The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-09
Wool.


market: The market continues exceedingly
duh and hstless on the Eastern seaboard.
The only purchases of note have been by
the Pacific mills. Their buyers in this mar
ket and in Fort Wayne, Ind, have been
taking on large lines Of quarter-b-oods at
1fxq15c. The Manchester mills have been
looking out for similar woods in Missouri.
Quarter-bloods have touched the lowest
prices known in their history. Ohio Xxx Is
llzc higher tnan last year and Ordinary me
Last year, however, the Immediate future
was bright; this year it is depressing. Inc
sales for the week are; Is2avo lbs dGme eo
lbs domestic and 1,9F,000 lbs domestic ana
Az 900 lbs foreign last week. and 1.947. 400 lbs
domestic and $500 lbs foreign dor en sh oS"e
decrease of Il. 530 173 lbs domestic and sl3. 600
lbs foreign from the sa-es to the same GATE
In 1889 Of saes &c Saai and an n
crease of 3,9e2 bales foreign
LONDON, May Sat the wool auctions
sales %, 4s7 bales were offered, of which 1000
freely at steady rates and other grades are
somewhat lower and Irregular. American
representatives were inactive buyers to-day.
on the 18th inst, and 1t is very likely
heavy amount of wool will be carried over.
Following are the sales in detail: New South
greasy, 51EGiod. Queensland : 2.l57 bales;
secured. li1zd@1s Cd, greasy. sid Victoria
sss o sos, Bales seoured
Is 2da1s 2l1d: greasy, 6%@91zd. Tasmania
81 bales; secured, 1od; greasy. 654gs,zd, New
greasy. 7a1od. Cape OF Good Hope and Ma
tal-1.72s bales; secured. 7lsd@ls I'D; greasy
NEW YORK, May s-wool dull; domestic
| fleece. 16Q22c; pulled. 19Q26c.
Butter. Eggs and Cheese.
NEW YORK. May S was,axI Bee e;
L..
Large, 5@ss.c: small, 4lsqiOc; part skins. go
o& packages. Steady. State and Pennsyl-
ern. 7aS1Ac.
CHICAGO, May Son the Produce Ex-
creamery. na15lsc: diaries. sqlsc. Eggs
| dull and weak at 71sQ9c.
PHILADELPHIA, May s. - Butter firm;
| fancy Western creamery; l6c. Eggs sntesa n
| fresh nearby. 10c; fresh western, lVc. Cneese
| dull and weak.
strained. s.. 20; good, SIS. Spirits of turpel,
| tine, nothing doing. Tar firm at s1.l0. Tur-
pentine firm; hard, $40; soft. H.70; virgin,
NEW YORK. May S--Petroleum dull;
its of turpentine dull.
SAVANNAH. May s.-Spirits of turpen-
|
firm.
/ OIL CITY. May S.-Credit balances. $125
Shipments. .465 brls; runs. s5,g7S brls.
CHARLESTON. May S.--Spirits Of turpen-
tine firm at 2414c. Rosin firm
Dry Goods.
| NEW YORK, May S.-The feature CT the
| demand Was the renewed request fer "a
cottons. that are firm at an advance Of %c,
and gray cloths strong at Nc higher. Au-
tumn srecialties hac good snare Of at
wool dress goods printing Cloths f firm ant al
29-lSc.
FALL RIVER, May SPRINT cloths are
firm at 9-16c; wide goods on strictly better
basis. Far demand. Manufacturers SLOW
sellers.
NEW ORLEANS, May S.-Cotton quiet:
| middling, 7$4c; low middling, 9-l6c; good
ordinary, TIC. Net receipts, Isis bales; gross
receipts, ISIS bales; exports to France, 4s0
bales; stock. 1907 bales.
NEW YORK, May Section weak; mid
| ding. Slice. Net receipts, none; gross re-
1893 bales; to the continent, 7M bales; for
warded, 80 bales; sales, none; stock, 1S5. 4Si
bales.
Metals.
NEW YORK, May S-Pig iron easy Cop
per easy Lead steady; brokers' 5000; sx,
CuduSC, o.VoC III easter, STRAITS, Id IoQ
1886. Plates quiet. Spelter quiet; domes-
tic. 4.05d4 .50c.
ST. LOUIS, May S.--Lead firm; 2.sOc bid
for Missouri and 2.S21zc for chemical. Spe.-
ter held firmly at 2.90c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Slightly LOwer-HOgs Active
and Lower-Sheep Lower.
INDIANAPOLIS May s.-Cattle-Receipts,
11Co; shipments, 600. The supply was com