The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-10
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.


1885 brls; exports, 1860 brls strong. Super
fine Western and State, $36O04O0; common to
good extra Western and State, S3.So04.25 COM
nom to good extra Ohio. So So 060o; common to
choice extra St Louis, So S006 TO- patentMinne.
sofa extra good to prime, 81. So 0575; choice to
double extra, S. SOa6.2o
Wheat-Receipts-1 $50 Blu; exports, 45, 1873
bu; spot lots advanced I02c, and options 2! %
2sc, with some excitement closing frm No. 2
Milwaukee, $l.01a; No. l hard c. l. f., cei.u7: nm
graded red. SIC SLOPE No. redo. j. f., loOs;
No. 2 red, $lo5 elevator, $lO3af. o. b.; No.
white, ST. OF No red May quoted closing $l.04a;
June. 1850, 900 bu. $l03l0105, closing $lo4s;
July, g. 1853 600 bu, 81. O4s O6a, closing 81 O6a
August, 1048 600 bu, ST. 06s i OSI, closing $lOS;
September, 100000 blu, 81 073 al 091, closing
ST. 09a; No. spring July, 5000 blu, 81 004
Corn-Spot lots steady, quiet; options opened
a0sc higher, but closed weaker Receipts,
GA. 050 Blu; exports, H. 500 bu ungraded, 81 60c;
steamer. 574 q 572c elevator; No g 81 058c, eve
yator, $50 $3.50 afoat white Western, SIC; No.
May 564 057sc, closing at 56sc; June, 564 q SIC,
closing at 564c; July, 56s 057sc. closing at SIC,
August, 574 057sc, closing at SIZE; September
50c steamer, May, 563c.
Oats quiet. Receipts, $1,000 bn; exports, 500
bu. Western, Al a43ac; white, 45051c
Coffee-Spot fair Rio frmer at SIC; options
higher, but quiet sales of T. $50 bags June g. Soc;
july Coco; August, g. Toe; September, G. 80c;
October, o Soc; November, $500; December, Ia
105c.
Sugar-Refned frmer; mould A, 6s061c;
standard A, 5sc; cut-loaf and crushed, &c. Mo-
! lasses quiet and unchanged.
Petroleum steady; united closed at 78aac
/ Turpentine steady at 32lc.
Eggs firm and quiet; Western 13013sc
back
steady.
Lard fairly active; Western steam spot
z Zoe; June lea 18c; July, T. "a al &c; August
steam, g. 95 07c
Butter unchanged ard quiet Lead steady
Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, May Saturday afforded an un-
usual spectacle of very active markets on
Change, and apparent strong revival of specua-
ton based upon the unfavorable crop outlook.
After the subsistence of the foreign war talk
prices fell off, and for time speculation Jagged,
traders apparently hesitating which way to turn.
There was large short" selling of wheat under
80 cents for June, in the apparent belief that val
ues had been doomed solely on talk, but
the recent bad reports from the winter wheat
region has apparently developed strong ''bull"
movement, and the buying has been large, both
on local and outside account The June option
in wheat oday,. reached point within 2ac Of
the highest prices current during the period
.
sideration, and closed firm within &c. of outside
figures. The May report of the Department. OF
Agriculture reducing the probable winter wheat
yield l20 000 600 bushels, as compared 10 last year.
was one OF the causes lending strength to to-
days trading while it was claimed that the
reports from the States made the matter alto
gether worse. Foreign advices have quoted
wheat quiet and steady. Corn ruled firm, sym
pathzing more or less with wheat, and closing
Sc higher than yesterday Oats ruled frmer
pny,k No hnlH and
the market closed easy There was very little
speculation in provisions, but the market ruled
frmer.
Flour firmer, but quotably unchanged.
Wheat active and unsettled, but decidedly
stronger. Crop news continue bad and the
home markets were all quoted stronger The
market opened : "a &c higher, advanced to point
2sc over the closing yesterday, declined &c, fuc-
ranged: May, 49, 090sc, closed at 9G1c; June,
90S a 92ac, closed at 92c; July, 92E $3.50, closed
at 944c; No. spring, S9s a 904c; No. red. 81 q
$L02; No. Bred, 89a 090c.
Corn held firm, largely in sympathy with
wheat The market opened stronger, advanced
13c, eased off slightly, but finally closed Sc over
yesterday Cash 48ac; May, 49, a 1890. closing
at 48ac; June, 47s 048ac, closing at 48ac; July
49, a 1850, closing at 1870.
Oats ruled firm early, but closed easier. Cash,
3444 034sc; May, 34034lc, closing at 344c; June,
34d 034sc, closing at 34s a 4ss; July 342 034sc
Rye higher; No. 2, 72c.
Barley, normal; No. 2, Csc.
Flaxseed weaker; No. l, 1370L374c.
Mess pork fairly active; prices 10 and 15c
higher, the market closing steady; cash. $II 25
01l.30 june 81. 250 H. 81, closed $11.274a0
II; 3d. July, $1L35 oil 474, closed $lI374011.4 40
Lard, fairly active and stronger. a. 7ac higher;
cash and May, 68506 S71c; June, 6.85 06 92ac,
closed 690G692ac; July, 692s 07.0Oc, closed
69H0700.
Boxed meats, steady; dry-salted shoulders,
4 30 a 4. 40c; shortrib sides, 81 Soc; short
clear sides, 6.15 20c. Whisky firm, at ST. Is.
Sugars firm; cut loaf, 7c; graduated, &c;
standard A. &c.
On the Produce Exchange, butter dull; cream
cry, 22023c; dairy, 20022c Eggs frmer, at IL
011ac.
Receipts-Flour, 80 900 brls; wheat, rs. 600 bu;
corr, 157, 900 bu; OATS 100, 600 bu rye, 1000 bu;
Barley, $4,000 bu. Shipments-Flo "a, 600
brls; wheat, 145 900 bu; corn, 592 600 bu; oats,
Ill., Blu; rye. $4,000 blu; barley, 10000 bu
TRADE IN GENERAL