The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-26

i, MANU- 70, 1870.
27Mc. oats-Futures dull and weak most of
iss session Ma9 but %I,s closed mfr Irmi No. Rys c onini
at SlQ3Sc on track. Barley steady. Corn
meal, s.s5a1:4O. Bran in demand at acc
asked for sacked east track for nearby use,
seed steady at Sisc. Timothy seed. $500
32- Hay quiet and practically unchanged.
fresh. Whisky, s.2. Cotton ties and bag
ging unchanged Pork quiet: standard mess.
jobbing, new, 9; old, $50. Lard dull;
s.2sc: longs. SOC; RIBS. 5.5Oc: shorts. 5.ssc..
Dry-salted Meats-Boxed shoulders, 4.50c;
longs, Sc; ribs. SC; shorts. 5l21sc. Receipts
Flour. 5000 br,s: wheat, 5000 bu: corn. 81, 600
blu; oats, 1900 bu. Shipments-F1our, 500
bu; wheat, 1900 bu; corn. n,OW blu; oats,
12.O bu.
BALTIMORE, March Is -Flour quiet and
unchanged. Receipts, 49, 100 brs. Wheat duh:
spot and month, 71%@72c; May. 6SssG6Skc.
Receipts. 100 blu. Southern wheat, on grade,
7ra@74lzc; Corn steady; SPOT, month and
1s7, 600 blu. Southern white and yellow corn,
36c. Oats steady: No. 2 white Western. 261a9
| Western. ; G4sc' Hay firm: CHOICE timothy.
SIG bid. Grain freights quiet and unchanged.
Sugar. butter. eggs and cheese firm and UNI
changed.
TOLEDO, March 25.-wheat firm and ac-
tive: No. 2, cash, Zoe; May, 7OIkc; July. 6sssc.
Corn active and steady; No. 2 mixed, 2slSc;
No. 3 mixed. 2S1zc: May, 3oc. Oats steady;
and lower: No. 2, cash, CSC. clover seed ac-
tive but lower; prime, cash and March, $40.
Receipts-Wheat, 1000 bu; corn. 1900 bu;
oats, 800 bu; clover seed, $40 bags. Ship
m~ents-F1our. 1000 brls; wheat, $500 bu; corn,
5000 blu; clover seed. SOB bags.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-Flour steady.
Wheat firm; No. 2 mixed. 7sc. Receipts, 1,5O0
mixed. 3Oc. Oats weak; No. 2 mixed, 2llkc.
Rye firm: No. 2, 42c. Lard lower at 4291sc.
Bulk meats quiet at 475c. Bacon weak.
Whisky quiet; sales, $40 brls at $1.22. Butter
steady. Sugar firm. Eggs steady at slsQ9c.
Cheese easy.
DETROIT, March 25.-wheat higher: No. /
white, 1O1sc; No: 2 red. 6sAc: May. 7Ossc bid:
2sc. Oats-No. 3 white, 221lc. Rye-No. 2,
S7%c. Clover seed. N.42la-
Metals.
CHICAGO. March 25.--The Industrial
World tomorrow will say: The long ex-
pected advance in Lake Superior iron ore
has taken place and cannot but help having
a strong influence on future market prices.
as with the certainty of higher cost. fur
naces cannot long continue selling their
product for future delivery at existing fig
naces situated on Lake Michigan will pay
- for ore this season. The market is much
auieter and M Southern fp .7 2 &C ga are Sa making 3 king
being freely shaded-but sales are light.
About 1900 tons Of steel rods sold at Sc,
and bnlets are firm at $3.50. Bridge ma
terial Is more active, and 1900 tons of
plates were placed at about $50. with in
quiry for $500 tons more. Bar iron and
sheets are weak. with not much doing.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Pig iron quiet,
lie. Lead steady; brokers, Sc; exchange,
3:15a3.2Oc Tin firm; straits. 1s.S5q1s.4 Acc.
Plates weak. Spelter quiet.
ST. LOUIS, March 2.-Lead dull and weak;
sellers asking 1900 and could be purchased
at 2.S71sc. Spe]ter-Sellers at 3.90c.
Wool.
BOSTON, March 25.-The American Wool
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow of
the wool trade: The sales in the principal
markets have amounted to 1926. $50 lbs. OF
lbs were foreign wool. The sales since Jan.
!, 1896, have reached sc, S04. 715 lbs. The situa-
ton continued monotonously dull. Prices
which would be termed a buyers market II
there were any inclination on their part to
purchase The simple fact is that there is nc
demand. Generally speaking, manufacturer
are not requiring any stock. therefore, 1t Is
only in cases of emergency that they seek
soT tb ana ae tasn i.t sSt 5o sp IbsnsS,ooO f ISs Som sa1fs
and 722,5 500 lbs foreign wool. The sales since
Jan. 1 amount to 28,540. 800 lbs.
oils.
OIL CITY. March %. = Credit balances
opened at $.37, closed at $1.35. Certificates
opened and closed at $1.32la. Sales, 400
brls; shipments, 1.055 brls; runs. 92,49S brls.
strained. $3.50: good. N.s5. Spirits of turpen-
tine firm at 24AQ25Ac. Tar steady at soc
Turpentine-Nothing doing.
NEW YORK. March 25.-Petroleum dull
United closed at $1.3f1R. Rosin steady. Tur'
pentine dull.
CHARLESTON. March 25.-Rosin firm a
81. 2O@1.N. Turpentine-Nothing doing.
SAVANNAH. March 25.-Spirits of turpen'
tine firm at 25AQ251kc. Rosin firm
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Butter-Receipts
$40 packages. The market was steady
Western creamery; POPE; ElgIns, &c
lOAc; part SKINS. SQ5isc: full skins, 2Q21zc
Eggs-Receipts. 12,47S packages. The mar
ket was steady; State and Pennsylvania, 12c
Western. 11A@I1sc; Southern, 1OAQ1OAc.
CHICAGO, March 25.-On the Produc'
Exchange. to-day. the butter market wa
steady; creamery Tyi, 14a2lc; diaries. s@lsc
PHILADELPHIA, March Is. - Butte
firm: fancy Western creamery 22c. Egg
firm; fresh Western, n1zQ12c. Cheese steady
Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS. March 25.-Cottol
steady; middling, TIC; low middling, z 7-16c
good ordinary, TIC. Net receipts. $40 bales
gross ross receipts. 5,e24 b II exports to Francs naGc &c
bales.
MEMPHIS, March S.-Cotton firm; mid
ding, 7%c. Receipts, 2S bales; shipments
S54 bales; stock, s., 291 bales; sales. GOO bales
NEW YORK, March %. Cotton close,
quiet; middling uplands, z 13-16c; middlinl
gulf, s 1-16c. Sales, 437 bales.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, March 2.-For seasonabl
stuffs and staple cotton many orders 20
moderate quantities were received to-day
Printing cloths were in moderate demand
with sales of 5000 pieces at 21xc.