The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-13
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations mt st. Louis. Philadelphia,
baltimore and Other Points.

baltimore ana Other Points.
ST LOUIS Mare ed5 12 g. strong :: and d
| G2.60: fancy 81. 25G1230. Wheat-The an
! nouncement of the Agricultural Department
/ that only 75,000,000 bushels were held by
| farmers caught the trade unprepared for
| any such statement and at the opening the
nothing was for sale until 1$tc advance was
| bid; so much wheat poured in at that price
| that the market speedily declined esc; from
| then on until the close the market f1uctu-
| ated nervously, at one squirt selling l7sc
above tn the bottom, later it eassd off s1h
| 54Ac bid; May, $3.50 asked July, 551zc bid.
Corn opened higher. influenced by the ex-
age advance; later relapsed &c. but adj
vanced again, finally closing re over yes
s3lsc bid; July, 4ss2c bid oatsNFutures
strengthened by the advance in wheat and
corn. but the trading was light; market
cash, S01la3lc; May, 3O1a@3Ossc: June sOAc
bid. Rye and barley steady. Bran dull and
&c: Eggs weak; 1Oc for fresh. Cornmeai,
Seed higher Choice, ssso eS timothy seed,
s5.25Q5.6o. Hay dull and easier; prairie,
$50 WHISKY I Steady SIS for dstiler e
finished goods Porkcstandard mess 81 621s.
LarddPrme steam s5oc choIse ss2c s1 Dry
longs. 5.75c; ribs, 5S7lkc; shorts, &c. Bacon
Boxed shoulders, 5.5Oc; longs. 6.121sc; ribs,
bu: Shipments Flour, 11,OOO brls; wheat,
10000 bu; corn. 10000 bu; oats, $4,000 bu.
/ PHILADELPHIA, March 12.-Wheat firm
April, 6oa4 oslo; May. 62@s2Ac; June. S2l4@
msed cS March, firm ana A Rsher NS
May, 5o1e@5os4c; June. 51@51Ac. Oats Arm;
s Ne NAH MRts March a s5s7 saa April p $40
demand. Beef City family, per brl. seq
| 1880 Pork-Famly S13Gl3.50 Hams s. D.
cured, in tierces, s4c; hams, smoked, 100
smoked isa9Sc a Breakfast Bacon bacon sas ase
| Lard-Pure city refined, in tierces, 71z@7&c;
pure city refined. in tubs, TIC. Butter
yania jobbing, Siaa1c Eggs dull and 1a1}hc
| Western, BE. Cheese firmer. Refined SUI
4 CARS strong but quiet. Tallow unchanged.
Cotton firm, firm, Live poultry frm 10 Dressed
| LOCO sacks; wheat, 5000 bu; corn, 1000 bu;
oats, 1000 blu. Shipments Wheat, 1900 blu;
| corn, 5000 bu; oats, u,000 bu.
BALTIMORE, March 12-Flour firmer;
| Western super, $1900p210; Western extra,
s2.2o612.5O; Western family, s2.6od2,75; winter
@S.55 special brands higher; spring wheat
| straight, So. 25@3.40; receipts, 1857 brls;
shipments, ZIG brls; sales, 600 brls. Wheat
strong: spot and month, 615s@61sc; May.
receipts, 1874 bu; shipments, 5000 bu; stock,
1897 blu; sales. 1900 bu Southern wheat
| by sample. 6o063c; Southern wheat on grade
59G62c. Corn firmer; spot and month, 1890
491sc; May. SOC bid; steamer mixed. 4S14@
| 4S12c; receipts, 35,072 blu; stock, lis bu;
sales, 1900 bu; Southern white corn, 1870
soc: Southern yellow, 5Oc Oats firmer; No 2
Western, 361a@37c No. 2 mixed. 34@34l1c
| receipts, SIS blu: stock, 221 ,069 bu. Rye slow
good to choice s1ee timothy s25oas Grain
freights inclined to be easy and unchanged
Sugar firm and unchanged Butter dull and
unchanged. Eggs dull; fresh, 13c. Cheese
| firm and unchanged
TOLEDO. March 12.-Wheat active and
higher; closed easier; No. 2; cash, 5SAc;
gust. Sc. Corn active and higher. No. 2
mixed, 4ec; May, 467sc. Oats dull and
nomsa No Rye naevs s' ea N1 wits
March and April, $50 Receipts,,Flour, 500
seed, se4 bags. shipments Flour. 5000 brls;
wheat oCo bu; corn. 1850 bu; oats, 2oOo
blu; rye, 1000 bu; clover seed, 720 bags.
