The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-16

Sales, 3,424.0oo bu futures, 81, 900 bu spot. No.
spring, 93ac; No. Northwest, 94c; ungraded
red. 81 92c; No. 2 red, 94ssc afioat; No. white
96ac: No. red, January, SO 1880. closing at
934c; February, 94s a 954c, closing at &c. March.
96s 97sc, closing at 96sc; April 98sc; May, 99ac
0$L O0s. closing at ST.: June $l.01.
Corn lower. Receipts. 1858 bu; exports.
5,S46 bu; sales. 96s.o00 bu futures 272, 600 bu
spot: ungraded, Al 050c; rejected, 38ac; No 3,
All a 42c; steamer, 46ac in elevator 46sc Decem-
Der, 464c January; steamer yellow 46ac;No. 2,
o03 050sc in elevator, 81 052c ahoat, sole c. f. l.;
steamer white. 47c; ungraded white, 49c; No. 2,
December, 500 5G3c, closing at 50!c; January,
49s a 49ac, closing at 49ac February, 49, a 48ac,
closing at 48ac March, 4S4 4Sac. closing at 4S4c;
May, 49, a 4Ssc. closing at 4ssc.
Oats less active. Receipts, 38 $50 bu ex-
ports, 394 bu; mixed Western, 34a 037c; white
Western, 370422c.
Hops quiet and about steady.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio weak at 8sc; options
lower and dull sales, IL, 900 bags; December,
65c; January, $50 Csc; February. 6.650
zoe; March, 6.7O067 75c; April, 6.S0c; May,
G. 85c; June, 6.90c; October, 7.O5c. Sugar quiet
but steady: refined quiet; extra c. 5s85sc;
standard A. 5I606ac; granulated, G. 06sc;
cubes, 7c. Rice firm; domestic. 407c.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 91sc. Tai
low firm at 15-l605c. Rosin quiet. Turpentine
firm at at 374c.
Eggs quiet and easy; receipts, 1,312 packages
Wool quiet; domestic fleece, 27036c pulled IA
@33c; Texas, 9022c
Pork rather quiet, but steadily held; mess,
S9o IL. 37a. Lard fairly active; sales, Decem-
ber, 9. Ale; January, $40 a g. 43c; February, 6 40
@6. SOC; March, 65306. Soc; April, 663 96 Csc;
May, o. 5Oc; city steam, $3.50 g. 30c
Butter firm and in good demand; Western, IL
O32c; Elgin creamery, 80 Q34c. Cheese steady
and demand moderate. Other articles un-
changed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 15-There was an active
trade in wheat to-day with nervous and uncer-
tain feeling prevailing in the pit throughout
The market was weak and strong by turns, and
hnaliy closed, in the latest trading o. the day.
we'll up to yesterdays closing figures The cable
advices were unfavorable, quoting dull and cas-
ler markets, which, in addition to the large in
crease in the visible supply, produced very
weak feeling at the opening the starting prices
being q &c below the closing last night. After
free selling there was sharp rally of a0sc un
der good buying; prices then fell back
&c, under fair. offerings, rallied again
&c, and finally closed at about
yesterdays figures. The tone was steady in the
afternoon, and the market closed shade igher.
In the afternoon, on the curb, wheat was quoted
down again as low as 9lsc for May. The specu-
latlve market for corn was quiet, and the feeling
rather easier, but later became firm and ruled
quite strong under short" covering, with the
year advancing lsc and closing 4c lower, the 9TH
er options closing shade higher. There was a
dull feeling in oats, and no material change in
prices Provisions ruled shade lower.
Flour dull and quiet; Southern winter wheat
-four $4. 80 05; Wisconsin. 81 as. 70; Michigan,
S4 80; soft spring wheat $3 1904; Mime
sofa bakers, So so 80 patents 81. rs $50;
low grades, 1908 rye -four, $33003.60; buck
wheat flour, 81 25 OATS
Wheat ruled weak and lower; the market
opened s0a &c lower, rallied 1dsc, declined &c.
rallied &c, and closed about the same as yester-
day; sales ranged: December, 844 85c closing
at SAC; January 842 S54c, closing at S5sc; May,
9Oa 09lac, closing at 9l4c; No 2spring, 84 sac;
No 3spring, &c q 67ac; No. 2 red SIC.
Corn was easy early, but closed firm; the
market opened &c lower, but year delivery rallied
lsc under good buying, closing &c higher; cash.
40040sc; December and the year, 39s q 4O4c,
closing at 40sc January, 3S 3Sac closing at $3.50;
May, 40 a. 0404c, closing at 40ac.
Oats were dull and steady; cash and January
28sc; May, 31s a lac. Rye was dull; No. 2, 60c
Barley was quiet; No. 2, 65c.
Flaxseed was firm: No. l, $1l6i
Mess pork was active and prices were 2a05c
Lover; 10 yer cash h 1880 according to age January
~ 80 q 973 closing at &c. 92a a. 9.95; February
$lO0 III. lO. closing at $l0 O2a. Lard was active
and trfe lower; cash, 06 05c; January, 6.050
607ac; February, 612a 06 17ac. Boxed meats
ware steady; dry-salted shoulders, 3. 10 03 75c;
short-rib sides, 4.9O04.95c; short-clear Sides
s. 20 as. 25c.
Whisky was steady at ST. Is.
Sugar quiet; cutloaf, = q 7ac; granulated
u a 74c standard A, 6s 06 810c.
Butter was strong and higher; creamery, "a "a
35c; dairy, l3 022c. Eggs, 22023c.
On the afternoon board wheat was quiet and
unchanged. Corn and oats were unchanged.
pork was q 05c lower. Lard was O2ac lower
corn, 181, 900 bu; oats, 900 bu: rye, 1000
bu; barley, 6l0OO bu. Shipments-Flour, o.
600 brls; wheat, 5000 bu: corn, $4,000 bu;
oats, 54, 600 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu