The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-19
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 l8.-Flour Receipts, SO, 1872
brls; exports, 3.519 brls; Dull and heavy.
Superfne Western and State So. 80 03. so; COM
mon to good extra Ohio, 81. 80 a 5. 90; common to
choice extra St Louis, $3.50 &c. 90.
Wheat Receipts, 2 1925 bu; exports. none.
Spot steady; options opened firm, became ir-
regular; closed firm, No. milwaukee. c. l. f., 963c
096ss; ungraded red, CSC a 81. OF; No.2 red, nomi-
nal, 81. o.; elevator, 81. OF; No. 2 white, 81. 0244;
No. 2 red June, 400. 600 blu 81 .024 a 03, closed at
$I03; July. 2,14, 600 bu 81. 03s a /. 04s, closed at
$l.04s; August. 1868. 600 bu sold at 81. 05a a.. 065s.
closing at $L06s: September, Sc, 900 bu sold at
$l.070I07R, closing at $1.07a: October. $4,000
bu sold at ST.. 06s a. 08aa, closing at 81. 08a.
Corn opened lower, later advanced. closing
stronger. Receipts. 1s0.095 bu; exports, o.
663 bu. Ungraded, 52k 0554c; No. 3, nominal:
steamer, 53a534c in elevator, 544 0542c afoat;
No. 2, 81 5f4c in elevator. 554 a 564c afoat,
54s a Doc C. l. t.; yellow, C. l. f., 55ac; low mixed,
5Sc; steamer. white, 58c; No. 2 May, 54055ac.
closed 554c: June, 53z 055se, closed 555c; July,
54s a 55sc, closed 559c; August, 55s a 564c, closed
564c.
Oats opened lower, reacted and closed firm.
Receipts, 165, 300 bu. Mixed Western, IS 040c;
Western, 4204Sc.
Hay was steady, but quiet.
Cofee-Spot, fair Rio quiet and steady at 8sc:
options opened a shade higher. closing barely
steady; sales of 26, 700 bags; May. c. 85c: June,
6.S5 $500; July, 690@7c; August, 70z,10e;
September, 7.0507.15c; October, 7.2007 .25c;
November, 7.25c; December, 1900 I. 35c.
Sugar stronger. but quiet; fair to good refining
is quoted at 5G5ae; refined higher and active;
c, 5054c; extra c., 5305ac; extra white c, 5S0
o2c; yellow, A. 045c; mold A, &c; off A, 81 06c;
standard A, 6sc; confectioners' A, 6sc; cut loaf
and crushed; 7s@ re; powdered, 64c; granulated,
6ac; cubes, u 074c.
Tallow easier at 50 as 10 lice. Rosin steady.
Turpentine quiet at 324 032dc.
Eggs steady and demand fair; Western 1919
1899.
Lard dull; Western steam spot, 700 a. o2Ic;
June, 1929 z. 03c; July, Z1107.12c; August, 7.19
@I20c; September. Use; October, 7.340 1850;
city steam, g. 06. soc.
Butter dull and dropping; Western, 10 24c.
Other articles unchanged.
Stocks of grains in store May 16-Wheat, g.
l61 100 bu; corn, 1874, 999 bu; oats, 58S, 864 blu;
barley, III bu; rye, 5,857 Blu; peas, 1853 blu;
malt, I36, 157 blu.
CHICAGO, May IS.-There was a fair degree
of activity in the wheat market to-day, with
prices huctuating rather wildly early in the day.
The opening was firm, and prices advanced 804c
over the latest figures Saturday, after which a
heavy-selllng movement was lnaugurated and
the market declined sharply 1sc, but steadied
and recovered slowly, the latest trading of the
day being at figures only a shade under the
closing on Saturday. The foreign advices indi-
Gated dull and easy markets, while kilograms
from the winter wheat districts speak more en-
couragingly of the outlook. This, with fine
weather and warm rains, caused the
early selling. Reports of another
cold wave, and kilograms asserting that
the winter-wheat outlook had in nowise i'm
proved, was given as the reason for the later
advance. The speculation in corn was of a mod
crate character, and the feeling was somewhat
unsettled, sympathizing more or less with wheat.
The market was steady at the opening, after
which prices broke &c, then steadily improved.
with free buying by some prominent operators,
which finally alarmed the ''shorts, and caused a
sharp advance of lie, May showing the greatest
advance. Receipts continue fair and the ship
ping demand good. The market finally closed
for the day 1Sc higher for May, &c higher for
June, and &c higher July than on Saturday.
Oats ruled weak and somewhat lower, but re-
provision market was dull, with an easier feeling
prevailing.
Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat moderately active and unsettled. The
market opened steady, quickly weakened. de-
Ginning lsc from Saturdays figures, reacted &c
and closed on the regular board &c under Satur-
day. Sales ranged: May, 86 898c, closing at
Ss3c; June. 89B @904c. closing at S9sc; July, Oh
092sc, closing at 9lsc; No. 2 spring, SSa a Soc;
No. 3 spring, 49, a 79kc; No. 2 red, 97c; No. 3
red, 860S7c.
Corn fairly active and unsettled. The market
opened ] &c higher, declined sc, advanced 14c
quickly, under good buying, and closed at s@14c
higher, May showing the greatest advance; cash,
As. 94Sac; May, 465 a 48ac. closing at 49, @48ac;
June, 464 case. closing at Acc; July, 464 047sc,
closing at 47sc.
Oats ruled weaker, owing to large receipts and
a falling off in the shipping demand, but reacted
and closed steady, well up to Saturdays closing
figures; cash, 344c; May, 3403t4c, closing at 34s
034ac; June, 34s 034sc, closing at SAGE; July,
81 a344c, closing at 34as 03444c.
Rye easy; No. 2, 723c. Barley nominal; No.
2, Coo. Flaxseed quiet; No. /, 81. 38.
In mess pork a fair business was reported, but
an easier feeling prevailed. Prices declined so
10c. and closed steady; cash, 81 II. %; June,
$l1011.07a. closing at ST.. 05 IL OH; July,
$11, 10 GILL Is, closing at $ll. 12a 011.15.
Lard quiet and easy; cash. 6. 1906 75c; June,
6.72a az 75c, closing at 6. Toe; July, 6.82a {. 81.
Boxed meats steady: dry-salted shoulders,
4.3004 Zoe; short rib sides, sos a 5. size; short
clear sides, 6100615c.
Whisky firm at 81. 10.
Sugar unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was quiet
and unchanged.
Eggs firm at la l21c.
Afternoon Board-Wheat steady, s04c higher;
corn firm, May SC higher; June and July &c
higher; oats steady, &c higher; pork 2ac higher;
lard 24c higher.
Recelpts-Flour, 19, 600 brls; wheat, Sc, 900 bu;
corn, 13S, 900 bu; oats, 147, 900 bu; rye, 6, 900 bn;
barley, $4,000 blu. Shipments-Flour, 81, 1000
brls; wheat, $500 bu; corn. PIG, 900 bu; oats,
137, 600 bu; rye, IL ,Oo0 bu; barley, 16, 600 blu.