The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-23

with MAY ana closing &c below yesterday
receipts were too heavy in the Northwest.
the weeks exports too small cables too dis
appointing this morning, and domestic mar
kets too bearish. The close: No: red,
November, $3.50 nominal; December, G05s@
G1Ac, closing at CO.'S Q6034c asked; May, 6Sl2
Q69lsc, closing at 6Slac bid. Corn was dis
than s extreme du Ii Very few trades s
were made. and little interest was taken.
Wheat dragged the price down. and there
was q steady decline from the opening TO
the close. which was 1sc for December and
&c for May below yesterday No. mixed,
cash and October closed at 96l5c; November.
at S41.c bid; year and January. s4c bid;
May. 37lac. Oats lower with wheat and
corn; No. q cash and October, &c: Novem-
May. siAaslssc asked. Rye firm; No 2,
this side 42c. Barley-Nothing doing. Bran
firm at Coo. east track. Glover lower at "a
G815. Hay dull prime to choice timothy.
SlOGn. Butter and eggs unchanged. Corn
meal steady at $1.S0dLS5. Whisky, $.14.
Bagging, 5d6Ac. Cotton ties s5c@s1. Pro-
mess sr e I0e
shoulders, 6.S7l2c; longs and ribs, $500;
shorts, soc Baeon- p ., shoulders sT
be longs and ribs S shG 81 b
corn, So 900 bu; oats. $1,000 bu; rye, none;
barley, 5000 bu. Shipmerts-Fiour, 5000
brls; wheat, 5000 blu; corn, 5000 bu; oats.
and weak under free offerings West. The
export demand continues very light, and
there is no evidence in sight for an early
1873 blu; stock, 63O,9S1 bu; sales, cars; No.
red. 661sc; January. 69%c closing at 69&c.
Closing ng prizes: October e saae N9xem
airy. 695s9697sc. Corn opened weak and low
er in sympathy with wheat and the absence
of demand, either local or export. Receipts,
1874 blu: shipments. 32.793 blu; stock, 500, 737
bu; sales, No. yellow, 4914912c,
No. 2 mixed, 4Sa4Slsc. Options: October,
46G46hc: November. 4Sq4elkc; December, 45h
lots were off PC, there being little or no de-
mand. Sales: No. mixed, S5iac. Receipts,
800 blu: withdrawals, 1o,525 blu; stock, 100 245
December, 361aG37c. Flour dull and prices
unchanged. Inquiry was confined to spring
wheat patents; other grades neglected: Re-
ceipts, 4,21S brls and 1851 sacks. Closing
prices: Western and Pennsylvania super
fine. s2l2.15: Western and Pennsylvania ex-
tras. s.. 25Q2.5O; No. 2 winter family, $500
Western winter clear, $29043.15; straight,
s3.15dS.35 winter patent sS.50G9.75; Mime
sofa clear, &.75@3.25; Minnesota patent, SO
Q4.15. The butter market continues firm
and quiet. Receipts are not liberal, but
neither is the demand urgent. Fancy goods,
both solid and packed, and patent and print
sell readily. Western creamery, 24qSOc, ac-
cording to quality; Pennsylvania creamery
prints, 2592Sc Eggs-Offerings of new laid
met with quick outlet, but they were scarce 5sae
23c, as TO quality and location; Pennsylva-
MIA. &c. Refined CHARACTERIZATION, held
well in hand and orders are accepted sub
tect TO delay in deliveries; prices strong;
Powdered, 55sc; crown 4, 9-16c granulated
and crystal, A, Sac; confectioners A, SIC,
subject to 3-16c rebate in addition to trade
discounts.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct H.-December wheat
opened at 591sc, against 595sc yesterday, and
closed at 5s1zc. May. opened at 6524c, against
V Wheat Closed hard, soSc; No. Northern,
5S&c; No. 2, SIC. The cash market was
quite active with good demand. Loca!
