The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
A IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.

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more, Cincinnati and Other Points.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 17.-Flour quiet and Gull.
Wheat-An advance of 1c early. on favorable re-
ports, was not long maintained and the close was
= a lac below yesterday; No: 2 red. cash. t77l4c:
soc. closed at 79%c. nominal; May, s~lssaSl7sc,
closed at s1ssaeI2c bid. Corn weak; No. .
274c, closing at27l4c asked; January 274c; clos
ingat27ls d27 lac asked: February. 81 lac, closed at
27iac bid; May. 29la 029Ssc; closed at 29isc.
bid; May, 22ssc. Rye lower at 42loc. Barley
Nothing done. Hay-MoveInent light; prairie.
IS as 20; Timothy, $90l3. Bran scarce and
higher, at 44d45c. Flaxseed firm but quiet;
salable at 5 lbs. Butter and eggs unchanged.
Corn-meal, ~$1.5561.6O. Whisky, $I.O2. Pro-
visions steady but very quiet. Pork. SlO01O.5O.
salt meats-Shoulders. 4.25c; longs and ribs,
5.l2ip a5.25c; short clear, 5.37RG5.5Oc. Ba-
shoulders 4:75c; longs and ribs,
Flour, 5000 brs; wheat. 41,OO0 bu; corn, 4O7,-
600 bl; oats, 2S.000 hn: rye. 5000 bu; barley.
10000 bu; corn, 100000 bu; oats, 90, 900 bu;
rye, 5000 bu; barley, 5000 bu.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17.-Flour steady.
Wheat firm and quiet; Options steady. No
milling raHs, V %heas' 7 fsassses' choice 10 ses and Ia fan GO i sGoa
berry, s7092c; ungraded, in grain depot, SEQ
sac; No. 2 red, December. sOAaS114c; January,
84iac. CONCEPTIONS a shade easier. with little
or no speculation. Car lots weak and Irregular;
No. 4 mixed. In Twentieth-street elevator, Soc;
No. 3 high mixed, i'll grain depot, SIC; No. 3 yell
low, in grain depot, 36iac; ungraded high mixed,
on track. sc l2c; steamer No. 2 high mixed, on
track, 3sl2c; steamer No. 2 yellow, in grain
depot, 37hcs No. 2 mixed, on track, 4Oc; No. 2
yellow, in grain depot, SOC; old ungraded high
mixed, in Twentieth-street elevator. Ale; No. 9
s %'sscI ps IsUemos ss La Ss 81 se af Ma SeSa ssS . s ssisc
0ats-Car lots quiet but steady; No. 2 mixed,
2sc; No. 3 white, 3Ol4 oiec: No 2 white, 31lac;
futures higher; No ao = White, December s sos .
307sc: March, 307s031lsc. Eggs dull and irregu.
lar; Pennsylvania firsts. 24c. Recs ipts-FIour,
$500 brls; wheat, 500 6u; corn. $4,000 bu.
Shipments-Wheat, 1000 bu; corn, 1,2OO bu;
oats, 300 bu.
BALTIMORE. Dec. IL. Wheat - Western
quiet: Western No. 2 winter red. spot and De-
rusry, SOC O4c; March, s3la0S4c; May, S6is0
4Siao; year. s9isa Ssiac; January and February,
3S3sQ IS i2c; March, 3S4d39c; April. 39l20
1880. Oats firm; Western white, 29Is031c;
Western mixed, 2aa29c; graded No. 2 white.
soc. Rye dull; prime To choice, 57a60c. Hay
Provisions quiet and steady. Butter-Western
packed, Ia 12Oc. Eggs dull at 23624c. Coffee
1irm and unchanged. Receipts-Flour, $4,000
brls; wheat. 10000 bn; corn, $4,000 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu; rye, 600 bu. Shipments Flour, TO-
500 brls; corn. $4,000 bu. Sales-Wheat, 35,-
900 bu: corn, $4,000 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 17.-May. wheat made
an early gam OF l4c from yesterdays closing,
on moderate receipts and a good demand for
cash, which holds the latter so near 70 May as to
make II nnprontaele to buy cash wheat and put
the country was not large in any section. and
the arrivals, after taking out the shipments,
receipts being 226 cars and So shipped. Closing
quotations.: No. 1 hard. December Sc; January,
7siec; May, s2lac: on track. 79l2c. No. l North
ern, December, = lac: January. 75&c: May, SOl4e;
on track. nc. No. 2 Northern. December, TO;
January, 72lc: May. tic; on track. 72074c.
CINCINNATI. Dec. ~17.-Flour dun. Wheat
No. 2 red, 76677c; receipts. g .GO0bu; shipments,
32G34c. Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 25c. Rye
scarce; No; 2, Ace. Provisions quiet, and I'm.
changed. whisky steady; sales 7ss brls finished
Sugar weaker. Eggs dull at 1Sa19c. Cheese
firm.
TOLEDO, Dec. 17.--wheat dull and lower;
cash and December. Sic; January. sl1sc; May.
S5c. Corn quiet and firm; cash, 33lec. Oats
steady; cash, 22ioc. Clover-seed duh but steady;
cash and December. $3.50: February, 1880.
s sss Pn: rye neal 4Sii is1'i hi; 1"rn. 4s;los pI H Os!s;
bu; corn. 81, $50 bu; oats. Ia, 600 bu; rye, 1000
bu; cloyer-seed, 623 bags.
DETROIT. Dee. 17.-wheat-No. 1 white. cash.
sO4c. nominal; May, Si7sc. Corn-No. 2. cash
and December. 34iec bid. Oats-No.2 9, cash. % iac;
No. 2 white. cash. 25lec. Receipts-Wheat, H.
400; bu; corn. 5000 bu; oats, 1890 bu.
Wool
BOSTON, Dec. 17.-Thers is O confident and
etrong tone 20 the wool market. without any very
buoyant or speculative feeling. Sales have been
mace tn a good extent, and previous prices are
obtained. Advices from other markets tend to
sustain prices In Ohio fieeces there have been
sales OF Y at 32d33c and XXX Is firm at 34c.
Michigan X feeces will sell readily at SOC, hut
most holders are asking Sic. No. 1 woods are
firm at S7d3sc for clothing. and 39d4Oc for
combing. In fine delaine there have been fur
fher sales OF Ohio 1t 33led36c, and Michigan
at 34c, with 35c asked. Unwashed combing Is
selling at 29d3Oc for three-eighths and Csc for
one-foUrth blood. Territorial. Texas and Cali
fornia woods are moving ut unchanged prices. In
pulled woods there have been salessof choice SUI.
pers mt 80 d40e. fair TO good supers at 30935c,
and extra pulled at 2202Sc. Foreign woods are
very firm.
NEW YORK, Dec. I7.-wool steady and quiet;
domestic fleece, 32d3sc; pulled, 27a3sc; Texas,
14q29c.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK. Dec. l7.-Under the general