The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-27

7.250 7.30c; April, 730c; May, 74Oc; August.
7.55c. Sugar steady and more active; refined
quiet white extra G, So 05ac; off A, SIC; confec-
TONERS A, 63c; cutloaf and crushed, Tic; granu-
lated, 9-l6a6sc; cubes. g. 07c Moiasses
inquiry fglry
| at 360364c.
Eggs-Firm and in fair demand; receipts, g..
2S2 packages.
Pork steady; very moderate demand; mess,
$9 90 a 1000 for inspected Beef dull. Cut meats
firm; sales, picked bellies 64c; picked hams,
81 a sc. Lard shade higher, and more active;
sales, Western steam, spot.6 20 06.2 23c; Novem-
ber 1706.l9c; December, $3.50. l9c: Janu-
ary 6.2406 25c; February, 6.320 .33c; March,
6.4Oc; April, 648c
Butter firm, and demand fair. Cheese quiet
and steady Western fiat, 6010ac.
Copper dull Lead steady. Other articles un-
| changed.
CHICAGO. Oct. 26.-There was an unsettled
and nervous feeling on the wheat market to-day,
and the fluctuations were numerous and very
rapid, within narrow range Rumors of an
open rupture between Servia and Bulgaria had
the effect of causing che shorts" to cover, be-
sides inducing other speculative buying, but
British consols did not show any special change
from Saturday quoting only l 1-16 decline for
account, and French securities were quoted
wheat there was acme desire to realize, which
would cause a reaction. Private advices from
the East indicated that there was some
buying on foreign account The market opened
! 03c higher, but news to the effect that the
Minneapolis millers had reduced prices two
cents and that receipts there were heavy caused
weaker feeling and prices declined &c. The
market started up again good buying, and
with several fluctuations advanced to point 1ac
above the inside figures eased off again, and
IN fhn 1lor hno 3o hfrba fhny, Saf
urday. In the afternoon the market ruled quite
strong, prices advancing to the outside for the
day and closing at 87ac for December, or 1sc
| higher than the latest prices of Saturday. The
stock OF wheat at New York incseased only about
73, 900 bushels during the week. Estimates as
to the visible supply differed widely, varying
from 100000 to 100000 bushels increase.
There was only a light speculative trade in corn,
but the feeling was firm and prices ruled gener
ally shade higher than on Saturday. The re-
ceipts were larger, but the frmness in wheat
helped to sustain corn, and the closing quota
tons were 30 &c higher Oats ruled steady and
firm, with options s04c higher Provisions
were fairly active with mess pork closing a
shade higher, and lard unchanged.
Flour was easy, with prices however, showing
change.
Wheat opened 40ac higher on war rumors,
sold of SC on reports Of large rc..aeints at the
minneapolis mills started up again on good buy
Ing both on local and outside account, and
closed &c higher than Saturday. The sales
ranged: October 83s q 854c, cosing at SAFE;
November. 844 q S5sc, closing at $3.50; December,
S64 o9sc, closing at 87sc; May, 934 &c. closigg
at GAGE; No 2 spring $40 a S5ac No. red, 794c.
Corn ruled fairly active and firmer, in sym
pathy with wheat, closing s83c higher cash.
4lsc; October. Az 041sc, closing at 4lsc; Novem-
Der, 80! a 39sc. closing at 39s 039ac; the year,
&c. @56sc.
Oats steady and firm, in sympathy with the
other markets. closing ] a &c higher; cash, 254c:
October, 25s q 254c, closing at 25ac; November.
25R 25sc, closing at 25ac May, 29s 029sc, closing
at 29ac. Rye was steady; No. 2, Gle. Barley
was quiet No. 2. 66c.
Flaxseed was easier; No /, Sill
In mess pork the trading was fairly active, and
prices were q 05c higher closing steady; cash,
So 2508 30; November, 49, 22a q S27k, closing at
1922 as. 25 December 1921 a g. 80. closing at
SIS. 30 1921; January, $9.1009.15, closing at
~. 12a. Lard was quiet and steady; cash, 5. 90c;
November, 5s5c; December, 5S7ac; January.
5.95 a 973c. Boxed meats were in fair demand;
dry-salted shoulders, 3.4003 SOC; shortrib sides,
1904 Soc; shortclear sides. 5.200525.
Whisky was steady at ST. ID.
Sugars were unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was firm
and unchanged; creamery. 14026c dairy 1870
10c. Eggs were quiet at 180183c.
On the afternoon board wheat stronger,
closing at S5ac for November. and 95c for May.
Corn oats, pork and lard were unchanged
Receipts-Flour, 1900 brls; wheat, 5000 bu;
corn, 162, 900 blu; oats, $4,000 blu; rye. 5000 bu
barley $4,000 bu Shipments--Flour, $4,000
brls; wheat, SO. 600 blu; corn, 258 900 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye, $4,000 blu; barley, LOCO bu