The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-09


No, spring, elsc; ungraded red, 50 aslc; No. 3
red, S9ac No. red. 93c elevator. 94d94sc afoat;
No. white, 9lac No. 2 red April, IL, 600 bu,
80 1921, closing 92ac; May, 3.12s.000 bu 930
93s, closing $3.50; June. $4,000 bu. 94s 94s clos
ing csc; july 1,192 600. 96s a97a, closing 91c;
August, H. 400 bu, 9s a 98l, closing 9ssc Septem-
Der, $4,000 bu, l0Oa, closing $l.0Oa October,
5000 bu, $l0l OH, closing $l.0la. Spot lots
without quotable change; options, i &c higher,
closing steady.
The receipts of corn were 10000 bu; exports,
I02 2S9 blu; sales. 592 900 bu futures, 260,0 bu
spot Ungraded so 051c; steamer mixed, 49ss q
49sc elevator, 81 a5is afioat; No. 2 SOC elevator,
5l4c afoat, 50lc Z. o. b.; No. white, "a a 545c;
steamer white, 524 q 52ac; steamer yellow, 50ac
elevator, Size afoat; Mol white, soc; low mixed,
SOC, closing at SOC; May, 50s a 50sc closing at
soc; June, 5ls 51sc, closing at sligo; July, 52s
052ec, closing at 52sc.
Oats were a &c higher. and more active. Re-
ceips, 10000 blu; sales, 4405 800 bu futures 1853
bu spot; exports, 900, 900 bu. Mixed Western,
81 d39c; white Western. 3S a 42c
Hay was firm and fairly active; shipping. 75c.
Hops dull, and in buyers favor
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet; options dull, but
725 a 73Oc; May, 1850; June, 745 a I. Soc; July,
55c August, Loco; September, I70c October,
7.75c; December 7.80c. Sugar was easier and
more active; centrifugal 81 a. 5-16c: muscavado,
4 9-l6c; molasses sugar, 44c; Martinique, 4s q
to good refining quoted 9-l6c 4sse; refined dull;
heavy mold A, 5sc granulated, 81 as 15-16c.
Molasses easier; so test refining 171c.
Rice steady and moderately active.
:. Petroleum-United certificates closed at 77sc.
Tallow was steady at 1916 a5sc.
Iurpentine was nominal.
Eggs were heavy and lower; Western, 14d q 15c.
Leather was firmly held and in fair request;
Hemiock sole. Buenos Ayres, light, middle and
heavy weights, 22024c.
In oocfi
26037c; pulled, IA 030c; Texas, Ii 019c.
Pork was quiet and about steady
Lard opened firm, closing dull, heavy and 203
points lover contract grade spot quoted ~ 21c;
April .Q9c; May, I.15 a Z 18c; June, 1913 725c;
July, 1.3O0734c; August, 1870. Butter was
dull and easier; Western, 10026c Cheese
steady; demand moderate. Other articles I'M
changed.
CHICAGO, April s.-There was very heavy
trading in wheat to-day, the aggregate transac-
nons being very large In sympathy with the
advance In wheat inaugurated at other winter
wheat markets, strong advance in prices was
secured at the opening and was we'll sustained,
though outside figures were ! "a &c above the
closing quotations for the day. The cold
weather and an apparently growing belief in a
snort wheat crop were the sustaining features
OF the market. and induced coed outside buying.
There was steady feeling at the close, when
the market was about &c higher than the close
on Monday. There was a good shipping demand
ing the liberal receipts, the market closing for
the day &c higher than on Monday. The specu-
iatlve market for oats was firm, in sympathy
with the other markets, and closed SC higher
than Yesterday. Tho trade in provisions was
not very active, but prices ruled steady, show
ing very little change.
Flour was firm, with little more inquiry,
but no appreciable change in prices.
Wheat ruled active on speculative account,
and prices were higher influenced by strong
foreign markets and bad crop reports. The
market opened l q 1ac higher, advanced &c, re-
coded &c, rallied and closed lie higher than on
Monday The sales ranged: April, 7S07Ssc,
closed at 7s5 7S4c; May, 82A a s3sc, closed at
825c; June, S4a 0S5ac, closed at Soc. No 2
spring, 7Ss oslo; No. spring, 70072c; No 2
red, s3g a SAC; No. red; 75c.
Corn ruled firm, closing 4c higher in sym
pathy with wheat, and owing to good shipping
demand. Cash, 38s 041ac April 38S 1880,
closed at $3.50; May 42a 43c, closed at 42scJune,
43s @ 43ac, closed at 43s az 34c.
For oats there was good demand and the
speculative market ruled firm, closing &c higher
29029!c; April, 2s029sc, closed at 29c; May,
81 q 32ac. closed at 32a 032Sc; June, 32s $3.50,
closed at 33c. Rye was strong; No. 2, &c. Bar
ley was nominal; No. 2, 62063c.
Flaxseed lower; No. l, 81 80.
Mess pork was in fair demand; the market
opened 50l0c higher, but weakened and the ad-
vance was lost The sales ranged: cash, Silica
H. SO; May, $l1.67a 0l2. OBJ, closed at $ll.S7a %
H. 80; June, $1l 973 10, closed at $11 97 II.
In lard the transact ions were very limited.
and prices exhibited no change. The sales
ranged: cash, 680c; May, 6.85 06 90c closed at
go 0667ac; June, 6.950 697ac. Boxed meats
were firm; dry-salted shoulders, 45004 60c;
short-rib sides, 800 90. 92ac short-clear sides,
GA 006.45c. Whisky was steady at ST.. 10.
Sugars were quiet and unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter ruled weak;
creameries, 24ll a 25ac dairies, 90 025sc Eggs
firm at IL a 1916
On the afternoon board wheat was firm and
closed &c higher. Corn closed &c lower. Oats
are unchanged. Pork was 2ac lower. Lard was
&c higher.