The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-14

a i OFT, closing at 81 OH; February, $1O9l a
LOGS, closing at 81 094: June, 81 l3a.
Corn-Spot steady but less active: options
nrm; later declined. closing easy. Receipts.
1900 bu; exports, ,277 bu: sales 976, 600 bu
futures. 100000 bu spot and to arrive I'm
graded 52a54Ic; No 2, 54sc in elevator, 540
544c afoat. 53l a 53lc c. f. and J.; No. 2,
August. 534s a543c, closing at 54c; September,
SO! a 53sc closing at 534c; October, 53 a 533c.
closing at 53c; November, 52s a 52ac, closing at
52.c; December, SOC.
Oats fairly active; receipts 10000 bu; ex-
ports so bu. Mixed Western, 81 a 35c; white do,
81 042c.
Hav steady and in fair demand.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet at 8sc for old, sc
for new Options lower and active Sales 3d.,
500 bags. September, 695 &c; October. &c;
November. &c; Decemb Der. &c: January. 705c.
Sugar firm and quiet Refined steady; G,
5 3l60 5sc standard A, Gle; cOnfectioners A,
6 5-l6a62c; powdered, CSC; graduated, 81 a
6 l6c cubes, 64c.
Rice steady; demand fair
Petroleum steady; United closed at oslo.
Tallow steady. Turpentine steady at Sec.
Pork dull and somewhat nominal: mess spot,
81. Cut meats firm picked bellies, 81 a &c;
picked hams, &c; picked shoulders, DC. Lard
moderately active; contract grade, spot 6.6Oc;
September 6.52 6 SOC; October. 662 a 6 Coo;
city steam, so a & soc; August. 6 Soc
Butter firmer, with fair demand; Western, q
Zoe. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Aug. l3-Athouch prices on
Change refused stuhbornly to advance to day,
the general weakness was somewhat less pro
nOunced than for two or three DAYS past. The
strengthening influence was in the shape of
reports that in Liverpool wheat was firmly held.
with cargOes 6d per quarter higher for red
winter and California wheat. Ordinarily this
would have been a sufficient pretext upon which
to inaugurate period of heavy buying but all
home influences were of too depressing nature
and hardly an investor could be found Corn
still weak, but broke less than anything
else in the grain list. September and October
declined &c. Receipts fair and shipments
light Oats ruled quiet. and prices fuctuated
within narrow range; few shorts and local
consumers were the only buyers. The close
was at the lowest point of the day. Rye was
steady and firm, with fair demand. Barley
was steady. Provisions were toerably active
prices ruling irregular and averaging lower
Lard declined $50 .07ac.
Flour was slightly more active at unchanged
quotations.
Wheat was dull and lower Sales ranged:
August, sc a S6sc, closing at 864c; September
81 $3.50, closing at 874c; October so d904c
closing at 905c bid; No. spring, SG4 0S63c,
closing al 864c: No spring. Tic: No 2 red, 92Ic
d92ac, closing at J24c; No. red, SIC.
Corn-A moderate business was transacted
the speculative market showing more life than
yesterday. Sales ranged: August: 469 046Ac
closing at 46ac September 46 a 4G1c. closing at
46sc: October AL @45sc closing at 44a 044ac.
Oats were quiet and weak. The sales ranged:
August. 25a a 25sc, closing at PSI; September,
pa 245c, closing at 244c; October, % SIC,
closing at 25c sellers.
Rye, quiet; No. 2, 58c.
Flaxseed steady and quiet; No l. 81. 23@.
Mess pork ruled active, though prices fluctu-
ated considerably. The market opened stronger,
but soon began TO decline. reaching a loss of
from l22 a l5c. Later there was a reaction of
from 10 q l5c and the market closed at the out
side figures. The sales ranged: Cash, So 30 %
9.25; September. So l0a9274, closing at SO OBJ
40 %; October, So 10 80. closing at So 274 q
$50 Lard was fairly active and easier. Prices
were % a ,079c lower. The sales ranged. Cash,
g. 20 @6 25c September, 6.2006278c. clos
ing at 6.25@6273c. October, $3.50
6.322c, closing steady At 6 20 q 6 :2ac. Boxed
meats were fairly active, but prices were irreg-
ular. Dry salted shoulders, 4.15 "a 30c short
rib sides, $40 05424c; short-cear sides, 5S5
al 90c.
Whisky was firm at 81 15c.
Sugar quiet; cut-loaf, 7sc; granulated,
6sc; standard A. 6ac.
On the Produce Exchange butter ruled firm;
creamery, Is q Ice; dairy, Is lac. Eggs-Slow
trade; local, 10a u lie.
On the afternoon board wheat was 1c lower
Corn &c lower Oats were steady. Pork
was &c lower. Lard was .025c lower.
Recepts-Flour. 5000 brls: wheat, 30, 900 bu;
corn, 10, 800 bu; oats, 68300 bu: rye, $500 bu;
barley, 1900 hu. Shipments-Flour $500 brls;
wheat, 1900 bu; corn, 1876 200 bu; oats, %, 800
bu; rye, LOCO bu; barley, none.