The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-05

5sEc; December, 5lss5ltc, closing at sligo; Jan
uary, 49a q 491c, closing 1T 494c.
Oats-Reeeipts, sos. 900 bu; exports none;
sales. los, 900 bu futures. I'll ,0G0 bu spot. Spot
market active, 1 PIC lower; mixed Western ESQ
35c; white do, 3305cc, No. 2 Chicago iowsr
at 36c.
Hay easier on new; shipping. 65c-
Hops strong and in moderate demand
C-offee-Optious opened irregular; good ousi-
ness, closing steady. Sales, $4,000 bags. lnclnd-
ing September. II. 90 2.35c; October. iLZo~
II. soc; November, 10 60 . 10 soc; Decem Der,
10. so a 10. Zoe; January, 10. so a 10 zoe; February.
10. 60 a 10. Zoe. March, 10 60 a 10. Coo; April. 1850;
May, TO- 90 10 Zoe. Spot RIO biRner; quiet;
fair cargoes. l4sc. Suear-Raw stronger, quiet;
fair refining. 5 51605sc; refined In active de-
maud: higher: off A. 707tc; standard A., ISo1tc;
granulated, 7s612c. Molasses dni; nominal.
Rice steady; light demand.
Tallow stronger and in good demand; prime
city, SIC bid. Rosin quiet and steady.
Eggs firm and in fair demand, l1oeraf supply
Western, I74GI94c; receipts, 1917 packages.
Pork ouist aud firm; stocks, ZIG bris- Cut
meats inactive and steady; mlddles MINER snort
clear. 9sc. Lard-Spot Western hlener on
scarcity, quoted at 10. 15c: options higher. closing
strong; September, 9. SO q 10. o6c. closing at IL. Doc;
October, 9. 80 a 10c, closing at lOe; November,
9.2O0g 26c, closing at 9.26092Sc; December.
S.6508 20, closing at 870c. Stocks tu lard,
1858 tierces.
Butter firm and in good demand; Western
dairy, IL disc; Western creamery, l4sS223c.
Cheese firm and quiet; Western, 740Sc. =
CHICAGO, Sept. 4-This was a day of sem
~satioual trading in wheat The range was wide,
but no pew ground was covered. Scsipers prof
tied By the action of the market. but the SIN aller
conservative traders were squeezed out by the
demoraliZicg actions OF the manipulators To
begin with, there was very little fresh news.
The weather on the other side was improves.
but this appeared to ease the foreign markets
but little, and consequently encouraged the
''bsare" here and else where very little The crowd
seemed readv to sell ''long" wheat, and lots OF It,
on short notice, but the ''shors'sellsrs were scarce:
Whatever reports came tom the Northwest
were pretty well divided. The visible supply
figures, showing an increase of over 2.0O0,uO0
bushels for the week. caused &c reaction about
noon. The opening price of December was
4c lower, at CSC, and realizing sales
put the price TO 943 094sc. from which a brisk
advance took 1t to 95tc, or sc under the outside
point touched at the late session on Monday,
when the price eased q fraction to SOTO Bloom
sold Hutchinson ! ,000, 600 bushels ut one time,
and called margins on the old g~entlsmen, Dir.
Bloom himself quickly putting no S2o0,0OO IN Sc
~curities. The deal caused considerable commo-
ton. The market then eased to GAGE During
the closing hour there was . second bulge, and
December went to 95sc; May sold between .9osc
and 81. Whsas closed at 1 p. NJ. 4c under last
night, at Sole for December. Other futures
closed: September. 943c; October, 94fc; May:
csc. There Was . good feeling In corn ana
price, ruteQ uiGust. DQb LOT tuo unueuoi ost-u
lion given wheat there would have been big
business in the corn pit, and very likely still
better prices. The early strength Was caused in
part by the cooler weather 10 the Northwest
October sold at 44ic to open, up to 45c. back to
44s 0441c, and, after another bulge to
44sc. closed at o'clock at Asc.
Oats were weak In the early trading. owing to q
large gain in the visible supply, and declined &c.
but recovered and closed steady. Provisions
iuctuated within q narrow range, and the mar
ket WAS productive Of little interest. Opening
figures were slightly lower for pork and ribs,
while lard started in at q small advance over
last night October did not get below $l4 40,
closing at l o'clock at sl4 423, or 7ac lower than
last night. Lard held up pretty we'll and closed
.050 d 10c higher than yesterday afternoon, Octo-
Der resting at 9. 85c. Ribs closed .025c lower on
near futures, October resting at s 573c at P. NJ.
During the afternoon session wheat was moder-
ately active and weak, December closing ] a to
lower than At l o'clock. The trading in corn
was light at unchanged prices. Oats remained
quiet and steady. Pork was easier, declining
sc from the / o'clock closing. Lard was steady
and without quotabls change. Short ribs we're
quiet and unchanged for September and Octo-
Der; January was. .024c lower. The leading
futures ranged as follows: