The Indianapolis journal., 1886-02-15

duh; options opened e better, later declined
40}c. and rallied to the best prices, leaving off
firm. Sales, 1853 900 bu futures, 12,0 600 bu spot
No. 2 spring. sale; ungraded, 89a9 93ae; No 2
red 9I4c in store; No ! white, 95Ac ungraded
white, 93c; No 2 red. March. Oh 09lic closing
at 91Ac; April. 92s a 925c, closing at 92ic; May,
93a a 94ic, closing at 94sc June. 94a 95sc. clos
ing at 95sc; July, 95s a 95sc. closing at 95sc;
August, 95sc.
Corn-Spot. lower and less active; options,
higher and closing firm Receipts 100000 bu;
exports, 800 bu sales 1,048 600 bu futures, 168,-
No. g.. 620474c steamer. 4ss 049lc elevator,
49, q 49sc February, 4S0484c March, 474c May;
No. 8, nominal; steamer white, 494c: No. red,
February, 53s al 54c, closing at $3.50; March,
5os 05Oac. closing at 50ac; April, 49, 05Oc May,
49, 049c
Oats lower: receipts, 50, $50 bu; exports, none:
mixed Western, 81 a 39ac; white Western, 10 case.
Hay steady and fair demand
Cofee-Spot fair Rio quiet and steady: op-
tions quiet and steady; sales IL 900 bags; March,
changed. Sugar irmer and quiet; fair to good
refining, So a 54c refined steady; granulated 6ac.
Moasses quiet and steady.
Petroleum quiet United closed at 76sc Tallow
dull and nominal. Turpentine frmer at Az a 42c.
Eggs quiet and steady; receipts. 6l2 packages;
Western 22ac.
Pork quiet mess, s1050011. Lard a shade
lower and dali; Western steam, spot at 637dc;
March, 6.3506 &c., April, 643 SAC; May, g. so
06.5lc; June, 6.5706.58c; city steam, $3.50
630c.
Butter quiet and firm; Western, 12035c; Ell
gin creamery, 36c. Cheese quiet and weak.
CHICAGO, Feb 13.-To-day's session on
Change was the most spiritless witnessed in
many months. The fuctuation in the price of
wheat was exactly three-eighths of cent. the
May option ranging between SAC and $780, with
only a very few sales at either extreme. The
cables gave no encouragement to the
bulls while the possibilities Of the
extending their lines. Estimates as to
the decrease in the visible supply varied from
one half to ], 900 600 bushels. During the entire
week prices of May fuctuated within range of
1ac, selling at 844 085sc, and closing to-day at
corn was not SO a. active as yesterday Values
ruled firm throughout, closing a shade higher
than yesterday. Oats remained frm and also
closed fractionally higher. Mess pork opened
firm at $11 40 for May, but dropped off l2.c clos
shade easier.
Flour steady and unchanged.
Wheat ruled quiet and steady Sales ranged:
February, 79a 1890, closing at 79ac; March, 79a
.0so4e, closing at 79a Soc; May. s4s 0s5sc, clos
ing at SIS 116c; June, s6a a s6ac closing at s6sc;
No. spring. 79a a e2c; No 8 spring, 71ac
Corn frmer, and also &c higher; cash. 37s0
384c; February, 37037ac, closing at 37Sc: March,
37037sc, closing at 3744c; May, 40 1116a4Q l5f6c.
closing at 40ac.
Oats firm aaaTi good demand; cash, 3oc; Feb
ruary and March, 29z 029sc. closing at 29ac;
May, 324 032Ec, closing at 32ac. Rye quiet; No.
2, Soc. Barley dull; No. 2, 60c.
Flaxseed steady; No. l, ST. l2aa
Mess pork quiet and 10@12lc lower: cash,
$1L 100l1.15; February and March, Sl1.10@
lila, closinelat $11. 100 H. 12a; May, $l127A0
IL 424, closing at $1127a oil. 80 Lard steady;
cash. 6l2lc: February, and March. 6. 1896 12ic;
May. 6.2006 25c, closing at 6 6200622sc. Boxed
meats steady; dry-salted shoulders, 3.9504c;
short-rib sides, 55005.55c; short-clear sides,
$50 ass 85c.
Whisky steady at 81 16
Sugars unchanged.
Butter unchanged; creamery, 26032c; dairy,
4020c. Eggs 20020ac