The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-03
A IN GENERAL.
Quotations at ST. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti.
more. Cincinnati and Other Points.

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ST. LOUIS. Oct. 2.-Flour inactive and weak.
Wheat lower: weak outside markets and
heavy selling locally caused the market to break
low Yesterday. No. 2 red, cash. 7siac asked;
October, closed at 7S4c asked: December, sos
9sOloc; year. 1880, nominal; May, s4ac. Corn
295sc asked; October closed at 29lac; December,
2S3sc bid; January. 2Sl4c; May, 3Ol2c bid. Oats
firm; No; 2. cash, 19c; May; 22%c bid; October.
lSi9c bid November, 19c bid; January, 204c
bid. Rye-No. 2, 49c bid. Barley very quiet;
Wisconsin and Minnesota, 64c. Hay unchanged.
Bran lower and dull at 441sc. Flaxseed I'M
changed at $1.25. Butter unchanged. Eggs, Ia
214Iec for good stock. Corn-meal, 81
Whisky, $1.O2. Provisions-Market quiet and
unchanged; very little done. Receipts-Flour.
oats, $4,000 bu; rye. 5000 bu: barley, 81 900
bu. Shipments-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat, 49,
600 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 1900 blu; rye,
1000 bu; barley. none.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2.-Flour quiet but
firm. Wheat-Optiors weak and lower; high
grades scarce and firm; steamer No. 2 red, in ex-
port elevator, 76c; No. 2 red, October. S2082loc;
November, S2ataS34c: December, S4d "a iec:
January, S5US5l2c. Corn-Car lots dull but
steady; futures duh but nominally advanced 1c
under stronger reports from the West; No. 2 low
mixed, in Twentieth-street elevator, 394c; No. 2
mixed, in Twentieth-street elevator, 40c; No. 9
yellow. in Twentieth-street elevator, 42c; No. 2
mixed, October. $685. d401oc; November,
40l2c; December, 393sQ3934c; January, 39lo0
4O4c. Oats-Carl lots steady but demand light;
No. 3 white, 25a 20 Ioc; No. 2 white. 26lac; futures
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26ssc;- November, 27le02sc; December. 2sla0
29c; January. 29a29lac. Eggs firm; Pennsyl-
vania firsts, 23c. Cheese firm; part skins. IA
&c. Receipts-Flour 1900 brls; wheat, 7,lOO
bu; corn, 800 bu; oats, i 1000 bu. Shipments
Wheat, 1860 bu; corn, 22,S00 bu; oats, 49,
500 blu.
333 ears: shipments. 63 cars. The early weak
ness of Eastern markets had some effect on the
market. but the most important feature was the
lack of inquiry. from elevator men. either at
home or at outside points. The range of prices
Tor No. l Northern was about loc below yester-
day, and at this the demand. was moderate.
Other grades were slow, and sellers were forced
to accept lower prices TO close out stocks. Clos
ing quotations: No. / hard, October, 7914c; No
track, Sic. Mol Northern. October. 764c; No
vember. 77l4c; December, 1880; May, S8ac; on
track, 7Sl2c; No. 2 Northern, October, 73c; No
vember. 74c; December, 75c; May, soc; on track,
73c.
BALTIMORE, Oct 2--wheat-western easy;
No. 2 winter red, spot. S1l2GS1Ac; October.
lice, December. s34as4c; January, -s440
40i4c: October, 39aa4Oc; November, $3.50
39sc; year, 3s7sd39c; January, 39939lsc. Oats
quiet; Western white, 25927lac; Western mixed,
23D24c. Hay firm; prime to choice timothy,
$l3.50014. Provisions firm. Butter firm; West
ern packed, 159lse; 23925c; Eggs
goes. fair. Islac. R~eceipts-Flonr 1000 brls;
wheat, 50. 900 bu; corn, 81. 900 bi: oats, 1000
bu; rye, I 1000 bu. Ship~ments-Flour, 1000 brls.
sales-Wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 10000 bu.
C~iNC1NNAll, OCI. Z.-flOuf STEADY. NneaL
easier; No. 2 red, S20 $50. Receipts, 600 bu;
shipments, 5000 bu. Corn easier; No. 2 mixed,
35l2636c. Oats easier; No. 2 mixed, 22d22l2c.
Rye quiet and easier; No. 2, 45c. Pork easy AT
$11. Lard quiet at 5.9506c. Bulk meats easy;
short ribs, 5.10c. Bacon steady; short clear,
6.25c. Whisky active and firm: sales. 1880 brls
finished goods ON a basis of 81 o.. Butter easier
Sugar I'm fair demand.
TOLEDO, Oct. 2.-Wheat dull and easier; cash
and October, Sligo; December, S3l4c; May, SSl4o
Corn dull; cash, 334c. Oats quiet but steady;
cash. 21c. Cover-seed active and lower; cash and
October, So. 90; November. $3.92ia; December. 81
February, $4.07ls Receipfs-Wheat, 2l,200 bui
corn. 10000 bu; oats. 800 bu; rye, 1900 bu
shipments-Wheat, 27,50O bu; oats, LOO bu
rye, 900 bu-
DETROIT, Oct. 2.-Wheat-No. l white, cash
SLICE; No. 2 red, cash and October. S14c
November, S24c; December, s3lac; May. sSc
Corn-Eo. 2. cash. 334c; october, 33ac; No
vember, SIC; December, Sic. Oats-No. 2, cash
214c; No. 2 white. cash, 224c. Receipts-Wheat
29,s00 bu; corn, 1900 blu; oats, 900 bu.
OIL.
NEW YORK, Oct. o. Petroleum was very mar
row to-day, opening steady at 99c. declined 80
and closed duh at 9S SSc. Stock Exchange-Open
ing, 99c: highest. 99c; lowest, 9sSsc; closing
955sc. Consolidated Exchange-Opening, 994c
highest 99l4c; lowest, 99c, closing, 99c- Tota
sales, 279,000 brls. Turpcntine firm and quiet
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