The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-04
AT CHICAGO.
Greedy Traders who Overlooked Good Friday
Dull and Lifeless Markets.

Greedy Traders who Overlooked Good Friday
Dull and Lifeless Markets.
CHICAGO, April Sit is customary for the
Board of Trade to adjourn over Good Friday,
but to-day it failed to do so through an over
sight The rules of the board require that notice
of a motion to adjourn for any special occasion
shall be given one day in advance, and in the
present instance this was neglected. An effort
WAS made to-day to secure an adjournment at
noon, but this was only possible by unanimous
vote At noon President Blake called the board
to order and stated the case, asking that the
board give q unanimous vote, instructing the
secretary to cast vote for adjournment There
were few scattering negatives when the vote
was put and the president declared. with some
evidence of anger, that the vote was lost.
Very little life was exhibited in the trading on
Change to-day. There were no adyices received
from abroad and no new features were devel-
eped to influence the grain markets much in
either direction. The weather was colder, which
had tendency to strengthen the feeling in the
wheat market and that market closed &c higher
than yesterday. There was q light speculative
trade in corn, buta good shipping demand held
the market firm, and prices closed a shade higher
than yesterday sharp interest was excited in
oats, by reason of light receipts and good ship
ping demand. and the market was advanced &c.
and closed Il &c better than yesterday The
feeling in provisions was easy, and prices for best
pork and lard were shaded trife
.Flour-Firm and unchanged
Wheat was quiet but a strong undertonc pro-
vailed, and closing prices were &c over yesterday
The sales range; April. 754 75ae. closed at 754c;
May. SO0S0sc, closed at sole; June, 82s a S2lc
closed at SIZE; No. spring, 759 a 7Stc; No. 3
spring, 6907lc: No. 2 red, 81 oslo; No. 3 red
73074c.
In corn the speculative trading was light but
the shipping demand was good, with prices
ruling shade higher Cash, 374 a 40ac April,
3Is037sc, closed AT 37sc; May, AZ a 41sc; June.
42s 042sc, closed at Aye.
Oats-Smaller receipts and increased shipping
demand caused the shorts to cover, and the
market closed at ! &c higher than yesterday.
Cash, 2S9 03lac; April, 27H q 2Slc, closed 2Ss a
26ac; May, 3ls 32c, closing at 3ls a 32c.
Rye was steady; No. 2 62a. Barley nominal;
No. 2, 81 63c.
Flaxseed quiet No. 1, 81 80 a L 39a.
Mess pork was quiet, and prices easier and 5
@10c lower Cash and April, ST. SO oil 60;
May, Sligo! clio, closed at $ll. 65 a IL 67s;
June, $ll 72a all. &c. closed at $lI. 10 oil. III
Lard was quiet and prices .02a a 05c lower. Cash
and April, 6 62s a 75c; May, G. III az SOC; June,
6.S506S73c. Boxed meats were steady, dry.
salted shoulders, 4.5004 Coo; short ribs, SIS a
67Iac: short clear sides, g. 30 $685. On the Prod
uce Exchange butter and eggs were unchanged.
Whisky was firm at ST. Is
Sugars easier: standard 5. 94c; cut loaf, Z q
7ac; granuated g. 3lc
On the afternoon board the markets were all
very quiet Wheat closed sc higher. Corn and
oats closed unchanged. Pork declined Sc for
April and May. Lard advanced ole