The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-07
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produces at the
Two Great Centers.

Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Flour-Receipts, IT.
252 brls; exports, 1867 brls, II. 730 sacks. The
market was quiet and barely steady. Sales,
Ia, 900 brls; superfine Western and State, So. Is a
3 60; common to good extra Western and State,
So. 400 8. 80; good to choice, So. 95 a 80: common
to good extra Ohio. So 400 5 so; common to
choice extra St. Louis, $3.4 80; patent Min
nesota, extra good to prime, So. 5. so.
Wheat easier. Receipts, IA, $50 bu; exports.
SO, 100 blu. Sales, 6.856. 900 bu futures, 70, 900
bu spot. No. 2 spring. Oslo; ungraded red, so
099c; No. 3 red, Gle; No. 2 red. 96Jc afoat: No.
l white, 9Sc; No. 2 red, December, 94ss a csc,
closing at 94sc; January, 95s a 974c, closing at
96c; February. 974 099sc, closing at 97sc;
March. 999c 81. 00s, closing 99sc; April, quoted
at $l01s; May, $l.025 01.04, closing at 81. 02ss;
June, 81. O3s Ol.04ss, closing at ST.. 03sc; August.
81. O51.
Corn-No. 3, spot. ! a &c higher, others a shade
lower; options, &c lower, closing weak. Re-
eeipts, l20, 600 bu; exports, 81, 500 bu; sales, 544,
SAC; rejected. 4O1 041c; steamer; 490494c ele-
vator; 48s 049c December; 48ac January; 48a0
49, C. f. l.; No. 2, 52ac in elevator, 81 SOC
ahoat. 52ac c. f. l.; steamer. SOC %afioat; No. 2,
December. 52s 052asc, closing at 52sc; January,
5o4 95Osc, closing at sole; February, 49, 049sc.
closing at 494c; May, 49, 048ac, closing at 4S4c.
Oats were lower and dull; receipts, %. 800
bu; exports, 80, 979 blu; mixed Western. 35037c;
WHITE WeStern, 3IO4Zc.
Hops quiet and steady.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio firm at 8sc; options
dull and a shade lower; sales, s, 1000 bags; Deem
Der, 66506 Zoe; March, 6. SOC; April, 6.8506. 90c;
May, 6. soc; June, 7c; January and March, G. 1850
6. SOC. Sugar firm; refined quiet; extra G, 81
05sc; white extra G, Sc; standard, 63i6c;;
powdered, 81 07c; granulated, 6 IL Ice. Molas-
ses quiet, steady and UNCHANGED; New Orleans
choice to fancy, 48 SIC.
Petroleum steady; United closed at 91sc.
Turpentlne dull.
Eggs steady and quiet: receipts, 1852 packages.
Pork dull and barely steady. Beef quiet;
tlerce beef dull; city extra India mess, $18@20.
Cut meats dull and unchanged. Lard less active;
March, 6.5706. SOC; April, 6.6406 6. 66c; May, 6.72
06. 73c.
Butter quiet; Western fiat, 7409.c.
Lead firm; common, 4sc. Other articles un-
changed.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5-The wheat pit was full of
excited traders at tie opening this morning,
with the opening sales for May delivery at 95ac,
or &c higher than at the close yesterday. The
cables quoted wheat "a turn dearer" at Liver
pool, and the receipts at primary points were re-
ported light. 1t was also stated the Minneapolis
Millers' Association had advanced their price 3
cents, but Notwithstanding these bull" points.
the offerings became heavy and the market
dropped off rapidly to 94ac. There was a
slight reaction, but toward the close of the session
it was stimate that the next posting of the Wis
ible supply would show an increase of 1850, 900
bushels, which produced a weak feeling, and,
under the pressure of more free selling, May
broke off to $3.50, and closed for the day at 93aa
093sc, or 34c higher than last Saturday. The
trading was only on a moderate scale after the
first hour. outside orders being of a limited
character. The tendency of corn was irregular
and downward during the early hours, but the
market rallied and closed for the day only a
shade lower than yesterday. The feeling in
oats was weak, and the principal options closed
a shade lower. Provisions were a shade lower
than yesterday.
Flour was quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened strong and &c higher, declined
Il, rallied &c, and fell back lie. and closed lac
under yesterday. The sales ranged: December,
8I4 S8c, closing at ste; January, 67s a 1890,
closing at s7sc; May, 93ss a 95Ac, closing at $3.50;
No. 2 spring, SIZE; No. 3 spring, 68a 0723c; No. 2
Corn ruled weaker, declined 3 q &c, rallied and
closed a0sc lower; cash, I104l3c; December
and year, 40s 041sc, closing at 41sc; January,
49, $50, closing at $3.50; May, 40s 04Osc, closing
at 40t 0404c.
Oats were dull and a shade easier; cash, 28ssc;
December, 28sc; January, 282c; May, 311@31sc,
closing at 81 SC. Rye was quiet; No. 2, Gle. Bar
lev was steady; No. 2, Csc.
Flaxseed was firmer; No. l, 81. Is.
In mess pork trading was moderately active;
prices advanced u a loo early, but receded and
closed steady; cash, So. 80 8 90 for old, and
So. so a 1000 for new packed; January, SO. 1910
10. 02a, closing at 9.87a 09 80; February,
So. 97a q 10. 10, closing at So. 973 10. 90. Lard
was quiet and unchanged; cash. 6 02a q 6.05c; Jan
uary, g. 100 l5c, closing at 6.07a 06 10c; Febru-
airy, 6.1506.223c, closing at G. l506.174e. Boxed
meats were quiet; dry-salted shoulders, g. 7O0
B. 75c; short-rib sides, 48004 S5c; short-clear
sides, 10 05. 15c.
Whisky quiet at 81 Is.
Sugars were unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange. butter was steady;
creamery, 15026c; dairy, 12a a 18c. Eggs, 2O0
20ac.
Receipts-Flour, 10. 900 brls; wheat, $1,000 bu;
corn, 154, 900 bu; oats, 95. 600 bu: rye, 1000
bu; barley, 61,000 bu. Ship~ments-Flour, o.
900 brls; wheat, 90, 900 bu: corn, 149. 600 bu;
oats, A 1000 bu; rye, 5000 bu; barley, 45, 900 blu.