The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-18
indianapolis Grain Market.

There was a little better feeling in the
local grain market yesterday, though in
spections were but 20 cars. Wheat was
strong and l cent higher than on Wednes-
day. Corn ruled steady and strong. while
oats were weaker, going off l cent on all
grades. Dealers are showing more interest
in the several cereals and an Improvement
in receipts is looked for as soon as farmers
get through their planting. Track bids, as
reported by the secretary of the Board of
Trade, ruled as follows:
Wheat strong: No. . red. SOhc track: No.
> red. soc on milling freight: No. 3 red, 1914
aisle track; soc track; wagon, SOC.
Corn strong; No. l white, 65lkc; No. 2
white, 65l2c; No. 8 white. 6519c; No. 4 white.
611ed6S1zc; No. 2 white mixed. 6212c; No. >
white mixed, 6212c; No. 4 white mixed, 5S19d
6012c; No. 2 yellow. 624c; No. 3 yellow,
62$4c; No. 4 yellow, 5S4d 60%c: No. . mixed.
621ec; No. 3 mixed, 6214c; No. 4 mixed. 5S13a
5O12c; ear, &c.
Oats weak: No. . white. 45b646c: No. 3
white, asa 4512c; No. , mixed, 44AG44Ac; No.
3 mixed. 434Q44i4c.
Hay quiet; No. l timothy. s12.25a12.75 rs; No.
2 timothy. SIC. 7561125.
1nspectionS-Wheat: No. 3 red. 1 car; no
established grade, l; total. 2 cars. Corn: No.
2 white, ~ cars; No. 3 white, 3; No. 8 yell
low, /; total, % cars. Oats: No. , white, 2
cars; No. ? mixed, >; total. 4 cars. Hay: No.
1 timothy, 1 car; No. 1 clover. 1; total, ,
cars.
March Receipts and Shipments
The reports of the fifteen lines centering
at Indianapolis showed the receipts and
shipments by railroads last month to have
been as follows:
Receipts-FIour. 2S.7S5 brIs: wheat. IS. 80
bu; corn, 42S,500 bu; oats. AS. 100 bu; rye, Is
600 bu: barley. $500 bu; bran. 62 tons: hay,
146 cars; broom corn, ], 435,0W lbs; cement.
4,477 brls; coal. 1856 cars: cox $50 cars;
coOperage, 64 cars; corn meal and hOminy,
80. $50 lbs; cotton. 1898 bales: cattle. 12.774
hpn6- hnOC 81 ESQ hand horses > QAE had
mules, S97 head; sheep, 1923 head; eggs. 1881
cases; fruit. 1.01 $40 lbs: hair and bristles,
$3.50 lbs; hides, 391.9S9 lbs; ice, ! car; iron,
637 cars; lard, 1.129 tierces; lath, % cars:
lime, 81 cars; logs, 242 cars; lumber, 1913
cars; machinery. 81 cars: meats, bulk. p
$50. 920 lbs; oil. 4.022 brls: pork. 3SS brls; pO-
~tatoes, 72,5l5 blu: poultry, 24S,591 lbs; proVi-
sions, 1885, $50 MS; salt, 1852 brls: shingles,
80 cars; spirits and liquors. e,240 brls;
starch. 915. 453 lbs; stone, lac cars; tallow,
6,6S7 lbs; tobacco, 1880 lbs: miscellaneous,
9S.011 .905 lbs; merchandise. 205, 92S, 594 lbs.
Shipments-Flour, 2S,279 brls; wheat, 4,50O
bu; corn, AZ, $50 bu; oats, Sc, $50 bu; rye, 1.50O
bu: barley, 3,400 bu; bran, 240 tons: hay. 4
cars: broom corn, y,00 fbs: cement, 4.7S3
brls; COAL, 1SS cars; coke, 80 cars: cooper
age. As cars; corn meal and hominy. 6,465.-
400 lbs: cotton, so bales; cattle, 1925 head;
hogs, q, 1876 head; horses, 4.26O head; mules,
2.OSS head; sheep. $500 head; eggs. $3.50
cases: fruit, 2.616,O 05 fbs: hair and bristles.
III. $50 fbs; hides, 71,510 lbs; ice, "a cars;
iron. 254 cars; lard, 1,4l5 tierces; lime, 9
dIS lOSS. ~ cars luIlDcT ~ cars. ma
chinery, 1873 cars; meats, bulk, 4,274, 755 lbs:
oil, 1899 brls; pork. 1.736 brls; potatoes. $3.50
bu; poultry. 12S,SS0 lbs; provisions, 1,S5s. $50
fbs; salt. 4,130 lbs: spirits and liquors. 4.SSS
brls; starch, 1.S26. 80 TBS; stone, 81 cars: tai
low. 161, 40 lbs; tobacco. 1908 lbs: miscel-
laneous. 1873. $50 lbs; merchandise, 49, 2S,-
745 lbs.
WAGON MARKET.
Offerings on the wagon market yesterday
were over 100 loads Of corn, oats and hay,
and prices were we'll held on all. Just now
the sellers are having the advantage. but
as soon as planting is over increased re-
ceipts and lower prices are predicted. Yes
terday the wagon ~weighmaster reported the
following range Of prices:
Corn-6SG72c per blu.
OatsA5G47c per bu.
Hay-Timothy. choice, s19d14.5O; mixed, so
d11.5 clover, $SGl0. according TO quality.
Sheaf Oats-SI2G13 per ton.
Straw-$5Q6 per ton, according to quality.