The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-04

white extra G, SIC: confectioners' A, 316 06!c;
powdered, 81 @6sc; cranulated, 5-l686sc.
Moasses dull and lower
Tallow quiet and steady. Turpentine weaker
at 36ac
Eggs frmer and in fair demand; Western, IA %
| 15c.
| Pork firm and more active; mess, spot $1l so;
| short clear, $l3 l23 0l425 family mess. $3.50.
Lard active, closing easier; August. g. 78c; Octo-
ber 6.S706 99c; November, g. SOC; December,
| $50 al 85c; city steam, 30 Coco.
| Butter quiet and steady for choice grades.
Cheese steady; demand light; Western fat, n &c.
| Lead firm; common, 44c. Other articles I'M
changed.
CHICAGO. Aug 3-There was firm feeling
in wheat early in the day, with higher prices, but
| the market closed easier in the latest transae-
| tons. The crop news from the Northwest was
generally of an unfavorable tenor, and the rumor
| of more fighting on the Afghan fro ntier caused
| uneasiness which caused the market to advance
| J &c at the opening The market maintained
| this advance during good share of the early
| orders on foreign account. About IL
| o'clock the market eased off &c and
became weak, closing about &c lower
| than on Saturday. The weakness in provisions
and more favorable reports from the Northwest
| caused the decline late in the session. quiet
| feeling prevailed in corn, and prices fuctuated
| within narrow range, closing q &c higher for
| August and September, and shade easier for
other futures The receipts were large but
| somewhat less than one week ago, and the
| shipping inquiry was moderate. Oats ruled
| firm and higher, especially for August, which
| ranged &c higher, and the other deliveries about
| &C higher. Provisions ruled very weak, the
| report of stocks hand showing much
| larger supply than generally anticipated, and
the offerings on speculative account were free
| Mess pork declined 80 a 40c on the whole range,
and closed easy at the decline. Lard declined
| "a q Toe, and closed tame.
Flour was quiet and unchanged Wheat
| ruled firm early, on bad crop reports and ru-
mored foreign complications. Prices advanced
| ] SC, but fell back on better crop news and the
lack of support, closing &c lower than on Satur
day. Sales ranged August, 87S 0S83c, closed
| at 87sc; September, So O90lc, closed at 89sc;
October, 92s a 924c, closed at 92sc; No. 2
spring, $3.50; No. spring, SOC; No. red. 81 %
93c; No red SIC.
Corn ruled quiet, prices fuctuating within a
narrow range and closing &c higher for August
! &c higher for September than Saturday. with
the other options ruling shade easier. The
sales ranged: Cash, 452 045sc; August AS 046c
closing at 45sc; September, 45s 45sc, closing at
4549c; October, 44s a 454c, closing at 45c.
Oats-There was strong market for both
cash and futures, August ruling &c higher; cash,
25s @273c; August, 254 a 252c closing at 25sc
September, 24s 0255c, closing at 25c; October,
250254c, closing at IS a 2Jbc.
Rye steady; No 2 58se.
Flax seed was quiet; No l, S.. %.
Mess pork-Tradng active, with values very
unsettled and weaker prices, declining 80 40c,
and closing tame at the reduction cash, So TOO
$50; August, So IS a 9.95, closing at &c. Is; Sep
TENDER, $980010.15 closing at So a
9S2I; October, So 874 01O25, closing at
1887 a 900. Lard quiet and
easy; prices declined o.! a loo. and closed quiet
at the reduction. Cash. GAP! q 6 45c; August,
GAZE a Ale, closed at 6.424 a .45c; September,
6 Az 06524c, closed at GAZE 065Oc: October,
6 So 0G 623c, closed at 6.5506 SIZE. Boxed meats
tirm drysalted shoulders 4. % a 4 SOC; short rib
sides. 5 49, q 45c; short clear sides $500.
Whisky firm at Ito.
Sugar unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter ruled shade
easier; creamery, 14@174c; dairy, 10 lac Eggs
firm at II ollie.
On the afternoon board, wheat closed &c
lower for August Corn, oats, pork and lard
unchanged
Recepts-Flour 1000 brls; wheat, 40 600 blu;
corn, lO4 600 bu; oats, 81 600 bu; rye, 5000 bu;
barley 1000 bu. Shipments-Flour 5000 brls;
wheat, 26,000 bu; corn, 19l, 900 bu; oats, 1900
bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley none.