The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-21

SOL a 50ac, closing at sole; December, 8a0491c,
closing at 4Sac; January. 464 0464c, closing at
464c; February, Acc; May. 460463c, closing at
46c
Oats fairly active; receipts. $3.50 blu; exports,
10.I74 bu.
Hops quiet and firm for fine grade
Cofee-Optfons shade lower and less active;
sales. Is, $50 bags October, Ice; November 05c;
March, 1850 7.30c Sugar dull and somewhat
nominal; refined quiet; confectioners' A, GIG
&c; powdered, 81 07c.
Rosn quiet
Eggs frmer and in fair demand; receipts, 3, 100
packages; Western 2l9 0221c.
Pork dull; mess, So rs a TO- Beef quiet. Cut
meats firm; sales of picked hams, BIC; smoked
hams, 10c; picked shoulders 4sc. Lard higher
and more active; contract grades, spot, quoted
at 6.30c; sales of November, 6 IS a 29c; Decem-
ber 6 20 a G. 30c; January 6 "a 6. 36c; February,
641c; March, 6.49c; city steam, $40 06.25c
Butter frmer and in good demand; Western,
8026c. Cheese in steady demand.
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Oct 20-The wheat market was
excited, unsettled and feverish throughout the
entire session to-day. fuctuating wildly at times,
but with genera, tendency toward lower
range of prices. The estimate of an increase of
1000. 600 bushels in the visible supply OF wheat,
according to tbs Chicago figures, consider
ably larger than had been generally expected,
apparently, although the New York figures
showed an increase of only 1,000. 900 bushels, the
principal increase occurring at Minneapolis and
Duluth, which points are not included In the
New York statement. The cables quoted easy
foreign markets, and the opening here was weak
In consequence, starting &c lower and selling off
&C additional. to $3.50 for December. before any
general buying set in to steady the market.
Under fair buying the price advanced sc, to 90sc.
fell off again to $780, rose to 9Oac,
but just before the close of the regular board the
pressure to sell became very great, and the mar
ket fell back to inside figures, finishing at o94
89sc for December. The temper was again very
weak in the afternoon, December breaking off to
8Ssc, the lowest figures in vogue for several
weeks, and closed at the inside. The receipts
continue quite large, and the export clearings
continue light. There was very little support
given the market in the afternoon, and the rush
to sell was great, although at the lowest prices
some very large lots changed hands. Corn
showed more life, and prices ruled lower; in
fuenced by larger receipts and cooler weather.
prices declined e for the near futures. and
closed at about inside figures. Oats ruled dull and
easy, but prices exhibited only slight changes.
Provisions were in fair demand, and ruled eener
ally shade frmer.
Flour was quiet but steady and unchanged.
Wheat was active at lower range of prices.
The market opened sc lower, fell off &c addi-
tlonal, rallied lie. but broke off again and closed
&c under yesterday. The sales ranged: October,
S79 1850. closing at size; November, 87a 88ac,
closing at size; December, 500 a 9Osc, closing at
69sc; May. 96s 09I2c, closnga at &c; No. spring,
81 q S7ac No. spring, 75c; No. red, 92c No.
3 red, S3c.
Corn was moderately active, but lower. in
sympathy with wheat and larger receipts; prices
declined &c for October. &c for November, SC
for the year and closed at about inside prices;
cash, 41ac; October. 41s042e, closing at 41sc;
November, 800 a 4O4c. closing at 39ac; the year,
370374c, closing at Bic.
Oats were dull and easy, without any ap-
presiable change in prices cash, 25c; October, 25
@25ac; November, 254 025sc; May, 29s q 297c.
Rye was frm No. 2, &c. Barley was quiet;
No. g. &c.
Flaxseed was steady;.No. l, ST. 18a.
Mess pork was fairly active; prices advanced
50I0c, but the advance wat not sustained to
the close; cash, $8 42s 08 as; November, So. 424
@845; December, So 47a as. So January &c. IS
09.42a, closing at SO. 37a @940 Lard was quiet,
steady. and Sc higher. Cash, 5.97a "a 6. O0c; Oc
tober, g. Doc; November. 597a a g. 00c; December,
900 al 02ac Boxed meats were quiet: drysalted
shoulders, 3.5 &c., short-rib sides, 5.l5c;
short-clear sides, 5 Go as. roc.
Whisky was nominal at ST. TO-
Sugars were unchanged.
On the afternoon board wheat was weak
and lower closing at S6se for November, 49, q
89c for December. 96sc for May. Corn was a &c
lower. Oats were unchanged. Pork and lard
were 2ac and .02ac lower, respectively.
Receipt-Flour, 49, 600 brls wheat, 80, 900 blu;
corn, 234 900 bu; OATS 157 900 bu; rye ID 900 bu;
barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments--Flour, $4,000
brls; wheat, 49, 900 bu; corn. 1900 bu; oats,
112. 900 bu; rye, a, 900 bu; barley, &c, 900 blu.