The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-16

points up. others unchanged to 5 points down;
closed steady at 45 a 60 points up; firm cables;
moderately active; sales, October, IA pc;
November, Is. so q Ia Acc; December lSo00
II 15c; January, 13.6 PA Zoe; February, 10 oS0
ii. 25c: March. I3 IS Ia. 30c; April. IL 40 ID 3Oc;
May, 13. 10 Ii. 3Oc; June. l3 10 6l4.2 July,
13. so a ii. 2Oc; September. 13 40 4l3 80; spot Rio
firm and more active. Sugar-ha" quiet, nom
inal; fair refining, 50; refined steady and tribe
better demand. Molssses Dominai; 100 hogheads
Barbados sold at Is a 2bc-part damaged. hice
in light demand and firm.
TalIow dull Rosir quiet
Eggs firm; Western. 22922sc. Receipts, 4.467
packages.
Pork dull and steady. Beef firm and wanted;
beef hams quiet; tierced beef frm Cut meats
steady and quiet Middles steady. Lard
easier on nearby, and about steady otherwise;
trading dull; Western steam, spot, 9.5Oc; city
steam. &c. Options, Gales. October. 9.20c: clos
ing at 9. DC bid: November, $50 as. slc. closing
at a80c; December. AS as 49c; closing at S.49c;
January, a4S0 as soc, closing at 8 49c, February,
s SIC; March. 8 Soc; April, S.5Sc; May, $500
S.6Oc, closing a. 6 $50.
Choice butter firm ANA In fair demand; West
ern dairy. l2016c; Western 1402oc;
Elgin, 25io26c. Cheese steady; quiet; Western,
90l04c.
CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-The wheat market to-day
ruled heavy and prices suffered a material DE-
cline all around. Tbs offerings. in the nrst
pace. were quite large, duu, uoSiUoS, oAAN'
iuences were of q bearIsh character. A proml.
uent local trader. who has figured on the bull.
side, was credited with being the principal
seller. At the same time, while the offerings
were large, there was but little demand TO meet
the offerings, and Q sharp break resulted. The
opening was / &c lower than Saturdays clos
ing, aud with small fluctuations declined ste
more. aud May 1sc more, then rallied Ito. nuct-
uated some, aud closed 30 lower for December
and 3ss lower for May than Saturday. The
weakness was Influenced some by the LIBERAL ro-
csipts at Minneapolis, and also Increased arriv-
ais at interior and winter-wheas markets The
corn market was moderately active but weaker,
and prices lower. The opening was unsettled
at about the same figures as Saturdays close,
broke s0lc for October and November, and 80
for May, rallied 46sc, but Weakened and de-
clined lsc, rallied &c, and closed quiet and easy
at inside prices. The feeling in the speculative
oats market was weak, and t0ac lower prices
Trading was somewhat limited in mess pork
and prices were irregular within a small range.
January met with most favor. There was no
particular pressure TO sell, and the inquiry
was light. Sales were made early at "a 90 ad-
vance. but receded again 20 625c, and closed
quiet Only fair busipess WAS transacted In
lard. Early the feeling was . tritie stronger,
and prices were slightly advanced Later there
WAS little inclination to sell. especially the near
deliveries, and prices receded 10 a .l23c. The
different deliveries showed steadiness and only
receded .02lc from outside figures reached. Very
little interest was manifested III the market for
short-rib sides, and there was barely Sufficient
trading to establish q market. Prices exhibited
no important changes The leading futures
ranged as follows: