The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-08


No. Q spring nominal, SIC; ungraded red, $50;
No. i white nominal Csc; No. 2 red, March.
"a! 952c, closing at 95ac: April 94s 095kc, clos
ing at $780, May, 95s 096 15-16c, closing at 96sc:
June. 96s 973c, closing at 97ac; July, 96s 97sc.
closing at 97sc; August 96t097sc closing at
97sc.
Corn--Spot moderately active; receipts 299,
400 bu; exports, 103, 10 bu; Sales 900 bu
futures. 233 900 bu spot; ungraded, AZ 0491c;
rejected, 45sc; No. 3. 47s 047sc steamer, 474
SOC; steamer yellow. 47a a 47sc; No. March. 49s
assoc; April, 494 a 49sc; May, 49, 048sc; June.
4sac; steamer, March, 474047sc; April, 47ac;
May, 46ac
mixed Western, 36039ac; white Western. 80
0454c
Hay steady and demand fair
Hops quiet and unchanged.
Cofee-Spot fair Rio frmer at 8sc; options
higher and active; No. Rio. spot, 7c; sales
May, &c; June G. 95 a 7-05c; July. lose; August
September and October 1901 loo; December
and January, 7150720 Sugar dull and nomi
nall fair to good refining 1908 316; refined
dull. granulated 65c. Molasses quiet. Rice
steady.
Petroleum firm; United closed at 79ac. Tai
low more active at 4ac. Turpentine steady at
50a051c.
Eggs lower and heavy; receipts. 5,ss5 pack
ages; Western. 14sc.
Pork steady and moderately active; old mess,
$1001005 Beef steady. Cut meats firm; picked
bellies STE Lard fairly active; sales Western
steam, spot 635 06.373c; April, 6.3406 &c.,
May. 6.38 q g. 40c; June, A a 6 Acc; July, 651 o
csc; August, 6.5706 5Sc: city steam, Zoe.
Butter quiet and weak; Western, 10000; Ell
gin creamery, 32033c. Cheese quiet.
Copper dull Lead easy; common, &c.
CHICAGO, March 6-There was good buying
of wheat, in quiet way, throughout the entire
session to-day. and while there was no special
activity or excitement, considerable property
was absorbed The feeling was stronger in con-
sequence Foreign advices quoted firm markets,
New York was higher. and the export clearings
from the seaboard were larger. The free pur-
chases of -four for export. together with rumors
of large buying in some of the neighbor
hood markets to-day, also had strengthening
effect. May delivery 1uctuat ted between 85c and
$3.50. and closed at IS 9-16c. There was an
active speculation in corn, and the market ruled
firm, closing shade higher. Oats ruled firm in
sympathy, also closing higher Trading was
moderately active in mess pork, but as the offer
ings were lightprices advanced 50l0c, and closed
steady.
Flour firm at former prices. The export de-
mand was good, and additional sales of 10000
sacks were made.
Wheat fuctuated within a range of &c, closing
&c higher than yesterday The sales ranged:
March, S0s @ SOsc, closing at SO4c; May 50 500,
closing at So 9-l6c; June, 86a OSLO, closing at
size.
Corn moderately active and firmer, prices adj
vancing &c and closing sc higher than yester
day; cash, 37a 038c; March, 37ac; May, 40s0
40sc, closing at 404c
Oats quiet but firm; cash. 2e3c; March, 2ec;
May, 322 q 32sc; closing at 32ac Rye quiet; No.
2, SOC. Barley dull; No. 2, Zoe.
Flaxseed steady; No. !, $L0S3.
Mess pork quiet, frmer. and 5010c higher;
cash. $40 35 010 37a; April, $40. 37k 0l0 40 May,
5000 1850, closing at $l0.45 a Az; June.
$1,000 SO, closing at $l052a q 1885 Lard
fairly active and frmer; cash, 6.05c; May,
60506. 12sc, closing at g. 1906 12ac; June, 612a
06.I7as, closing at 6. Is 06 17ac. Boxed meats
steady; dry-salted shoulders 3.9004c; short-rib
sides, 537a 40c; shortcear sides, sos IS. Zoe.
Whisky steady at $1.16.
Sugar unchanged.
Butter ruled shade lower; creamery, &c 31c;
dairy, 16024c. Eggs, 124 01Nc
Receipts-Flour, 1000 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu;
corn, l8l 900 bu; oats, 10000 bu; rye, 1000 bu;
barley, $1,000 bu Shipments-Flour, 5000 brls;
wheat, IA 600 Blu; corn, 10000 Blu; oats, 1000
bu; rye, 5000 Blu; barley, $4,000 bu.