The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-11
TRADE In GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti-
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.

ST. LOUIS, March 9.-Flour firm and inactive
owing TO light demand. Wheat lower All other
markets on down grade and general advices
of bearish tendency led to free selling and de-
cline OF 13s01l2c. Buying was active and the
close was $50, somewhat iirner and ,sc for May and
81 ssS 50 sc, closing at 81 sac. Corn weak; No.
asked; July, @ Closing at SSs
32l9c bid; August, 33lec, closing at 33lac bid.
Oats easy; No. 2, cash. 25c bid; May, 27@27l4c.
steady; prairie, 500 $780, timothy, $40. 5oS13. so.
Bran, 81 a 54lec. Flaxseed, $1.45. Butter quiet
and unchanged; creamery, 24026c; dairy, 210
1.S0. Whisky steady at 81. 03. Provisions quiet
Pork $12.37l2. Lard-Prime steam, 6.75c. Dry
sailed meats-shOulders, 5.25c; longs and ribs.
shoulders, 6.25c; longs and ribs, Tai .10c short
clear, 7.25c. Hams, 10012c. Receipts-FlOur,
1000 6r h wheat aO0obu; corn 81 So 600 bu oats,
ments-Flour G, 1000 brls; wheat, IA 900 bu; corn
49, 900 bu oats, 10000 bu; rye, 1000 blu; barley,
5000 bu.
found ii no easier to sell milling wheat than dur-
ing the past. week. In fact, Saturday brought
its customary dizziness and the demoralized state
OF the markets for future-delivery wheat. Mill
ers have been buying only to satisfy their most
pressing needs. Early in the day prices were q
little below yesterday on grade wheat, but the
into disorder again. No. Northern was offered
late In the session at 81. 02 without attracting
were small IN % The 70 the ana
carloads, and SO carloads were shipped out.
Local elevator stocks are expected to Increase
/ hard. March, 81 10; April 81. II: May, 81. i2is;
April, 99c;. May. 81 .Ooia; on track, 81; No. 2
on track, 90c.
PHILADELPHIA, March 9.-Flour, demand
very light and prices weak. Wheat opened
neglected, and closed iaa &c lower high grades
Qulet bllf sfaadV Sales graded m Craf I'm dor
$l.06s. No. 2 red. March, 94694lac; April,
94695c; May, 95 695l2c June, 95la 96c. Corn
firm; sales, No. A yellow, in grain depot, 3sioc;
in grain depot, 40c; No. 2 mixed in grain depot,
40isc; No: yellow, in grain depot, Ale; No. 2
March. 4ohS4oac; April, Al q Al 4c; May. Al d
quiet, but prices steadily held; sales No. 3white,
81 iac; No. 2 white, SIC. Futures dull; No. 2
white, March. S34933i9c; April, 33t934c;
Flour. 10000 bris; wheat, 10000 bu; corn, IL
500 bu; oats, IL ,600bu. Shipments-Wheat, 81
800 bu; corn, $4,000 blu; oats, 1900 bu.
BALTIMORE, March s.--wheat = Western
weak; No. winter red spot and March, 81 s. a
92c; April, 92as a93c; May, 90 s. a 94c; July, 9i2c
asked. Corn-Western quiet mixed, spot, 4Oc;
siac steamer OATS steady MsS Vest
ern white 32a33lac; Western mixed, 29a31c;
graded No. 2 white, 32la q 33c. Rye quiet at So
S3.e; hay MINER; prime to choice timothy yi5
ter steady; best roll, 1401sc; creamery, ga
Eggs frner at 13ia lac. Coffee quiet Rio car
brls, wheat, 1000 bu; corn, SO, 900 bu oats, S.
600 bu; rye, 900 bu. shipments-Flour,4 900
bris; corn, 10000 bu. sales-Wheat, $4,000
bu; corn. 1000 bu.
CINCINNATI, March 9.-Flour dull. Wheat
dull and nominal; No. 2 red, 95096c; receipts,
none; shipments, 1000 bu. Corn weaker No. 2
mixed mix d,,, soe Oats quiet No MIXED s6a9c:
at S12.a5. Lard easer at 600. Bulk meats
and bacon steady. Whisky quiet; sales Of 626