The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-12

No. 2 mixed 2o1zc Rye quiet; No. 2, 42c.
Lard easier at 5.10c. Bulk meats quiet at
45Oc. Bacon in fair demand Whisky weak;
sales. $50 brls at N.22. Butter steady. Sugar
firm. Eggs strong at 1sc. Cheese steady.
DETROIT, Dec. 11.-Wheat dull and low
er; No. l white. 6slzc; No: red. 6slsc; May.
6SAc; corn, No. 2, &c Oats-No. white.
Glover seed. s4421s. Receipts-wheat. 1900
ou; corn, s,4oo bu; oats. 400 bu.
. Wool.
BOSTON, Dec. 1.-THE American Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow OF
the wool trade: The sales for the past
week in the three principal markets have
lbs were domestic. 1t is very doubtful II
this amount of domestic comprises more
than two-thirds of the quantity actually
disposed of. considerable known to have
been contracted for by users not having
been gotten ready for shipment, and not
being reported. Nevertheless, there is
nothing like free buying as yet; ii is evil
dent that users Of wool are bent upon get
ting their stock at something less per
pound than the rates at which it held in
the principal markets, but the firmness or
dealers generally makes this impracticable.
1t is apparent that sensible reluctance
on the part of the holders to shade prices
has stood in the way of their disposing of
considerable more stock than they have
agreed to deliver in the last two weeks.
1t seems to some that this reluctance may
well be permitted to harden into obstinacy,
II 1T has not already, inasmuch, as every
thing indicates stronger prices in January.
ihat ene same poht w on Inns what ne IS
going to want next month Is making mis-
take in not buying now, If ne is waiting
with the notion that he is going 10 secure
better terms for himself within the next
thirty days. In Boston ~, 600 lbs of do
nestle wool Tin total of 2,91SOO0 lbsl has
been been sold this week. and SS0co IDS OF ior.
were in this market on Thursday anu FRI
day OF last week than on any two con-
The sales since Janyary. isss amount to
1880. 100 lbs. against 137, S1So lbs year
ago.
WILMINGTON. Dec. n.--Rosin firm:
strained $l.35; good, sl.4O. Spirits Of tur--
M.1O. Turpentine steady; hard. sl.lO; soft.
$l-50; virgin SLIGO.
OIL CITY. Dec. 1l-Oil opened at $50;
highsst s15s; Lowest; $50 bid; closing
SO. S31 brls; runs, 1900 brls.
NEW YORK, Dec. u.-Petroleum strong;
United closed at $156 asked. Refined New
York, &c. Rosin steady. Turpentine dull.
CHARLESTON. Dec. 11.-Rosin firm at
s1.2Oq125. Spirits Of turpentine firm at
SAVANNAH, Dec. 11.-Spirits Of turpen-
tine firm at 25Ac. Rosn firm.
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
4,l9O packages. Market strong. Western
creamery, 16Q2c; Elgins, &c. Cheese-Re-
ceipts, 1892 packages. Market dull. Large,
7AG10c; small. 61aG10lsc: part skins. 34Q6c;
full skins, 2@3c Eggs-Receipts, 5,135 pack
ages. Market steady. State and Pennsyl-
vania, 23QHc; Western, 2iq24c; Southern.
21Q23c.
CHICAGO, Dec. lion the Produce Ex-
change to-day the butter market was firm
creamery, 19q26c; dairy, 12Q22c. Cheese
quiet and unchanged. Eggs firm at 2012q2lc.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1L-Butter firm;
fancy Western creamery, &c. Eggs steady;
fresh Western. DC. Cheese unchanged.
Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. n.-Cotton easier;
middlng, S1sc: low middling, 77kc; good
ordinary. 1916; net receipts, 1854 bales:
gross, 1892 bales; exports to Great Brit
ain, 1850 bales; to 1T the continent, 14,oSs
bales; stock. S6S,35S bales.
MEMPHIS, Dec. u.--Cotton easy and UNI