what
easier. Receipts continue very free, and ship
ments show falling off. The market fell off &c,
rallied, and closed about the same as yesterday.
Cash 464 046sc; July DC 046ac, closed at 49, a
46sc; August, 45s 046dc, closed at 46sc; Sep
TENDER, 45s Acc, closed at 45s @46o.
Oats ruled quiet and moderately steady, prices
showing little change. Cash, 81 031sc; July,
closed at 26sc; September, 254 a25ac, closed at
254c.
Rye was steady: No. g 5SIc.
Flax seed was firm;No l. $l.261.
Mess pork ruled steady. The fluctuations were
very slight. Cash, $40. 50 a 10. 37A; August $10-
81 To- 40, closed at $l0.379 a 40; September,
$l037k q l0479, closed at $40 40 l0.47a. Lard
was steady and firm Cash, Go ace 7ac; August,
O. 90 @6 zoe, closed at 667a a g. Zoe; September.
G. rs al SOC, closed at 6.77a a soc. Boxed meats
steady; dry sailed shoulders. 40425c; short-rib
sides 5 20 05 75c; short-cear sides, s. 50 q &C.
Whisky was firm at ST.. Is.
Sugars were unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter and eggs
ruled quiet and unchanged
Receipts-Flour. Ii 900 brls: wheat, so, 900 Blu;
corn, 1l6,0O bu oats, 13, 900 bu rye, none.
barley, 1000 Shipments-Flour 5000 brls;
wheat Is, 900 blu; corn, 369, 900 blu; oats, $4,000
bu; rye, none; barley, none