The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04

Yesterdays Quotations Produce ae the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, March 3.-F1our-Receipts is, 1856
packages; exports, 4,027 brls and 1882 sacks.
Market dull and unchanged. Sales Ii, 700 brs.
wheat-Receipts q 200 bu EXPORTS 154, 500 bu
sales, L. Az, oOo bu futures and 1O4. 900 bu spot
Options ruled very quiet but stronger early, subse
quenty became weaker and settled back about Leg
closing steady after slow business. Cash firm. with
light business No. spring, 91c ungrsded spring,
red 9oi4 lao in elevator. 81 b DBL sc devered
No. red quoted at 94ci No. red, March, 900
91c May 9Ils SIC, closing 81 5sc; June. 81
o9i l4s closing at 9Ilec; July, $685., closing at
cem6er, 93ss q 90 Sc closing at 93I9c.
CornaReceipts. 5,S33 bu; exports $50 bu; sales
held firmly. Options advanced 4 &c. closing steady
at near top: Speculation rather slow. Ungraded.
vator; No 2 6Olac elevator 81 sc delivered; No. q
March 6ol9c, closing at 6o14c April, 60asc closing
59la 5sc closing at 59lac August 6Oc closing
a. 6Oc; September. 6o14c. closing at 6ol4e.
25, 900 bn futures and 80, 900 bu spot; mixed
Western. 37a4oc: white Western, 4oa45c.
Hay steady and quiet.
Hops dull; California, pic; firm.
Cofee-Spot fair Rio duh and nominal at IA l0c
higher Sales $3.50 bags; March. 10 % a 10 75c;
April ioooa Io75e May 1922 10 az 5e:75c; June
9.7O09.90ci September, 9.6509.95c; October
96019.65e; November, s.55e December, $3.50
ugal 90 test 5lac refined quiet and steady.
MolakSes quiet and steady held at 21c Rice steady.
Taflow steady, 4Ssc. Rosin dull, 81. 150 1.20.
Eggs dull and wesk; receipts. $685. packages;
Western 21d22e.
Pork quiet and unchanged. Cut meats steady;
picked bellies. 7lsc- Lard heavy and 203 points
lower Western steam, spot. S07Asc. closing SD
6.02Aacs March 7.9507.9 7ci May 793 D7.9 Soc;
June. 1876 July, S.O3aS.O5e; August. S.l0c;
city steam, .65e.
Butter steady and in light demands Western. lie
Doc. Cheese quiet and firmly held; Western, 11aO
lie.
CHICAGO Feb. 3.-The semi-revival of speculative
trade IN grain that with the opening of March
was oF short duration. While the temporary bulge
continued there activity. but with the reaction
and decline in prices came dulness. About every
ter prices than Fridays close The tendency of every
thing was uniformly slowly downward. and the open
ing sales at the best figures of the day Wheat
for May started at S0Sac, sold at S07ec. and
noon-hour went off 10 S0as a SOl1c There moth
Ing particularly dscour in the situation; fact
OF the trade, but still there a
ga1ge of prices May remained SOl2c during the
greater part OF the session and finally closed that
figure. White corn led upward on Thursday and Fri
day. and it led in the decline early to-day. The
Ing quotations higher than the closing last night
hours carried prices down about l2c The volume of
trading quite good, but concentrated lit
tie outside attention attracted. May opened 14c
higher, at 32Ssc, declined 521sc, and closed q
o2ssc. There very Light speculative trade in
oats with nothing but the smallest fluctuations May
oats opened At Sac sold down to 81 5ec closed
81 DC In the provision trade there little
stir than any Of the former days of the week and
easier turn IN grain encouraged the old bear ele-
pent to enter the market and around tbs opening