The Rock Island Argus., 1884-02-22
THE MARKETS.

ShICA6O, req.
Rodiger & McIntyre's circular of this
evening gives the following state of the mar
kets ON the board of trade; Wheat-Very
weak, but stronger at close; March, opened
93Ac closed 925sc; May, opened 99kc, closed
9SA; June, opened sl.01A, closed 81. .0011.
Corn-In sympathy with wheat; March,
opened $3.50, closed 53Ac; May, opened
5SAc, closed 5s3sc; June, opened and closed
591sc. Oats-Very weak until the close when
a stronger tone prevailed; May, opened 1870,
closed S614c. Pork-Strong; May, opened
Sl7.70, closed SlS15. Lard-Suong; May,
opened $9S.23S, closed 50 30.
Produce: Butter-Moying slowly; fine
creamery, Soc; good to fine dairy, 20@25c;
fair to choice roll, 14@1sc Eggs-Scarce,
demand light; fresh-laid, DC Potatoes
Choice Wisconsin, 30GS2c; no demand for
lower grades.
Live stock.-The Union stock yards reports
the following range Of prices: Hogs-Market
quiet and steady; quality of fresh receipts
composed largely of light grades, for which
Sc. 50@7, 50; fair to choice, SL0007. 80; heavy
shipping, S7.05@750. Cattle-Market active;
l0c higher; exports, s6.25@795; good to
choice, $575@6. 10; common to fair, S5. 25@
SIS; butchers, S2.60@4.S5; stockers, So. TAG
$40
st Louis
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 81.
easier; No. red, s.. 07$491 10 cash; slOSQ
l.0S3! March; sI.l0A@l1l, closing Sl1O@
May; $L09L al 09H June: No. s red, 99c
Corn--Better for,near-by options; No. 2 mixed
SIC cash and February; 5035c March; 51k@
51Ac April; 52Ae May; $3.50 June. Oats
Lower; 3414 GlSi$sc cash; sake April; $3.50
and unchanged. Whisky-steady; sl.i5
Provisions-Firner but very slow. Pork SIS.
Bulk meats-Long clear. So s0@945 Short
rib, $3.50; short clear, $975. Bacon-Long
clear, ,91sc; short rib, 101sc; short clear, 10E
| @l0%c. Lard nominally 5000.
New York
New YORK, Feb. 81.
Wheat-Unsettled; opening A@4c higher,
later lost advance; trade very moderate: No
white, 81. 10; No. 2 red March, SI0SH@
| 1.0914 April, $L1lA@ A@1H15; May, ST. 13sS IA
| l.13A; June, 81. 1891 l14$4. Corn--Opened
| A@$sc higher, later lost Improvement and
declined trifle; mixed western spot, SIG
64c; do futures, 6219@653+c, Oats-Dull;
without quotab'e change. Provisions-Beef
| quiet and steady; new extra mess $12@13
Pork quiet and steady; spot mess, S17 75Q
| Is. Lard shade better: steam-rendered,
50 eatS.
| Toledo.
TOLEDO, O., Feb q.
Wheat-Quiet and steady; No. red cash,
sL00h@L05: February, SlO0f; March,
81 "; April, slO; May, slo6; June, Sl.07A
No 5 red, 9.995c; rejected, 65@67c Corn
Dull; high mixed, 55&55Ac; No.2 cash, 81
| @5411c; February, 54}}kc asked; March SIC;
April, 56slc; May, 5S1Sc Oats-Dull and
easy; No. white, 3Sc; No. = cash, S51<@
SEC; February S51ac bid; May, S715S@3Ts@c
Clover-Quiet and steady; prime cash, Feb
ruary or March, $3.50; No ,, S5.55.
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE Wis Fah 2I
Wheat-Weak; gi4c, No. 2; 9l&c, Feb
ruary; 923&c, March; 9324c, April; 97Hc,
May. Corn-Lower; 531zc, No. 9; poor con
dended sold SEC delivered Oats-Lower;
! S21tc, No. = mixed. Rye-Lower; 59c No
1; SIC, No.. Barley-Quiet 5sc, No g
Detroit.
| DETROIT, Feb. 81.
/ Wheat-Dull; cash aud February, 81. .6Sh {;
March, Sl.oi19; April, Sl.o6x; May, s1.07ss4
No . red, casn, sl03118; No. 2 white, 95s+c
Corn-No. cash, 5S1fc. oats-No. 9 white
B915c; No. 2 Bic