The Indianapolis journal., 1891-12-21
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at St. Louis. Philadelphia, Balti.


Quotations mt st. Louis. Philadelphia, Balti-
more. Cincinnati and Other Points.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19.-Flour was dead
dull. Wheat opened quiet. but later im-
proved and advanced lac. closing ssc higher
than yesterday. No. = red. cash, ,e31s dg34c;
December, 93ls f993ssc. closing ct y3ssc bid;
May, 9o09Slac, closing at 9Sasc; July, 934c,
closing at 93t2 20y3ssc bid. Corn started in
l4c lower but steadied later only to fall to
pieces again and closed IA "a l9C off from yes
terday. No. 9. cash, 3S7sc; the year. 3S7s "a
39Ac. closing at $50; January, 3Sl4 03Slac,
closing at SSl.c; May. 39.s O397sc. closing
at 39ssc bid. Oats dull: No. 2. cash. 81 lsc
Qniet; Iowa, soc; Minnesota, 5Sc. Hay quiet
and unchanged. Bran dull and lower;
sacked. this side. Soc; east side, 77c. Flax
seed firm at 90c. Butter slow and un-
2Sc. Corn-meal, S2. l502.20. Whisky steady
at2l.1s. Bagging, 54 07Ac c; iron cotton ties,
Sl.3501.4O. Provisions quiet and shade
easier. POrk-Old, SS.S7ls; new. Sl1. Lard.
3.p0c; longs and ribs. 5.52l9c; short clear,
5.50c. Bacon-BOXed shoulders. 5.5Oc; longs.
637l3c; ribs. 6.37l9c; short clear, $500. Re-
ceipts-Flour, 5000 brls; wheat. $4,000 bu;
bn: barley. .12.oOO hu. Shipments-Flour.
600 brls; wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 100000 bu;
oats, 1900 bu; rye. 1900 bu; barley. 1000 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 19-There was
quite strong feeling i'll wheat to-day, but
toward the close of the session there was
under last nights close. For over an hour
the fluctuations were small, going from
92isc to 921ac. and for portion of the time
the trading was dull. At 1850 o'clock there
$3.50. where it held for short
time, and broke to 92ssc. This did not
amount to much. however, for there was
prompt recovery. and May closed at 92asc.
and December and January at S6a4c. The
cash market was not very active. and of
ferings at the opening grades were
light. Low grades dragged. The re-
ceipts of wheat here were 46S cars and at
Duluth and Superior 2S9 cars Close for
No. Northern: December closed at 66a4c;
yesterday at s6l2c. May opened at 92asc,
highest 92as C, lowest 92asc. closed at 923a c;
yesterday at 92lsc. January closed at S62c:
yesterday at S6l9c. On track: No. hard,
S9lac; No. Northern, SSl9c No. 9 Northern,
S2GS5c
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 19.-Flour barely
steady. Wheat strong under higher En-
glish and French cables and better in
qulry for export; No. red, In elevator.
Sl.02l9; No. 2 red, December. Sl.03l9; Janu-
airy, $1.03la 01.0i; February, Si.0501.O5lR;
March, Sl07Wl.07la. Corn-Futures opened
easier and closed barely steady; car lots
steady, but only in moderate demand; No. 4
mixed, IN grain depot, 45c; No. yellow. on
track, 47c: steamer, in export elevator, Bic:
No. 2 yellow. in grain depot SIC; No. 2
mixed, In grain depot, 5612c: No. 2. in export
elevator. 56c; No. mixed. December, 5534 "a
56Ac: January. 53l2 054c; February. 52le lD
53c; March. 52l2 al .3c. Oats-Car lots steady
but quiet: futures neglected and nominally
unchanged; No. white, Ala G42c. Eggs
firm; Pennsylvania frsts. 26c. Receipts
Flour, $500 brls and Z. 400 sacks; wheat. 28.-
500 bu; corn. 10, 200 bu; oats. $500 bu. Ship
ments-Wheat, Z, 800 bu; corn, 1900 bu; oats,
| 10, 700 bu.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 19.-Wheat firmer: No.
| 2 red, spot and December, S1.O31a 0l l. .O3aa;
| January. Sl.04k 01.04a4: February. Sl.O6A
| 01.061a: MAY. $l.G9; steamer No. red. 97a4c;
receipts, 6S,755 bu; shipments, 20l.C0! bu;
stock $40. 100 bu; sales. l35. coo bu. Corn
| firmer: mixed. spot. $50: the year, 5S0 5s.ec;
| January. 63063l9c; February, 52ss 052 Sc;
March, 52l4c; steamer mixed ssh 0553.c; re-
ceipts, ia ia bu; shipments. III 1856 bu:
quiet and steady; No. Q white Western. II G.;
! No. mixed Western. 39c; receipts. 1000 bu;
stock, 1888 tn. Ryo quiet and steady;
No.. 2. 92c; receipts. 6.97S bu: stock, l26.s35
| S130l4. Provisions dull and quiet. Butter
steady. Eggs steady at 25t026c. Coffee
steady; Rio cargoes. fair lie; No. = 14c
| CINCINNATI. Dec. l9.-Flour in moder-
ate demand. Wheat dull and easier; No. 2
red, 93l3c: receipts. 1,500 bu shipments. 500
bu. Corn in hight demand: No. 2 mixed,
$50. Oats barely steady: No. 2 mixed 35 q
035l9c. Rye in good demand and strong:
No. 2, 95lac. Pork barely steady at 500
| 9.12l9. Lard firm at $500. Bulk meats
| quiet at 520Q5.S0c. Bacon firm AZ &c.
Whisky frm sales. q4S brls of finished
goods on a basis of sl.1a Butter steady.
Sugar easy. Eggs barely steady at 81 022c.
| Cheese firm.
| TOLEDO. Dec. 19-Wheat active; No. 2
cash, 96isc; December, 967Sc; May. Sl.02as.
| Corn steady; No. 2. cash, 44lac. Oats quiet;
cash, SAC. Rye dull but steady: cash. 81 l4c:
January, 92c. Clover-seed dull but steady;
| prime. cash. December and January, $3.50
February. S5.52l9; March. S5.5712. Receipts
Flour, 4G0 brls; wheat, 1925 bu: corn, 25..
965 bu; oats, $3.50 bu; rye. 1865 bu; clover
seed, $40 bags. Sbipments-FlOur. 2.75(
brls; wheat. $500 bu: corn. $3.50 bu; ~ O.
3.7G0 bu: clover-seed, 800 bags
| DETROIT, Dec. 19-Wheat-No. 1 white,
cash. 95c; No. 2 red. cash. 95a4 Q bid; Janu
ary. 96l9c: May. S1.02ls bid. Corn-No. =
| cash. 4.c. Oats-NO. 2, cash. SIC; No.
white, 343lc bid. Rye, Ole bid. Receipts
| Wheat, 1900 bu; corn. l., 600 bu; oats. 5000
| bu.
| Cotton.
| LIVERPOOL, Dec 19.-Cotton-Spot steady
with fair demand. American middling, l2d
Sales, 10000 bales. of which 5000 bales were FOL