The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-16

81 5sc; middles duh; long clear, SIC Lard
lover oE and md more active; Western steam spot,
g. 30c;- June, 632 06. 36c; July. e3S06 4oc;
August, a. 6.5oc; September. $50 0e.56c; city
steam. G. 25c.
Butter steady, demand fair; Western. 1oo3lc;
Elgin creamery. 33c.
Cheese firm and in fair INQUIRY.
CHICAGO, March 15-Improved cables made
the wheat crowd feel very publish Immediately
after the opening to-day, and May started at
86tc, touched 86e, and struck bottom at 851 q
S5sc. The decline was rapid and steady. Pork
was to blame for the downward start in wheat.
but after that it did not need this dragging in
fuence. Lester Eldredge and Everingham tried
to stop the break, but Intellectually Wall street
was . big seller until about noon. A change in
the visible situation also helped the weakness.
The decrease WAS reduced to as low as 300,0 600
bushels. Many put 1t at 350, 600. From bottom
prices wheat improved toto, and at
o. O'clock .u,.. closed sss3,, quiet At decline
The provision market all day was particularly
active, and dragged everything else down with
it. The opening was steady, but it remained so
only moment and thereafter ruled decidedly
weak. The drop aggregated 3oc per barrel on
pork. There was rumoP at one time during
the morning session that the Howe combination
was broken. and was unloading its enormous
holding, but this could not be traced to any reli
able source, and failed to receive much credence
no SSuSFdlty 6Ce0pt60 bu0ory Wa8 tu8t IL Was
being pounded by, or in the interest of, Armour,
who, on lower market would be enabled to
work down his average and once loaded up with
cheap pork, would 'bulp it for all there is in it.
About the only buyers to-day were the "bears, y
the chronic bears" Large quantities of country
ally well filled during the morning, though no
undue excitement prevailed. Later the market
recovered Sc, and at l o'clock closed easy.
Flour firm but rather dull
closing at sosc; April. sos 0s1ac. closing at Sic;
May, 854 864c, closing at 85a 85ac; June, 86s a
SITE, closing at $780, No red winter, SO a 894c;
No. spring, SO Oslo.
Corn-Market weaker and lower, but moder-
atey active. The sales ranged: March, $500
36sc; May, 39a 0404c, closing at 800 039sc;
June, 39s 040!c closing at $3.50.
Oats weaker; market dull. The sales ranged:
No. 2 white. 35a 036c; No. white, 30a 03 4c;
s2ae, closing at s2a Ss2ss. Rye-No. 2, 60 SSlc.
Barley-No 8, 480 sec.
F1axseed-No. l, $1114
Provisions-Mess pork sales ranged: March,
So 6o0995, closing at 80 70: May. SO. 70@10.o5,
$9s7s. Lard-March. $50 05 s2lc closing At
5. 92sc; May, IS 021c, closing at s. 97ac June,
600 06 074c closing at 600c Boxed meats
Dry alted shoulders, 39o0400c; long-clear
sides 52095 Csc; short-clear sides, $50 q s. 55c;
short-rib sides, 5.1005 12!c.
Whiskey steady at $114.
Sugar unchanged
Butter Creamery, good to fancy extra, 2O0
31c; dairy, i2022c. Eggs, IL 0l3c
Receipts-Flouy, $4,000 brls wheat $50, 900
bu; corn, lie, 600 bu; OATS 124. 600 bu; rye 1000
bu; barley. $4,000 bu. Shipments-Fiour, 10000
brls wheat, 81 900 bu corn, IS, 900 bu; oats, t.
600 bu; rye, 10000 bu; barley, 5000 bu
On the afternoon board wheat sold at 80ac
March, $50 May, s6ac June Corn was weak at
$3.50 March, $3.50 April. 39sc May, $3.50 June.
404c July. Oats were slightly easier at 2S4c
March, 31ie May, 32fc June Pork was easier
at $962A March, So IS April, So CT May, So 82s
June. Lard was steady &C 592ac March, g. O24c
April, 5.8ac May, 6023c June. Short ribs were
unchanged at 5l2ae March, 517ac May, 5223c
June.