The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-17
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO. May 1h
HENRY DARTS SONS.

ShiIh0tt 4haJ Az
Allen, Mcintyre & Co.'S circular Of this
evening says: the markets on the board of
trade were very weak early, but recovered
and closed very strong. Wheat June
opened Sc, closed s91sc; July, opened s9Ac,
closed 91Hc; August, opened $3.50, closed
90Ac. Cern-June, opened 56Ac, closed
565sc; July, opened 57s4c, closed 5Sssc. Oats
June, opened 32S4c, closed $50. Pork-June,
opened and closed, Sl735. Lard-June,
opened and closed, $3.50.
Live suock-The Union stock yards reports
the following range Of prices: Hogs-Mar-
ket duh, weak, and prices 5Gl0c lower;
shippers and spectators principal buyers so
far; hackers. holding off; light grades S5. $50
5.75 common to choice; heavy naked pack
ing, $5.25@5.65 common to fair, and s565@
600 fair to choice; heavy shipping S5.65@5. 05.
Cattle-Market steady on best; all below
good lOc lower exports, So. 2096 80; good
@5.65; butchers, $9@5.20; stockers $500
$40 Sheep-Market dull; good to prime,
S.. 60@7; common to medium, 50@75c lower,
S.. 50@5.
Produce: Butter-Steady; fine creamery,
20@22c: choice dairy, l5@1sc; packing, 7@9
Eggs-Doing well; good to choice counts,
northern 13@131zc. administrative
and prices higher: poor to good southern, per
A-qt case, $2@3; fair to fine Illinois, $50
J. ,
poor to fair. 20@25c; new, 1894 per barrel
New York.
New YORK, May 16.
Wheat-%6lc lower, and feyerish; mod
crate trade In options; No white nominal
No. red June, L00I@L02: July, sL0215@
si.ol@1'o5. S' CornET@sle lowe sp' mixed
western spot 59@6916c; future, 62@6515c
| Oats-Ss@s4c lower; western, 37@45c. Pro
| visions-Beef dull; mess, S12 00@l2 80. Pork
dull; new mess, S1S.5 so; old, SIT, Lard I'M
settled; steam, 1886.
| So. Louis,
.... ST. LOUIS, May ld
| Wheat-Active for July and year, but
lower, closing ss@8c below Yesterday; No. .
red Isl. 81 lo 1sS cash sl1 bid Nay May
$500, closing 941lc July; 9l%c; August;
9OS @9lkc, closing 909sc year; No. red,
$1.03]& @1.O4 bid. Comm oderately active
and lower; 5O@52c cash; 50@501sc May;
505k@Q 51%c, closing 50s4c June; 5214 G53hc c,
closing 52Ec July; 5Sss@53%c, closing
535Sc August. Oats-Better; 23Ee cash;
321{c bid May, S31s@S3Kc June; $3.50
6OGsOc. Whisky-UnsAanged Sill. Pro-
visions-Duli and lower. Porl;, jobbing,
as. Bulk meats-Long clear, S. 20aS Is
short ribs, $50; short clear, $S.J5@S. 90. Ba.
[con-Long clear, SS.SO@S75; short ribs,
SS.75@S. 80; short clear, $9@9.25 Lard
Quiet; SO.
1 Toledo.
| TOLEDO, May l6.
Wheat-Dull and quiet; No. 2 red cash,
93@95c; May, Csc; june, 94c; July, $3.50
August, 94c; No. 2 soft, 81 03@1.07; No.
red, S7090c Corn-Dull; high mixed, SOC
asked; No. . cash or May, size; june SIC
July, 5s1zc; August, 60c; rejected, 561kc
Oats-Ncminal; white, 39c; No. 2 cash OF
May, 3511So; June. 361Sc.
milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, May 16.
Wheat-Weak; No. and May, SSe; june
S71sc; July, Ole. Corn-Scarcer; No. 2, SAC
Oats-Stronger and scarce; Nc. mixed
33Lkc Rye-Firmer; No. /, 653zc Barley
Dull; No Q, G9k @70e; extra No. 3, 64c.
Detroit.
DETROIT. May 16.
II Wheat-Dull; cash, May and JUNE, u. 0Ssz
July, $104H bid; No. Q red, Q9cc No. 2 white
S15c. Corn-NegIecced; No. 2Scash, m1zc.
Oats-DulI; No 9 white, nominal; 3sfc1
No. 2, 35Ac..