The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-05
vania Central, 1861; Reading lOS. Bar silver,
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.


Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Flour-Receipts. 1908
hrls; exports, 2, 100 brls. Market dull; common
to good extra Western and State, So. 04. %;
good to choice Western and State, 81. 80 "A 60;
common to choice white wheat Western extra
$505.50; 3400 brls winter wheat extra, So so 06:
1900 brls Minnesota extra, s3.7O0615
Wheat-Receipts, so, US bu; exports, 1873 bu.
Market unsettled and depressed; spot lots de-
elined 203c and options SIC, closing steady,
with recovery of / &c; No. spring, $1.00; No.
2 Chicago, 81 0l01; No. hard, 81. 10; No. hard
c. ]. f., 81. 90; No. 2 Northwest, 81. 90; ungraded
red, 89c 81 OF; No red, 81. OF l.024 elevator,
l.00s % OLE afoat, 81 00l o. b; No red May
$4,000 bu sold at 990$l 00s, closing at 994c;
June, ,128,000 bu sold at 99sc 81 OF. closing at
$l.OOt; July 2, 272 600 bu sold at ST. OIL a 03s,
closing at $1ols; August, 1872, 900 bu sold at
SL02s a 04s closing at $l.02s September, &C.,
GOO blu sold at $l.04 01.054, closing at $i04;
October $4,000 bu sold at $l.054 q 06l, closing
at 81 O54 December 96, 900 bu sold at 81. or
LILO. closing at SLOT; January, $4,000 bu sold
at 81 08s
Corn-Spot lots declined 3014c and options
202sc closing heavy; export demand light; spec
ulation moderately active; receipts, 81, $50 bu;
exports 90, lat blu; ungraded. Sc $50; steamer,
81 05ssc in elevator, 5sl 059sc delivered; No. 2,
57a q $3.50 in elevator So 060c afoat; steamer
white, &c; yellow, 59a 060c; No. l. May, 55s a
57sc, closing at 55sc June, So. 0574c, closing at
sefe; July, 5?i @57se closing at $780, August,
Oats lower; receipts 46. $50 blu; exports, 95, 021
blu; mixed Western 42044c; white Western 4S0
Hay steady; demand fair.
Coffee-Spot dull and weak; options about 20
points lower, and active Sales of 36, $50 bags
Rio May, 6.25 az &c., June. 635 &c 40c; July,
6.45 a 65Oe; August, 6.5006 60c; September,
6 go at zoe; October Csc; November, $500
quiet fair to good refining quoted at 1860
4 l5-16c sales of al, us bags Aracaja at 6sc. On
Change nothing was done; refined quiet; mold
A, &C., off A, 5s05ac; standard A, see; granu-
lated. Lice; cubes, 9-l6c. Molasses stronger;
90 test, sl8.c Rice quiet, but steady.
Petroleum-Unted closed at 77sc. Tallow
was dull and quiet. Rosin steady. Turpentine
steadier, 32Ic
EGGS dull and weaker; Western, 13a 013sc.
Pork dull and declining mess spot $l2. 500
II 70; family mess, $1,000 q l3 %. Beef dull.
Cut meats-Middles dull; long clear, 6sc. Lard,
7@9 points lower for contract grades; spot
quoted at 710c; June, 712071S c; July, 7.220
727c; August, 1901. Csc; October, 749 075Oc
city steam, 6. 95c.
Butter quiet and weak; Western. 10026c.
Cheese quiet and steady; Western fiat, 70l0c.
Lead dull. Other articles unchanged.
Stocks of grain in store May 2: Wheat. $780,
22l bu; corn, 8l3, Ill Blu; oats, 5l3, l84 bu rye,
$3.50 bu; barley 55,sl3 blu; malt, lao, 744 blu;
peas, 1884 bu.
CHICAGO, May The peace news from Lon.
don. which came in with reservation early in
the day, but explicitly later in the day, caused
severe break in prices all along the line on
Change to-day accompanied by a heavy falling
at the close. Wheat closed on the afternoon
board nearly &c under the highest prices current
last week, and &c under the closing figures of
Saturday; The session began with decline of
lsc, an advance of &c followed. but toward the
close of the morning session there was decline
of lie, and another decline Of 1c occurred in the
afternoon. Very little inquiry was reported at
Liverpool, and with fine weather the situation
was generally feverish. Corn was weak, in SYM
pathy with wheat and there was a strong
disposition on the part Of the ''longs'
to realize, the market closing for
the day nearly &c under Saturday
Oats took the same course for similar cause,
tionally weak pork declined fully soc barrel,
while lard ruled .050. 07Ac lower. The result of
the days trading demonstrated that large
amount of speculation done the proba-
bility of war, and the reaction is declared to
have been q natural one in consequence.
Flour was quiet and unchanged
Wheat ruled moderately active, but lower
prices prevailed. owing to the peace news from
London, the market closing on the regular
board Mt 02c under Saturday The sales
49, 090sc. closing at sole: July, 9la 92ac,
closing at 9lsc No. 2 spring, 87a 087sc; No. 2
red, 9Sa 0994c; No. 3 red, sic.
Corn unsettled and lower, in sympathy
with wheat Prices declined 1sc, and closed
nearly at inside prices. Cash, 47s 047Ac; May,
47s @4Ssc. closing at 47s @47ac; June, All 04S3c,
closing at 474c; July. AIS a 49c closing at 47ac
In oats the spectators are trading light and
the moderate offerings bear heavily upon the
market, prices closing 101sc under Saturday;
cash. 35c; May 34a 035ac, closing at 34aa 034zc;
June, 34s a 35ac, closing at Soc; July, 35 035sc,
closing at 35sc Rye was strong; No. 2, zoe.
Barley was nominal.
Faxseed was quiet No. !, $l.38.
In mess pork tho trading was active, and prices
were lower, closing 80 q 40c under Saturday Cash
$ll % IL 81; May, $l1. 32a a LBS; june $1l 20
a 11.50, closing at $l1.20 1l.22a; July, $1,000
ll.GO closing at $ll.3O IL ,32a Lard was quiet
and shade lower cash, 6. III 06. Soc; May
&c., June, 62a 06 90c, closing at g. S2a al Soc;
July, 6 82A &c 90c, closing at G. S24 a &c., Boxed
meats were quiet andeasy. Dry-salted shoulders
445 G4.50c; short-rib sides, 57005. Toe; clear
sides 6200625c.
Whisky was firm at 81. ID.
Sugar unchanged
On the Produce Exchange butter was dull and
weak; creamery % O24c; dairy, 20 022c. Eggs
were weak at 10a ollie.
Receipts-Flour, %, 600 brls; wheat, AZ, 900 Blu;
corn, 179, 600 bu; oats 144.000 bu; rye, 1000 bu;
barley, 1900 blu. Shipments-Flour, $4,000
brls; wheat, 164, 600 bu; corn, $500 blu; oats,
LOG, 900 bu; rye, 5000 blu; barley, 1000 bu.
On the afternoon board the market was more
excited and lower on confirmatory peace news,
wheat closing at $3.50 May. s8se June, 90sc July.
Corn was 30s SC lower Oats were a sc lower.
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