The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-05

steady; white extra C. 5. a5sc; eonfectioners' A.
&c. Molasses steady and quiet Rice firm and
fair inquiry
Petroleum steady; United, eoc. Turpentino
EGGS quiet; receipts, 2262 packages; Western.
90 027c
Wool steady; domestic fleece, 27036c pulled,
Ia a. &c., Texas, 9Ic.
Pork steady mess slo.25. Cut meats firm;
picked bellies, SIC; picked hams, 81 08sc; mid
dies dull: long-clear 5sc. Lard opened shade
lower, later advanced 304 points. closing firm;
sales of choice and fancy at 6 40 &c. 45c; Deem
Der; "a = 37e; January, 6. 40 06 44c; February.
6490 6. SIC; May, 6 5s@6 G1c April, $50 a CSC;
city steam, 6.200 &c
Butter quiet and firm for choice grades.
Cheese quiet and easy.
Copper steady Other articles unchanged.
CHICAGO Dec. 4-The wheat market was
badly excited to-day ruling very strong at
times, and closing almost buoyant, at prices l3c
h1gner than yesterday in the closing transac-
tions. Various causes were assigned for the ad-
vance, among which were the prospect of an
extension of the hostilties in the Balkans 10 the
larger powers and a marked falling off in the
receipts of wheat at primary points. The re-
ported blizzard in the Northwest had the effect
OF bracing ND values. The market rose &c soon
after the opening; but the offerings were large,
prices declining &c on reported weak cables.
About noon, however, the price advanced a &c.
eased off again, but finally closed on the regular
board &c higher than yesterday In the after
noon the shorts were in sort of a panic, the
May option advancing to 954c the highest price
paid since the recent sharp decline; the market
then shaded off fraction and finally closed with
In &c of the highest prices of the day. There
WAS open and undiguised buying by some by the
large local operators, and the fears of manipula-
ton made the situation very nervous. At times
during the latter half of the session. great
many shorts" were running to cover, owing to
the scarcity of offerings. January wheat which
closed at 89c on Change. was after
ward offered at sSsc on the curb There
was more speculative trading in corn,
and prices ruled higher all round. Year corn
advanced 1c and closed &c higher; January closed
&C. and May ac higher. Oats were easier and
closed shade lower. Mess pork declined sc
early, rallied l0@12ac, and closed steady
Flour was quiet and unchanged.
Wheat advanced &c at the opening, fell off,
again rallied l Ollie. and closed &c higher than
yesterday. The sales ranged: December, $40
SSsc closing at 6Sc; January 87s q 883c, closing
at s8sc; May. 93s q 94sc, closing at 94ac; No. 2
spring, 87ss ssc; No. spring. SO 73c; No. red,
92c; No. 3 red, zoe.
Corn in better speculative demand and irmer
closing a &c higher; cash, AZ @4lsc December
and year, 4ls 42c, closing at 4lsc; May. 400
4O9, closing at 40ac.
Oats were dull and heavy, closing shade low
er; cash, 29c; December, 28s 029c, closing at
2Sac; January, 2Sa @2S5c; May, 81 a 3lsc closing
at 3lsc. Rye was steady; No. 2, Gle Barley
was quiet; No 2. &c.
Flaxseed was frmer; No. /, ST. IL 0L124.
Mess pork ruled SC lower early, rallied 100
15c, and closed steady; cash, IS. S00s IS for DID,
and SO, IS $3.50 for new packed; January,
&c. 77aa9 95 closing at $9.921 1885; Febru-
ary.. $9.90010.O7a, closing Cat $1O05 0loO7a
Lard was quiet and steady; cash. 606.02ac;
January. COZ 96 l2ac, closing at 6l006.l2!c;
February, 6. Is 20c closing at 6.l7k 06. zoe.
Boxed meats were quiet: dry-salted shoulders
30 03 75c;> short-rib Sides 40 04 S5c; short
clear Sides 5.10051 5c.
Whisky firm at $1.l5
Sugar was steady; cut-loaf, n q 7ac; graduated,
707sc; standard A, &c.
Butter ruled hrmer; creamery, IA % 26c; dairy,
l2a 18c. Eggs steady and firm at 2002lc.
On the afternoon board wheat was strong
and a0kc higher. Corn was &c higher for JAN
nary. Oats were 4c higher for December.
Pork was 15c higher for December. Lard was
unchanged.
Receipts-Flour, 10. 900 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu;
corn 164,000 blu; oats, 100000 bu: rye, 1000
bu barley. $4,000 Blu. Shipments-Flour, T.
600 brls; wheat, 10000 bu: corn, 1863 600 bu;
oats, 50 600 blu; rye. 3. 900 bu: barley 30 600 hu