The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-13

bags. including November, IL % q is: zoe; De-
cemoer, 1875 q l3 -Oc; January, - 20 IS Doc;
February, ID 40 a13 soc; March. l3 50 l5,oVc;
April, 1335 a Is 45c: May. 10 30 i5 QUO. Spos
Rio quiet: barely steady; fair cargoes, 1890.
Surar-Raw strong; quiet; fair refining l-l6c;
refined quiet; steady. Molasses nominal
Rice steady.
Tallow scarce snd strong; city. &c bid ROsin
dull.
Eggs 6rner and in Moderate demand; West
ern. "a 25c; receipts, 4,0f5 packages
Pork stronger; meas, Si6 6l6 10; beef hams
steady; cut meats dull: picked shoulders, 81 %
Sic; picked hams, % Zoe; picked bellies, - q
sc; rniddles quiet Lard stronger and dull;
Western steam. $50 6862.c; November, S.5lc;
Decem Der, 6.40c; January. 6.40c; February,
s43c: March, 645c; April. s. Ale; May, 41c.
Butter firm and in modersts demand; Western
dairy. l2i elsc; Western creamery, l6s2 6c;
EIein. POI a21c. Cheese quiet and firm; Western,
99I0.c.
CHICAGO, Nov. I2--Trsds iu wheat was
light and almost entirely local The feeling was
weak and very dull ar times. and price: were
again lower. The opening was about &c low,
or than the closing figures OF Saturday ruled
irregular within q small range, and then sold Oh
&c more. held steadier and closed &c 10 yer tnan
Saturdays closing figures The weakness was
attributed to the talk of mills shutting down all
the country. Action was taken oy miiers
of the North vest 10 sdopt some measure oy
which the mills OF the principal milling points
would shut down until recent accommodations
could bs sold Two mills, 10 was claimed, had
shut down to-day. but some operators were In
clined to look upon this action as = speculative
movement to influence the wheat market.
Tho increase 10 the visible sup
ply where decrease had been
expected, also had a weakening effect There
was only q moderate business transacted In
corn, trading beiog confined largely between
local operators, and was on rather limited
scale. The feeling developed was easier, and
lower range Of prices was established. Opening
sales were &c 20 lie lower than the closing haures
of last Saturday, after which the market imne-
diatsly sold off lc, reacted &c. became steady,
and closed ! a &c lower than on SATURDAY. Quite
an active business IN May oats was done, but
there was no prstsnsion TO do much OF any
thing in near futures The influence OF easier
prices for wheat aud corn was to cause
the market 10 lose some OF the
strength which appeared at the close
of last week. Values, however. covered
80 small range that no essential change could
be quoted. Trading was moderately active In
mess pork, but prices ruled somewh hat irregular.
Early IN the day prices were advanced l0G l2sc.
with rather liberal trading. Later the offerings
were more liberal, while the demand slackeped
and prices settled back again. The trading Was
chiefly in January and May deliveries Dolly a
moderate trade was reported In lard, and the
feeling was stsadier. Prices were advanced u %
&c per 100 lbs. but settled back again and closed
Quiet Little interest was manifested 10 the
marxet for short ribs. Prices ruled stesdier.
but the changes were slight. There was no par
ticulAr pressure to sell, and the demand was
only moderate. The leading futures ranged as
follows: