The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-08

sales. 215, 00c bu futures; 100000 bu spot;
ia kc lower and m derateiy active; mixed West
ern, 50 a 4Oc; hite Western 40345c
Hay steady q liet-
Hops dull; Cai or ia, 8112s.
Coffee - Spot lair Rio nominal; options
10015 points higher. but rnther quiet; sales.
A.. $50 bags: March. 10 65 a 10 75c; April. 10 so
01060c May. 1890 a 10.40c; June. 1000
10. Csc; July. So a 10 00c; August o s. a 9 zoe;
September, g. So 09.60c; October, 9 so az 65c;
january, 965c Sugar dull and easy; refined
quiet: yellow, 05sc. Molasses steady; 80 test.
zoe bid
life
Pork less active but steady: mess quoted.
S14 70 a Is for one-year old, S15aI5 p new. Cut
stronger but very qniet; Western steam, spot,
3 uSl2sc; closing at &c. March, I92c; April, 4 ~
@I.9lc; May, 1881 y5c; June, GO at Csc: July,
f.y5 q &c; city steam Loco.
Butter steady and in fair demand: Western,
1890. Cheese quiet and firmly held; Western,
IL a. 2c-
CHICAGO, March The grain markets
were slower. and the feeling decidedly weak.
and prices all speculative cereals ranged
lower. Outside business, which operators have
been looking for, and which on yesterday gave
signs of increasing, seems to have disappeared,
and the bulk of the trading was by local scalp
ers, who worked alternately both sides OF
the market with only a moderate degree of sue
Hutchinson the leading spirit. and
his operations overshadowed those of all others.
Wheat dragged along until nearly with
scarcely any trading being done Finally the
tired slongs" began to drop stuff overheard in
moderate quantities. May wheat opened at sole,
sold down to 3d. a S02c. then up S0a q SUsc, de-
clined gradually, and, with occasional slight
actions, until S03c touched. Toward the
close. covering by shorts" caused reaction,
and May advanced to and closed at S04c.
The local crowd started in to sell
corn this morning, but for the
first hour so had only Indifferent success in
holding the market down when they got it down,
as they did occasionally. 1t seemed quite elias
tic for time and would jump back whene yer
however; the critical point of 53c for May corn
was passed, and then came out food of tfoug"
corn. which of itself brought about the remain
der of the break suffered during the session.
May opened at $50 0533cs sold down TO
534 O53sc. then. down to 53c. 53sc and
hung some time between 531 a. 31c, then drop
ped gradually and with frequent reactions of
&c to 521 d 52sc, declined on
ports that the railroad strike likely
to spread, and closed at 53c. There was rather
a speculative trade in oats. The market de-
clind following the lead of corn. May oats
opened at 32c. sold down to $780, and closed at
313c. The provision trade showed considerable
strength. Lard and short ribs were little
heavy, but in pork the movement was more
satisfactory for the "bulln side than for some
tally early in the day. was also quite animated,
3 nd prices were substantially advanced. After
pork, speculative interest was largely directed
to short ribs. Lard comparatively slow
throughout. May pork opened at $13 921,
ranged between that figure and $14. TO- and
ranged between 672 a 724c, and closed at the
opening figure. May short ribs opened at l71c.
and ranged between Ills 1920, the closing
figure The leading futures ranged follows: