The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-13

December, 52s 053ac, closing at 52Jc; January,
500 a sole, closing at 503c.
Oats-Receipts, $4,000 bu: exports. 80 Blu;
sales. 100000 bu futures 132, 900 bu spot Spot
26035c; white Western, % a45c; No. 2 Chicago.
3l4c.
Hay quiet; choice firm
Hops strong and in good demand
Coffee-Options opened steady, closed, irres-
ular, moderate busidess chiefly local Sales. S0,-
$50 bags. including September, IL 90 a II 40c;
October, IL 50 q H. 95c; November, IL % H. 45c;
December, ll011.l5c; January, TO- 70 q 10 95c;
February, 10.70010.s0c; March, 1065 10. &c.,
April, 1900 10 zoe; May 1000 a 10. zoe. Spot
Rio about steady, quiet; fair cargoes, l5.c.
Sugar. raw. Lice higher; more active; REIN
ing, 5sc; centrifugal, 90 test 6sc; refined in good
demand; firm.
Rice In fair demand and steady.
Tallow strong and quiet; prime city, 81 q 5sc
Rosin easy, dull; good strained. Soc a 81. o.
Eggs about steady, moderate demand; West
ern, Ii a l9c. Receipts, 2,Sl0 packages.
Pork in light demand: mess sl5.25 q 1910
Cut meats quiet; picked bellies, 9sc; picked
hams, II a l2Ac; picked shoulders, Il a Sc; mid
dies firm. Lard-Spot easier and Gull; sales
Western steam, 10.35c, closing at lO.324 10. 3oc.
Options lower with lighter short interest. clos
ing steady. Sales, September, 10 25c, closing
at lO.25c, October, 10. zoe. closing at 10. IA %
December 87S08 SOC. closing at s.7Sc, JAN
usrv, s.5Sc, closing at 8.53c
Butter firm on fresh and in fair demand:
Western creamery. 4023c; Western dairy, Is
0l5c. Cheese dull; Western, II 0s4o.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12-There WAS pretty fair
trade in the aggregate in wheat, though at times
the market ruled quiet while the feeling was
more or less unsettled. Nevertheless, there APP
pc AIRED to be moro disposition to buy: at least
operators manifested confidence. There was
fair outside buying, though many parties are OF
opinion that the trading Was largely on local ac-
count The opening was weak. Prices almost
Immediately touched a point &c below yester-
days close, influenced by the dull and weak tone
OF foreign advices, reported line weather abroad
and an estimated increase OF 100000 bu oil
wheat on ocean passage. Al the reduction good
buying checked a further decline. Quite num-
Der OF outside orders were received, and some
buying was credited to foreign account, though
the amount was not large and claimed to have
been on Canadian account, taken
for small reaction. The demand, nevertheless,
that the French President had submitted a reso-
luton TO the Chamber of Deputies asking a re-
duction of the duty 90 wheat Prices were ad-
vanced 19c, then receded &c, and closed a lie
higher than yesterday at l O'Clock. Near the
close a rumor was circulated that the Canadian
government was contemplating the removal OF
its wheat duty, which caused a scramble to buy,
and an advance. There were few, il any, new
influences In the corn Dit. The trade in futures
was governed somewhat, as on Tuesday, by a
the "bull" side some reports which gave rise to
fear or frost. The market was strong all day.
though the range was narrow. The closing
price OF October was sc better than last night;
May closed az 39sc, showing an equal advance
with early futures. Oats were very dull, and at
times almost neglected by the speculative traders
In provisions business was dull Pork
opened at sl4.35 for October, sc under last
nights close, and declined another l0c. Janu-
airy sold down to $l3 95, . loss Of 40. Lard Was
quiet add . shade easier. October short ribs
showed loss Of Ice, while January scored q
small gain. At the afternoon session wheat
was irregular, December sold M to 92s q 92tc,
off to 9lsc. closing at OH 99l!c. Corn was
quiet and easy; October closing about &c lower
than 81 o'clock. Oats remained steady. Pork
closed 2sc easier for September and October,
with January unchanged Lard was strong for
October which rose .02ic, though January was
.O2sc easier. Short ribs were quiet and steady,
but without ouotabls change The leading fut-
ures ranged as follows: