The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-06

market 4sso higher; fair business; options 10
higher and very dull; October. 30sc; Novem-
Der, 3l2c December, 32032ic. closing at 32sc;
No. 2 white. 34c: mixed Western. 70 &c;
white Western. % 43c; No 2 Chicago, Bic.
Hay quiet and steady; shipping, SOC; good to
choice, 70 90c.
Hops firm and quiet.
C~ofee-Options opened STEADY, lU0zo points
on an advance IN the rate Of exchanges. and bet
ter foreign markets, which closed barelv steady
20 40 points up and active; sales, 1873. $50 bags.
including: October. 14614 15c; November. 1890
l3 soc; December. IL IL. 90c; January, 1900
IL zoe; February. l2400l2 S5c; March, i24o
9l2. 75c: Aoril. 1910 II 75c: Nav, 12.40 q IL. SOC;
June. IL. 40 012. SOC; July, II 80 a 2.55c; spot Rio
stronger; fair csrgoes, Ice. Suear-Raw uomi-
nal, refined in better demand and stsadier. Mo-
lasses nominal. Rice fairly active and firm.
Tailow lower and dull; prime city, 5ac. Rosin
Eggs firm; Western. 21i we; receipts. Bats
packagea Butter 6rmer; fair demand: West
ern. dairy, IL ol5o; Western creamery, l30232c.
Cheese higher; stock cleaned up; Westsrn,
s409}c.
Pork dull and steady; mess quoted at Sic. 800
II; beef strong: beef hams firm. Cut meats
strong; middIes firm. Lard-fairlv active; West
ern steam. spot, lilo asked. Ortions-Sales:
October, 10 90c asked; November, 9.45 % %. zoe,
closing 1t 9.72c: December. G.S7 as. soc. closing
At $500; Janusry, rs s SEC. closing At 300:
February, $50 os. Soc. closing of $500.
CHICAGO, Oct 6-Speculstive trading in
wheat again revived somewhat today and .
large business was transacted. The feeling was
again unsettled aud prices ruled considerably
higher, with December selling MP to last
Wednesdays extreme figures; May passed the
former outside figure by Ito. and trading has
shifted principally to that future. The opening
was from }e TO lc higher than yesterdays clos
ing. with December Immediately declining &c,
but May instantly started up. December turned
~ th,. I'D sAxsr.aH Q3s ohoya shA ;pai1a Hooea
Then prices 6uctuated for some time, finally
ruling weaker, and the closing was $50 higher
for December and 4@c higher for May than the
closing figures Last night The advance was
ed to . new source, though the
principal operator in the recent boom, no
doubt, had still control Of tho market. An
active speculative business was witnessed IN
corn in this market to-day, the volume Of trad
ing being. heavy and . higher range Of prices
was established. The market opened ~ about
the closing pric es Of yesterday. and was easy
for a time, selling of ac. but soon became active
and stronger, advancing with some reaction lie,
eased OF Ito, ruled steady and closed with DC.
tober &c, November }c, and May 2d4c higher
than yesterday. Tns advance to-day Was at
tributsd mainly to the active demand from
"shorts," the heavy purchases OF . large local
operator, and the unfavoroIe weather for the
evidently considerable OF short"
interest to the market over from yesterday,
in anticipation Of q lower market to-day, bat the
operations OF the trader mentioned above turned
the course of prices. and In covering prices were
RAPIDLY advanced. Oats gained strength from
the Improvement in wheat and corn. and
futures show al advance OF . &c. though re
acting some from the outside. Mess pork was
traded IN moro freelv, the bulk being in Janu'
airy, which opened 2fo higher, advanced zoe on
better buying by outsiders. rsceded 25o and
closed steady. The near deliveries were quiet
and generally easier. In lard the near deliver
les were oscidsdiy unsettled, out tradihe Dol
large. November fuetuated freely within q
vide range, bus other deliveries we're steady.
Short-rib sides were in active request; offerings
limited, and the market stronger and higher;
most of the advance Was In January, early, but
later Weekend and ali the advance disappeared.
The leading futures ranged as follows: