The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-04
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia,
baltimore md Other Points.

PHILADELPHIA, April S-Flour-The
demand continued verv light, with 1.
Wheat|The market opened weak and de
clined Ad1Rc, owing 10 the continued
apathy of foreign buyers and absence OF
speculative support In the afternoon, how
ever the loss was recovered, and the mar
ket closed 14Gii2c higher under bullish spec
uIation, due to a predicted drop in the
temperature throughout the West; No. 2
red, April, 6196ll4c May, 62AM62l2c; June,
62S4 G63c; July, 63l2GI64c; No. Pennsylvania
red, 621RG62&4c; No 2 Delaware 6212q6234c;
No red. 6lG6lLc; steamer No. red 596
591lc Corn-The open market advanced 1s
q4c under moderate offerings and fair
inquiry for export Local car lots were duil
and 1hc lower; No. 2 mixed, April, 42I42Ac;
GI5Sg5c' oatsEThe local trade demand was
light, with free offerings of car lots at the
late decline. Futures We're inactive and
nominally unchanged; No. white. April,
S712qSSc; May, 37&4QSSltc; June, S14g5SAc;
prints, 29c; 29' Pennsylvania jobbing,. 25g2Sc.
Eggs steady and in lair demand; fresh
near by. 101Ac; Western, 1Olac; Southern,
ST. LOUIS, April 3-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat opened weak. but steadied
on demand. gaining $gAc; No No; red cash;
and firmer, gaining ssQ14c;; No. 2 mixed,
cash. $45sc: May; S54c; July, 35?s4S5S4c'
oats higher a on 21c sports n 1nd 27c vN9
2. soc bid; market regular. Barley firm. and
quiet Bran easy and unchanged. Flax
seed, $l.ZS. Glover Seeu anu llHlOthy uil-
changed. Hay steady; prime to choice tim
othy, $9G1O. Butter better: separator cream
cry, 19q2Oc; choice dairy, 17qlSc. Eggs
firm at Sc. Cornmeal, $l.75ql.S. Whisky,
S1OS9115. Bagging and cotton ties un-
demand. Pork-Standard mess, Sl2. Lard
Prime steam, 6.75G6.SI1ac. Dry-Salt meats,
loose shoulders. 5.62la05S2i2c; longs and
ribs. $500; shorts. 6.05c. Bacon-Pac!<ed
shoulders. 6.75c; longs, 6.50c; ribs. 6.6213c;
shorts. 675q6. size Receipts-Flour, 5000
brls: wheat, 1900 bu; corn, 200, 600 bu; oats,
50 600 bu. Shipments-Flour 1900 brls;
wheat, 3d. 900 bu; corn, 10000 bu; oats, 1900
bu.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 3.-The wheat mar
ket was active at the opening this morning,
and closed from s. to $4c higher than yes
terday. May wheat opened at $3.50, sold
up 10 60lbG605sc and closed at 6011460Ssc;
July opened at 61Ac and closed at &c The
demand for cash wheat was good, and mod
crate sales were made to arrive. Receipts
were IA cars: shipments, A cars. Nine
hundred and five thousand nine hundred and
twenty bu or wheat We're received at ter
minal points in the Northwest last week
against 9S5, ,9S6 bu the week before. a year
ago receipts We're 1.2IS,000 bu. and two years
ego for the same week they were 2,460000
bu. The small arrivals this year is
due TO the small amount CT wheat for sale
by farmers in the country, so that nearly
all of the wheat now coming in iS from
country elevators, farm receipts are re
ported not TO exceed 6o,WO bu Tor the three
States of the Northwest. The production
of flour this week is full and prices are
higher Patents were quoted at g. 40G3 Co;
bakers at Sl.9Ou225.
BALTIMORE, April 3.-Flour steady; re-
ceipts, ,693 bris shipments, s, $40 brls sales.
GOa.c; May 62Q62i9c; July. 63G63Ac; steamer
No red $50 bid receipts, %. 53l bu; ship
ments, none; stock. 10o1, go bu sales p 900
bu; milling wheat by sample, 6096l1c. Corn