The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-12

closing at SIZE; December, 52s q SIC, closing
at 52ac; january, sos a 502c, closing at 503c;
Oats-Receipts, l36.110 bu: exports. 5s Blu;
sales. 205, 900 bu futures. 134, 900 bu spot Spot
active; mixed Western 26033c; white Western,
q Acc; No. 2 Chicago, 33c.
Hay firm and quiet on choice.
Hops better export demand
Cofee-Options opened steady, closed, sep
tember easy, others firm. Sales. 72,ooo bags
including September, IL 100l2 SOC: October,
IL GO a IL 90c; November, 1L500 ii. 3Oc; Decem-
Der, 1915 a IL. 05c; January, III. 90 2 ~ coo;
February, 1880 a l0.55e; March, 10 q H. ioc;
April. 1850 55c; May, 1885 Slo.6oc. Spot
Rio quiet, frmer; fair cargoes, lose go
Sugar-Raw quiet but firm; refined firm, with
good demand; &c for c; extra 6s &c; white
extra G. 6Ec.
Rice steady, with moderate demand.
Talsow firm and quiet hosin quiet ana
steady.
Eggs easy and quiet; Western, l70l9tc. Re-
ceipfs, ssh packages.
Pork steady and in moderate demand. Cut
meats 10 more demand; steady; middles strong
Western. 1880, quoted 1910 10.45c, closed
easy Sales, September, 1890 a 10. 33c, closing
at 10.28c, Octoser, 10 16 a To- 22c. closing at
10.16c; November, a.42 5000. closing at 95Oc;
December $780, closing at $685. January
closed at 5000
Butter in moderate demand, firm on extra
fresh; Western creamery. 14023c; Western
dairy. 12ol5c. Cheese steady on fancy, West
ern, 7! oslo
CHICAGO, Sept. lit is not known just
how bad . crop report would have satisfied the
believers in 81 wheat, for when the government
figures show q decidedly poor crop, with little or
no improvement in winter wheat at harvest and
worse conditions in spring wheat than reported
thirty days ago, they let 60 of the wheat as II it
were hot. The price OF wheat went of about &c
on the curr here last evening. on the figures
telegraphsd here from Washington. When the
markets opened on Change To day wheat was lc
lower, and tie deluge of 'lone" wheat soon
broke prices another lc IL is moro than prob
able that an army OF operators with 'long'
wheat were only holding it to unload on the big
bulge which they thought sure to follow the
fierce "bulr report for August. When the
figures proved tame the crowd felt the
ground sinking under them, and then threw
their holdings. and two-cent drop In prices
was the result. The weakness continued TO the
close. at o'clock, when prices were 2! o2ic
lower than yesterday. The very excellent crop
prospects did not affect prices in the corn pit
There was . greater influence back of the deal.
There was good export demand for corn at
New York, and orders from the seaboard were
filed In large numbers In this market. The cash
demand here was also very strong, and futures
were easily advanced with the cash price leading
upward. The opening for October was At 45c,
and after the price touched 45s a 451c there was
some local selling, principally by one house,
which broke the price to 443c Then, with cash
buying, the price bounded to 45sc. the outside
for the session, and the close at o'clock was at
45Rc. The advance for the session was 20 &c.
Oats were dull, with fluctuations confined within
narrow limits. Pork WAS strong at The opening,
which was 23o7Ac higher than yesterday
latest On the call, October declined TO Sl4. 40.
where 1t closed at O'Clock; January sold no to
S14 %. closing at sI412& What strength was
apparent during the early hours was due largely
to ''shortr covering. Lard was firm. opening
and closing about where 1T rested yesterday
afternoon. October ribs were little higher,
closing at Ss2ic, with January at 720e. Dur
ing the afternoon session wheat was weak and
4c lower than at o'clock. Corn was moder-
ately active bur easier, October closing &c
lower. Oats we're in light demand but steady.
Pork was unchanged for September and Osto-
Der; l0c lower for November, and SO lower for
January. Lard was steady for September aud
October, .02ic lower for November, unchsu ged
for the year and .02i higher for January. Short
ribs were .02ic lower 70: September and Octo-
Der and .o5c for January. The leading futures
fall