The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-15

Yesterday's Quotations ON Produce at the
Two Great Commercial Csnters.
NEW YORK, March I4-Flour dull and
uachaneed; receipts, "a, 192 packages; exports,
1880 sacks; sales, IA, 600 brls
Wheat-Exports. l25, 7Is bu; sales, $50. 900 Blu
futures, 6s. 900 bu spot Options ruled very dull;
spot firm. but very quiet; ungraded red, SO a
D23c; No. 2 red, 9Os 09lc store and elevator.
B2ac delivered; No. 2 red, March and April.
nominal; Nay. OH a 9lSc. closing at Ollie; June,
Dos a 9Osc closing at 9Oac; December, 92s a
90 1l-l6c. closing at 92sc.
Corn-Rcceipts 1862 bu: exports. 1000 bu;
sales, $4,000 bu futures 10000 hu spot. Or
tions advanced 0ac, but 500 weakened and
dropped / a 2e closing steady: cash stead and
moderately active. Ungraded, Goa Clio; steam
er. Coo elevator No. 2, 6OS 06O4c stOr and ele-
vator. 6l4c delivered; No. 2, March, Coz 601c,
closing at cole; April, 60 06osc, closing at 6Otc;
May, 59i 060c, closing at sole; June. 500 a59lc.
closing 595c; July. 593 059sc, closing at sole;
August. 59f 060c, closing at SOC.
Oats-Receipts, $4,000 bu; sales, $780, 900 bu
futures 10000 bu spot steady; mixed Western,
80 Ale; white Western, Al 46c.
Coffee Spot fair Rio nominal; options Is q
20 points higher, and moderately active; sales.
n. $50 bags: March, o Toe; April. 965 a 6. soc;
May, 9.55 a .S0c; June, 9 A 40 Csc; July.
25 a 45c; August, 9. 10 9 35c; September, 9 10
0930c; October, 8 10 a 9. 25c; November, 9I00
.. 25c; December. $40 l5c; January, 910D
9l5c; February, 9.25 1880.
Taliow dull at 4sc. Rosin quiet.
Eyes strong and higher; receipts ], 754 pack
ages; Western, 191 020c.
Pork steady: mess quoted S14 10 0I5, one year
old; SIS a 10. %. new. Lard weak; Western steam
spot, quoted at s. 05c: April, lose; May 1919
7.gSc; August $3.50 09c city steam, 1859.
Butter quiet aud firm; Western, IA 032c.
Cheese dull Western, lla0l2c Other articles
unchanged.
CHICAGO. March 14-EArly reports aud ear
~ trading promised favorable day for the
ssbuilsr in wheat The results of the session
however, showed that the market was decided
ly heavy one. The visible supply decreased
SS5. 900 bushels There was a Sensational ru-
NOR that the governments statistciau had made
an error of 30.000.O00 bushels in the amount of
exports. In the wheat pit the opening was
marked by heavy buying. Although the buying
by a few houses was conspicuous, the market
failed to respond to any great degree. May
opened at Soc, or &c over the close, and sold to
6Okc for the outside. After settling back TO SOL
asOac the pit was dull until near the close.
when, from lack Of support, the price went of
20 and closed at 1859. The interest in corn was
secondary to wheat the range was narrower the
sales more limited and the closing price about
BteAdy at the inside prices for the session.
The visible supply decreased lao, 600 bushels for
the week May opened at Size, sold at 524c aud
blgc and closed at 5lsc. Trading in provisions
went Ey Sta and starts, opening strong, but
gradually weakening and showing disposition
TO react. The aggregate trading. however, was
larger, and especially in short ribs. The pro-
feksionuls were credited with selling over 2 000,
DOC pounds. The buying was scattered, but sew
sral falr-szed lots were picked up by shorts,
but did NOT affect values. the decline being Sc,
and the last sales at z SOC for May, drop OF
,12lc from yesterdays close Lard broke .05c and
pork l5c and closed weak at inside figures
shorts in pork svinced less inclination TO buy,
and the longs" became anxious TO sell May
opened at Sl430, declined 10 S14.1 Is and closed
tame az $l4. III. The leading futures ranged as
follows