The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-28

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.

Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec 7-Flour-Recepts, SO,
245 brls; exports, 2. 100 brls 1910 sacks sales,
"a, 500 brls; superfne Western and State. 81 40 a
B. %; common to good extra Western and State,
81. 80 50; good TO choice extra Western
and State, s3400510; common to choice white
wheat Western extra, 81. 50a475; fancy white
wheat Western extra. 81. so as. Is; patent Min
nesota, extra good to prime, 81. 40 a A. 60, choice
to double extra, 81. 65 rs.
Wheat-Receipts, Isl, 250 bu; exports. As, $50
bu; cash shade higher. with a fair business for
exports; options opened heavy and 01c lower
later ruled stronger and advanced a &c. leaving
on firm: speculation very tame sales. ,320, 900 bu
futures, 294, 900 bu spot: No 2spring, Gle; No /
hard, 953c in store; ungraded red, SO 0934c; No
3. S9c; No red, 90lc in elevator, 92c +. o. b.
No. red. 934c; mixed winter, SOC; No. white.
90c; white State. Gle; No. red December, 904c;
January, 90 SIG 90sc, closing at 9o3c; Feb
ruary ga 92sc. closing at 924c; March nominal
at 93sc: April, 95s 095sc, closing at 95ac; Nav,
96a 996sc closing at 96sc; August, 9ss q $3.50,
closing at 98sc.
Corn higher, closing firm. Export demand
moderate Receipts, II, 802 bu exports, Is, 1897
bu sales. 312 coo bu futures, 204 900 blu spot; un
graded, 49, 048ac; No 3, 46ac steamer, 46s a
Ate elevator, isle afoat; No 2, 4740474c ele-
vator, 4S4 049c afoat; No. December nominal
January, 47a 047ac. closing at 47sc; February,
4S9 49c, closing at 48sc; May, 5l2 @52c. closing
at Size.
Oats moderately active; receipts, So 500 blu;
exports, 40 bu; mixed Western, 36037c; white
Western. 3704lc
Hay quiet and steady.
Hops quiet.
Cofee-Fair Rio firm at 144c. Options higher
and fairly active Sales. 1000 bags; December,
~ CSC; January, 125O0I2 6Oc: March. 1850
Is 55c April, II 40012 55c; May, 124O012 60c;
June, IL 50012 Coo; july. 1245012.65. Sugar
dull; refined steady and quiet. Molasses nomi-
nal. Rice steady.
Tallow steady. Rosn quiet at 81 oil. 07Ic
Eggs stronger, fair demand Receipts !, 253
packages; Western, % 029c,
Pork steady but quiet ness Sill S74 012 371.
Gut meats quiet and firm. Lard higher and fair
~ active; sales. Western steam spot at Goo; to
arrive; Coo; December, 8 SOC; January, $500
661c; February. 6806 zoo; March, G. 78c; April,
6s7c; May, G. 95 q G. csc; city steam, 6 900
Butter quiet and firm; Western, II 029c; Elgin
creamery, 32c. Cheese firm demand light;
Western fat, IL 012lc.
Copper steady; lake, 112c. Lead firm.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2Z-The wheat market
ruled rather slow to-day, fluctuations in prices
being kept within range of &c, and finally
closing for the day at the same figures as on
Friday. The increase of 300, 900 bu in the visi-
bic supply had depressing effect upon the
market but the cables were firm and the
strength displayed in provisions served to sus
tain values and tended to make a moderately
firm market at the close. The light receipts of
corn and ia good shipping demand, allied with
the strength displayed by pork, made very firm
market for corn, May delivery advancing to
434c,. with some sales at 434 043sc, and closing
for the day at 43 a43sc. or 0sc higher than on
Friday, Oats ruled steady and shade higher.
Provisions were quite active The unusually
small receipts of hogs caused the pork market
to open at 15c per barrel higher, at $12 10 for
May delivery, advancing to $l2 32I and closing
for the day at outside figures. Lard advanced
u a 10c per 100 pounds, and short ribs advanced
l00l5c. The leading futures ranged as follows: