The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-05
Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce at tho
Two Great Commercial Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Flour-Receipts, 27155
packages; exports, 6,s75 brls and 44,o39 sacks.
Market firm. Sales, 10000 brs; supsrhne, So 40
as; common to good extra Western and State $3.50
1885: good to choice do. $3.4o05; patent Mime
Sofa extra good to prime, S4.401465.
wheat-Receipts, 5000 Blu; exports, IL, 433 bu
sales 4456.Ooo Blu futures and 10000
bu spot Options ruled strong during
the entire session. advancing Lao Aac, closing
steady with reaction of lao lac. Speculation fairly
No. No. spring, nominal at sol4e: ungraded red s9ia
@91s4 Mo- red, s9aosoo elevator: 9lS9lh4o
ah9 ssd February o. a 20 ina ssae March SoS
9OAc closing at 9olsci April 81 is091 7sc closing
e2i9s924c. closing at e3iac July 81 A092c, clos:
ing at 81 asc december. 95sso95 CLEO. closing at
sales 4sO, 600 bu futures 10000 bu spot.
3. SsTas steamers So No 2 eiisc ee
sio. i At Soiae; March. eo5se closing Il eo7se:
April nominal, y iso, May. 6o7so61lso. closing at
Osts-Recsipts. $4,000 bu; exports. SIC bu; sales,
65. 600 bu futures and IS, 600 bu spot. shade
Western. 41S46c.
Hay steady but quiet
Cohee-spot fair Rio firm at 16l4c. Options i5 sc
Is points higher, and fairly active. Sales. 81 500
1900; June IL $50 g. SOC, July, 1915 Csc:
August. 11.900l2. l0ci September 11S00 II 9Oc;
October, 1l.7O01l.SO November. 1160 Soc;
December. 11.55 csc; January. Las. Sugar
dull and nominal; fair refining quoted at 47sc;
refined dul mold A. 7lsc; confectioners A, 6.940
7es graduated. TOT 7-16c. Moasses nominal;
5Oo, 22G22iac. Rice firm.
Tallow quiet and firm at 3-16054o. Rosin
steady.
Eggs quiet and weak; Western, 22022iac;
ceipts. ], sos packages.
Pork firm and fairly active; quoted at SIS 90
O15.5o, one year old. Cut meats steady but quiet.
Lard 305 points lower, dull and heavy. Western
March. Es7Ss Csc: May, SOS Ss. i2c; June quoted
Mt S.14c; July g. 10 0S.22c; city steam, 1890.
Butter unchanged and dull Cheese quiet, generally
steady; Western, liza 0l2o.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The grain markets started out
ytrong the report of the AustroGernan alliance.
Wheat the center oe interest and there fair
activity and some In the pit most of the
session. May wheat opened at SIC, and immediately
advanced 70 S23sc. Persistent selling by q leading
operator subsequently, broke 1t 10 S2isc which
hgure trading became quiet Nearly all of the big
purchasers of wheat, and after the heavy
selling mentioned ceased May advanced to
highest figure OF the session and closed at $3.50
Corn quiet and little of in teres developed in the
market Many os the regular traders in the
wheat pit Pricaa kept within '4c range and the
closing prices we.A the same yesterday. May
closing at 527sc. Oats also uninteresting and
May closed dub "a $50. Provisions quiet and
shade easier the close finding pork GAGE lard O5c and
short ribs .o2ia1 u5c lower. Arrivals of hogs were
fair and the market weaker. The big local
traders, with one or two exceptions. were not in
the market TO any extent One operator. however,
pounds of short ribs. After the large traders with
drew the market vas given over TO sealpers, who
t-aded lightly, and the market became stupid May
Nxk sold at $l4 4712 l4.65 and closed atSl4.o2a&