The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-01
TRADE IN GENERAL.

standard A, 57-i6c; cut loaf, 18-16c;
crushed. 5lS-16c; granulated, 53-l6c.
TRADE IN GENERAL.
Quotations mt st. Louis, baltimore,
Cicsnnnti and Other Places.
ST. LOUIS, March s1.-F1our dull and un-
changed. Wdeat-Specu]ative market strong
early despite bearsh news, but the advance
did not last long and a decline followed.
Later domestic markets declined after Brad
street report was posted, and closed hQAc
&c in elevator, 7OQ72e on track; May, $3.50
59c; July, soc, Corn-Futures dull and easy.
with small decline from YESTERDAY; , spot
became lower on rather heavy selling pres
sure and closed about steady Spot LOVER
nominal: Corn meal, Ss5al. 20. Bran sala-
bic at lea4c east s srask and very little ee 70
ss5o &aa Hay unchanged Changed Butter,Ta6e
grades lower; creamery; 1SaaS; dairy, 1g e
Cotton ties and bagging unchanged, Pork
lower; standard mess jobbing, new, $40; old,
S. Lard quiet; prime steam, 4:SSc; choice,
5.s71kc; ribs. 55Oc; shorts, 5.5Oc. Dry-salted
meats-Boxed shoulders, 4.50c; longs, 475c;
ribs, 47se; shorts d Is Recepts E os
oats, 1900 bu Shipments-Flour 5000 brls;
wheat 10000 bu; corn, 5000 bu; oats, TO-
600 bu.
BALTIMORE. March S1.-F.our dull and
dull; spot and month. 72Aq7Sc; May, $40
69sc. Receipts, $500 bu. Southern wheat, on
grade ss@s Corn easy s1s mGasn and
s4913 bu; shipments, 154, 2S6 Du. Southern
white corn, CSC; yellow, 35@S6c. Oats barely
seips 1888 bu wh Rye " dsi No Western
45M46c. Hay quiet and unchanged. Grain
freights dull and unchanged Sugar strong;
graduated $5.26 per 100 lbs. Butter, eggs and
cheese firm and unchanged.
TOLEDO, March 3I:-Wheat lower; No;
cash, 7OAc; March, 704c; March, 70Ac; July.
sSAc Corn dull and steady; No. 2 mixed.
quiet quiet; Nc No 2 white, &c; May. 2iMc. Rye
quiet; No. 2, cash, S8c. Clover seed lower
and steady; prime cash, $40; April, $4:17!ac.
clover seed, $50 bags. Shipments-Flour, A.
500 brls; wheat 1900 bu; corn, 5000 blu; Glow
er seed 1,4SS bags.
Wheat steady; N2;. ?, 7slzc. Receipts, 1000
mixed, So1kc Oats steady; No. mixed,
ATS &C. f Bah st meats M steady Bacon
barely steady at Soc Whisky quiet; sales,
54s brls at S1.22. Sugar firm. Butter steady.
Eggs steady at Slzqs1sc. Cheese STEADY
DETROIT, March sl.-Wheat was a tride
weak; No. l white, 72lec bid; No. red,
70a4c bid; May, 71asc; July, SIC; August 66Ac
CSrn.No soc ga. oats-So No. white :. BE Se1E
u.
Receipts-Wheat. 5000 bu; corn. 5000 blu; oats,
10000 bu.
Wool.
BOSTON, March S1.-There is no change
in the conditions of affairs here this week.
though in whatever sales were made prices
wool and Australians are slow. Fleece wool
shows a scarcity of staple. but fair
amount of other qualities can be picked up.
The following are the quotations for leading
descriptions: Ohio and Pennsyly ania feeces,
and above, 1sc; Xxx and above. 1sa%oc:
No c0m6ng s SG c4Weag etc.
* Michigan, 1sq1Tc; Michigan combng,,
&c; No. 1 Illinois combing, &c; No. 2
Michigan combing. 2a@22lsc; No 2 Illinois
New Hampshire and Vermont, zoe; I'm
washed MEDIUM Kentucky nnhyrg and ,s Msane
Kentucky se' D and Maine three-eighfihs
blood combing, 1S@iskc; Indiana and
Missouri S.soS s9m0ip isree
elghths-blood combing, 17qlsc; braid
combing, lie: lake and Georgia, 17is
@1sc Texas woolJSpring medium r1na az Am mos rs
MOI. 1@13c; secured price. 13@1s%c. Terri
toral woois-Montana fine medium and fine.
ming. etc, fine medium and fine sal2c;
secured price. 32Q84c. California woods
Northern spring, 1f@14c; secured price. $40
CSC: middle county spnag' nglSc; secured ssS1d
Combing, superfine, 47a5Oc; combing, good.
42a4sc coomblng. average, 4OQsSc; Queens
land combing, 42944c.
Cotton.
LIVERPOOL. March 81. = Cotton = Spot.
moderate business; prices higher; American
middling, 13-32d The sales Of the day were
5000 bales, of which 500 bales were for specu-
lation and export and included 1,5oo pales
American. Receipts. 5000 bales. including
NEW OpTEANS March 31-Cotton firm:
ordinarg. re- Net receips, 1851 bales:
ffinent. 2.4i2 bales: sales. $500 bales: stock.
MEMPHIS. March si-cotton steady;
middling, 9-16c: receipts. 4S4 bales; ship
ments, 1861 bales; stock, 74,loo bales; saies'
NEW YORK, March sl.1cotton closed
quiet: middling uplands. Z 1o-16c: middling
gulf. s a-16c. Sales. 2.1Ss bales.
Oils.
OIL CITY. March 31.-Credit balances.
$40. Certificates opened at N:H; highest,
s1s2 lowest 81; closed sd 5 at asS 3n Sales as
800 brls. Fseie
WILMINGTON. March s1.-Rosin firm:
strained, sl.3o; good, 30. Spirits of turpen-
tine steady at Alsqzoc, lar nrm at sc'
NEW YORK. March a-Petroleum steady;
United closed at 13c bid. Rosin firm. Spirits
of turpentine steady at 2Sh@2S%c.
SAVANNAH, March g.-Spirits of turpen-
tine firm at 251ac. Sales, S07 brls. Rosin firm.
CHARLESTON, March H.-Rosin steady
at $1.25Q1.40. Turpentine-Nothing doing.
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
NEW YORK, March MISUNDERSTANDING
10.1 packages. The market was quiet;
Western creamery, 1SQ21c; Elgins, &c.
Cheese-Receipts, 1,221 packages. The mar
ket was quiet; large. 6410Ac: small. 6Q10zc;
part skins, S@5lzc full skins, 2@2zc. Eggs
Receipts IA, $50 packages. The market was
steady: State and Pennsylvania, 12c; West
ern, 11Q1111c: Southern. lO1eQllc-
CHICAGO, March 81. = On the Produce
Exchange to-day the butter market was
steady; creamery. l2Q21c; dairy, 1OQ16c.
Eggs firm at 9Q101xc-
PHILADELPHIA. March s1.-Butter quiet;
fancy Western creamery. DC Eggs firm;
fresh Western, 12c- Cheese unchanged
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, March A.--No mails came
from the more important markets of the
country, yet more buyers were In the COM
mission house district than in many days.
There was a more general inquiry by local
and visiting buyers, but the business that
succeeded was not in keeping Herewith.
The more prominent buyers OF the country
are beginning to gather and some business