The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
JUMP IN NEW YORK WHEAT.
December Future Reached 99c, a Net
Gain of &c.

NEW YORK Oct. Interpretations that De-
cember wheat would go to dollar almost
realized, as the market in the last hour touched
s9c about &c a bu over last night Scattered sell
ing by early purchasers, however, finally stopped
the advance Statistics at home and abroad and
reports of large export demands at seaboard and
interior points were the factors Shipments from
Atlantic ports during the past three days have
been over 160O eco blu. wheat and flour. while
Northwestern receipts are away behind last
year Bad winter wheat crop news has added
phasis to the bull position. Rumors to-day of
December manipulation and possible reduction
in French duty also helped the advance. Mod
crate realizing just before the close left prices
sc off from the top hut 1G1asc higher than last
night. The range on December from 975sc to
99c, closing 1880. Total sales were S95 900 bu
Flour-Receipts g. 3l6 brls; exports. 49, 446 brls.
Market fairly active and strongly held at a
slight advance. Winter straights. $4.6544.75. Rye
flour firm; fancy, $S@3.5O. Buckwheat flour quiet
Buckwheat dull. Corn meal quiet; yellow West
ern, sc. Rye frm No. Western, 5OlAc Barley
firm at 2S1Rc. Barley malt quiet.
no at ISL Os 6T sTP Ss Isl SSs 6u
opened strong and advanced steadily all day on
higher cables active covering a fair export bust
Of a December squeeze. Closed fraction off
from the top realizing, but at lQ1lsc net ad-
cen Der. sS;sGss l5,1Sc: closed at 9Sssc
Ccrn-Receipts. 1875 bu; exports, 51.529 bu;
advanced on better cables light receipts and the
bulge in wheat. closing at slight reaction under
soss@SOhc, closed at sOlsc; December. sO5s@SiAc'
Oats~Receipts. $4,000 bu;. exports 12s,724 blu.
Spots irmer: No g. 231k123s4c Options ruled
strong with the advance in cash property, clos
ing i56stc net higher. October closed at 231ac;
December, 2335I23Ac closed at 23%c.
Hay quiet Hops firm. Hides steady. Leather
steady. Wool firm.
Beef steady Cut meats firm. Lard quiet:
Western steam, $3.50; refined quiet Pork dull;
old mess, IS 50q9 mess, S9d950.
Tallow quiet Cotton seed oil a shade easier
and only moderately active; prime summer yei-
low, 23G23isc off summer yellow. 221s@23c; prime
inner white, 26M27c.
Coffee-Options opened barely steady, with No
vember Is points lower under several thousand
notices" while other months declined points .
rallied later on scarcity of sellers fearing over
sold market and comparatively low prices: in
afternoon market ruled steady on covering closed
steady; October 10 points and November 10
points lower: other mcnths points net higher.
Sales, H. $50 bags. includng November, 5.1505. 20c
December. 6.00@605c; January. else; February,
610c; March, 6.25c; May. 0635c; September,
6 45c Spot coffee-Rio dull; mild duh Rio
Steady No. Rio. &c. Exchange, Z I1-32d. Re-
ceipts IA. 600 bags; cleared for the United States
10 900 bags cleared for Europe. 1000 bags: stock
43S, 600 bags. Total warehouse deliveries from
the United States, 1891 bags including y POS
bags from New York: New York stock to-day
457, S95 bags: United States stock. ST. 65s bags
afoat for the United States, 369 000 bags; total
visible for the United States, $40 COS bags against
667. ITO bags last year and 540.053 bags in 1895.
Sugar-Raw easier; fair refining, 3 5-t6c; CEN
trifugal, sc test 3 l3-l66i3Nc; refined steady