/ CINCINNATI, March .12.-Flour firmer
Wheat firm and higher; No. red, Slice; re-
ceipts, 4,oOO bu; shipments. 5000 bu. Corn
Strong and higher No. mixed
| Rye easier; No. 2, SIC. Pork quiet at sl1.75
Lard firmer at 6.6oc. Bulk meats strong at
Whisky quiet; sales of 5s5 brls at 81 25. But
ter firm and higher; Elgin creamery. &c:
easier at lie. Cheese quiet.
MINNEAPOLIS. March. 12.-Wheat firm;
March and May, COO; July, 607sc; Septem-
S Ssp o Northern. sosIc; No. Northern, Ssc
Receipts, III cars. Flour firmer; first pat
@iso
DETROIT, March 12-Market excited and
US highsr Whea rsS s white sse Nc
July, 5s1sc. Corn-No. 2, 44Ac. oats--No. 2
white s4e; No. mixed i Big s1sse Rye-N e o 2,
| bu oats, 1900 bu.
and in moderate demand; Ohio Pennsyi-
s and and W abose v is mex and %
York, Michigan, Wisconsin, etc, Xxx. $50
blood. 2oaslc; common si.'' 17a1se; washed
combing and delaine, fine. 1S@29c; medium,
16@17c; low low medium, i7@isc: braid. isai7c;
unwashed eight and bright fine, 11@12c; me-
@1s leS % darEcoor ls sbs ne
9@10c; heavy fine. 6dSc; medium, 12@13c;
fine medium il@12e coarse l1al2c; terri terri
heavy fine, 7@9c; fine medium, 1Oai1c; me-
dunn. 1a13c; quarter blood. 13a1sc; coarse.
| 11M12c
BOSTON, March 12-Activity in the wool
market is confined to foreign goods domes-
tic woods being quiet, with about the same
basis of quotations. The tone of the mar
ket for fine woods, however is frmer prices
for leading descriptions being as follows:
8M and ' Xxx and above. issa17e aee ohio de-
laine fleece 1SG19c; Territory woods, Mon
tana fine and fine medium, 9612c; No. 2
medium, 12613c; Wyoming, Utah. Dakota
Nevada Idaho and Colorado fine and fine
medium, 9611c; No. medium. 11Q12c; Cali
| fornia woods, spring northern, 10I121kc;
middle counties, spring, sale; Oregon
woods. eastern fair. 9d1Oc; Australia woods,
securing combings, super, 1@42c; good, 80
@4Oc.
| LONDON, March 12.-There was a good at
tendance at the wool auction sales to-day
The selection offered good and the bid
| ding active all grades except super
secured WOOL which was very dull. Prices
| hardening. American buyers are at stand
| STILL The number of bales offered to-day
| was 1852, of which 800 were withdrawn.
| Following are the sales New South Wales
1861 bales: secured, 6&d01s gid; greasy,
5Aa9d Queensland-2,900 bales; secured
| 6$4d: greasy. 4s44715d. Victoria-2,700 bales
secured. 6d01s Adj; greasy. 4d71ad. South
Australia-.97 bales; secured. 1115d:, greasy,
| 4071kd. New Zealand-3.A7 bales; secured,
| 91a6101ad; greasy. 3AG912d.
| NEW YORK. March 12-Wool quiet; do
nestle fleece, 1602Sc; pulled, 19124c.
Metals.
NEW YORK. March 12.-Pig iron weak;
Scotch, $19020; American, $9.50n12.E0. Cop
per steady: brokers' price, $50; exchange
price, 9.25a9 45c. Lead steady; brokers'
price, Sc; exchange price, 3.10c Tin firm;
Straits, 13.29c; plates weak. Spelter dull;