The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-18
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations ut st. Louis, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Other Points.

Quotations ut st. Louis, Philadelphia,
baltimore and Other Points.
ST. LOUIS, Dec 16-Flour unchanged.
Wheat fell off sc at the opening. but re-
covered later and closed with buyers a
shade above yesterday; cash. 5Sssc: Decem-
dull and weak. closed a shade under yester-
day; cash. Sac; December, S412c; January.
sample lots cash, CSC: December 271ac bid;
May. 3012c bid Rye firmer; 47c bid. Barley
dull: small sales Iowa at 4Sq54c. Bran easy
at 6oQ651sc. Hay unchanged. Butter and
eggs unchanged. Corn meal quiet at H-15.
Whisky steady at -$1.15. Bagging and cot
ton lies unchanged. Pork lower at 80.
loose shoulders, &c; longs and ribs, 6.5Oc;
shorts. 6z5c: boxed lots; ;15c more aoo Bacon aeon
wheat. $1,000 bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats. 5000
nu; Shipments-Flour, 5000 brls: wheat,
1000 blu; corn, 10000 bu; oats, 5000 blu.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-Flour quiet
er, rejecting the decline West; sales No.
Pennsylvania at 66l4c; No. red winter,
February, 6714a67l@c; March. 6Ss4 @69c. Corn
Options were weak and &c lower. Car lots
for local trade quiet and steady: sales No.
44c; new No. yellow held at 45c; sales,
1900 bu No; 2 mixed February at &c; De-
MarcS, 4s44sf$c oats a d%ii and uncSanged
ungraded white, S6l2Q37c; No. mixed. 34l2c;
No 90 white SS5c sales choice No white sl1
36c; February, 1874 QSsiac; March. 36Q3615c.
Hay steady and in fair demand. Receipts
blu; flour, 3.4S9 brls. 1889 sacks. Shipments
Wheat, Sls bu; corn, $40 bu; oats 1851 bu.
TOLEDO, Dec. 16;-wheat steadier;. No.
Corn dull and steady No. cash. S7lac;
E4 sc 5S Oats 5d quiet Sash SOe BYE
prime Cast cash am and DE December sS; Janaary
s5.971a: February. Sc Receipts-Flour. 500
brls; wheat 10000 bp; corn. sG5Oo blu; oats,
Shipments 1900 brls: wheat, 500 Blu;
corn. 5000 bu; rye. 1000 blu; cloverseed. 800
bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 1S.-December
May opened at 62$sc and closed at 62%c.
T TotfS eios SD No herd; 624c; co.. No l
ceipts, 272 cars: shipments, q cars. DE
mand was brisk for track grain which
brought 62&4c for hard; 61A@62 for No. L
Northern and 6Oa6012c for No. 2 Northern.
The differences a year ago between track
and May was about &c.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 16.-Flour in light de-
mand and steady. Wheat dull; No. red,
SOC. Receipts, 1000 bu. oats in fair de-
mand. Rye in fair demand but quiet; No.
2, sac. Pork dull and steady at Sl3 Lard
weak and lower at 775c. Bulk meats weak
err at 650Q662hc. Bacon dull and lower at
8.25c. Whisky quiet but steady; sales of $50
brls at SLID. Butter steady. Sugar steady
Eggs steady and firm at 21c. Cheese steady.
DETROIT, Dec. 16.-The market closed
steady. Wheat; No. L white. 6O1ac; No.
red, cash, &c; January 62Ac; May 67asc;
No. red Sc Corn; No; cash, SSa.c. Oats;
No, 2 cash, soc. Prime clover seed, $3.50.
Reeeipts-Wheat, 1900 bu: corn, 1000 bu;
oats. 5000 blu.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Business suitable
for the spring trade is below normal pro-
portions and unreasonable goods are
neglected. cut in the prices of bleached
and brown cottons has sharpened up the
trade on most kinds Of cotton goods, but
there is no disposition to anticipate future
wants. Print cloths show some weakness,
with sales of 81 squares at 15-16c. al
Prints and printed fabrics share the weak
er feeling Ginghams and woven goods are
Wear ou SHOW irregGarity S' and WeaIn es
with even the spring goods slow Of sale
at easier prices prices; Foreign dry goods rule
the demand rejecting a disposition to
avoid the higher priced goods. The job
bling trade has been very dull.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Petroleum quiet;
United closed at 791ac. asked; Washington,
New York, 5.15c; Philadelphia and Balti-
more, BLOC; Philadelphia and Baltimore in
bulk. 2.6Oc Resin steady; strained, COMMON
29G2912c
steady; s5rsi 55SS 81; good sle5: Spirits Of
turpenIlne uull at Zoc. Tar STEADY at 9Oc.
Turpentine quiet; hard, 81; soft and virgin,
SLIGO
CLEVELAND Dec. 16-Petroleum slow:
S. W. lie, 5&sc IA gasoline, &c; Sc gasoline,
10c: 63 naphtha, 6lac.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Dec 16-Spirits of
turpentine firm at 26lac. Rosin firm at 81 los.
Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 16-Cotton dull;
good middling, 75sc; low middling, 11-16c;
middling. 5-l6c; good ordinary. 11-16c; net
receipts, 10 S9t bales; gross. 1905 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain, none; exports to
France, 1887 bales; exports to continent
5.519 bales; exports cOastwise, 1866 bales;
sales, 1850 bales; stock, 507,044 bales
Metals.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Pig iron dull;
American, $l2Q15. Copper flrmer; lake, 1OIhc.
Lead firmer; domestic 320c. Tin steady;
Straits, 20.45c Spelter dull; domestic, 3.60c
nominal. Sales on Change, none