The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-14
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Business Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3-Flour-Receipts, &c.
324 brls; exports. $3.50 brls, 1925 sacks; sales
1900 brls; common to choice white wheat
Western extra, $46O0475; fancy Western
extra, 81 8005. 10; common to good extra Ohio,
So 9o05. 10; patent Minnesota, extra good to
prime, $4500475
Wheat-Receipts, 49, 600 Blu: exports, 134, 0ea
bu; cash lots, ! 0ac lower and fairly active for
export; options opened frmer. later advanced a
trifie, afterward declined 30sc, closing with a
slight recovery; sales, 5,624,0 bu futures and
429, 600 bu spot No. 2 spring. 9osc; ungraded red,
IS 092!c; No red, 8S2c: No red. 90c in ele-
vator. 81 a 81 &c afioat, 9O09Osc f. o. b.; No.
red, 92lc No. l white. 8S1c; ungraded white. 90c;
No. red, December. nominal; January, 904 a.
ing at 92c; March. 93a a 1896, closing at 93sc;
April nominal; May, 96a a 97sc. closing at 96sc;
September 99sc al 81, closing at 99sc.
Corn lower, closing steady; receipts, 56 $50
Blu; exports, Ia, 592 bu sales, 1876 900 bu futures
$4,000 bu spot; uneraded, 4604Ss: No. 8, ACC
4Ss a 49sc afoat, 4S4c f. O. b.; No. 2 December
nominal, 47ac; January. 49, 04Ssc, closing at
48sc; February, 49s 049 916c, closing at 491c;
May, Sig 052c, closing at SIC
Oats quiet: receipts. AZ, $50 bu: exports, 1924
bu; mixed Western, 30 a 36Sc; white Western
81 042c.
Hay in moderate demand; shipping. 50055c.
Hops quiet.
CoFee.-Fair Rio firm at 14s 0l5c Options
active and higher; sales, 10000 bags; Decem-
Der, IL 80 q l3c; January, IL so q 10 05c; Febru-
ary IL 95 13 15c; March, ID O5 a 13 15c; April,
130 l3 20c May, Is. 100l33 Soc; June, 13 100
13 Doc; July, ID Is ala 25c. Sugar quiet and
steady; refined quiet; mold A, 10 1900: con-
fectioners' A, s. as 1850; standard A, 7-160
5sc; cut-oaf and crushed 81 06sc; cubes, 1916
06c. Molasses steady; SO test, 203c. Rice
steady
Tallow steady.
Eggs in fair request and firm; receipts, 1854
packages Western. 23027c.
Pork quiet but firm. Lard moderately active
Western ,a steam, spot, 6,421 6 45c; December
6.5l06.52c March, G. 5906.6l May. G. rs 06. 76c;
city steam, 6 25c
Butter quiet and frm Western, 029c: FL
Gin creamery 80 @31c Cheese steady and quiet;
Western fat, HOPPE.
Copper steady. Lead quiet.
CHICAGO, Dec. The wheat market was
spirtless to-day, with values generally easier.
The starting price for May delivery was Soc,
after which steady decline to 85ac set in, with
rather free offerings, followed by rally to SEC
on good buying, actuated by stronger private
cables and reported good export purchases
The report of the visible supply, showing fur
ther increase of 389, 900 bushels, caused the mar
ket to again weaken. May declining TO 85ac, with
possibly few sales a shade lower, and closing
at 85sc. The corn market was quiet and easier,
outside business being limited and tie trading
chiefly Local.. Prices declined s0ac and closed
&c under Saturday. Oats were dull and heavy
prices declining a &c, and closing at nearly in
side figures Speculative trading in provisions
was lighter than usual, and the feeling was
tame. Mess pork opened 5073c per barrel high
er, but shaded off and closed q 05c lower than
on Saturday. Lard and short ribs also ruled
easier The leading futures ranged as follows: