The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-10
AT NEW YORK.
Slump In Wheat and Weakness I'm
Corn-Conee Steady and Active.

stump In Wncat uhu WeakncSS III
Corn-Conee Steady and Active.
NEW YORK, May 9.-Flour-Receipts, 49,
724 brls; exports, 739 brls. There was better
inquiry for winter straights and spring
patents at old prices, with mills holding
firm. Choice bakers were also in good de-
mand. Rye steady: state SIC. c. 1. f. New
York, car lots. Barley-Feeding. 43%Q45c,
C. 1. f. New York.
Wheat-Receipts, 226.625 bu. Spot easy;
No. 2 red, 797sc, f. o. b. afloat; No. 2 red,
77ssc, elevator; No. / northern Duluth,
75Nc, f. o. b. afloat, to arrive; No. 1 hard
Duluth 777sc f. 0. b. afloat. Options opened
steady and were sustained during the fore
noon by steady cables, fears of bullish
government report and moderate covering.
Weakness developed subsequently,, how
ever, on large deliveries of contract wheat
and caused a smash in the May option;
closed hQ7sc net decline; May, 71ssQ7214c,
| closed at 71Sc; July, Y 13-16G73 13-16c,
closed at 727sc; September. 7s1s973 11-1sc.
Corn-Receipts, 2O765S bu; exports. 165, 631
| blu. Spot weak; No. 2. 44lsc, f. o. b. afioat;
| 43Ac. elevator. Option market opened
heavy, especially on May, owing to free
deliveries here and weakess abroad: closed
weak at A4%c net decline; May, AZ 3-16GD
| 4s7sc, closed at 43lsc; July, 44s9A%c. closed
44ssc.
Oats-Receipts, 17s,4OO bu; exports, 1870
| bu; sales, 1875 600 bu spot. Spot dull; No. 2.
No. 3 white 2Sisc: track mixed Western.
| 2711Q29c; track white, 2S1sQ35c. Options
slow and entirely nominal
| Cut meats quiet; picked hams, Slo.5O411;
| picked shoulders $3.50 Lard firm: West
| ern steam. s7271a. Refined quiet continent.
| $40; S. A. IS; compound s6.50q6 62]3. Tall
| low easy; city, 47sc; country. 47sG5isc. Cot
ton-seed oil steady; prime crude 341sc;
Coffee-Futures opened steady at SOILS
points decline under local and foreign sell
| ing. stimulated by unfayorabie cables.
| demand and the free receipts Trading was
| fairly active at the general trend of the
market downward; closed steady with
prices to 10 points net lower. Total sales.
| $500 bags, including; May, 6.45d650c; June,
| 6.45c; July 6.55c; August, 6.60c: September.
| 6.70d6 75c October. 6.75c; November. 6.s0c;
7.2Oc. Spot Rio irregular; No. invoice.
| 79sc. Mild market quiet: Cordova. 9h@131ec
| Sugar-Raw steady: fair refining 3 15-16c:
centrifugal. So test, 7-16c; molasses sugar.
| 3%c. Refined quiet.
ST. LOUIS. May e.-Flour dull. un-
| changed. wheat-No. red. cash. nc; May.
zoe: July. 671lq67ssc; August, s7ssc; No. 2
hard. 65Q6sc. Corn.No. cash. s7ssc: No.
Sisc: 'f May sg sic; lily. July, s@sc; septemb sr
22ssc: No. white. &c. Pork lower; jobbing
sl2 old $3.50 new Lard higher; prime
steam, s6I2ls; choice, s6.H. Dry-sait boxed
/ meats steady: extra shorts, $6.S71a; clear
ribs 81: clear sides. $7.121z. Bacon-Boxed
steady extra shorts, S.371z. clear ribs, $3.50;
/ clear sides T211k. Timothy seed steady,
| s2G2 90 Corn meal steady. SL95G2. Bran
/ quiet: sacked lots, east track, roc Hay
| steady; timothy. $1OQl3 prairie $SQs.7
| Whisky steady. S.25ik. Iron cotton ties.
/ 81 80 Bagging 71fGskc. Hemp Irvine, &c.
| Receipts-Flour, 1900 brls; wheat. 200 bu:
/ corn 5000 bu: oats. 5000 bu. Shipments
/ Flour 5000 brls: wheat. 5000 bu; corn, "a 600
bu; oats, II, 900 bu.
LIVERPOOL. May 9.-Hams-Short cut
dull at 46s Cd. Bacon-Cumberland cut dull
at As; short ribs dull at As; long clear
middles. light. easy at 40s Cd; long clear
mindless heavy. easy at 4os: short clear
backs. dull at ses; clear bellies, easy 1T ~,