The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-09
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Anril 8

CHICAGO, April ..
On change to-day the markets opened
firm and advanced under good demand on
speculative account and to fill the outstaud-
ing contracts, but as soon as the shorts had
supplied their wants parties who bought early
became eager to sell, and weak
ness set in. Wheat closed 1S@1
cent better than twenty-four hours
were at s2@@sS16c, closing at s2a@
s2ssc Corn 5s@$4c lower, with sales Of
No. 2 for May at 491S@5lhc, closing at
495s@49$4c. Mess pork 5@l0c higher, with
sales for May at SIG. 20@l6S5, closing at
SIG. i71lS916.20. Lard SC lower, with sales
for May at $sS5@S.4 40, closing at IS. S21sf
@S.35.
Live Stock-The Union stock yards re-
ports the following range of prices: Hogs
Market dull except on light grades which
are steady; heavy grades weak and about DC
lower; light grade, s., 100000; heavy pack
ing, S., 50@5.90; fair to choice So 90@635.
heavy shipping, S. 90@6 3d. CattIe-Market
10c higher and active; experts, Sc 20tl6 80;
good to choice, s5.65@6; common to fair,
IS. 25@560; butchers, s.. 50@4 80, stockers,
So. 50@525. Sheep-Market steady and
active; good to choice, %; common to
fair, IS 90@4 80.
Produce: Butter-Neglected and tending
lower; choice creamery, 27@29c; good to
fine dairy, 20925c; poor to fair stock, 8
@15c. Eggs-Active; fresh-laid, 15@15<c
Potatoes-Dull; good early rose, Soc; good
to fine peachblow, 32@35c; no sale for poor.
New Work.
New YORK. April s.
Wheat-&@1Ac higher, variable, irregu-
No. 3 red May, 979s@9911sc; June, s992lc@
| $1.01c: July, S10014@ 1.0lA; August, $1,000
| @L0l&. Corn-Unsettled and a shade
stronger; mixed western spot, 45@57c;
| futures, 55A@6oc. Oats-1sQssc higher;
western, 34642c. Provisions-Beef dull but
steady: new extra, S12.50. Pork dull and
dropping; spot mess, SIS 25@16 so. Lard
rendered. $S.75 Butter-Dull and weak;
western s@SSc, Elgin creamery, 35c.
st Louis.
| ST. LOUIS, April 8.
| Wheat-Active; opened higher, advanced
on the new crop months, then broke and
closed lower, except for June aud July; No.
| 2 red, 106ll1 061s bid; cash. 81. 061S@ OK,
closing 81 06lS; My, 11G@1023, closing
s1.015S, June; 9i119@925se, closing 9lsl@
917sc July, e94@9019c, closing s9J5Sc year;
No. 3 red nominal {, inactive: opened
lower than yesterday; 40 s@45Ac cash, 4511@c
April, 451s9461sc, CLOSING 45c May; 471l@
47ssc, closing 465sc, June; 4S55ss Q49s4c, clos
ing 4SAc, July. Oats-Firner and slow;
35c cash, 5.3e May. Rye-Lower to sell; 55@
551sc bid. Barley-QuIet; 70t1S5c Whisky
steady; $t.16. observation-disclosures, but only
small job trade. Lard nominal; IS. 25.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 8.
Wheat-Higher; No 2 red cash, 9l@93c;
April, Ole: May, 911Se; June, g2szc: July,
g3c; No. soft, S101; No 3 red, S5@S7c; re,
jected, 6o@Gsc. Corn-Dnll and steady;
high mixed, sic; no 2 cash April 491Sc;
May, 1920; June, 5o34c July, SIC, rejected
49c; no grade, 47c. Oats-Fir1ner and duh;
No. cash, April, Sc; May and June, SIC;
rejected, Sic. Clover seed-Dull and steady;
prime mammoth, S.. prime medium cash,
$50; April, $5.6o Bit; No. ?, S545.
Milwaukee,.
| MILWAUKEE, April 8.
Wheat-Unsettled and active; s5c, No q;
SIC, April; 66sse, May; Sc, June Corn.
Dull; Sac, No. 2. Oats-Easy; &c, No. q
Rye-Weak: Coo, No. 1; Sc, No q Barley
Quiet; 65s&c, No. 2; &c, extra No g.
Detroit.
DETROIT. April g.
Wheat-Firm; cash, 97c; April, 97Ic:
May, 975sc; June, Csc; No 2 red, 96}5c;
No. white, Gle. Corn-Quet No. g cash.
Sic cats-Quiet; No. . white ss5xc; No. q
S515.