The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-17
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce at the
Two Great Business Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Business Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Flour-R Receipts, 20, 719
brls; exports, 14.324 brls, and 40 283 sacks. The
market firm and active mainly for home use;
sales, %, SEQ brls common to good extra Ohio 80
$3.50; to choice extra st. Louis $4,000
$40
Wheat-Receipts, 1880 bu; exports. 81 ,9s2 bu.
spot firm. Options opened firm and 140ssc higher;
later lost Improvement, subsequently advanced 140
lac and closed firm sales, 5,672 600 bu futures 49,
600 bu spot; No. 2 spring, 9oiac; No. 8
spring, 671ac; ungraded red, $4,000; No,
90l3c o. b., 81 SIC afoat No red 92c; No. white,
S9c No. red, December, 1880, closing at 895sc;
January. S95s19014c closing at 9O1sc: February
9Iss091 7sc closing at 81 SIC; March, 927s093ssc,
96ssc
Corn-Spota shade better but quiet; options opened
trs better, later declined a 3sc, closing steadier
receipts, 56,65O bu; exports, 33.764 bu; sales of
$50, 600 bu futures and 80 600 bu spot; ungraded
4a6614ssc' No 8 46e elevator 46asc atioat; No;
cember nominal at 47l0c; January. 48048ssc, clos
ing at 4sl4c, February, 49ss0495sc, closing at
49ssc May, 5IR052c, closing at Slice.
mixed Western 35036Ioc; white Western, 37042c.
hay steady and in fair demand
Coffee-Far Rio steady. at 1414014ssc options
active and higher, sales of 1872 $50 bags December
1920, January IL 800 l245c; February. 1920
OF. 5Oci March, II. 30O12.60c April, IL. $50
1900; May 12.40D12, 70c June 10. 45O12. Use;
July 12.50O1275c: September, 12.70012. Soc
Sugar dull and nomina refined dull Molesses steady
Rice steady.
Tallow steady. Rosin dull
Eggs firm and in fair demand; receipts 925 pack
ages; Western, 23la027c.
Fork hriner and fairly active; sales, 300 brls
mess on private terms, $12012. so for oneyear.od.
Cut meats frmer; picked bellies. 64063sc;
picked shoulders, SC; picked hams, 90914c. Lard
higher and active Western steam, spot 657 l2c; De-
celnber, csc; January, 6.55 &C. 6c February
6.6106. 65c March g. 1906. IS; April, $40 g soc;
May 6. $500. SOC; city steam, $3.50.
Butter frmer and in fair demand; Western, l20
29c, Elgin creamery, Sic. Cheese quiet and firm;
Western fat, 1ID12lec.
Copper steady lake, II Sc Lead quiet.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16-There was fair amount of
trading In wheat, and the feeling developed again
unsettled The opening stronger, with prices lec
higher May starting at Size, and advancing quickly
on the New York stock market. When the decline in
stocks again began and the New York money market
was reported stringent the tone became heavier
and May dropped off to 843c, rallied to 50 6sc sold
off TO 90 1sc and closed for the day at 3Sc. The
feeling was steady at the close. The corn market
ruled very quiet and steady very few features of in
terest being developed. The receipts smaller
than anticipated and the shipping demand fair for
the lower grades. Oats displayed very little life
latest figures. Provisions again active, strong
and higher Mess pork opened at 10O20c higher per
barrel, rallied 12l9015c additional receded Is 02Oc
and closed steady. Lard advanced 712O DC per 100
lbs: Short ribs advanced 507i2c but receded again
and closed quiet