The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-08-07
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia, Balti-
more. CincInnatl and Other Pointa

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6.-Flour steady and I'M
changed. WheaNThe market was strong early
on strong and higher cables. Unsettled weather
abroad, better outside markets and the mod
crate receipts caused August TO be bid up loc,
and the whole line OF options improved Later
reports and freer selling locally caused O IS CSC
decline, but the close was somewhat firmer. No.
red, cash. I4l4@74 i2c: August, 20 7s6 7412c,
closing at 7ilsc bid December December 771sS7 re-
closing at 775sc asked. Corn higher; No. mixed
cash, 1880; August, Sac. closing at 33 Sac;
Der, sc; year. 32c; May, 34%c. Oats stronger;
No. 2, cash, 19l20 goo bid; September 2Olsc;
May, 24024l4c bid. Rye lower and dull No. 2,
80 G39. Hay quiet; prairie, $7.5OaS.50 timO-
thy, $901450. Bran active but unchanged.
Flaxseed again lower and more doing; spot,
S1.22a1.25; August, $l.2O bid Butter firm;
firm and in good request at lie, all loss off, in
ferior stock much less. Corn-meal steady at So
little higher for meats and lard, but quiet Pork,
$l125. Lard--Prime steam. $500. Dry-salt
m meats &c; longs and ribs 565 a 3 75c;
ders, 5.5Oc; longs and ribs, 6.25 6.3Oc; short
clear, 637laa case. Hams firm at IL Il 9I3l4c
ReeeiptseFlcur, 5000 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu;
corn. $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 blu; rye, 1000 bu.
Shipments-Flour. 5000 brls; wheat, 80. 900 bu;
corn. 900 bu; oats. 1000 bu; rye, 900 bu.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 6.-Flour-Choice old
winter In fair demand at firm prices. New
Mheats pot wanted. Spring dull and weak.
Wheat firm and prices of futures beyond this
elevator Ssc: Steamer No red in export psIe
vator, 81 lac; No. red. in export elevator, Sic;
No. red, August, S46S4i4c; September, S4O
S44c; October, SALE dS5c; November S54O
S5Ac. Corn-Little or no speculative trading
and demand for export light. Options nominally
unchanged. Car lots quiet but firm; No. 2
mixed, in Twentieth street elevator and grain
depot, 45l2c; No. high mixed, in Twentieth
street elevator and grain depot, acc. Oats-Car
lots dull and barely steady; No. white, 32laa
33c; No. 9 white. 32iad 34i4c: futures quiet and
unchanged. Provisions quiet but steady. Eggs
frmer and in good demand; Pennsylvania firsts,
15iec. Receipts-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat, 30
600 bu; corn. Il, 900 bu; oats, 10, 500 bu. Ship
ments-Wheat, 900 bu; corn, $4,000 bu; oats,
$4,000 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6.-There was some in
quiry for milling wheat on the board all morn
ing, but the offerings consisted almost wholly of
elevator wheat that was not very desirable
Millers were looking for fresh wheat" and all
receipts from the country that made All appear
ance on board were examined early. The fresh
receipts of No. z and No. were disposed of
to firm. In elevator wheat prices were not
strong, and some sales were made at easier fig-
ures The receipts were "a carloads, and so
carloads were shipped out. The closing quota
tions were: No. l hard. on track. CSC: No.
Northern. cash, SIC: August. 7siac; September:
I6c; December. 7Si4c: on track, 80 SIC; No.
Northern, on track. SO SAC.
BALTIMORE. Aug 6.-wheat-western fut-
ures steady, No. winter red, spot, strong at
S5iec; August, sales at SIC; September S3l40
80 Sc: October. sac; December. S5osd S57sc. Corn
Western quiet; mixed. spot, 45c asked Au-
gust ABA 43i9c; september, AS Z a43 iac; Octo-
Der. 44l4c. Oats-Western white, 33a35lac;
Western mixed, 29a3Oc; graded No. 2 white. 80
G35icc; graded No. mixed, 29d29ioc. Rye
nominal at 50a52c. Hay firm; prime to choice
timothy. $l6016.5o. Provisions duh; mess
pork, $l3olSb0. Butter steady; creamery, 10