The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-17

EGGS quiet and unchanged; receipts 1850
packages; Western fresh, l14@11ac
Pork-Old mess, So 2509 90 Cut meats firm;
picked bellies. 90 05sc: pic,:led shoulders. &c;
picked hams, 10a a lie. Lard opened 305 points
lower. closing firm. with the decline recovered;
there was q fair business; Western steam, 6 Zoe;
July, % 06 &c; August, 633 a. BIC; Septem-
Der. 6. AZ a g. 47c; city steam, &c.
Butter quiet; Western, 100173c. Cheese
steady and demand fair
Lead firm; common, 47504 8oc. Other arti-
cles unchanged.
CHICAGO, June 1.-THE record in low prices
for wheat was broken again to-day. The price
for July wheat to-day declined to 725c, while
cash wheat was quoted at one time at Tic. within
l4c OF the lowest price current on the Chicago
market but once previous in twenty-five years
The reports of rain throughout the Northwest,
relieving many districts from impending
drought, had bearish effect upon the market,
and the cables failed to give any encouragement
to holders. Despite the low prices, no large
amounts of wheat appeared to come on the
market. The starting price of July was 73sc
from which it fell off quite steadily to 72sc and
rallied near the close to 72!c, on the report OF
considerable wheat being taken for export at
New York In the afternoon there was a rally
to 73c. closing "a shade easier in the latest
trading. Corn ruled weaker on improved crop
prospects, prices declining Sc, and closing &c
lower than yesterday. A dull and heavy feeling
pervaded the oats market causing further de-
cline of 0sc Provisions ruled easy early, and
shade lower, but rallied and closed steady.
Flour weaker; Southern winter wheat. g. 250
4.45; Wisconsin. SO. 70 "a %; Michigan. 81 "a 25;
soft spring wheat. $3500375; Minnesota bak-
ers So % o. 70; patents, $4 1904 rs; low grades,
81. 70 02 10; rye -four, So 80 $3.50.
Wheat active. weak and lower. The sales
ranged: June, 7107lsc, closing at 7lsc; July.
l23 73c. closing at 72ac; August, 7349 44c. clos
ing at 74sc; No. spring, 7l0713c, closing at7l4
07l3; No. 3. 81 a 64c.
Corn weaker closing at 4c lower The sales
ranged. Cash, 34sc; June, 81 0344c, closing at
34sc; July. 81 10 l6 035ac, closing at 80 3-l6c;
August 36 0363c; closing at 36 5l6c.
Oats dull and lower. The sales ranged: Cash,
27@274c; June, &c: July, q! 027sc; closing at
274c; August, 25s 026c, closing at 2ts Rye dull
No. 2, 55ac. Barley dull; No. 2, 5J053c.
Flaxseed steady; No. l. $1.0S3.
Mess pork opened weak and "a 05c lower raj
he'd "a 10c, receded q a DC, and closed steady;
cash. So 62a 1855; July, So 60 08 67a, closing at
So. 62k 03 %; August, $8,67a III, closing at
lower but rallied and closed firm cash, &c; July,
6.0506 l0c, closing at 607a 06 l0c; August,
612a 06 173c closing at g. 1896 17ac. Short-rib
sides steady; cash. $40 @5. 45c. Boxed meats
steady: dry-salted shoulders 4 s. a. 90c; short
clear sides, 8. 80 05. Soc.
Whisky steady at 81. ii.
Sugars unchanged
On the Produce Exchange butter ruled quiet;
creamery. 139 a Ice; dairy, 81 ole. Eggs steady
at 10 l0ac
On the afternoon board wheat was frmer;
July. II l5-16c. Corn was steady; July, 80 5-l6c.
Oats We're firm; July, 27ac. Pork was steady;
July, So 90. Lard was firm July, g 10c.
Receipts-Flour, 13, 600 brs; wheat, 81, 900 blu;
corn, 43S, 900 bu; oats. 200 bu; rye, 1000 blu:
barley. 1000 bu. Shipments 5000
brls; wheat, 22, 900 blu; corn. 177000 bu; oats,
10000 Blu; rye, 1000 blu; barley, 5000 bu