The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-17
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia. Balti
more. Cincfnnati and Other Points

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16-Flour-The market was
steady and unchanged Wheat active and higher
The improved condition of affairs in Wall Street and
better cable advices induced strong firm feeling
early in the session and advance of ec record
ed later the market eassd off i40ssc but rallied
yesterday; No. 2 red cash, 797s08O4c; December,
SO1sc January. 80l9081c, closing at SIC asked;
February 82ss0s2sc bid, closing at s2ac bid; May,
and firm closing leo l4c higher than yesterday; No.
mixed, cash, 35lae; January, 357s536c closing at
May, 397s04Oc, closing at 4Oc. Oats very dull but
firm and lec higher; No. 2 mixed, cash. 1850 9loc;
January, 2siac bids February. 29lac; May 81 lec.
but firm; refined and Missouri, 4.O7l2c; chemical hard
offered at 4 lOc. Hay quiet and easy at yesterdays
decline Butter steady creamery, "a 027c; dairy Is
Bran weak at CSC. Corn-meal steady at S1.95.
Whisky firm at $1.13. Wool easy but unchanged.
Provisions fairly active and strong Pork higher at
$11.75. Lard firm at 6.1Oa615c. Bulk meats
strong Loose lots-Long clear, 5.70c short ribs,
D. Soc short clear. $3.50. Boxed lots-Long clear
5.62lac short ribs, $500; short clear, 59O06c.
short clear 7c. Hams easy at 9l2011loc. On the
afternoon board wheat was easy and lsc lower Corn
Receipts-Flour 1000 brls; wheat Is 900 bu; corn.
Al 900 bu oats II 600 bu; rye none: barley 1000
bu. Shpments-Flour, 5000 brls: w heat. 1000
bu, corn, 1000 bu; oats, 1000 bu; rye 1000 bu;
barley, 1000 bu
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 16.-Flour firm. Wheat
opened firm but closed steady; No. 2 red. December
8S0s8l2c; January. 8s5s08s7sc February, go
9014c; March, OH sc. Corn steady with fair
export demand; old No. mixed. track Ate; new
steamer No mixed, track, Acc: new No. 2
mixed, track and in grain depot, 47c No. mixed.
December 457e 646i4c; January, 46L 046Ioc; Feb
ruary, 47l4047i0c; March, 47l9 04S14c. Oats firm
but ouiet No mixed, 35 s4ci ungraded white. Sea
SIC; No, white, s6lac; No. white. 37lac; No. Q
white, December 37037l4c; January, 3703714c
February, 1878 037sle; March, 37& 03814c. Eggs
quiet but steady; Western fresh 27O2Sc. Receipts
Flour, 4,7oo bbls; wheat, 500 bu; corn. %
900 bu; oats, z, 400 bu Shipments-Wheat l, 600
bu; corn LOO bu; oats 5000 bu.
BALTIMORE. Dec. TO- heat-Western frmer;
S9c; February. 900904c. Corn-Western steady:
mixed. spot, 46046l9c; January. 46 04614c Febru-
airy, Ate bid; March, Acc bid; steamer, AL 0443c.
Oats steady and fairly active; Western white, $50
40c; mixed, 35036c. Provisions quiet and steady.
Eggs higher at 30031c Coffee lower and democrat
Other articles unchanged Receipts-Flour. IA, 245
brls; wheat, 90, 500 bu; corn, So 100 bu; oats q :
500 bu; rye, 100 bu. Shirnents-Flour $50
brls; wheat, 81 600 bu, corn 81 200 bu.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 16.-Flour barely steady
Wheat dull; No. red SOC; receipts l. 400 bu ship
ments. 1880 bu. Corn stronger No 2 mixed
3Sl4D3Sl 2c Oats steady; No. mixed, 30la 0303tc.
Rive steady; No q 60c. Pork nominal at $II.75.
Lard stronger at 6.20c. Bulk meats and bacon firm
and unchanged: Whisky steady; sales, 735 brls fin
ished goods on basis of S1.13. Butter easy. Sugar
steady. Eggs frmer t2lc. Cheese firm.
DETROIT Dec. 49, Wheat-No. 1 white, cash,
e0e cash Michigan red, 8Ic No. red, cash and De-
May 8Sl4c Corn 39c. Oats-No. 2. 9i9c; No.
white. 32l4c. Clover-seed-Cash, 81 81 q, January,
$4,000. Recepts-Wheat, "a 600 bu; corn, "a
500 bu; oats, 2 800 bu.
LOUISVILLE. Dec 16-Crain firm. Wheat-No
2 long berry, soc; No. red, zoe, Corn-No. 2