The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-04
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at St. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.

ST. LOUIS. May 3.-Flour firm and quiet. Wheat
opened firm advanced became unsettled and then de-
last night, No. 2 red. cash. s5c; May. s4a0S5c.
closing ct S5c; June, S5l20 7sc, closing 657sc;
July, $3.50 iac. closing at SAC bid August, 1854
as4isc, closing at s4lsc; December sSa8sosc,
closing at SS4c. Corn hghe. and active; cash, 51s
a52c; May 81 7sc. July, 51ia052c, closing at SIC;
August Sc closing at SIC bid; year. lsc. clos
81 7se; June. 29c. Rye, 63c, sellers Barley NOM
inaL Bran soc. Hay firm; prime timothy, $3.50
1880; prairie S9a13. Butter firm; creamery. 200
23c;isdairy, d S022o Eggs Toe. Coru-meal, $50.
Whisky, S109. Provisions steady. Pork. $l4. %.
Lard. 7.75c. Dry-salted meats (bo1ed)-Shoulders,
shoEs clears. eea Bacon ales
Observation-Disclosures, 6.37i9c long clears, s.1Oc;
clear ribs. s0S.10c; short clears. 1871 ac. Hams,
May. S5c nominal: June. $3.50 bid; July, So sc;
December, solsc bid. Corn firm; May. lee; june,
Slice bid; July: 81 Sac bid Oats dull; May 33c bid;
June. 33e asked; July. 2s$c bid. Receipts-FIour.
1000 brs; wheat. 6,O00 bu; corn. a., 600 bu oats
61 Go rye none: barley o none ship%sn ooo
Flour, 500 oris wheat o,oOo 6u; corn, 1000
bu; oats. $4,000 bu; rye, none; barley. 1000 bu.
PHILADELPHIA, May a.-Flour demand light
but prices firmly held Wheat dull but steady; No. 2
red, May, 95095isc; June, 95iaG96c; July. 94ia
higher; nothing doing in futures; sales No 3 m;1eS
in grain depot, Csc; No. mixed, track Csc. Oats
Spot lots steadily held; No mixed. 39l4 a3s isc
futures shade frmer but quiet; No. white. May
41la042c: June Ala 42c; July, 417sa42l4c
August 3sia 40c Butter firm and fair demand
Eggs firm; frsts, l3l4c Cheese quiet but steady.
Reeeipts-Flour, 2 900 brls wheat, $500 bu; corn,
1000 bu; oats Is 900. Shipments-Wheat g. 700
bu; corn. ], 100 bu; oats. 1000 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS, May Son the local board to-
day there fair amount of wheat offered and
sellers were asking an advance over yesterday s
prices A better inquiry existed among local fners
and sales were shade better, also. Some few lots
were taken to 60 to outside mills but sales gen.
orally for local mills. Crop is more favorable
from all sections. Receipts, 266 cars; shipments
as snd Ms S:ns nns s ay S hard
Northern cash and May. Sic; June, Sllac; July,
s2iac No Northern, cash and May, 79iac: June,
soc; July, Sic. On track: No. hard s3c: No.
Northern. 80 083c; No. Northern, sic. Flour I'M
changed.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-wbeat-western quiet but
firm; No. winter red spot 9Oio09Obsc; May,
90is0907sc; June, e1la092c; July. 91la091 Sac.
Corn-western nominally firm and higher: mixed,
spot 66c bid May, 81 16l i9s June, 6006lc. Oats
firm, Western white, 43044c: Western mixed, IL a
Western sl5.5Ool7. Provisions quiet at un.
change prices. Recepts-Flour, $4,000 brls corn,
of Srs su 1; b. Ship
CINCINNATI, May 3.--Flcur stronger Wheat
strong and higher; No. red 80 9Oc; receipts g..
900 bu; shipments. none. Corn stronger and active;
steady; No. 2 mixed, 35. Rye strong and higher:
No. q zoe. PORK steady at $14.5O. Lard frmer at
7.82isc. Bulk meats frner and unchanged. Whisky
steady; sales $50 brls of finished goods q basis
ofS1.09. Butter steady. Sugar firm. Eggs firm
at l2isc. Cheese firm and unchanged.
TOLEDO. o., May 3-wheat weak; cash, s9ssc;
May, Si9c; June, SOC; july S8asc; August, S77sc
Corn dull and steady; cash, 57isc May, 57aic Oats
neglected. Clover-seed dull and steady; May S4 90
Receipts-wheat 1000 bu; corn, 5000 bu oats
1000 bu; clover-seed, % bags. Shipments-wheat
1000 bu; corn 55 600 bu; oats ], 900 Blu; clover
seed. rs bags.
DETROIT, May 3.-wheas-No. l white. cash
s9isc; No. red. cash. S9asc; June S9ssc; July
S9hc; August, SS7sc. Corn-No. 2, 57isc. Oats
No. 2. 34ssc; No. 2 white, 3slsc. Receipts
Wheat, 800 bu; corn. GOO bu oats, :, 500 ba.