The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-27

No g. 66c elevator, 67l delivered: steamer. 66a %
orc elevator; No. 2, 69c store; No 2. April 69c;
May, Ga l-16064Ic, closing ct 64sc; june, 62s q
634c closing ~ 62sc; J1ly. 624 632c. closing st
624c: August 622 a 63 9-16c. closing at 63e:sSep-
TENDER. 62s a. oslo. closing Mt 63c; October, 62a q
63sc, closing ut 63c-
Sales, 365. 900 bu futures, goo Blu spot;
01c higher and more active, closing weaker;
mixed Western. 81 039sci white Western, 420
Acc.
Hay quiet and steady.
Hons quiet and unchanged
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet at 14sc; options
1I75c; May, II55 oil. Coo: June. H. % a IL zoe;
July, 10 so 10 65c; August. 10 ID a To- Zoe; Sep
TENDER, 10 10 Zoe; October, 1005c; November,
10. 15 &C. M March, 1o.15e SUGAR quiet and IN.
changed; refined quiet. MoIisSses easier: 2Oc for
so test Rice steady.
Tallow quiet but firm nj lo-l6c kosin
steady.
Eggs in fair demand and steady. Receipts,
1l,009 packages Western 13l a 14c-
PORK firm; demand fair. Cut meats hrmer;
picked bellies. II 7kc, closing 7sc for twelve
pound averages. Lard declined 507 points,
ruling dull and heavy; Western steam, spot,
IS 0a2Oc; August, S.23c; September. 8.26c;
Butter in fair demand and firm; Western,
154 027c. Cheese quiet and easy; Western fat,
114 0112.
CHICAGO, April 26.-The-e was fair activity
GOOD interest q
Change today. In the wheat and corn pits
transactions were largely in She way of changes
from Nav over iuto the other options. Prices
opened higher for grains, and lower Tor provis-
IONS In the wheat pit the operators who are
looked to for either break or a bulge were not
doing much. While the changing trades Tor
May over into the other futures had weaken
ing tendency, and there were reports of light
rains in some Western States, yer the control
ling influence in the market appeared TO be the
damage already done to crops and the general
UOnf
to iujure crops. Experts claim that
sudden change to warm days. without
rain, would put an end to all idea of even half q
crop in many States. The Cincinnati Price
Current estimates the percentage in Ohio
at 65, Illinois and Michigan at sc and Indiana at
20. The market, for most OF the session. did
not get beyond &c advance from last nights
closing prices. The primary receipts were too
large-293, 900 bushels-and the export clear
ances too small-21, 900 bushels, st New York.
In the pit, trade was very largely local and of 3
scalping nature May opened at S0sc, sold to
S12c eacted and closed at Sic; June openad at
SIC, sold at 815c and up to 823c, reacted to 821c
and closed at 83sc. The situation in was
quite interesting to-day, and is likely to be-
come more so as the trade approaches
May l. The stock OF contract corn in store here
is small, and when an attempt is made to pur
chase for May there is little for sale. Receipts
were fair at 222 cars, with 238 cars promised for
Friday. Although the opening prices were
identical with last night, there was an upward
tendency during most Of the session. May
opened &c Soc, sold at 545c, and 55s a 554c. clos
Ing at 00Bc; June SOlQ at 04S % o04c, Closing at
54Ec Thore was q sharp little bulge in oats.
The dry weather started sorle buying, and this
demand, with buying by shorts, and also by
the large holders, ADVANCED May from 32sc to
33c. Part of the advance wsa lost however, May
closing 324c. and June at 323c Provisions
were slow and wesker, owing to good receipts
of hogs here and at Western points, and a
duction in prices. There were no outside buy
ing orders for product, and transactions were
confined to local traders, who evneed more dis
position to transfer for old contracts from near
to distant deliveries than making new trades
Prices were confined to narrow range, but the
average was lower. May pork sold as $13 COO
ID 724. and closed at 1880. May lard sold at
100 07.95c, and closed at 1920 Short ribs
were quiet at 1907. 15c for May. and closed
at 2. 15c. The leading futures ranged as follows: