The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-21

low firm; sales at 3Sc. Rosin steady at 81 OBJ q
L07s. Turpentine dull at 33c.
Eggs higher and arm; receipts, Q. 2o2 packages;
Western, 124 a 12so-
sales of nickled hams at 101c; middles dull; long
clear, &c. Lard lower and heavy; Western
steam, spot 615c choice 6 17lc; May, 6.120
g. l4c June, GA lac. 15e; July 20 &C 2lc; August,
2S a 29c; September. 6.35 06 36c; October,
&. 40 06. 44c; city steam. &C.
Butter dull and heavy Western, 10017c;
Elgin creamery, 160 Cheese steady and
quiet.
Copper firm at IL 011sc Lead steady at 4. 20
4 75c.
CHICAGO, May 20-The wheat market de-
veloped strength early In the session, and closed
In the afternoon II a l4c higher than yesterday.
The starting price for June was tote. precisely
where it left off yesterday, and rose steadily to
Tote, broke off to 1870, rallied again. and closed
on the regular board at 76sc. In the afternoon
June rose to 764c, and closed at rs 7-16c. The
crop reports were more unfavorable, and cables
quoted firmer. Vessel room was taken here for
1880, 900 bushels and seven boat-loads at New
York, which materially assisted in giving the
market better tone. The amount of wheat on
ocean passage increased 1,280, 900 bushels during
the week. Corn ruled steady and firm. with a
fair amount of trading, and closed for the day
shade higher. Oats were neglected. and showed
no change in prices Provisions ruled weak,
and mess pork closed at the lowest figure in
many weeks
Flour steadier; Southern winter wheat -four,
81 250475; Wisconsin, $404 40; Michigan, 81. %
az 90; soft spring wheat, So 65 "a 10; Minnesota
bakers, So. 1904 patent. 81 1904 so; low grades,
$203: rye ieur, So 80 $3.50.
Wheat fairly active and stronger, closing %
1}c higher yesterday The sales ranged: May.
TAI a 75ec, closing at 75se; June, 754 76ac, clos
ing at 76sc; July. 76s a 78c closing at II 1116c;
No spring. TAG 754c, closing at 75s q 754c; No.
spring, 66c.
Corn steadier, &c higher; cash. 35a 086c; May,
S54 a 355c, closing at $3.50: June. 1863 036 9-16c,
closing at 365c July, 37a37 5-l6e, closing at
81 3-l6c.
Oats-Trading light at unchanged prices; cash,
29c; May. 2Sac; June, 2S4 @2ssc. closing at 2Ssc;
July, '27sc.
Rye dull; No. 2, 59a soc Barley dull; No. 2.
55e.
Flaxseed steady; No. l. 81 05t CLOG
Mess pork opened weak, declined 10012ac,
rallied "a 7ac, broke off again. and closed at in
side prices; cash, So so 3d. jane, So 474 594,
closing at So. Az $50; July So 57k a 0a674,
closing at So 574 a CO. Lardeasier and 0O1 q. O5c
lower; cash, 5000 924c; June, 5.9005 92ac,
closing at s. Doc; July, 5.95 q 5.97ac. Short-rib
sides steady; cash, 5.273 Doe. Boxed meats
steady; dry sailed shoulders 10 04 25c; short
clear sides, 8 7505.80c.
Whisky steady at $l.14
Sugar quiet; cutloaf. 7s07ac; granulated, &C.,
standard A, &c.
Butter dull and easy; creamery, 14@16ac
dairy. loa q l4c. Eggs &C.
On the afternoon board wheat was stronger;
June, 70 7-16c Corn and oats were unchanged.
Pork was firm; June, So so Lard was unchanged.
Rscepts-Flour Ia, 600 brls; wheat, 5000 bu;
corn. o. 600 bu; oats, 1890 bu; rye, 1000 hu;
barley, 5000 bu. Shipments-Flour 5000 brls;
wheat. $4,000 bu corn, 271, 900 bu: oats, 1885,,
QUO bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley, 1000 Blu.