The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-19

fined quiet G. 81 05sc; mold A. 6sc; granulated.
&c. Rice steady and quiet
Petroleum steady; United closed at cote; crude
in bbls, g. 074c Turpentine dull at 373c.
Eggs steady and quiet; receipts, 1867 pack
ages
Pork more active; mess 1851 01O.37a: Lard
fairly active, sales, December, 6.32c; January,
6.33 06 3Sc; February, 6400643c March, CATO
oslo; May, 663 06.65c; city steam. 625c.
Butter firm and in fair inquiry; Western, 120
&c. Elgin creamery, Doc. Cheese firm and de-
mand fair
Copper steady; lake, III ollie Lead firm;
common. 4 75c. Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18-The prevailing tone of
the wheat market to-day was weaker. and there
was lighter volume of trading. The market
started in with a moderately strong tone. and
good buying advanced the price of May from 9lc
at which the market opened, to 81 4c The offer
lngs were too large, however and the price
broke quite steadily to 90sc, but rallied rgain to
9l4c, fell back to 903c. and closed on the regular
board &c higher. The cables came in weak
again, and there was very little shipping inquiry
both of which influences tended to create
weaker tone In the afternoon the market
started in firm, May advancing to 90!c, but
broke to 9O4c, closing shade firmer at 901
9Osc. Corn was dull and weaker both the near
and distant options closing lower than yester-
day. Large receipts of oats and increasing
stocks caused freer selling and the market ruled
off in the latest trading 15c for mess pork below
the closing figures yesterday.
Flour was dull and unchanged.
wheat was nervous and unsettled closing &c
lower than yesterday. The sales ranged: Decem
Der 84s 085c. closing. at safe; January, 84a0
oo4c, closing at 84sc February, 84s a S5ac, clos
ing at 84s q 85c; May 90I q 9l4c, closing at 9Osc
No. spring, S35 a 64sc; No. 3 spring, 66069ac
NO. red, nominal.
Corn was dull and lower; large receipts and
estimated a1s for for od
free selling; cash, 394c; December and the year,
3944 a 1870, closing at 394 a 1890; January, 37S0
3ssc, closing at 373 3s5c, May, 800 4Oc; closing
at 39s q 39sc
Oats were weak and lower; cash, PSI a 2s.c;
December. 2s4 02Ssc, closing at 2s4c; January,
2Ss a. 84c, closing at 28sc; May 81 q 31kc, clos
ing at 3l3c. Rye was dull; No 2, Coo. Barley
was slow; No. q 65c.
Flaxseed was weak: No. l, 81 ID.
Mess Pork-The market opened SC higher
declined 123 a lac and closed tame; cash $4,000,
according to age January So 850lO, closing
at SO s. 09.879; February, So 95 q TO- 123 closing
at $9979 Lard opened 02a @.O5c high.
err; declined .05 a. OH. and closed steady; cash.
597s a e. OOc; January, 6OO@6 O5c, closing at
5000 O23c; February. 607a 06 15c, closing at
6013 06 1Oc Boxed meats were steady; dry
sailed shoulders. 3.75 03 soc; shortrib sides,
a. 1924. 9Oc; short-clear sides, s. 20 as. 25c.
Whisky higher; distillers' finished goods, ST. Is.
Sugar. quiet; cut-loaf, 7sc; graduated. 7sc;
standard A, CSC.
On the Produce Exchange butter was firm;
creamery, 20037c; dairy, 16024c. Eggs 220
22ac.
On the afternoon board wheat was weak and
"a &c lower. Corn was unchanged. Oats were
&c lower. Pork was Sc lower. Lard was .O24c
lower.
Receipts-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat, $4,000
blu; corn, 10000 bu; oats, 1O9 600 bu: rye,
,ooo bu; barley, $1,000 blu. Shipments-Flo
ii, 600 brls; wheat. 1000 blu: corn. 10000
bu OATS $4,000; rye, 1000 blu; barley, 10000 bu.