The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-08

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Business Centers.

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NEW YORK, Dec -Flour-Receipts, 19,
944 brls; exports, 3l6 brlg, 1,150 sacks Less
active, but firm. Sales, 1900 brls; superhne,
81 30 03.l0 common to good extra Western and
State. g. 800335; good to choice extra Western
and State, $3.400510; common to choice white
wheat Western extra. $4600475; fancy white
wheat Western extra, 81 800515.
Wheat-Receipts, 12l. $50 bu exports $1,000
Blu. Cash lots moderately active, mainly for
home use; prices about steady, closing weak
Options opened steady later advanced 409c,
subsequently weakened and declined &c, closing
heavy Sales, 6.912. 900 bu futures; 239. 900 bu
spot; No. spring, 903c; No. hard, 94c f. O. b.
ungraded spring, 80 @ Sic; No. spring SIC; IN
graded red, SO q 93c; No. 8 red 88c: No. rsd
Sole elevators No. red, 92Ic; No white, &c.,
extra red, 9lkc; No. l Northern spring, 94c
nfoat: No red December. 88s 088se, closing at
98ac; January, 800 a. 90 slice, closing at $685.
February, 81 09lsc, closing at Ole; March, 92S0
este, closing at 92sc; April, nominal at 945c;
May. Dot a 96ac, closing at 95Ac; July 96s 097ac,
closing at s6sc,, August 9709Se, closing at 97c.
Corn-Cash lots, quies generally steady; op-
tons heavy at S0tc lower Speculation only
moderate. Receipts. 80, $50 bu; exports, It,,
972 bu; sales, COS, 900 bu futures, 9l0OO bu spot
unaraded. 463 04S4c; steamer. Ale; No. 2. 48c
elevator, 493c af1oat: No 2 white, SOC eleva-
Tor; No. 2 December, 4sc, closing at 4sc; Jan
uary, 484 a 400, closing at 1870; February, 49s a
soc. closing at 495e; May, 523 @52sc, closing at
52fc.
Oats-spos without change of Importance
Receipts. 70. 300 bu; exports, 57bu; sales 5000
bu futures, $4,000 bu spot; mixed Western,
90 03Tc; white do, 81 q 43c
Hay quiet and steady; shipping 50055c.
Hops unchanged and quiet.
Cofee-Spot fair Rio, 14c; options 1O915
points higher less doing; sales 26, $50 bags: De-
sember, l22Og12 25c; January 1925 II 3oe;
ssGSs s5 lsa Nay nhE? as 3HS A9f
Sugar Arm and Quiet; refined steady; g. 4t043c;
s s0w as PEA ss !sf snsss aaS 1,a
Rice firm.
Iallow steady. Rosip dull at 97ac o$lO5
Eggs stronger and liz better demand; receipts,
1892 packages; Western. 23t a 26sc.
Pork steady and more active; mess quoted at
80 rs IL for two-yearod, and GIL so oil. 70 for
oneyearold. Lard 405 points lower Western
uary, 6, 40 al &c., February, 657 ~ &c; March,
664367lc; May, 6.7906 83c; June, G. 92c, city
steam, g. 35c.
Cheese irmer, with moderate inquiry.
Copper quiet and weak; lake, liz a 12c. Other
articles unchanged
CHICAGO, Dec THE wheat market opened
this morning at last nights prices, and until IL
o'clock May delivery fuctuated between $50
oo5c, then rose on good buying to 667e ruled
steady for short time and then took a down
ward plunge, not staying its course until 85se
had been touched which was the closing figure
at o'clock. In the afternoon the 'bears" con
tinaed to hammer prices, and considerable
long property was unloaded. The price of
figures of last week. The feeling became quite
bearish toward the close Of trading, and
the market flushed at nearly inside
prices. Corn Vas held up firmly early
IN the session, May delivery touching
435c, but when the Weakness in wheat began to
assert itself the option declined to 434c, and
closed at that price bid. The receipts are only
moderate and the shipping demand continues
only moderate. Oats ruled quiet and easy de-
clinins fraction and closing at inside figures
Provisions ruled strong most of the session.
Nay pork advancing to $11.6 5, with considerable
trading at that figure. but fell off to $1140 in
apparent sympathy with the other markets, and
closed easy. Flour was quiet and unchanged
The leading futures ranged as follows: