The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-21
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations ut st. Louis, Philadelphia BaIti-
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.


ST. LOUIS, March 2O.-Flour firm but unchanged.
Wheat opened firm and advanced ssc. but then
broke and declined 6sc, gaining little strength the
cash. $50: May, 81 s0s2lae closing at sc; June,
s0l90S144c, closing at 80lac July. 77077s4c,
7So; December, 7o closing at s' Corn
strong early, but closed lower; cash, 451sc; May,
July, 46oI7lso, closing at 967sc Oats weak cash
3Ol9030sac; May, 29lec Rye, &c. Barley, $50
IL I prairie ssa12 Butter krm e srsF 34S
300; dairy, 2O926c. Eggs. 120 12a9c: Corn-meal
ons weak. Pork .if5aH Lard 7soc
Dry3s1alted meats-shogders SOo.s Co l0pg sleaEs
Bacon short es cae esss
7o7a2c; clear ribs 1897 95c; short clears. s12la
ss a1a ener bd Ss1
45c asked; May, 45A045ssc bid; June, 45s4o, July
Recep5s-Flour. 1000 brls; wheat, 600 bu; corn,
"a 600 bu. shipments-Flour. $4,000 brs; wheat
5000 bu; corn. 90, 900 bu; oats, 81 900 bu; rye
none; barley 5000 bu.
PHILADELPHIA. March 20. - Flour ~ Winter
Wheat-spot and March steady; late months weak
and iows5 Speculation was quiet nSgrSded in grain
91091lsc; June, 9l4001ls Corn-Spot frnn:
futures dull, uRRgrsded in grain dePot 5se Nc
059c; June. SO 159lsc. Oats-Spot dull and lower;
rejected white, 37c No. white. 39iac futures dull
and unchanged Eggs active and firmer; Western
frsts, 15c. Receipts-Flour,s 1000 brls; wheat
1000 Blu; corn, 1000 bu, oats, 10, 900 Blu. Ship
1000 bu.
MINNEAPoLIs. March 2O-on the local market
there was large attendance but buyers not so
not large. The receipts were 296 ears, but only 20
we're shipped ont. Prices - first were about the
zSao s@ APRIL May 7esse' July aa5s s! So
74ao; July. 75sso No Northern, March icy Ley
April; 7llso: May 521so; Ugly, 7sse; or track
2 Northern, 72073O Flour unchanged.
BALTIMORE. March 20. --wheat-western lower;
No winter red spot e Msreh szs
5e.ae; March, 55ao56lse. April, 300 bid; May,
Western mixed 3s040c. Provisions steady, with
fair demand Eggs lower at I2la013c. Coffee
1850. Other articles unchanged. Receipts-Flour
16,7 9S brls; wheat, $500 bu corn. Il, 900 blu;
oats. 1000 bu. Shipments-Flour, IT'S brls; wheat,
CINCINNATI. March 2o.-F1our steady. Wheat
weaker; No. red s6iac. Receipts: 500 bu; ship
sssse.' Oats barely, steady, 10; mixed, ssisS
33lsc. Rye dull No. 2, 66066lac. Provisions
brls Of finished goods the basis of s1.09. Butter
irmer; fancy Northwestern creamery, 32ci extra
steady. Eggs-Receipss liberal at i2ls013c. Cheese
dull.
TOLEDO, O.. March 2o.-whsat active and lower;
Corn easy; May SEC. Oats quiet; cash, 33c; No. 2
white 35c. Clover-seed duh and steady cash 77la
Receipts-Wheat, 5000 bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats
1000 blu; clover-seed, 1888 bags. Shpments-Wheat
5000 bui corn, 1000 Blu; oats, $4,000 bu; clover
seed. 704 bags.
DETROIT. March 20-wheat--No, white, cash,
S4c No red, cash. 83lsc May, "a lle; june "a lac
bid; July, 81 aae bid. Corn-No. 2. 81 l2c asked
Oats-No. 2, 35ase; No. white. 33Aae. Receipts
Wheat, 800 bu corn, 4, 500 bu; oats. 3, 500 bu.
Cotton.
NEW YORK March 2O-Cotton easy; upland
/ DC: sales 143 bales. Futures closed firm; March,
$3.50; April 9.70c; May, 9.S0=; June 9.s9e; July,
9.g5c August Zoe; September 9.5Scs October,
oslo Hubbard. Price 81 Co.'S circular says. 1.-The
market started off with q fairly steady showing at
about last nights figures. As the day on it be-
came evident that long cotton being freely sup
piled al bidders and the market commenced to de-
cline and rapidly broke without any serious reaeten
until 9.45e for August contracts reached and al
though prices reacted as poinss at the close,
the feeling tonight Is feyerish and unsettled. The
announcement late in the day that Messrs. Walter IT,
Miller u Co., of the oldest houses IN the trade
here unable TO meet their obligations, contrib
uted much to the general feeling Of distrust prevail
ing"
NEW ORLEANS, March oo.-Cottoa easy, mid
ding, 7-16c; low middling, alec good ordinary,
4,362 basss sales, 1000 bales stock 266 .23 baes
LIVERPOOL March 2O.-Cotton dull aud un-
changed sales, 8, 900 balss. including 900 bales
for speculation and export and 1000 bales Amer
lean.
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