The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-28

December. 9.95 a 10. 05c; January. 10000; Feb
ruary. 1005c Sugar dull and rather weak:
centrifugal 96 test. 7-l6e; fair refining quoted
at &c. inolasses grades, 4 a tic; refined dull; C,
81 as Ice; extra c. I1-I695 10 Ice; white ex-
ira G, 81 a 5 I516c: yellow, 81 q ) 7l6c Molasses
steady Rice steady.
Tallow quiet. but firm prime city quoted al
1l-16 Al zc Rosin steady.
Eggs in fair demand and strong; receipts,
2. GEO packages; Western, 1s4 D184c
Pork quiet. but firm: mess quoted at S14.50D
Is for new, S14 % q IA 90 for one year DID, cut
meats quiet. but firm: rib bellies. 7sc. Lard
as points higher, and more active: Western
steam, spot, Z 924 07 $780, March. 7.91r: April,
7ssc; May, 7.84c; June, 7e5cs July 1860 s9c;
CITY steam. z Coo.
Western, IA a31c. Cheese firm, but light trad
ing; Western, IL 012c.
CHICAGO, March 27-On the whole there
was very excellent day of trading on Change.
The markets opened with fraetionaly higher
prices for all leading articles the floor. Buy
ing of vigorous character and very ma
terial advances were made during the first hour
in the grain pits Before noon reactions fol-
lowed, and at midday prices we're very near the
closing points OF last night, but the reaction was
followed by another advance, and closing prices
were about the best of the day. Traders in
wheat kept little account of outside information.
They were busy watching each other. There
a good. active market, but it was purely
Chicago market, and the pit N ade It's own
prices. May opened &c better. at TIC,
and good stiff buying advanced TO 17zc, then
reacted to 76sc. where it rested about noon.
Toward the close the market again advanced
rapidly, and May rested at 772e. Corn showed I'M
mistak able signs of frmuess on the curb this
morning. after the 1c advance yesterday after
noon. The arguments appeared to be on the side OF
the 'bulls" early. Some outside orders came in
10 buy. Very few cars of No. 2 corn were re-
we'd. and the general eaeerness to purchase
gave sharp upturn to the market during the
first hour. The trading was brisk and in large
lots from 52c, the opening price for May up TO
52sc, the top of the session. After the turn the
price dragged down to 52c, but once below that
point sellers became excited and prices went
quickly down to 513c. There was a rally
before the close, and the closing price was
so a 52Sc Oats showed quite a substantial
Improvement to-day, there being a brisk ds-
mand both from f'shorte" and other buyers
May opened &c higher. at 3lsc. sold up to 313c,
reacted to 30ac. and closed 31ac. Less inter
est manifested in provisions to-day.
Shorts" in pork evinced more desire to cover
than to sell. The big bears were also
spicuous for their absence Prices advanced
15c, butireceded sc and the market closed steady
at a net advance of 10c over yesterdays close
Sales ranged at $13. 321 a IL. 473, and closed at
1880 larger business done in lard;
operator sold LIZ, 600 terces year lard at T. 225 a
7.25c. A better dsmand existed for cash lard. and
transactions showed q good increase. August
sold at T. Zoe and January at 7.30c. Short ribs
were quiet at Z. 10 OF 15c and closed at 7174 %
720c. an advance of .05 a .073c, The leading fut-
ures ranged follows