The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-16
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.


Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Feb. I5-Flour-Receipts, 90
BIZ brls; exports, 1924 brls superfne and fine
scarce and held stronger otherwise the feeling is
dull and weak Sales, $4,000 brls; common to
good extra Western and State So 20036 5; good
to choice Western and State, $3.7o045O.
Wheat--Spot dull; options opened higher; fu-
lures ruled easy and closed firm on q reaction
Receipts, 20, 100 bu exports AZ, 997 blu; sales e.
O40, 600 bu futures. IL, 900 bu spot; No spring,
941c; No. 2 red. 924c a1oat; No white, 95c; I'M
graded white, 90 096c; No. red, March, 90s q
91sc. closing at Gle; April 90 a 93c, closing at
92sc; May. 934 94ac. closing at 93se; June, 9499
1855, closing at 94ac July, 94&c; August. 95c;
Dec. 99ac q $l00s closing at ST. o0sc.
Corn higher. closing firm; receipts. 390,60O bu;
600 bu spot; ungraded, 47050c; No. 9, 46s 047c;
steamer. 49, 05oc elevator. 49s 050c February,
IS 0483c March, No. 2, 53a 054c elevator; No. 9
white, soc; No 2 February, $50 055c. closing at
55c; March, 50a a Site, closing at sligo; April,
49f 85oc, closing at Soc May, 4S5 494c, closing
Receipts 90, $50 Blu; exports. Cpl bu;
mixed Western, 37a 042c; white Western, $50
Sc.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio dull at &c; options
ary 6 40c; March to May, 6 Coo Sugar dull and
nominal; refined, dull. Molasses duh and nomi-
nal Rice steady and quiet.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 79c Tallow
steady at Acc. Rosin dull. Turpentine firm at
dc
Eggs dull and weak; receipts, 1.s74 packages;
Western, 22922ac.
PORK dull; mess, $40 5o01I Cut meats firm
picked bellies, ST oslo; picked shoulders Acc;
picked hams, ssc. Lard lower and duh; sales
Western steam, spot, 6.36064 Sc; March, 6. 32
0635 April. Gal 06 43c; May, 6.4S06.50; July,
Gel az. 81; city steam, 6 328c.
Butter-Demand fair for choice grades; West
JS035c; Elgin creamery 50 036c.
Lead firm; common, 4.70c
CHICAGO, Feb. 15-Sellers were largely in
the majority in the wheat pit to day, and as a
consequence, the price of May delivery dropped
on during the session at one time to SAC. The
feeling was steady at the opening, and some of
the traders confidently looked for strong mar
ket owing to the cold weather and the expecta-
ton of large decrease in the visible supply.
"A fan of snow was reported from various sec.
tons Of the winter-wheat belt and later esti-
mates made the decrease in the visible supply
Dot to exceed half million bushels After MAY
had touched 854c several times. the price began
20 decline followed by little reaction near the
close of the regular board, and again in the
Afternoon, May advancing to safe, but finally,
in the latest trading, closing at SAGE. The re-.
eeipes were q little larger at primary points, and
there was reported TO be only slight export in
quirys Corn was fairly active, but ruled some
what easier closing q fraction lower than on
Saturday. Oats closed shade lower. Mess
pork was weak throughout closing 12ac lower
than Saturday.
Flour was quiet and unchanged
Wheat opened steady and shade higher. sold
81 izc, rallied trife, closing ac lower than on