The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-18
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philedeiphis, Baltf
more, Cincinnati and other Points

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 17.-Flou dull and unchanged.
Wheat Cash strong and higher. Options-A firm
recoveries az other points turned prices upward and
the market held firm until late. then broke rapidly on
urgent selling and closed $50 Sc below yesterday: No.
LOS. Closing at S1.oss, Nav ST. .iaSi.fsS'
closing at 81. l2is. Corn higher and firm; No. =,
essa' Sss los; October: Ssg3saac; closing At se.se'
closing at 35ssc bid. Oats firm: No. 2, cash, 22asc;
November. 234e; May, 2S7so29c; October, 22c
steady and quiet; Iowa, 6O063c. Hay unchanged;
prairie, S6e9: timothy, S1l014. Bran, 67i ac.
Butter unchanged. Eggs firm; l6c for good stock
and scent supply. Corn-meal. 50. is. Whisky steady
at Sl.l4. Provisions quiet. Pork, $l5.25. Lard
Prime steam, nominal at 5.250S.371c. Drysa,ted
meats-ShOulders 9 25c; longs and ribs, s.75c;
ribs. 9.5Oc, short clear. 9.75c. Receipts-Flour.
6.Oo0 brls: wheat, l23, 600 bu; corn, Is, 900 bu;
Shipments-Fiour, 5000 brls: wheat, le, ZOO bu;
corn, 10000 on; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, none;
barley, 11.CO0 bu.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17.-Flour-There was
little or no wholesale business doing. Supplies were
light. Jobbers not willing to operate, except in small
lots to tide orer actual wants. WheAt-Market was
unsettled and Irregular. Prices of options opened
101ac higher. but Immediately reacted. and after
frequent fluctuations lost all of the early advance,
closing weak. Speculation very tame. Sales: No. 2
red. in export elevator. $l.O7; No. 2 red, October,
Der, $l.O912c l.lOl2. January, $l.l10l.12. Corn
Supplies moderate. but local trade demand light and
NtaA. u NAOAAE uOuHlua II n aOSence
OF business. Export inquiry light; No. 2 mixed wa,
offered at SIC for local trade; No. high mixed. 52iac;
5O4c; December, 464047c; January, 45Iaa46c.
0ats-Receip.s continued large, and the market for
car lots was 1oc lower under light local trade demand;
No. 3 white, short storage, Sic; No. 3 white, regular,
31kc: No. 3 white, on track, 3lc; No. 9 white. 33lac.
Futures quiet and weak; No. 2 white. October. 1884
033ac; November, 337so34c; December, 3iia0
34&c; January. 35S354c R~eceipts-Flour. 5.4OO
brls; wheat. u. 500 bu; corn, 1000 bu; oats. 3 GOO
bu. shipments-Wheat, $500 bu; corn, 1000 bu;
oats, Is. 600 bu.
BALTIMORE. Oct. 17.-wheat-weste-n steady
and dull; NO. 2 winter red. spot and October. 81. O6io
01.06s4: November. $I.07%0l.OS; December,
81 .O9& 0l.O97s; Janus,y. $l.11a, nominal. Corn
soc; nominal; year. 45a046c; January, 4540
45la; February, 45c. Oats quiet hut firm: Western
white. 32034c: Western mixed. 2903lc; graded
No. 2, white, 33lac bid. Rye steady at 707oc.
Hay dull; prime to choice Western S16.5O0I7.
Provisions steady 20 firm. Ness pork. $17. Butter
firm; Western packed, l201sc; best roll, 170l9c;
c~eipts-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat, L.. 600 bu; corn,
1000 bu; oats, 10000 bu. Shipments-Flour
300 brls; wheat, Loo bu. Salss-Wheat, I'll 600
bu; corn, 81, 900 bu.
MINNEAPOL1S, Oct. 17.-wbsat-Ths demand
from Eastern milers was active and city mills had
representatives on its floor picking up a few shares.
Shipments of ia cars for the day indicate a growing
demand from outside nillers. Sales Of No. 1 hard
were at $1.2O, but sellers generally asked a shade
higher prices than on yesterday for the same grades.
Sample trading WAS active toward the close. Closing
quotations: No. l hard, October, ST.. 30: November,
$1.2o: December. S1.2l; May, $1.23; on track,
$l.20; No. 1 Northern, October, $1.12; November
SLIP; December. Sl.13; May. S1.ls; on track,
S1.12: No 2 Northern. October. $40 November.
$1.05; December, 5 106;May, $l.I1;on track, S1.o5,
CINCINNATI, Oct. l7.-Flour duh and nominal.
Wheat weaker No. 2 red, s. LOS. Receipts, 1000
bu; shipments mono. Corn barely steady; No. 2
mixed, 46046lac. Oats dull and heavy; No. 2 mixed.
26c. Rye steady and firm; No. 2. 6Oc. Pork dull
at 1928. Lard dull and lower az $500. Bulk
meats neglected; short ribs. Sc. Bacon easier;
short clear, 10.25c. Whisky active and firm: sales,
1905 brls OF finished goods on abasis of 81. IA.
Butter stronger; fancy creamery, 26027c; prime
dairy, 15016c. Sugar steady. Eggs steady at lie.
Cheese strong.
TOLEDO, Oct. 17.-Wheat active and a shade
higher; cash. s1;01a9l10ls November, S1.O71s;
December $l.O9i2 May, $l.l34. Corn active
and steady; cash. 45l2c. Oats dull; No. = white,
29c. Clover-seed active. but lower; cash, SIS. 80,
November. $3.50; December. S5:35. Receipts
Wheat. $4,000 bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats, 1900
! bu; clover-seed. TAO bags. Shipments-Wheat,