The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-01
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations mt St. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti.
more, Cincinnati and Other Points.

ST. LOUIS, July 31.-Flour quiet and steady
Wheat better. Receipts wsre disappointing, and
tnerc was decrease ia stocK, while cables were
higher. This so alarmed some August shorts
that they fastened to get out. The result was a
rapid advance of sc, with which the balance of
the market sympathiZcd enough to move up l40
SEC. When the early buyers wants were salts
fed the market weakened Oh, but rallied late
and closed 494c above Yesterday; NO. 2 red.
14c; August. 1880 74c, closing at 73aIc bid; Sep
tember, 74ia a747sc, closing at 74aic bid; De
7sssS7sac; closing at 7sssc; May. sso. Co onr
Cash was again forced up. with sales at 4Oc and
this bid for more. The July option was advanced
to 40c. at which the "lOng' interest offered to
sell on settlement or buy, but settlement was
effected, and the deal Will he arbitrated. The
balance OF the market closed weak and lower
No. mike ed, cash, doc; August closing at 33isc;
September, 33l4c; December, 80 l4c asked; year,
81 &c bid; May, "a Sc. Oats weak; No. 2, cash,
22e asked; July, p Ssc bid on settlement; August,
zoe bid. Rye unchanged. Hay quiet but strong;
prairie, S. timothy, $lO.50914. Bran-Noth-
Ing doing. Flaxseed-spot, $l.3O: August, 81. %
meal lower; $2.05a2l5. Whisky, $l.O2. Pro-
visions dun aud weak Pork, 81 20. Lard-Prime
&c.: I longs and ribs. 50G 5c; short clear SO
d5.S5c. Bacon-Boxed shoulders. 5.50c; longs
and RIBS, 6.25d6.35c; short clear, $40 at. soc.
Receipts-FlOur, 1000 brls: wheat, $4,000 bu;
corn. 81, 600 bu; oats. As, 600. shipments~Flour,
10000 brls; wheat, 10000 bu; corn, $1,000 bu:
oats, 10000 bu.
PHILADELPHIA. July 31.--Flour-Choice
freely to arrive. but met with very little demand.
Springs sold slowly at former rates. Wheat ruled
hrin for futures. Cash wheat dun, and conces-
receipts OF No. . and steamer; No i Pennsylva-
MIA red, on track. $l.04; new No. 2 Pennsylva-
mia red in export elevator, 90c; steamer No. 2
red in export elevator, S3c: No. red I'M export
elevator, So isc: No. 3 red. July, e5i80S6c; Au-
gust, S44aS5l4c; September. s44QS44c; Oc-
t0ber. S434 a 80 lsc. Corn firm; No. = yellow,
on track, 45iac: No. 2 mixed, on track, 45c with
45c bid and 45lac asked for No. 2 mixed, in
mixed July. AN q "A sc; August A 044 iac; Sep
TENDER. 44l4 a44asc; October, al 45c. Oats
quiet and barely steady; No. mixed. in grain
depot, 3Olec; Nos white, 33133ac; No. white.
34iac; futures steady but quiet; No white,
July, 81 934i2c; August, 317s 324c; Septem-
Der: 3Oi2 a3l lac; October. 81 L a3l iec. Butter
dull and Irregular; Pennsylvania creamery. ex-
Eggs firm and in fair demand; Pennsylvania
irsts l4is@lSe Reeeigts sod lou 1000 br ds
bu. Sbpments-Wheat, 700 bu; corn, $4,000
bu oats, 1880 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. July 31.-There very lit
tie business done In cash wheat during the fore
noon, and sellers who were anxious to dispose of
their stocks were offering some concessions IN
the matter OF prices. Most sellers were holding
grade wheat at about yesterdays figures but as
IL was the last day OF July buyers took very lit
tie grain. They reason that after the opening Of
August the price OF NO ana Northern WI, VIII drop
grades with IT, and that In q few days prices in
cash wheat here VIII fall several cents. With
The receipts for the day, were "A car loads. and
ga were shipped out. Closing quotations: No.
i hard. July, 9siac; on track. 81 OIL: No. North
ern, July. 93c: August, sic; september. ISllc;
December 79c; on track. 90 a93c; No. 2 North
ern, July, S3c; on track. S4GS6c.
BALTIMORE, July 3l.-Wheat-Western quiet
but firm; No. winter rcd, spot, seize; August.
s3ie Ge3%c; September, s349s3lec October,
Ssisc; December, S5Ac. Corn-Western trmer
mixed, spot, 45c; August. 43is@434c; septem-
Der. 43s0437sc; October, .44lc bid; steamer,
4Oc. Oats-Best grades in demand: mixed
plentiful; Western white, 33d34iac; Western
mixed. 29a31c Rye firm at 50a52c. Hay
Old in fair demand; primo timothy. $l4.50d 10.
Provisions duh. Butter steady; creamery, 169
16isc Eggs firm; fresh. Is a l3 isc. Coffee nom
inal; Rio fair, lsc. Recepts-Flour, 10. 600 brls;
wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 1900 bu; oats 5000