The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-24
INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. THURSDAY. sEprEMBEs "a 1885

October, g. 75c November, soc; December, 6 85c;
January. 6.90c; February, 6 9jc: March. 70I05c.
Sugar quiet; cutloaf and crushed, q a &c; pow
dered, leo TIC; granulated, 7c Molasses dull.
Rice steady and In moderate demand.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 81. OOa. Tai
low, easier at SIC. Rosin. firm. Turpentine,
firm at 34a a 35c.
Eggs firm, and demsnd fair; receipts, 4, 749
packages.
Pork steady and moderately active; mess, SO
0l050; family mess, Sill 250lL50 Beef dull;
city extra India mess. $40 019 90. Cut meats
firm; picked bellies 81; picked hams. lOa q 103c;
shoulders, 4s04sc. Lard, moderately active;
western steam. spot. 6275 ct 30c; October g. %
aG,25c; November. 6. IS a 34c; December 6. &c;
January. 6 43c: city steam, Zoe.
Butter quiet and barely steady; Western, SO
22c. Cheese firm and demand moderate.
Copper firm: lake 11sc. Lead steady; COM
mon, "a. % 0427a. Other articles unchanged
CHICAGO, Sept % The wheat market was
excited, nervous and very unsettled throughout
the entire session to-day. Outside buying orders
came pouring in upon the commission houses
from parties holding to the belief of an immediate
advance In prices, and this, added to the rather
exciting tone of the cables respecting the posi-
bility OF war, gave strong impulse to values at
the opening Very many short traders.
thoroughly frightened at the turn the market
had taken, tried hard to cover at any price, and
the result was that November wheat, which is
at present the favorite trading option. shot
up to s9ac as against, s7sc at The
close last evening. Il was also
made another advance of &c bushel for
wheat and that the Duluth market had opened
&c higher. 1t was found that the offerings
were very large. however, and the market slow
ly receded &c from the outside figures of the
morning, closing on the regular board at the
lowest prices of the day. and &c under yester-
day. The Beerbohm cables quoted firm foreign
markets, but no special advance in values. and
in the absence Of any marked export demand
and considerable realizing, the market shaded
off from the highest figures current early in the
day. Receipts continue light at ali points and
shipments moderate. There was a furry of
strength again in the afternoon, which carried
November up to Size; but prices fell back again,
closing fraction higher than on the afternoon
board. Corn opened &c higher. in sympathy
with wheat, but fell off irregularly. closing for
the day generally under yesterday Oats were
firmly held. and averaged shade higher: Pro
visions ruled weak, pork selling off 30 035c, clos
ing at nearly the inside figures.
Flour was firm and unchanged.
Wheat opened very strong and Il 01sc higher
than yesterday, prices varying q ac in different
portions of the crowd. The figures gradually
fell back 2024c on free realizing. with some
fluctuations and closed for the Gay &c under yes
terday. The sales ranged: September, $40
S6ttc, closing at SAFE; October. 850874c, closing
| at S5c; November 870894c. closing at SIC; De-
cemb er 80 U9l4 &c, closing at ~; May, 96s 90sc,
closing at 96sc; No. spring. 84a4 084ac; No.
spring, 76c; No. red, sSac; No. 3 red, SEC.
Corn opened stronger and 40ac higher, re-
acted @ac. and closed easy and a &c under yes
day Cash, 423c; September AZ q 42sc. closing
at 42ac; October, 4ls Age, closing at All 04sc;
November 39s a 4O1c. closing at $685.
Oats were firm and slightly better; cash, 2540
26c; September, 25a q 26 closing at 25ac; October,
25s 025sc closing at 25ac; November, 254 a 25ac,
closing at PSI 025sc; May, 2Sa 029c; closing at
2S3c.
Rye was firm; No 2, $50 Barley was quiet;
No. 2. 69c.
Flaxseed was very firm; No. ], Log 1861
Mess pork ruled firm early, and a 10c higher,
reacted 30035c. closing steady at the decline;
cash. So. 20; October So 65 a .05, closing at
SO. 65 aS.67a; November, $S6008 so, closing at
So 65 0867a; January, 1921 09.45 closing at
So 274 80 Lard was quiet, weak, and .O2a0
.05c lower; cash, 6 Is 06.17ac; October, 6.150
g. 20c closing at G. Is 06 17ac; November, 6073 a
G. loo. In boxed meats the trading very
light; dry salted shoulders, So 1904 short-rib
Sides S.. 62a a 65 shortclear sides, So. 1006l5.
Wheat was quiet at ST. 10.
Sugar was steady and unchanged.
On the Produce Exchange butter was dull and
weak; creamery. 17@20c; dairy, 10016c. Eggs
were strong at 17c
On the afternoon board wheat was firm and
&c higher. Corn, oats and lard were unchanged.
Pork was 2ac lower.
Receipts-Flour, $4,000 brls; wheat. 50, 600 bu;
corn, .4l8,000 blu; oats, $4,000 bu; barley,
$4,000 bu; rye. 5000 bu. Shipments-Flour,
10000 brs; wheat. 1900 blu; corn, 267 600 bu;
oats, 153 600 bu; barley. $4,000 bu; rye. 1000 bu