The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
Wool.

Session May Robustness in the wool market
here has been pretty lively during the past week.
The large purchases of Australian and territory
woods for shipment abroad were the features.
Over 10000 bales of the former and 100000 lbs
of the latter on the secured basis OF 40c for fine
medium and fine were procured and as a conse-
Quence a firm tone prevails in the market. Fleece
are firm. Following are the quotations for lead
Ing descriptions: Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces-
2sG27c: delaine. 2sc; No. / ~combing. 2Sc; No.
2 combing. Sc. Michigan. Wisconsin. etc.-X
Michigan. BIC: No. 1 Michigan combing. &c; No.
2 Michigan combing. &c: No. l Illinois combing.
&c; No. 2 Illinois combing. &c; X New York,
New Hampshire and Vermont, 2c62lc: No. l New
York. New Hampshire and Vermont. 2sc; delaine,
Michigan. Csc. Unwashed medium, etc.-Ken-
lucky and Indiana A-blood combing. 21q22c:
S,elS 300. combine %rh,naS SogsSsI. M dsS s,to A- blo9S comb
ing. 1SQ1ec. Lake and Georgia, $4,000. Terri
tory woolsMontsna fine medium and fine. 10
Wyoming. etc.-Fine medium and fine. 12Ql5c;
secured, 4Oq42c; staple. 42q45c. Australian
Secured basis)-combing. Superhne. n@72c; good.
S5QSsc; average. 62QS5c.
LONDON May 1s.-The offerings at the wool
auction sales to-day numbered 1885 bales. in
Guiding a large quantity of low cross-breds. The
latter sold readily to the home trade and France.
There was only a small supply of good merinos.
the offerings being medium to low. which were
f1ne-haired brought the best prices Of the series,
the home trade paying 2s 11sd for an exceptionally
good lot. The NTH series is scheduled to open
Sept. Is and the sixth series Nov. IS. These
sales will be unlimited. Following are the sales
in detail: New South Wales, 200 bales: secured,
10dQ1s; greasy. 6hG11hd. Queensland-J0 bales:
secured. Is 5dGis Cd; greasy, 11d91s Id. Victoria
200 bales: secured. sdQls 911d; greasy. 4hdd1s
1lzd. South Australian-sOO bales; greasy, 5%0
lid. West Australian-2N bales; greasy. Sdllhd.
New Zealand-,SW bales; secured. 6zddls I'd:
greasy, 5hd@1s. Cape of Good Hope and Natal
LOCO bales: secured. sd@1s 1hd: greasy. 7%Qurd-
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
NEW YORK. May 16.-Butter-Receipts. 1853
packages. Market firm; Western creamery. 15@
19c: factory, 11h@13c. Old 1900
packages. Market steady; large white, 111zc;
small white. 11hc; large colored. 111zc; small
colored. 111zc. New cheese firm: large, 91h69stc;
small. e%@9%c. Eggs-Receipts. 1922 packages.
Market steady; Western. 13d14c; Southern, Tx
QlSc.
PHILADELPHIA. May 1s.-Butter firm and 1c
higher; fancy Western creamery, 1911c; fancy
Western prints. 21c. Eggs firm; fresh nearby,
13iac; fresh Western. 1312c; Southwestern, 100
1910; fresh Southern. 12i1c. Cheese firm and
higher; New York full cream, fancy. new. small,
10c: fair to choice. SAQs*c: old, as to quality,
ua12c.
BALTIMORE, May 1s.-Butter steady; fancy
creamery. 1920; fancy imitation. 15016c; fancy
11@14c; rolls. l20l4c. Eggs steady. Cheese
steady.
CHICAGO, May lion the Produce Exchange
to-day the butter market was steady; creamery,
1241sc; dairy, 10d16c. Eggs steady: fresh, 111zc.
Cheese weak: creams. sQ11c.
KANSA CITY. May 16.-EggsNMarket firm:
fresh Missouri and Kansas stock, in new cases,
cases included. l2i4c; cases returned. 12c.
May 16.-Butter firm and higher;
fancy Elgin creamery. 1920; Ohio. 14015c; dairy,
10c. Eggs firm at lie. Cheese steady.