buyers. No. 1 Northern sold at 5Sa4@591hc.
the most going at the latter figure; No;
mes The for oT STAIR FAIR
and some concerns selling, above their
makes. Rates are unchanged. Shipments,
9677 brls. Prices unchanged. The added
probab Sy'pus Ua $3.50 bris The BRAN
market is steady at 50 in bulk. Shorts slow
at sOG1O.5O. Shipments. 1.5H tons.
lower; No. 2 cash and October. SEC; Novem-
ber 63%c; December. 64hc;- May. T1ac
Corn dun and steady; No. 2 cash. 4oi4c
Glover seed steady: prime, cash and Octo-
Der. $3.50; January, $3.50; February, s555.
Receipts-Flour, 200 brl; wheat. $4,000 bu;
900 bu. Shipments3Fiour, 1000 bri; wheat
80, coo bu: corn, $1,000 bu; clover seed, 500 blu.
ost white S %srt Ne slG red
cash. 6lslc; No. 3 red. 5SAc; October. e4c:
December. n1$c. Corn-No. cash; 4lc.
0ats,No. 2 white, &c; No; mixed, 2sc
stsedy RecepfsMheat s4oo but eorn
1000 bu; oats. 5000 blu.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 21-Wheat quiet and
lower; spot, 66iSe; October e. es@6Shc; N17
and easy; spot, 461sc; October, 461sc No
velnber. 4sKc asked: December, AaQ45c
Coffee and produce markets unchanged.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, Oct 21.-The week closed
on a characteristic dry-goods market. The
demand continues to be confined to lots
needed for ieveling up assortments, and in
cludes little or nothing in the way of an
ticipating future necessities, as the trade at
the outcome of the silver legislation. and
fearing tariff discussion. Some improve
ment in the demand for cotton goods Is
is a slow call for prints and printed fabrics,
with prices easily maintained. Print cloths
rule about steady; if anything. easier. Dress
goods and woolenS fail to improve. Agents
are showing rather tempting assortmentS of
spring goods. but BUYERS remain indifferent.
goods, with staple lines holding steady re-
iation to the rest of the market, which is
rather weak. The jobbing trade seems to
market nn is large in the absence of confidence,
pending congressional developments.
NEW YORK. Oct. 21.-Petroleum steady;
United, no sales; Washington barrels, 5.50c;
in bulk Sc; Philadelphia, 5.10c; Philadel-
phia in bulk, 2.6oc. Rosin steady; strained.
common to good, s1.1719Q120. Turpentine
steady at 2S02SAc.
WILMINGTON. Oct. 21.-Rosin firm;
strained SIC; good, 90c. Spirits of turpen-
tine firm at 26c. Tar steady at 90c Tur-
pentine firm; hard, 81; virgin, SLIGO; soft,
S160
OIL CITY, Oct 21.-National transit GER
tifcates opened at 70slc highest 7O24c: low
est, 7o14c; closed at 70Ac. Sales, 5000 brls.
SAVANNAH. Oct. 21.-SDirits of turpen-
tine firm at 261sc. Rosin firm at 81.
Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 21.-Cotton easy;
niddling 15-16c; good middling, 3-16c;
low middling, 11-16c; good ordinary 5-16c
Net receipts, 1851 bales; gross receipts
10 OBJ bales; exports to Great Britain, 20 $50
bales; to France 6,0S1 bales; to the con-
tinent, 400 bales; coastwise, 400 bales;
sales, 1850 bales; stock, 1920 bales.
NEW YORK, Oct 21-Pig iron quiet:
American, S12l14.50. Copper steady; lake
950c. Lead weak; domestic, 320c. Tin
steady; straights. 2OSOc; spelter steady; do
nestle, 350c.
ST. LOUIS, Oct 21-Lead steady at Bloc;
spelter firm at 3.25c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Scarce and Strong Hogs
strong-Sheep Unchanged.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 21.- Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 4Oo. shipments, 400. There was but