The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-18
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great CommercIaI Centers.


Yesterdays Quotations ON Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK. March 17.-Flour steady and un-
changed; receipts, 4.209 packages; EXPORTS 3, 734
bris and APO sacks. Sales. Ia. 600 brls.
Wheat-Receipts. 1850 bu; exports, IS, O36 bu;
sales, 2.1o4, 600 bu futures and 26s 900 Blu spot.
Options varied within small range and ruled dull;
opening rather easier, subsequently strong ON re-
newal of export buying. closing firm at le0l4c higher
Spot fairly active for export and very firm. No. 2
spring duh at S9aac; No. hard, CSC in store; I'M
graded spring s5 lac; ungraded red sea 923ac; No.
red colo in store and f. b.. 81 loc delivered No.
red, March. nominal at S97sc; April, 901s 90l4c
9ossc. june. s9ia 1s9&c, closing at s9a4c August.
Aec, closing at SS1ec december 81 1901 7sc,
Corn-Receipts. $3.50 bu; exports, "a, 941 bu;
sales, 192, 900 bu futures 20, 1000 bu spot Options
ton however was very s-ySg slow spot lots rm but
very quiet. Ungraded mixed 81 062c; steamer 60
Rfoat No Q March and April nominal at 6Oc; May,
90 5-1605Slsc, closing at 59A0c; june 90 q a $50,
59lsc; September. closing at 59l0c and October.
$3.50.
gales. 10000 bu futures and 6s, 600 bu spot.
Western 4fS45e. ' 's-''-A "-''
Hops dull; California. 4012c.
Oofee-spot fair Rio nominal at 13lao; options
ooo bags March oW @ s5o a' April sa fo
10.3Oc; May, 10000 zoe; June, 9.900lO. Zoe;
SER. e6Ooo.75c; October. .s5c; November,
B.6O19 SOC; December, 96O69 soc; February,
B.S5c- Sugsr-Raw dull and easy; refined firm and
unchanged. Moasses dull so test, 20020l0c. Rice
quiet
Tallow steady at 4.5Oc. Rosin arm at $1,000
1-23.
Eggs steady and IN fair demand; Western. $50
15l4c: receipts, 1O.4oO packages.
Pork quiet but held firm; mess, $14.75D15 one
pear old Sl5 015 % Cut meats easier; picked
bellies, Lice; mddles nominal. Lard-Options dull
Eash fairly active and hrmi Western steam, spot,
1887 81 ac April. 1886; June, z 94c May closed
r7.9lc; July, 7.97c August, Sc; city steam quoted
Butter quiet but very firm; Western, I4032c; Ell.
Tn creamery SEE. Cheese quiet and easy; Western,
l1laO12e.
CHICAGO, March 17.-Trade on Change early
to-day was the professionals, rather than the
bufing The feeling on the floor differed from previ
days in the fact that the markets did not hang
gether. and some we're firm while others were soft
without apparent reason In wheat the receipts were
liberal by comparison. and the weak cables and not
unfavorabe weather had q softening tendency. and
while there was no special depression
the other grains. The actual trading confined
mostly 10 the smaller operators. May opened ut
1855. ranged between 72ss075a4e and 1889. clos
Ing at the latter figure The strongest article the
floor was corn. Receipts below the estimates.
and there some vigorous local buying, which add
cd se TO the price during the 6rst hour. Late in the
session the market weakened somewhat, owing to sell
ing due to the large estimate Of receipts for Monday
May opened at u 4e touched 8 sic and closed az
81 sec. Oats acted as If pegged ali day and did not
get beyond Lee the closing prices the
as Friday. May sold 81 al lsc The dulest
eniet and steady. and fluctuations were confined
10 80 range; the closing sales almost at the
same figures as yesterdays the only change being a
fair and prices Sc higher. Holders Of product mani
tested less disposition sell and ths inquiry from
'shofts' held the market steady. May pork sold It