The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-10
closing at 81 osa; June, $llos0l1la, closing at

$l10t
Corn-spot higher rather quiet; options
opened higher closing weak, a advance lost;
1858 600 bufutures 1SS 600 bu spot and to arrive;
ungraded, 51a a 53c; No. s. Acc; November. 454c;
December No. 2, Sole in elevator, 531c afoat;
52 0523 C. f. and l.. yellow 523 q 52sc; low mixed,
52c No. October. SO a. sac, closed at SIC; No
vember, 81 051sc, closing at sic; December, 49ss
05O4c closing at 492c; January, All 047sc,
closing at 47sc February, 46s 047sc, closing at
46sc; May. 464 047c, closing at 464c.
Oats opened firm, but closed weak; receipts,
10, 300 bu; exports, 113. l54 blu: mixed Western,
289 a BE; white Western, 294 a 40c.
Hay steady and demand fair.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet options fairly
active and steady. Sales 28, 500 bags; October,
ruary 7.1Oc; March, 715c; April 725c; May,
% 0730c Sugar quiet and about steady; re-
fined. dull and easy; standard A, 5-l6c; con-
fectioners' A. 6sc; granulated 6 Ii l6064c. Mo
lasses quiet and nominal. Rice steady and in
Petroleum firm; United closed at $101s. Tai
low dull and easier at sos Lice Turpentine
firmer at 80 0354c.
Eggs firm and in fair inquiry; receipts, ], 759
packages.
Pork less active but steadily held mess spot,
SO. 80 Beef dull. Cut-meats firm; sales of picked
bellies at &c; picked hams at &c. Lard-Cash and
early months firm, late months weak; Western
steam quoted at 635c; October, 6 80 06.37ac;
w.
airy, 63O3 q 32c; March, 6.47c; city steam, 30c.
Butter firm and in fair demand; Western, 20
23c Cheese firm and rather quiet.
Copper steady. Lead firm. Other articles
unchanged.
CHICAGO Oct 9-The wheat pit presented
an extraordinary scene at the opening this morn
ing. There was a very large attendance of
traders, and for the first half hour there
desperate fight over prices. The transactions
o lie iYnp vary 1arr al a
opening figures for November was 90c and dur
ing the first hour the option fuctuate6 between
09sc and 904c broke off to 891c then rose under
large buying orders to 90ac fell back to 90c,
and closed on the regular board at 90090sc.
The cables came in stronger. quoting another
advance of penny for American wheat, and
firm feeling at the advance. The statement was
made that the Minneapolis nillers had again ad-
vanced their bids for wheat, and that
a good milling demand existed both at Minneap-
OILS and ST. Paul. The buying was very general,
both on local and outside account, while the
shorts" became alarmed at the strength dis
played by the market, and sought TO cover their
sales. The feeling was excited and nervous
throughout and the fluctuations were at times
rapid and violent The tone little easier
in the afternoon, November selling off to S9sc,
but the market closed for the day moderately
firm at about yesterdays closing figures The
other speculative futures received very slight
attention in comparison, though corn ruled firm
and generally higher, closing somewhat better
than yesterday Oats ranged shade easier.
Provisions were firm, and closed without any
aPpreciable change in prices
Flour was in good demand, with some dealers
asking higher prices; Southern winter wheat
-four. 81 70 $500; Wisconsin. 81. 65 04 So; Michi
gan, 81. so 0490; soft spring wheat, SIS. 7004 co.;
Minnesota bakers, So 5004 90; patents. 81. 750
SIS; low grades, $685. rye -four, 49, 300360
Wheat opened excited unsettled and aD &c
higher than yesterday. declined &c from early
outside figures, rallied &c., fell off &c and closed
&c higher than yesterday. The sales ranged:
October, SSs $3.50, closing at Soc; November,
s9s @9osc, closing at O99o5c; December. 91a@
93c. closing at 92as; May. 9ssc ST. co., closing at
994c No. spring, 500 89sc; No. spring, 100
7Sc; No. red, &c., No. 3 red, SIC.
Corn ruled moderately active and frm prices
opened strong and &c higher, fell back, rose
again. and closed at medium figures and 40ac
44ac. closing at 43sc; November, 409 04lc,
closing at 40sc; year, 81 1870, closing at 37ac.
Oats ruled quiet and moderately firm, ad-
vancing &c, and closing shade over yesterday;
cash, 26c; October, 25a a 6ac, closing at $50
25sc; November, 25sc May, 29a a 29ac, closing at
29a 029sc. Rye was firm; No. 2, Coo. Barley
was quiet; No. 2, Csc.
Flaxseed was easier No. l. $1.17a
Mess pork opened firm and l0c higher, receded
and closed at yesterdays figures. Cash, So 35 a
s. 40; November. 49, a 845, closing at $8 37a a
g. 40: year 49, IS. Lard was quiet and steady;
cash. 6 10c; October, 6 % @6 l0c. closing at Cos
06. 07ac; November. 8. 973 06c; December, SO
5.97ac. Boxed meats steady; dry-salted Shout
ders. 35003. 75c; short-rib sides, 545c; short
clear Sides 005 Toe
Whisky was steady at ST. 10.
Sugars were unchanged
On the Produce Exchange dairy butter sold at
110l7c Eggs, I7917ac.
On the afternoon board wheat was easier and
a0ac lower. Corn was 504c lower Oats,
pork, and lard we're unchanged.
Receipts-Four, IA, 900 bris; wheat. 70, 600 bu;
corn, 125. 600 bu; OATS 15l 600 blu; rye r. 600 bu
! barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flour 81 900
brs; wheat, $1,000 bu; corn. BAL 900 bu; oats,
l0z 600 blu; rye s. 900 bu barley. Is. 900 bu