The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-12
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CHICAGO, May 1.-THE wheat market fuctu-
aieo wildly today opened weak, but rapidly
developed strength, then broke of toward ,he
cloAe under what Is supposed to be mere pressure
and hraily closed about 1c under Saturday. The
crop news showed no improvement and all toe
home markets quoted wheat as firm There was
good buying both on local and outside account
cary in the session the crop situation tlOu IN
the market opened lower on advance in consols.
The INST sales were made at a decline of 15e Lc as
compared with Setnrcsy but under good Duying
advanced lc, then became easier on mere disposi-
tcn TO realize of 1<c fuctus ed aud closed on the
r gular board sc under Saturday The tone on
the afternoon BOARD was somewhat fiuner. Corn
opened weaker IN sympathy with the decline in
wheat ana affected some What by large recsiDts,
but afterward ruled stronger, advancing sc, out
sold of against later fluctpated and c,ose1 A@ic
under Saturday. Some activity was developed in
oats and TIE June and July options we're raided
down Z@2.c. while other months ruled steady.
There was fair business in provisions and the
tone Of the market was somewhat easier. Flour
Quiet and unchanged. Wheat-In good demand.
but unsettled; first sales were at decline OF 40
oil nc, fiuciuated and closed 11sc under Satur-
day Sales ranged May S95s9Sskc, closed at
S9sac; June COZ sa927sc closed at 9o7sc: July, e3s
No. 2 red. sl@l Vi; No. s red, S91Sc. Corn
Opened weaker, in sympathy with wheat. after
closed 54@1c under saturday.; cash, 477E@4Sc;
May, 471sG4Sc, closed at 475sc: June, 4715@iS5sc,
closed al as July ;a9@sss closed a. 4
free and June and July options broke 20
54c, while the other futures remained shady, casH,
si4e3i1sc closed at sac; July. Sfls@3i5sc closed
al 5'14c. RyeAFirm; No 2. 72kc; June. 5Sc: July,
ns eRiel no. 81 fS%
Mess Pork--Ruled fairly active; the
market opened 3sloe lower, rallied ioelasc'
sll 2o@il 22I July. all segi 4255 closed at Sill 50
81 S asrdm9gist; prices showed very LITTLE
sieady; dry salt shoulders, 81 S5g4 40: short rib
81 chArF nln 80 80 ~
Sugars-Quiet and unchanged On the Produce
Exchange :eButter- Ruled dull and weak; cream
cry 2ee dairy SG92S coo S
bu; corn, 200 hu; OATS 10000 bu.; rye, 1000
bu; barley, l5.0c0 blu. Shipmsnts-Flou $1,000
$4,000 bu.; rye, LOCO bu.: barley. 6oOO bu.
:, Afternoon Board-Wheat-steady and sc higher.
Corn &c higher. Oats-Isc higher. Pork-2%c
higher Lard-Unchanged.
NEW YORK, May 1l.-Flour-Steady: receipts,
225f7 dds: exports, 2 594 bols: common to good
eXtla Western and State, So s5@4 so; good to
CT oiee do. 81 6O@6 common 20 choice white
wheat extra Western, s. 25975; fancy do SIS SOG
6; common to good extra OHIO So 5000 %: COM
mon to choice extra st. Louis. So 9OG6; patent
Minnesota extra good to prime, So 2j@5 IS: choice
to double extra, So SOFAS 20. Wheat-Receipts,
lio0O hu: exports, 4s,lS6 bu. Spot firms options
ward declined again, closing heavy: No. spring,
81 OIL; No. Northern. {. i. f 81 O556 No hard
81 2 do. C. f. 81 6lai os No. red GI9 s, ' o5a
1855 elevator; ST. 06l4 afloat; No. white, 81 Ca
NO red. May, sales OF IS goo bu at 81 03jz al o.
closing at 81 05s4 June, sales of 2.Isl 900 Du. at
81 o4@1 os54. closing at 8 OF. July, sales of
46i QUO bu. 81 051s9l Oh, closing at 81 O,5s:
August. sales of ls96. COG pu. e. 81 O6s4gI OS5z.
c4o-lng at 81 or September. sales of 4l6 OJ0 bu at
" 0S@l C91s, closing at 81 0s14 October, sales of
l6COJ bu. at 81 0954G1 lC14 closing at 81 09H:
November sales OF ~ COO bn. at 81 llJ1 1879, clos
ing at 81 II; December, sales OF IL 600 bu. 81 l2@
LA, closing az 81 ~ Corn-Spot grades steady
but quiet: options declined 1f@1c closing heavy;
receipts IS O92 bu: exports TO- 100 bu ungraded.
5l@5e14c: steamer sic elevator: No. , 57l595734c
elevator, ): I@5oc aaoat low mixed 6li4c: No. 2
white 65@6o1c; No. May, 56g57c closing at
Ste; June G56}sc closing at sec; July. 56@57c,
caslnp a. 90 e; August, 55@5a$4c closing at SIC.
Osts-Quiet receipts. 1850 Du.; exports. 4S2 bu.;
mixed western, @i2c white do. s56s5lc. Stock
OF grain in sight May 9: Wheat. 342e 600 Blu corn,
55p,SS3 IN oats. 4l91l2 ou.: rye, IL, 792 bU.;
barley, 907A bu.; malt, l47, 5t3 bu peas 1884 bu
fair; Rio quiet at SIC; options higher and fairly
active; sales OF III $50 bags May. 65jG66'c; June.
6-5596.eOc: July. 65G16.s zoe: August Is 1896 soc;
September. 6.s5@690c October, 6 CSC; November.
&c; December. 7.05Q1l0c. sugar Refined, firm;
mold =. tte; STANDARD o,s, IA Is 16@sc COP lection
SIC. Rice-steady and in moderate demand
Petroleum-Firm; united closed ST 1850. r sin
Dull. EgTs-Qu1et but steadily held Western. 1917
@l4c. Pork-Dul Cut Meats-Middles. dull;
long clear. Is 2f- Lard Dull bat steady: Western
steam spot 81 sa7 To- June. 81 IL; July. 81 22s
z 26: AUGUST. 81 32@7 SO: September. s. 39a7 Il;
Ocober. 81 10. Butter-Quiet and about steady
Other articles unchanged.
BALTIMORE. May 11.-wheat-western firmer:
No. winter red, spot 81 005z0l 0l1z Nav. 81 OO54
al Ola; June. 81 0l540l 03; July, s. O56al O51k;
August. 81 O6@l OF; September 81 07Iz0lt ee1s
Co.E-western, firm ana du !; mixed spa, 55Iz