The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-21
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Philadelphia,
baltimore and other Points.

ST LOUIS, May 20.-Flour-Higher prices
market b badly Unsettled; patent $500; ex-
choice cfs eAts a.soSs.io; rye -four, aSas;5o
to-day during which there were violent
fluctuations but the general tendency was
strongly upward Heavy outside buying
and reports of crop damage were the bull
features Most of the buying done
by longs. The opening was at 11sc advance.
and later in one, squirt the price went up
break that carried the price down 2hc from
the top. At the close there were sellers at
2,sc above Saturday Sat, lay No red cash 7Sac:
September 725sc. Corn-Reports of frost
damage and the strength in wheat in
nnenne bere %as further Of %
but. like wheat this did not hold. and late
in the session came rapid decline of 112c.
No. 2 mixed, cash. s2iIc bid May. 52lsc
bid; July. 5Si4c: September, 54iac. Oats
Futures were disturbed by fluctuations in
wheat and corn and advanced in price. but
June. 2s7sc bid: July. 2sssc asked; septem,
sample lot of prime, CSC; no stock here
and none coming. Barley unchanged. Corn
meal, 81 4Od2. 5v. Bran not quoted. Flax
49, Timothy hay, s95Oa11.75. east side But
ter unchanged. Eggs steady; fresh. 1Oc.
Whisky, sl.23 for distillers' finished goods.
higher; standard. jobbing. .$l3.12l9: Lard
Prime steam. 6.57l2c; choice. s75c. Dry
sailed meats-Boxed shoulders 525c: longs
6;s714c; ribs. s.5Oc; shorts. 662lzc:- Bacon
Boxed shoulders, &c; longs. 6.75c: ribs,
6.S7iac; shorts 7.12l2c. Receipts-Flour, 1000
brls: wheat, $4,000 bu; corn, 5000 blu; oats,
$500 bu. ShipmentS-Flour, 1000 brls
wheat, 5000 bu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats, 1900
blu.
BALTIMORE. May 2O.--Flour strong and
higher; Western super. s2:6o@2. 10; Western
orr
winter wheat patent, $4d4.25; spring patent.
A1oa4.S5; spring wheat straights. $s,soa4:
June, 7slsc asked; July, ss5sc
stock. lsS.sso bI; sales. 5000 blu; Southern
on grade. 7sgt7c. Corn strong. Spot and
5siIa5ss4c: August. COO bid: receipts ISIS
bu; stock, 246 6lS bu; sales, si.OOO bu; South
ern white corn, soc; Southern yellow corn.
ern. S7lac bid: No. mixed. 3iQs4lsc; re-
ceipts. 3.l5s blu; stock: los,4ss bu. Rye
steady; good demand for choice: good to
choice timothy. Sl3dl4. Grain freights very
dull: steam to LIVERPOOL p per r, bu: lid;
Sugar firm. Butter steady; fancy creamery
lSc: creamery imitation. l4al5c: imitation
ladIe, he; good ladle' ilal2c; store sto packed
quiet: fancy New York, 50 pounds. Siac;
New York. IS pounds. ss4c: fancy New
York, 30 pounds. SAC.
PHILADELPHIA. May 3.-Wheat strong
and 2laG3a4c higher; No red, May. 77hQ
7Is4c; June 76G76l4c; July. 15i2a76c; August
.5Ia75s.c Corn firm and la.c higher: No
Julv. 5sa5siSc; August 5sG5SIsc Oats Ia
ic higher; No white. May. 36iaGS7irc
as54c Flour firm and l5a25c per, brl
higher Rye -four is in fair demand and
firm under light offerings: safes. 100 brls
Choice Pennsylvania. $3.50; some holders
asking 81 Butter steady: fancy Western
creamery, lie; fancy Pennsylvania prints.
Iac: fancy Pennsylvania jobbing, 2od23c.
Eggs firm: fresh nearby. lie: fresh West
ern, 13c Receipts-Flour. 2000 brls. l.5Co
sacks: wheat $500 bu; corn. 5000 bu: oats
lso0O bu Shipments-Wheat, 1000 bu; corn,
oO00 bu; oats. 1900 blu.
CINCINNATI. May 20.-Flour strong;
fancy. ss,i5a26O: family. g soo3.1o. Wheat
easter: No. red. 1ic; receipts. 800 bu:
shipments. 200 bu. Corn strong: No 2
mixed. 54izg55c; Oats strong and higher;
ern. 72c. Pork quiet and higher. at sis.
Lard active and higher at 670c. Bulk meats
strong and higher at 6.5oc. Bacon higher
at 7.l5c. Whisky in fair demand and firm;