The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-10

Is barely steady; receipts, 1,192 brls; exports,
6,6l5 brls ard 3,700 sacks; sales, $4,000 brls.
Wheat-Cash lots q to higher, closing strong
with fair export demand; options opened 1 a he
better, later lost advance, afterwards reacted
tic, closin firm: receipts so. 300 bu; exports.
1855 bu; sales, g. 10000 bu futures and 260,
900 bu spot No. spring, cote; No. hard, este
afoat; ungraded spring, S6ac ungraded red, $40
92sc; No. 3 red, S7ac; No. red, SO 069sc eeva.
| tor, 90!c f. o. b. No. 1 red, 92ac; No. white.
885c ungraded white, 78c; No red. December.
8Sb 089tc, closing at sole: January, SO 3-160
90 5l6c. closing at cote: February, 80 1860
9lsc, closing at 9lsc; March, 92s 093ac, closing
at este; April, 94a q este; closing at 95ac; May.
95s 96ac, closing at 96Ac; July. 96s 097ac, clos
ing at 97ac.
Corn-Cash lots &c and options A04c better
closing firm. with fair export demand: receipts,
IL, 100 bu; exports. 1882 bu; sales. 900 bu
No. 3, 46s 0464c; steamer, Ale elevator; No. 2,
Ate elevator, 49, 046ac afoat. 4Ssc f. o. b.; No.
q December, nominal; January, 48048ac
closing at 483c; February. 49s 049sc, closing
at 49sc; May 5ls a 51sc, closing at Size
Oats-Moderately active. Receipts. 90, 900 bu;
exports, 100 bu mixed Western. 81 036c; white
Western, 81 042c.
Hay steady and in fair demand; shipping, so
@55c.
Hops quiet.
active and firm. Sales, So. $50 bags; December,
IL As IL Csc; January, IL 50012. 65c; February,
II SIS r. zoe; March, IL GO II zoe; April ~ 60 a
II Toe; May, 1865 Soc; June, IL 80 a IL. 85c;
July IL 10 0l2 90c Sugar steady; refined firm;
off A, 81; standard A, 55c graduated and cubes,
&C. Molasses dull. Rice steady.
Tallow steady at 4sc. Rosin dull at 97ac q
$105
Pork steady but very quiet old mess, $40. 750
IL; new mess. sl1500 IL 70. Cut meats firm;
rib bellies, 81 06sc picked hams, 9094c. Lard
unsettled. closing a shade better: trade moder
ate; sales, Western steam, spot 6.40c; to arrive,
63lkc; December, nominal; January, 6.340
42c; February 6 40 06. sic; March, g. So 06. 5Sc;
April, 63c; May, 6.67 06 Tic; city steam, 25c.
Butter firm and in fair demand; Western, 100
29c; Elgin creamery, 30031c. Cheese firm;
Western fat. 11012ac. Eggs firm and liz fair
request; receipts, l,60l packages; Western. 240
263c lined, 17018c.
Copper steady; lake. 11sc. Lead firm. Other
articles unchanged.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9-The wheat market was
fat and dull during most of the regular session.
with q downward tendency to values, but
awakened into life and activity later in the day.
together with higher prices. The opening price
for May delivery was SAFE. after which the mar
ket rallied to 85sc but fell off again under free
offerings TO SAFE. then picked up again to 85sc
on encouraging foreign advices and renewed To-
cal and outside buying The advance continued
at the afternoon session, May delivery touching
8o4c. and closing within &c of outside price
The exports continue to be moderate in volume,
with rumors that the movement in the North
west was increasing somewhat Corn was quiet
and easy during most of the session, owing to
larger receipts than had been estimated, and an
ticipated larger arrivals tomorrow. The feeling
became stronger toward the close, in sympathy
with wheat and finished &c higher than yester-
day. Oats exhibited very little life, and ruled
a shade lower, but closed for the day fraction
higher for May delivery than yesterday. Pro-
visions were easy early in the session, but grew
stronger and closed at the top figures of the day
in the latest trading. Mess pork showed an ad-
vance of 20 cents per barrel over last nights fig
ures. Flour was dull and unchanged. The lead
ing futures ranged as follows: