The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-27
TRADE In GENERAL.
Quotations q. ST. Louis, Phiiadelphia, Daiu


more. Cincinnati and Other Pointa
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 25.-Flour slow: I'M
changed in price but moving in buyers
favor. Wheat unsettled, opening firm.
hammered down and closing l4c Oft yester-
day; No. 2 red. cash. higher at 67aic: March.
opened lsc up but declined &c early, lost
another lac and closed May ssc down from
yesterday: No. 2 cash, SIC; March. S74c:
May. 3Shc; July. 40asc. Oats declined
sharply III futures: No. 2. cash. firm. 81 Vac;
May, S2lao bid. Rye lower; 5Sc east side.
Bran firm; East st. Louis rate points $50
65l7c. Flaxseed lower at Lisa bid. Hay
unchanged. Butter slow and weak: choice
creamery &c; dairy. 24625c. Eggs lower
ct 16c. Corn-meal weak and unchanged.
Bagglng and cotton ties also unchanged.
Whisky firm at SL17. Provisions dull and
dragging. Pork. $3.50 for both old and
new. Lard lower at 12c. Dry -salted
meats-loose shoulders, a2599.S7l2c; longs
ana ribs 10.25c; shorts 1O.50c; boxed. loo
more. Bacon-Shoulders. 1o.25c; longs and
ribs. ll.25c; shorts. 11.50c. Hams. l40l5c.
Receipts-Flour. 1000 brls; wheat. 24.OO0 bu:
corn. $4,000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu; rye, 1000
bu; barley. 1000 bu. Shipments-Flo
5000 brls: wheat. $4,000 bu: corn 141.0 600 bu;
oats. 5000 bu; rye. 5000; barley, none.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Flour weak
to sell. Wheat was largely nominal. with
little inquiry for export and nothing doing
on spoon alive account; No. 2 red. February.
7Sc; May. 1874 079c. Corn-Options firm but
quiet; No. 9 mixed. February. 4S7s l149 lsc;
March, 49, 049c; April. Asa a 400; May. 40
O49I4c. Oats-No trading In options. Eggs
Receipts-Flour. $500. brls 1880 sacks;
wheat. $500 bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oats. 5000
bu. Shipments-Wheat. none: corn, 1000
bu; oats. 1850 bu.
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 25.-May wheat
opened at 6Si4c and closed at 671sc. July
cd IL eaI
The cash market was firm. No. Northern
sold AZ 66c and No. 2 Northern at CSC.
Receipts of wheat here were 253 carloads
and at Duluth ana Superior carloads.
May opened at 6SAc: highest. 6Sk c; lowest.
67a4c; closed at 677sc. July opened at toss
010hc; highest, 70l2c; lowest zoe; closed at
70hc. On track: No. l hard. &c: No.
Northern. 65l2c; No. 2Northern. CSC.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 25.-Wheat firmey;
800 bu. Corn strong; No. mixed, 45c. Oats
quiet and lower to sell; No. 2 mixed. $40
3ilac. Rye quiet and steady; No. 2. $50.
Pork dull at S1S.75. Lard heavy at 1225o.
STEADY s At GT s5o az WHISKY 1 ns0n and Dd''n
good demand: sales. SG6 brls of finished
goods on a basis of SLIT. Butter weak.
Sugar easier and lower. Eggs-Large re-.
ceipts and lower at 16c. Cheese steady and
firm.
TOLEDO, Feb. e5. Wheat duh and
weak; No. 2. cash, 72lec; May, 1880; July.
76lsc. Corn dull and steady: No. 2, cash.
42c; May. 4Slao: No. 2. 43l2c: No. yellow.
4Slac. Oats quiet; cash. 35lso Rye. dull;
cash. 5sc. Clover seed active and lower;
prime. cash. Ss35. Receipts-Flour, lao
brls; wheat. 14.604 bu: corn. %, 2l3 bu; oats.
| 146 bu; rye. 400 blu; cloyer-seed. 3O5 bags.
| ShIpments-Wh heat, 400 bu; corn. 80 500 bn;
oats. 600 bu; clover-seed. ATS bags.
BALTIMORE. Feb. 25.-Wheat steady;
| No. red. SPOT. IS Sc; March, 75Ac; May,
| 7olto Corn steady; mixed, SPOT and Feb
ruary, 47'sc: July. 49l9c bid. Oats dull; No.
!, white Western, 4019c Rye Quiet and
| steady; No. 2. &c. Hay steady and firm.
Grain freights dull and unchanged. Pro-
| visions dull. Butter-Creamery, fancy. zoe.
| Eggs quiet at 20021c. Coffee dull; Rio,
| No. z, 1910.
| DETROIT. Feb. 25.-Market quiet and
lower. Wheat-No. / white, lilac; No. 2
red. cash. nc: May. 75'sc; July, 764c. Corn
No. 2. cash. 45c. Oats.No. white. 3S!ko;
| Clover-seed. sS.25 Receipts-Wheat, II. 200
bu; corn. 1920 blu; oats. 1000 bu.
| $500 OH.
| NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-1he increased scarcity
| Of OIL owing to the decreased production OF the
| Mcdonald field and the disappointment over
| thedevelopments in West Virginia resulted to-
| day in increased speculative activity on the oil
| markets at Oil City. Pittsburg and New York
| The transactions at both exchanges were larger
| tnan TOT any full day Tor long time past and
| though some proportion of this business may be
attributed To switching operations, the statistic
| al situation fully iustfes both the present activ
| ty aud the advance. which Is now nearly Zoe
| from the low price prevailing few weeks ago
| The market opened strong at 81 l2c at the Con
solidated Exchange and steadily advanced to
| 62isc. the last price being highest OF the day
and closed at &c bid, offered at 62isc. On sales
1 of 10000 barrels at the Stock Exchange
opened 1880 and rose TO 6lc with sales of %,
| 900 barrels. Turpentine quiet and steady a,
| 34,40343ac.
OIL CITY. Feb. educational Transit certif
Gates opened at 60loc; highest. 81 sc: lowest
6Oi2c: closing. 81 $50. Sales, lSS.0OO bris clear
| ances, 9l2, 600 brls
PITTSBURG, Feb. 25-Natonal Transit GER
| tificates opened at 6Oloc; closed at 607sc; high
| est, 6l &c; lowest, 593ac.
| CHARLESTON. Feb. 25.-Turpentine firm al
| Bic. Resin firm at 81. 15 for good strained.