The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-24

Yesterd sy's Quotations on Produce nc the
Two Great Business Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23--Flour-Receipts, Is,
069 brls; exports, 1850 brls and 10, 708 sacks.
The market was strong and, in some cases, O
shade higher. Sales. 22oOo brls. superhne
Western and State, $3.50 03 %; common to
good extra Western and State. 81 80 S3 40; good
to choice extra Western and State, 50. so as 10;
common to choice white wheat Western extra,
81. 6094 rs; fancy white wheat Western extra,
81. so al 10; patent Minnesota. extra good to
prime; $4.50a475; choice to best extra "a so
0525
Wheat-Receipts, LOG, $50 bu; exports. 36, o2S
bu; spot lots about lie and options a &c higher,
closing firm at near the best rates. Export trad
ing moderately active; speculation quite brisk.
Sales, 7,1200 600 bu futures, 342 900 bu spot; No.
Milwaukee, 903c; No. hard. "a 094ac store;
ungraded red, S24 a. 9c; No. 3 red, 88ac; No.
red, 900904c elevator. 904 a 903c f. O. b.; No. l
red, 93c; No. white, 89G893c; extra red, 913c;
No. red. December, 90tc, closing at cole; JAN
nary, So 11-l6 09osc, closing at 90ac; February,
9la 924c, closing at 92sc: March. SO 49,, clos
ing at 93ac; April. 94s al 51c, closing at 95ac;
May. $50 97c, closing at 96ac; August, 9S 1870,
closing at 984c.
Corn-Cash lots steady and quiet; options
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decline recovered; speculation was slow; receipts,
46, 200 bu; exports &c 091 bu; sales, 248. 00U bu
futures and 104, 600 bu spot; ungraded, 46047sc;
No. 3, A 046c for new in elevator, 46ac for old
in elevator; steamer. 46s 947c in elevator; No.
2, 47sc in elevator, 484c afoat; No. 2, December
nominal; January, 47ac, closing at 473c; Febru-
airy. 4Ss a. 8sc, closing al 1885, May, 5la 051sc,
closing at 5l4c
Oats / q &c higher and fairly active Receipts,
AZ, 700 bu; exports, 451 blu; sales. 220 900 bu
hv1 v,ofv m,
BIC; white Western, 37041c.
Hay steady and fairly active.
Hops quiet and unchanged.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio nominal. Options lower
and D. less active sales, $500 bags; December,
IL 90 25c; January, IL l0012 15c: February,
IL 10 q IL. l5c; March, 1906 @ IL Zoe; April IL 10
012. Zoe; May, IL 100 II 25c June II 20 a IL 30c;
July. II 25012 30c; August. 1225012 SOC.
Sugar dull and weak; refined dull; cut-loaf and
crushed. &c; powdered, 5s06!c. Molasses
steady; extra heavy black strap, lie
Tallow firm Rosin steady.
Eggs quiet and firm; receipts, 1,566 packages;
Western, "a pic.
Pork active and easier; mess quoted at $l1. IS
012 25. Cut meats easier; picked bellies 64c.
Lard shade lower; Western steam spot quoted
at G. 523 06 55c; December. SIC; January, so
0653c; February. SCI 06 &c; March, $500
6. Tic; April, s. 78c; May. 6 SIC.
Butter quiet and firm. Cheese quiet
Copper dull Lead steady. Tinquiet. Other
articles unchanged.
CHICAGO. Dec %. The wheat market was
quiet and strong throughout to-day, though trad
ing at times was a moderately liberal scale.
The starting price for May delivery was S4sc, or
&c higher than last nights closing figures; ad-
vanced BIC. fell off &c, but rallied on good buy
ing and free covering by shorts to S5kc; fell off
slightly, rallied to $50 85ac. and closed for the
day at 65a a S5ac The advance was attributed
in part, to the decline in cousols and the good ex-
port buying, owing to greatly reduced socks
abroad Corn was rather quiet but steady, and
closed shade frmer, without developing any
special feature of interest Oats were dull and
firm. The receipts of livehogs were larger. and
it had weakening effect on provisions. Mess
pork opened dull, and 50 10c lower, and declined
100 2ac additional, rallied n 10c, and closed
steady. Lard ruled 2l05c lower. Short ribs
were considerably weaker, and declined 10 15c
The leading futures ranged rs follows