The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-20
TRADE In
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti-


ST. LOUIS. Dec. 19.-Flour quiet and steady.
Wheat higher. There was a sharp demand at
the opening in continued small receipts, and the
close was firm and 4c above yesterday. No. 2
red, cash. 7Sc; March, S0GS0Ac, closed at soho
bid; May, S26S23sc, closed at S2l4c. Corn
weak; No. 2 mixed, cash, 27lsa274c; December
27l2c asked; March, 2sc; May, 29l2c asked.
Oats better; No. 2, cash, l9lsc bid; May, 2220
sofa. 56c. Hay lower: prairie, 25: timothy,
$7.5O013. Bran, 42l2c. Flaxseed, S1.3O.> But
ter easier; creamery. 2la23c; dairy. 2Oa2lc.
Eggs sharply lower and dull at lSc. Corn-meal,
~$1.55al.6O. Whisky. $1.O2. Provisions dull and
neglected; some trading in pork futures; sales of
Flour, 400 bris; wheat' 7.ooso i ba; co nGee' g9i.-
600 on; oats. $4,000 bu: rye. 5000 bu; barley,
1000 bu. shipments-oElour, 5000 brls; wheat.
rye 1000 bu; barley, none.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 19.-F1our steady.
Wheat firm. with a fair demand; options firm
anG nominally unchanged; fair to good milling
wheat. 7s0s5c; choice and fancy iong-berry.
S7092c. Corn quiet; No. 4 mixed, in Twentieth
street elevator. Sac; No. 4 high mixed. in grain
high mixed, in Twentieth-street elevator. 35loc,
quoted at ON track; No. 2 yellow. In
grain depot depot 3d. a. "a So old No a,.t 2 mixed, in
Twentieth-street elevator, Ale; No. 2 mixed.
December, 3s4a39isc; January. 3sla03sac;
February, 3S1a 3t'ssc: March, 390394c. Oats
Car lots steady, with fair demand: No. 3 white,
30l903lc; No. 2 white. 31s031ac: futures
quiet but steady; No. 2 white. December. 3Oa0
= oOZct ECbluuil, OOSc UOOrSC,
March,. 30%a3lc. Eggs dull and irregular;
Pennsylvania firsts, 23a24c Rect ipts-FIour,
$4,000 bu. shipments-Wheat, 6,iOO blu; corn,
5000 bu; oats, 80, 200 bu-
BALTIMORE Dec: 10. = Wheat = Western
strong; No: 2 winter red. spot and De-
airy. s3hSs2Iac; March. s4as4lc; May, SIS.
Go7c. COrn-Western firm; mixed, spot, Acc:
year. S99s9tc; January, ssiac; Eeornary, 3sla
Oats firm; Western white, 29la0 Bic; Western
mixed, % 29c; graded No. 2 white. o9c asked.
Rye steady; prime To choice. $4,000. Hay firm
dl3.5O. Provisions quiet. Butter firm for fine
grades; Western packed, IA a2oc; best roll, ls0
Coffee firmer; Rio cargoes. fair. 19ac. Receipts
Flour 10000 srls; wheat, e. ooO bu; corn,
200 brls; wheat. $4,000 bu; corn. $4,000 bu.
Sales-Wheat. $4,000 blu; corn. 135 900 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. I9.-Receipts of wheat
for the past twenty-four hours were $50 cars
shipped yesterday. The early demand for cash
wheat was a little slow, but il later became quite
active. with the local millers the chief buyers.
Prices averaged rather better than yesterday for
all the good wheat sold. Closing quotations.:
No. 1 hard. December and January. zoe: May,
s3lac; ON track, zoe. No. l Northern. December,
7sc. No. 2 Northern, December. 72c; January,
72lac; May. 77Ac; on track. 72a76c.
CINCINNATI. Dec. ~19.-Flour steady. Wheat
steady; No. 2 red, 76h077l2c; receipts, $500
bu; shipments, 1900 bu. Corn quiet; No. 2
mixed. 32a33c. Oats firm: Nc . mixed, CSC.
Rye dull: No. 2, 45c. Pork quiet at $3.50.
Lard steady at 5.75c. Bulk meats Quiet; short
ribs. 4.75c. Bacon steady; short clear, 6.5Oc.
Whisky steady; sales 1.0s4 brls finished goods
on q basis of $l.O2. Butter quiet. Sugar
irmer. Eggs dull at Cheese steady.
TOLEDO, Dec. 19.-Wheat dull; cash, sIl2c;
December. s1&c; January. see; May. s5iac.
Corn dull but steady; cash, 33l9c. Oats quiet;
December and January, $3.50. Receipts
Wheat. 1900 bu; corn. 41,217 bu: rye. 53S bu.
shipments-Wheat. 10000 bu; corn, A., 800 bI:
oats. $500 bu; rye, 600 bu; clover-seed, I,5OO
bags.
DETROIT, Dec. 19.-wheat-No. L white. cash,
soc; No. 2 red. cash, sic; December. Sic bid;
May, S53sc. Corn-Cash, 33c; December, 33c.
Oats-No. 2, cash. 24c; No. 2 white, cash. 25Ioc.
Receipts-wheat, $780,; bu; corn, $500 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu-
Oil.
OIL CITY, Dec. 19.-National Transit certif-
Gates opened Il at 81 .O5 4: highest. 81 .O5 a: lowest,
81 02l. clpSad at 81 02l, Salas 40 OAn hrI,.