The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-23

| powdered, 6g6sc granulated, &c; Cubes, &c.
Molasses firm and in fair demand; refined, l7ac.
| Rice firm and in fair request.
Petroleum-United closed &C 1850: refined,
| q @8c. Tallow steady and quiet Rosin dull.
| Turpentine firm at 32lc.
| Eggs steady and in fair demand
! Leather firm and fairly active; hemlock sole.
Ruenos Ayres, light middle and heavy weights,
| % 024c.
Wool steady and demand light; domestic
| fleece, 81 a. Soc; pulled IA soc; Texas. 9022c.
| Pork dull and rather easier. Beef quiet and
| unchanged. Lard opened firm, later declined 2
quoted at 72Oc; May. 7.21 &c; June, 7.29 a
7.33c; July, I360737c; August, 7.440I4 5c.
Butter steady and in fair demand. Cheese nm
changed and quiet Lead quiet; common, 3.60c.
Other articles unchanged
CHICAGO, April 22.-To day the market was
waiting" one in every sense. after heavy
| closing last evening due to disbelief in the
character of the war news, there was sharp
opening this morning, owing to radical view
rnat war was happening very likely to occur
This was confirmed by another great depression
in consols Prices for wheat advanced fully lie
over the closing yesterday, with June touching
92z, but from that point the mark~N fell back,
under rather heavy offers, to soc, rose to 9lac,
and receded to Gle. There was very little move
ment after this, but the prevailing tone was firm,
and the market rose once or twice close to the
top prices of the morning, but in the absence of
any definite foreign news there was a disinclina-
ton to face the market in either direction Re-
ceipts continue small The weather was favorable
IN the West to the growing crops, but the
general tenor of the dispatches relating to the
crop outlook was discouraging. There was a
strong feeling during most of the afternoon ses-
son. but the market finally fell off to medium
figures closing a cent higher than yesterday.
Inere was only a fair amount of trading in corn,
with the tendency toward higher prices, the
market closing 401c over yesterday. The re-
ceipts of oats show falling off, and with fair
demand prices ruled firm during the day, closing
somewhat higher. There was only moderate
movement in provisions, with prices generally
steady and firm.
Flour was firm and unchanged
The wheat market opened IL 12c higher, due
to the drop in English consols, but under free
offerings declined 1Ic; chen, with good buying,
rose l5c, fuetuated and closed lie higher than
yesterday. The sales ranged. April, 87a a 898c
closing at SSsc; May, SSs @S9sc, closing at 500 a
S9ac; June, 9Os q 924c, closing at 9lsc; July, 930
&C. closing at 93sc No. spring, 49, a $3.50; No.
spring, soc; No. 2 red, 095ic No. 3 red, 870
$780,
The corn market ruled quiet, following the
course of wheat rather closely. The receipts
were light. The market opened lose higher,
declined ] &c, rose again and closed a &c over
Yesterday. Cash 47c; April, 49, 047sc. closing
at 47c; May, 47047sc, closing at 47sc; June, All
q 4sc, closing at 47sc July, 47a 04Ssc, closing at
4S4c.
good, and receipts light The market closed a
shade higher. Cash, "a a 35c; May 34s a 34zc,
closing at34ac; June, 35s 035sc, closing at So a
35ac; July, 354 035ac, closing at 35sc.
Rye was firm. No. 2, 66tc.
Barley was nominal
Flax seed was steady. No. /, ST. SO.
In mess pork the feeling was stronger early,
with prices Zoe higher but settled back and
closed steady. Cash. 81. rs 011.80: May,
$u77s 0I1823; June, $1l.8 SOIL 90, closing at
$l1.873 a II. so; July, $11.95 05, closing at
$ll.979012. Lard was quiet and shade easier.
Cash, Sc. 95 o. 97a; June, $707073, closing at
$zO2a 7.05; July $7073 al 12s, closing at 81. TO-
Boxed meats were firm; dry sailed sides, 81. so a
AGO: short rib Sides 1896; short clear sides
Sc. 50 06 49,
Whisky was firm at $115.
Sugars were unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was un-
changed. Eggs were lower at III Ole.
On the afternoon board wheat closed &c lower
Corn irregular; June advanced &c and July &c.
Oats closed tote higher Pork DC higher.
Lard unchanged.
Receipts-Flour. $4,000 brls; wheat, $4,000
bu; corn, 104 900 bu; oats. 130,000 blu; barley,
$4,000 blu; rye, 1000 bu. Shipments-Flour.
5000 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 10000 blu;
oats, liz, 900 bu; barley 1000 bu; rye, 1000.