The Indianapolis journal., 1885-12-18
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at Philadelphia, st. Louis, Balti-
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.--Wheat was fairly active and
eose out the
than yesterday; No. red, cash, 94c; December,
931s s@94c closing at nominally 94c; January. 930s
closing at 96lec; May. 81 ol'e@1 1.O2la01 OPS,
closing at OOle bid Corn rregular opened better
but eased off. closing, however, firm at about yester
ber, 1914 0333sc, closing at 33 l4c; January, 1850
3sac closing at 33 a4e; February, 34aa 347sc clos
ing at 34alc: May, 37037'4c, closing at 37lsc.
cash. 28lac; December. 31lac; May, 3I1ac Rye
None ofered SOC bid. Barley quiet and unchanged
Butter steady. creamery, 25 032c dairy. le 025c.
Eggs dull and lower at 181sc: Flaxseed steady but
dull at 81 Os Hay active and prices well sustained;
and unsettled; 5Sc the mill; 5906Oc the East
side track Oorn-meal duh and unchanged. Wool
steady; tub.washed, 26934c unwashed, 17024c;
Texas, 10023loc. Whisky unchanged. Provisions
quiet but firm. Pork-No demand; new, $40. Lard
Nothing done; nominally at $3.50. Bulk meats
short clear, 5O5c. Boxed lotsLong clear, s. l2ioc;
short-rib sides. 5.25c; short clear, $500. Bacon
Long clear 5.60c shortrb sides. 5.7Oc short clear
5 9Oc At the afternoon board wheat was easier and
prices declined trfe. Corn steady and unchanged.
Receipts-Flour 900 brls: wheat. IS 600 bu; oorn
$4,000 bu; oats, 1s 600 b1; rye. none barley.
Shipments-Four z, 600 brls; wheat none; corn. 65,
600 bu; OATS 5000 bu rye. 1000 bu; barley none.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec IT, Flour steady Wheat
frm No. red, o8c; No 2 red, December, 8740
ss4c; January; y; ssla9sea4c; February 9oSs 5sc;
mixed, 43l2c; No. mixed 4804Sl9c: futures
higher but quiet: No mixed, December, 48 894sl lec;
46lsc oats-spot lower; white 4O042lac; No.
mixed, 3S1ac futures were neglected and nominal.
Butter firm and active for fancy grades and creamery
extra at Ssssa Eggs r% with fresh stock
Flour, 2 600 brls: wheat, 900 bu: corn 25, 600
bu oats 5000 bu. Shipments-Wheat, 1000 bu;
corn, 3 600 bu; oats. 5000 ou.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 17.--Cotton quiet; middling,
o. far m "a.
AGO. Wheat firm: No. red. choice, 94c; receipts.
s. 600 bu; shipments. s. 800 bu. Corn quiet and frm
32c Rye steady; No. 2, 66c Barley in light de-
mand quiet and unchanged. Provisons-Mess pork
quiet at $40 25. Lard frmer at &C. Bulk meats quiet
and unchanged. Bacon quiet and UNCHANGED. Whisky
steady at o. sales of S47 brls of finished goods
on this basis. Butter firm; extra Northwestern
creamery advanced to 42G43c; good to prime Ohio
creamery 25 SOC; choice dairy roll, 14015c. Sugar
firm and unchanged Eggs easy; fresh, zoe. Cheese
quiet and unchanged.
MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 17.-F1our quiet. Wheat
dropping; cash, 83osc December Sac; May, 9OAc
Corn dull; No. 2 39l2c. Oats dull; No. q 2S5sc.
Rye nomina No. 1. 6Oc Barley easy; No. 2. 81 12c
Provisions firm; mess pork, cash, old, So new
January, 6.O5c. Butter dull; dairy 140l6c Cheese
| quiet at 7l208l2c. Eggs plenty az 2OD21c. Re-
eepts-Flour. 922 brls; wheat % ,495 bu; barley,
| 16 325 bu Shipments-Flour 25O brls; wheat g.
| AIT bu; barley $500 bu.
BALTIMORE. Dec. -Wheat-Western easier,
closing dull No. winter red spot and December, 81
| 0S74c: January SS40SS i2c; February 9O12 a
| 9O5sc: March 92l2c. Corn-W Western irner; mixed
| spot 46lec December 46ie 046lac; January, 460
46isc; steamer, 431e@43l4c Oats firm; Western
white 3S Sd40c; Western mixed, 35037c. Provs-
ions steady. Coffee shade 6rmer; Rio careoes,
dnary to fair. 7120 $500 Receipts-Flour, 665 brs;
wheat. 5000 bu; corn. las, 600 bu; oats 800 bu.
| Shipments-Flour. 4,614 brls.
| TOLEDO, Dec. 17.-Wheat closed firm; cash.
| 92092lac; December. 92i January. 93iac; Febru-
ary, 95c; May 99c bid 9914c asked. Corn steady;
cash or year. 38i2c; January, 3Sc; May. 4Oioc bid,
40aic asked. Oats quiet; cash, 30lec; May, 33l2c.
| Clover.seed opened active, closing quiet: cash, De-
| ember or January, So 40 February, $3.50. Dressed
| hogs. $4. so bid. Receipts-Wheat, 5000 bu corn.
| 1000 bu; oats. 600 bu. Shipments-Wheat, 1000
| bu; corn, 3S. 900 bu
| LIVERPOOL. Dec. 17.--Cotton dull and un-
changed Sales 900 bales including 500 for specr-
latol and ex port. and 500 bales American. Bread
stuffs-Wheat dull holders offer freely; red Western
winter and spring 7sD7s I'd per cental. Corn quiet
and steady, but the demand is poor, mixed West