The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-18

IN elevator, yJ4c G. I. and l.: No. white. 81. co.
No. 2 red October, CSC; November 99ac a 81. co.!
at $l,0l3; January, $l.03s 044. closing at
81. OBJ; May. 81 95 a ]. 10a, closing at $109
Corn-Spot lots steady; options opened / a 4c
higher, and closed weak. with the advance lost.
Receipts, IL 400 bu; exports, 26,l23 bu; sales
$4,000 ou futures. 276,000 tu spot and to ar
rive; ungraded. 81 053c; No. 3, Acc: No. 2. 51t0
5lsc in elevator 52ic afoat 50s 81 &c c.. f. and l.;
NO. z white 5l1 a SIC; No. 2 October, sig a 514c
closing at 5lsc; November, 50s q 1sc, closing at
5oac December, Acc, closing at 49gc; January
46sc, closing at 46ac: May. 46ac.
Oats higher; receipts "a, 100 blu; exports, none;
mixed Western, 27a a &c; white Western, "a a
39c
Coffee-Srot fair Rio steady at &c. options
less active and barely steady; sales II, 500 bags
October 7.30c; November, 720c December.
us 07.25c; January, 725c; February 730c
March. 740c. Sugar quiet; refined steady. Rice
steady, and demand fair.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 81 OIL
Egg firm and in fair inquiry receipts 3, 407
packages.
Pork steady and in moderate demand mess,
So. 90 0l0; family mess, $1l. so. Cut meats firm:
picked bellies, &c; picked hams. SIC. Lard
shade lower and dull; sales of Western steam
spot. 213 06. 32ac October, 627c; November,
g. q 06 29c; December, &c., January 634 a
6.35c; February, G. Al a 43c March, g. 48 6. SOC;
city steam, $40 az 25c.
Cheese quiet and weak; Western fat 81 010c
Copper steady.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE opening in wheat
to-day was excited. and for time higher prices
ruled; but as the day advanced the offerings be-
came larger, and the latest trading prices were
&C below those of yesterday. There was a large
number OF buying orders on the floor, early, aid
some of the shorts showed an inclination to
cover, but some of them sold rather freely later
IN the day. The starting price was 92ac for
december, and on good buying the market
rose to 934c, fell back to 92sc,
rose to 93c. and then gradually fell off to 92c,
the next posting of the visible supply would
show an increase of million and one half to two
million bushels. and it was also stated. at the
close. that two of the Minne-
apolis mills would close down. but
for what cause was not stated.
The Balkan war rumors had very little apparent
effect upon the course of values in either direc-
ton. The feeling was steady at the close
There was fair speculative trade in corn. The
temper was strong at the opening. October sold
up to 43c but the market fattened out before
the close. and the advance was lost, with the
closing prices shade under yesterday. Oats
ruled quiet, but firm. and closed a fraction
higher. Provisions ruled quiet and closed gen.
orally shade lower than yesterday.
Flour was steady and unchanged
Wheat opened firm and a &c higher, sold up
&C. broke off &C. rallied Sc. declined lc. and closed
e under Yesterday The os sales ranged
89s a 9lsc, closing at 90c; December, 92a 93ac.
closing at go 092sc; May. 99s ST. O0a, closing at
99s a 994c; No. spring, SO 89ac No. 3 spring,
rs 0794c No. red. 933c; No. red. .S5c
Corn was moderately active. The market
opened q &c higher, receded 0ac, and closed ]
a &C under yesterday; cash. 424c; October 42s %
43c, closing at 42s 0424c November. 400 a Ale,
closing at 40s 040ac; the year. 374 037Sc, closing
at 374c.
Oats were quiet and steady, closing shade
higher; cash. 254c; October. 254 25sc, closing ut
254c; November, 25s 025ac May 29a a 29sc. clos
ing at 291c. Rye was firm; No, 2. Size. Barley
was steady; No. g &c.
Flaxseed was easier. No. ], ST. l801189
Mess pork quiet and steady. Cash, So $40
8.40 November. 49, 35 al 49, closing at So IS q
s 37a; December $40 a 8 All closing at So. 400
g. 424; January. So % 90 IS, closing at SO. Is q
927a. In lard the trading was slow, with prices
slightly lower. Cash. s.. 97a 06c; November. 5. 90
05.973c; December, 8 97a a &c; January, 6024 a
607ac. closing at 6024 az Csc. Boxed meats
steady: dry sailed shoulders g. 80 D3 75c; short
rib Doc: shortclear Sides 80 a s. zoe.
Whisky was quiet at 81 10.
Sugars were unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was quiet
but firm; creamery, 14023e; dairy, 16@17c.
Eggs, TIC.
Receipt-Flour, $4,000 brls; wheat, 70, 600 bu
corn, 143 900 bu; oats, $4,000 blu; rye 5000 bu;
barley. 10000 bu. Shipments-Flour. 5000
brs; wheat q, 900 bu; corn, q. 900 bu; oats 105
700 blu; rye, ], 900 blu; barley 43, 900 bu.