The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-19
Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.

Yesterdays Quotations on Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Centers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Flour-Receipts L, 0sS
PACKAGES exports, 1,775 brls and $3.50 sacks.
Market duh and unchanged. Sales. 10000 brls.
wheat-Receipts, 2 200 blu; exports, 16 900 bu;
Sales 100000 bu futures and 1000 bu spot.
Options opened shade lower. but strengthened
and rallied l4c closing firm at the top Speculation
quiet. Spot firm but trading light. Ungraded,
S7aaO9Ol4c; No. 2 red. sSl90s9o store and
elevator s9l 400 1-16c f. b. store and afoat 9Ol4
@9Olac delivered; No red quiet at 92aac; No red,
February, 877sc March. S9ls0893sc. closing at
s99se; April gola 9oiec a closing at S9ass May,
s sa4e, at 'i's' December ''s0944' closing at
Sales 824, 600 bu futures "a, 900 blu spot Options
ruled easier early, subsequently advanced 440l ac
and closed strong speculation less general; spot
steamer 5s1ac; steamer, 5sls 5sc elevator. No
p cola elevator; No. 2, February, nominal 6Oosc;
posse. closing at 595sc May 5S7s059ssc, closing at
593sc; June 500 lac, closing at 594c; September,
Oats-Receipts Sc, 900 Blu; exports, none; sales,
100000 bu futures and 1913 600 bu spot; ls 0l4c
Ale; white Western. 41147c.
Hay steady and in fair request; shipping. So 06oe.
Hops steady and unchanged
Cofee-Spot fair Rio dull at Ice. Options $40
points lower and moderately active. closing firm.
12050I2 zoe; May, II. 900 2 OOc; June. 75D
11.s5c; July, 11:3o01145c: August. 1l.1O0
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@10.95c; November. 1o.soc bid; December, 1880
01O.97c. Sugar steady and quiet, centrifugal. "a
test, s. 4c; refined quiet. Molasses nominal so
Eggs quiet and easy; Western, 25026Aac receipts
Pork dull and unchanged. Cut meats rather weak
Lard and points higher; speculation moderate.
ss7o Apr at M
: 7'7c:. S0'oS1i'' July si4SS'10'' CITY steam
Butter in light request; Western, 1403Oc. Cheese
9uicti Western, liza 0l2o-
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Grain started in weaker and
lower, and provisions strong and higher on Change
to-day Speculation about at n stand still during
the first hour but there q general waking mp
about the close of the hour when prominent opera
tor appeared in the wheat pit and began bidding.
Hs bidding entirely changed the sentiment, for it
developed the fac that nearly everybody was short
From sOssc, the opening figure, May wheat advanced
toned bought wheat persistenty all day This kent
prices up pretty WELL the crowd aware of the
before the advance stopped and finally closed at
6lc- Corn developed nearly the same conditions
ss IN Tnsas My oPe22sd &c lover at DC and
large number of shorts" commenced to cover, and
they speedily rushed the price TO 81 osc.
Trading quite heavy during the balance of the
session. the big houses being one side the other
and most of them on both May advanced to 81 lie,
Oats were a good strong market to-day. Speculation
based the condition of the other grain markets.
and some advance. May opened Mt 81 SEC. and
closed at the highest figure of the day31 e03I SEC.
Provisions were active for Saturday, and q stronger
feeling developed prices all speculative articles
averaging higher aud closing at nearly the outside
for the day, showing net advances over yesterdays
close OF l5c pork, IL L2c lard and O5c May
short ribs. Traders who have been selling pork all
week were buyers. and the AngloAmerican party
sellers. disposing of about $4,000 barrels and
would probably have gold more had the market been
sufficiently strong to take it without breaking.