The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-31
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.--Flour-Receipts, 81
2S2 brs; exports, 10, GAO brls and 1879 sacks.
Market decidedly more active and stronger;
sales, 38. 900 brls; common to choice white wheat
Western extra, $4S005; fancy white wheat
Western extra, Sc. 10 8. 80; common to good ex-
ira Ohio, So 10 a .. 25; common to choice extra
ST. Louis. S 1005.35; patent Minnesota, extra
good to prime, 81 70 05; choice to double extra.
S.. l0053 50.
W~heat-Receipts, 112. 200 bu; exports. none;
cash lots about lc higher and fairly active; options
opened steady, then declined a tri6e, later ruled
stronger and advanced 1013c, closing at about
the best rates; speculation fairly active; sales.
5. 496, 600 bu futures and 402, 900 bu epot; old
No. 2 Milwaukee, SOC, store; ungraded red, 500
945c; No. 2 red. 90h 090ac; No. 2 red. 90 92sc,
in elevator, 934 a 943c aioat, 9l3 093c f. o. b.;
No. / red, 954 095@c. No. / white. 92092ac; ex-
ira red, 931c; No. 2 red, January, 9l4 092ac,
closing at csc; February, 92E a 94ac, closing at
944c; Marcn, 9433 95Sc. closing st 954c; April.
965 097ac, closing at 974c; May, 81 5-l6G989c,
closing at oslo; June, 989 0994c, closing at 99tc;
August, 992 0$l. 00k. closing at 81. 00a; September.
81 0O9 1.0l1, closing at 81. ola; December (l8S7).
BLOB l. O455, closing at $l.04ss.
Corn-Spot lots steady but quiet; options 10
&c higher, closing firm. Receipts, $3.50 bu; ex-
pOrbS, lO,OI9 Uu, SAl06. 4UU,UVU Du lubuT0S dUu
lis, 900 bu spot; ungraded, 4704S4c; No. 8, 1910
afoat; steamer, 49, a 46lc elevator; No. 2, 474 q
47sc elevator, 499 D49sc ahoat; No. 2 December
nominal; January, 47s04S4c, closing at 484c:
February, 40 049sc, closing al 49sc; May, 52@
525c. closing at 52aac.
Oats ! a 4c higher; receipts, 1902 bu; exports,
259 bu; mixed Western, 36037c; white Western,
$50 42c.
Hay steady and in moderate inquiry.
Hops quiet.
Cofee-Fair Rio firm al l4sc. Options
higher and fairly active. Sales. S., $50 bags;
January. II. 970l3c; February, l2. 20 II. 90c;
March, II 70012. 9oc: April, IL. IS q u. 96c; May.
II. IS Il. 95c; June, 2850 IL 95c; July, IL 9O0
II 95c. Sugar steady; refined, quiet. Molasses
dull and nominal Rice steady.
Tallow steady. Rosin quiet.
Eggs firm and in fair demand; receipts $40
packages; Western, 80 a 33c.
Pork firm and more active; mess, $12 %
II. 70; city family mess, SIP. %. Lard active and
higher; Western steam, spot. 6.75 06. 7Sc; Janu-
airy, G. 20 06. Soc; February. 6.8106 89c; March,
6 9O0697c; April, 69807.07c; May, 7.0907 I. l5c;
city steam. 6. soc.
Butter fra and quiet; Western, 1202Sc; Ell
gin creamery, BE. Cheese quiet; Western fat,
l1012dc.
Copper steady. Lead firm.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-The wheat market ruled
easy early in the session, to-day, but recovered
its tone toward the close, and finished 1c higher
than yesterday. The starting price for May
delivery was See, but under moderately free
offerings dropped off to s5sc. suddenly turned
strong and advanced to 66ac, and closed at 86kc;
but on the curb" in the afternoon, unofficial
sales at SIC were reported. The report was
circulated that the movement in Dakota would
be much smaller in the near future. Large ex-
port purchases were reported at the seaboard,
and large buying orders came on Che board from
New York, all Of which had a marked influence
in sustaining and advancing values. Corn ruled
steady, without any marked changes in prices.
Receipts continue to be moderately large, with a
fair shipping inquiry for the lower grades. Oats
were quiet and firm. Provisions again ruled
active and strong. The receipts of live hogs
continue to be small, while reports from the
interior indicate light arrivals. Mess pork ad-
vanced 30 300 per barrel and closed firm. Lard
advanced 73010c per 100 pounds, and closed
steady. Short ribs advanced l00121c. The
leading futures ranged as follows: