The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-16

vator; No. white, $l.0l; ungraded white, 81 OIL
No. 2 red April nominal, closing at ST.; May,
1928 600 bu at $l Lola. closing at $L0OA; June
July, s72 600 bu at 81 Oh LOST, closing at sl04s
August $4,000 bu at S1.o5I CLOG, closing at
$l06; October, 10000 bu at 5000 L09a, closing
at 90
Corn declined nc on spot and "a sc on OPP
tons, closing with reaction of a0sc. Receipts.
bu; futures. 1S9, 600 bu spot; ungraded. $50 544c
steamer. 544 541e elevator, BOD a 534c afoat;
No. 2. 54a G54ac elevator, 55l $500 ahoat; low
mixed, 53a q 53sc elevator high mixed 56c; No.
April closed at 542c; May, 54s 553c closing at
554c June, 500 56ac, closing at 56lc; July 564
0574c, closing at &c. August 5Sc, closing at 58c.
Oats a l4c lower, closing with a reaction of
t@se. Receipts, 1850 blu; exports, 9,95S bu:
western, 40041c; white do, 42046sc.
Hay steady and fairly active.
Hops dull, weak and nominal.
Coffee, spot fair rio, dull; options trife bet
ter, but quiet, closing barely steady; sales. TO-.
$50 bags; April, 7.050z 10c; May, I10c June,
25c; July, 1850; Aug, 740c Sept, 750c; Dec,
7.60c Sugar dull, rather weak; Guadalupe,
5-l6c; Porto Rico. Acc; Centrifugal, 81; c. A;
extra c. Al 05 l1-16c; white extra G, 5 1-160
3.I6c; yellow, a 04ac off A, SIC.
Molasses steady; Cuba 17ac for so test. Rice
firm; demand moderate.
Tallow firm at &c.
Eggs firm and in fair demand; Western Ice.
Leather moderately active; hemlock sole,
Buenos Ayres, light and heavy weights, % 25c.
Wool dull and dropping; domestic fleece, 260
BE; pulled, 30c. Pork firm; mess, spot, $3.50
H. 90 Beef quiet and unchanged Lard less
active and Sac points lower, closing heavy;
739c; June, 7.2707.36c; July, 7.440Z46c;
August Isl G 7,53c. Butter firm for choice
grades: Western, l6027c. Cheese quiet and
firm on fine stock. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO April 15-A decided change came
over the spirits of great majority of the ''bull7
traders on CIange this morning, at least to those
who have been specializing on the certainty of
any early declaration of war by England against
Russia The cables were tempered with predic-
consols appeared to emphasize them at the open
ing. In consequence, there was panicky
dumping of long wheat, and the strain placed
upon the brokers in the pit was very great.
The market broke nearly SC from the
top prices of yesterday, and illus
was operating upon the prospect of war. June
wheat touched 904c, but at that point, and up to
9lic there was free buying. The market rose
to 92sc, but fell off again to Ole, rose again to
92c, declined again. fuctuated and closed. in the
final dealing of the day. about lie over the low
est point. Corn was very active, unsettled and
nervous following the course of wheat closely,
and closed for the day about lie under yesterday.
some buying, but the offerings exceeded the de-
mand Oats ruled dull and heavy, the market
declining 1 &c and closing at about the inside
hgures Provisions ruled very weak, mess
pork declining 40c and closing nearly at in
side figures. Lard was also somewhat lower,
but prices were only shaded trifle.
Holders OF flour adhered firmly to the recent
advance, and trading was light in consequence.
Wheat opened panicky at decline of 2@3c
lower than the close yesterday, based on the for
eign news, the lowest point being 42c under
highest prices of yesterday; prices then rallied
1ac, eased off 1c, then rallied again on good buy
ing orders and unfavorable crop reports, fuctu-
ated, and closed 2sc under yesterday. The sales
ranged: April, S4085sc, closing at s44c May,
SSs 89sc, closing at $780, June, 9Oa 92sc closing
at 91sc; July, 930944c, closing at 93sc; No 2
spring, 84l oslo.
In corn the speculative trading was very active
and the feeling very unsettled. The opening
sales were / a &c under yesterday. Prices then
rallied lie, declined again, and closed lie under
yesterday. The sales ranged Cash, 43 0464.;
April, 422 @4 closing at 49, May, 464 as, clos
47a 049, closing at 4Ss.
In oats the speculative market ruled very dull,
the shorts" having covered very freely of late.
This and the heaviness of the other markets
and closed at about the inside figures. Cash,
BIZ a 34a; May, 35s @35a, closing ut 353; June,
35a 1858, closing at 352. Rye was firm; No. 2,
66a. Barley was nominal
Flaxseed was firm; No. l. 1.39
In mess pork the trading was active but the
feeling very unsettled The opening sales were
at decline of 30@35c, and further reduction
of 597ac was submitted to. Toward the close
prices rallied q 05c, and closed steady. Cash,
$11 9001L95; May, $ll.924 0l2.05, closing at
$l1. 92a a l. SO; June, $l2 024 20, closing at
$l2 OH BIZ 05; July, $l2 12a 0l2273, closing at
$12 12a a II Is. Lard was fairly active; prices
receded 05 @. 10c, but rallied 02 a 05c, and clos
ed steady; cash, 70O@7O2ac; May, $3.50 7O2ac,
closed at 697a q Doc; JUNE. 7O2A Ice, closing
at 7050707ac. Box meats steady; dry-salted
shoulders 45004 60c; short-rib sides 59706c;
short clear Sides 6. so 0655c.
Whisky was firm at 81. Is.
Sugars unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was quoted
lower: creameries, 20021c; diaries, 1602Oc.
Eggs 134 a l3ac.
On the afternoon Board wheat was frmer, and
closed Sc higher. Corn was steady, and k04c
higher. Oats were easier, and s0ac lower.
Pork and lard remained unchanged. On the
curb this evening the markets were reported
weaker on the receipt of more peace news, and
june wheat was reported to have been offered at
90sc.
Receipts-Flour, Al 600 bbls; wheat, 1900
bu corn 1884, 900 bu; oats, 81, 600 blu; rye, 1000
barley, 1900. Shipments Flour, Al, 900 bbls;
wheat 49, 600 blu; corn, Us, 900 blu; oats, So 900
bu; rye, 10000 bu; barley, 5000 bu.