The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-19

GAS 6. SOC; March, 6.5306544c; April. 6.590
6. Goo; May. 6.65 06. &c; city steam. 6.35 06.40c.
Elgin creamery, 33035c. Cheese steady and de-
mand moderate; Western fiat, 7092c.
Lead quiet.
CHICAGO, jan. 18.-Wheat was unsettled and
weak during the greater part of the day, and
lower. At the opening the tone was such as to
engender a reasonable expectation that it would
follow the upward course of pork, but for some
mysterious reason it declined to follow. Having
been sold down on the curb Saturday. q low
opening was naturally expected. Thus the first
sales were at 85c for May, the curb this morning
having been anywhere from 85c to S5ic. Nearly
all the regular local traders made a feint of
bulling the market without doing any trading.
and under these unhealthy conditions the
price quickly dropped to SAC. For the best por-
ton of an hour values fuctuated between 84as a
S5sc for May, when, on a report that the visible
supply tomorrow would show a decrease of only
zoo. 600 bu, the market broke off to Sale; from
here the decline to $3.50 was quite steady and
rapid. Even at the lowest point the offerings
We're very free, and a good deal of wheat changed
hands. From $3.50, the market once more picked
up to 84a SAC on a moderate showing of local
trading. The market closed at S40845c
and closed at S3sc in the afternoon.
The corn and oats markets. as usual. were feat
ureless. Provisions attracted an unusual
amount Of attention, with active buying of
mess pork, under which the May option rose to
$ll3O, but broke off again to $l1. l71, and closed
at about that figure in the latest trading.
Flour quiet and unchanged.
Wheat opened Sc lower, broke off 4c additional,
ruled steady for awhile, then declined lsc from
the outside figures, and closed 1sc under Satur-
day. The sales ranged: January, 78079sc,
closing at 78c; February, 1870 1890, closing at 1910;
March, 78s 1890. closing at 1880; May, 49,
S5sc, closing at SAC. No. 2spring, 7Sc; No. 3, &c.
Corn dull and featureless. The receipts We're
a little larger. Cash. 3esc; January. 36sc; Feb
ruary, 36s 0361c, closing at 364c; March. 3640
39ksc.
Oats quiet, but firm; cash, 2sac; January,
283c; February, 28!c; May, 314c. Rye dull;
No. 2, 5Sc. Barley quiet; No. 2, 63065c
Flaxseed weak; No. ], 81. liz.
Mess pork opened DC higher, advanced 20 25c
additional. receded 100 l2ac, and closed steady;
cash, $40. so a l0. 95; February, SO. So a 10, 90,
closing at $40. 80 @ 10. 924: March, 3d. 5 0ll.O5,
closing at $11. 90 a IL 02a; May. Sill
11.3O. closing at $~11.20@1L221. Lard
frmer and .024 a. 5c higher; cash,
January and February. 6.1506.17ac; March.
so &C. 25c, closing at G. 22a 06. 25c; May, 6.32I a
steady and a shade higher; dry-salted shoulders,
4000 4 35cc; short-rib sides, 5.37a 5 40c; short
clear sides, 5.55G5.60c.
Whisky firm at 81. I6.
Sugars unchanged.
Butter ruled frmer; % 33ddc; dai-
~. Is 02Sc. Eggs. 1920.
On the afternoon board wheat sold at 1910
May. Corn and oats were unchanged. Pork was
q lower. Lard was unchanged
Receipts-Flour, TO- 900 brls; wheat, $1,000 bu;
corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 49, goo bu; rye, 1000
bu; barley, 5000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 5000
brls; wheat, 1000 bu: corn, 81. 900 bu; oats,
80. 900 bu; rye, 10000; barley, 10000 blu.