The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-01

mixed Western. 36l o3sc; white Western, 400
45c
Hay in fair demand; shipping 60 S65c.
Hons quiet and firm.
Coffee-Spot fair Rio quiet at l4sc; options
10 720 points lower and dull. closing steady.
Sales. a. 900 bags; May, IL. IS 01i.65c; June.
IL 05 IL 15c; July, 10 40 % 10 55e August. 10 00o
10 l0c; September, O. 20 a Q. 90c; October, 9.75o
9s0e: November. 1880 SOC; December, asa
9.80c; January, g. SOC: February. o s5c. Sugar
dull and nominal; refined dull molassss steady.
Rice firm.
TAllow dull; prime quoted at Ale. Resin quiet
Eggs rather weak. Receipts. 1850 packages;
Western 12s al3!c.
Pork steady but less active: prices unchanged
Cnt meats firm; picked bellies, Tie; picked
hams. llcll4c. Lard advanced 6S7 points
steam. spot, 8 % a 32}c. closing At a3oc; May.
S13aS20c; June. 8.l3oal9c; July. 8. is DO;
August. s.191a25c; September. s.23 q g. 2Sc;
city steam, 7.S0c.
Butter quiet but firm; Western, 16a27Is.
Chese steasy and quiet; Western fat, llic.
CHICAGO. April 3o-Ths dullness of chang
ing and djnsting Of trades for May was
about over when the board opened this morn
ing, and operators were ready for developments
Of some sort In the wheat pit. the breaking OF
the drought had already been discounted, and
although the market opened ae lower, there was
pretty general buying on an advancing market
before noon. june opened At 6l3c. A decline
W 1aC VA IonoWoo " Iuiboo OuyiuS, WHICH
gradually grew into general buying when it was
discovered that no big break WAS probable, and
by 1890 June had touched 83c. with great ex-
element and nervousness IN the pit This was
an advance of to over the bottom prices OF the
morning. 1t was, in fact q strong "bulp mar
ket on the crop situation, in spite OF the rains
aud decrease of l60 900 bu in the visible supply,
when a slight increase had been looked for. In
the afternoon session reaction set In, and most
OF the advance was lost, June closing at Size.
Corn. like wheat, opened weak, showed a slight
decline, aud reacted later. selling several points
better than the Saturday close, and closing 10
higher for May. and to higher for June.
This was good "bulp day in the
pit. considering the receipts and estimates.
The receipts we're 443 cars, and for tomorrow
400 cars were promised Early in the day there
was . furry In May. on account Of few
'':horts,' Il opened at sac. sold down to sale,
with other futures, and then straight up TO sec.
Considerable May stuff changed hands at the
ton. May closed Ut 65ic. June sold between
54i 0553c. closing at 55c. Oats were consider
ably excited. There WAS . rush to sell futures
on account Of other markets being easier aud
the weather being more favorable to the grow
ing crop. June opened at &c. sold of to 3l3c,
rallied and closed at 32lc. Provisions were more
active and stronger, and closing sales showed .
net advance. A great deal Of changing OF con-
tracts from May to June and July was INDUCED
in, and the difference widenod .2t a sc, max
ing better carrying charges. May pork sold at
1880 11367f and closed at &13.62t. June sold
At Ella 62A a so. and closed at sl3.75 Lard for
May sold at 7.s00L92}c, and closed at 7.92ic
June at I95 0197ic Short ribs advanced from
June closed at 1850. The leading futures
pan God fnlavs.