The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-15
THE nDrArAro1ls JOURNAL. THURSDAY OCTOBER Is 1885

October 81 5oc, closing at 51ic, November,
514 05lsc. closing at Size; December. 49a 050ac,
closing at 49sc; January, 470474c closing at 47c.
February. 46s q 47c, closing at 46sc; May. 46lc.
Oats-Receipts 107, $50 bu mixed Western.
2Ss a 30c; white Western. "a 040c.
Cofee-Dull: fair Rio. &c., options lower and
fairly active; sales &c. $50 bags closing barely
| steady October, 6. Zoe; Nov .mber and Decem
Der. z. Zoe: January. 71007 .15c; February, 7.l5
0I20c; March. z25 zoe; April, 730 7.35e;
May. 735 745c. Sugars-Fairly active and
| steady; fair refining 1-16c; refined dull at 81 a
5fc; extra 9, 50 a5sc; white extra c, SIC;
standard A. &c; cut loaf and crushed. &c;
powdered, O. 7sc; eranulated, 6s06 ll-l6c.
Rice in fair demand and steady.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 1.01s. Resin
irmer; strained, $1020L12A Turpentine was
steady at 36ac.
Eggs quiet; receipts 8. 147 packages; Western.
81 02lac.
Pork dull and unchanged. Cut meats quiet
and firm. Lard frmer and active; Western
steam, 6 30e; Western choice. g. 0c; November,
2s06 29c; December 6.290630c; January,
6 81 6 36c; February, 640064Ic. Cheese was
steady; Western fats, 81 010c.
Copper dull Lake, lie Other articles un-
changed.
CHICAGO, Oct. 14-The day was one of ex-
traordinary excitement, active trading, rapid
fluctuations and extreme nervousness on Change.
The sharp advance yesterday, ana the strong
morning in wheat one of great uncertainty.
There was mad rush and widely varying prices
when the trading bell sounded. The foreign
markets were quoted strong. without any adj
vance In prices, however, but British consols
were quoted 316 lower, which was taken to
mean trouble in the Balkan states. The COM
handing influences, however. were domestic,
and apparently the same those which have
governed the course of prices for the past few
days. The buying was very free at the opening,
he
| yesterday afternoon; but prices varied during
the first fifteen minutes fully &c in various parts
| of the crowd. After sales had been made at
s4ac for December the prices fell off to 94c. and
again fell back to 93ac. quickly to 94sc very
| little wheat being offered for sale on the up
| turn. Prices fell off again to 93ac, under free
selling, shot up to 94sc back again TO 93sc, and
| closed on the regular board at 93s 93Hcc;
closed at 93sc for December, which
was the official closing yesterday. The receipts
at tbs Northwest showed a falling off, and were
Shipments were light, with little more going
from the seaboard than at the same time last
week. The advance in consols and French
rentes, later in the day, eliminated any war feat
ure from the market, and the latest trading was
on the home situation The buying was free
outside account but the heavy trading was
ascribed to large local houses. There was fair
amount of trading in corn, with prices shade
flrmer, but the market reacted and closed with
out any material change from yesterday. Oats
| ruled steady. and showed slight Improvement
in prices. Provisions were active and stronger.
Mess pork sold up 15020c. declined 10012Ic,
and closed steady Lard was shade higher.
Flour-The inquiry still continues good and the
market is ruling strong at full former prices.
Some millers have ordered their agents to ad-
vance prices above former limits. Stocks
very light, and this. together with the firmness
on the part of holders. checked trading. Most
&c 81
account. Exporters willing to buy, but re-
fuse to meet the advanced views Of holders.
Wheat ruled active, nervous and unsettled
The market opened strong and &c higher. re-
coded &c on free offerings, rallied lie. sold off
&C. and finally closed &c undor yesterday. The
sales ranged: October. 904 090sc, closing at
9O4c: November, Oh a92sc, closing at 9l1c De
cember, 9344 $40, closing at 93sc; May, $1.00s
a$I0la. closing at ST. 0044; No. spring, 904c:
No. 3 spring. 790SOc No. red. 93a a 94c;
No. red, SIC.
Corn was fairly active and frmer. closing
about the same as yesterday; October, however,
showing decline of &c. Cash. 434c; October
424 @43ac. closing at 43c; November 40a 041ac,
closing at 40sc; year, 37s 037ac.
Oats We're quiet but firm. and a shade higher;
cash, 25sc; October 25s 025ac; November, 25a q
25sc; May, 29a 029sc. Rye was firm; No. g Gle.
Barley was quiet; No q &C., No. g. Acc
Flaxseed was 6rmer; No. /, 81. II 01174
In pork the trading was active. and the
feeling unsettled. Prices advanced 10 02Oc. re-
ceded l00124c, and closed steady; cash. So 40 %
8 80; November, $83o9s52.. closing at $500
8 42as December, So 424 al S. closing at So. 40 %
s47t; January, 1921 9s.4o, closing at
49, 300 932a. Lara was active
and irregular; prices rallied .050 .10c.
receaed .02s a 05c, and closed steady; cash,
6.02a a 6. 05c; October, 602tc; November 592a0
g. 024c. closed 600 6 02ac; December, 5 97a a
6 05c, closed 6.00@6 024c. Boxed meats were
steady; dry-salted shoulders, 3. so 03 75c; short
rib sides 25c; short clear sides, SIS 05. SOC.
Whisky was nominal at ST. 10.
Sugars were steady; cut-loaf, 7a073c; granu-
lated, 7c: standard A. 81 06sc
On the Produce Exchange butter ruled frm
creamery, 15022c; dairy, 120l7c. Eggs 170
173c.
On the afternoon board wheat was steader
and 40ac higher. Corn was unchanged. Oats
were &c higher for October and November. Pork
was 12ac higher. Lard was 02ac higher
Receipts--Flour 49, 600 brls wheat, 1877 900 bu;
corn, 80 600 bu; oats 226 600 blu; rye Is 600 blu;
barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 10000
brls; wheat $4,000 bu; corn. $4,000 blu; oats,
221 900 bu; rye, IL, 600 blu; barley 49, 600 blu.