The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-19
FLOl- X.
THE MARKETS.


Allan Mcintyre & Co.'S. circular of this
evening says: The markets on the
board of trade sold off little early this morn
ing, but recovered and advanced steadily dur
ing the remainder of the day, and closed very
strong Wheat-May, opened S59lc, closed
S7%c; June, opened S15sc, closed S9Lc;
July, opened SOC, closed 90%c. Corn
May, opened Sic, closed 5214c; June, opened
5214c, closed $3.50. Oats-May, opened and
closed S219c. Pork May, opened S16.70,
closed sl6S5. Lard-May, opened and
closed Sa.e5.
Live Stock-The Union stock yards reports
the following range of prices: Hogs-Mar-
ket dull, weak, and prices 10c lower;
light grades, s5.20G5.75, heavy pack
ing, s.. 2505.TG; fair to choice, s5700
6.10;, heavy shipping. s5.75@6- IS.
Cattle-Market slow but steady; exports,
S6.30@6.65; good to choice, $4,000 20;
common to fair, S.. 50; butchers, S29
@5.25 stockers, S4.00@5.50 Sheep-Market
choice, S5.00@6.00.
Produce: Butter-Fine table grades, esq
SOC: good to choice dairy, s0925c; poor 10
fair, Stdi5, Eggs-Active; choice counts, 1873
ola Potatoes-Choice; early, rose, 35(1S1c;
do peachblow. and Beauty of Hebron, 81
@40c.
New York.
NEW YORK. April is.
Wheat-941l higher and very firm; fairly
active speculative business; No. l white
nominal No red May s102@ L022l; June,
sLo4@LO4A; July, slo5B@Lo5%; August,
S1O5S@106: September, S1.06@L LOSS
Corn-H@3sc higher and moderately active;
mixed western spot, 47@51c; future, 591s
G614c. Oats-E@Ac better but quiet;
western, 35@47c Povisions-Beef quiet and
steadily held; new extra, Sl2Gl2.50. Pork,
quiet and firm; spot mess, S16.62@l6. IS.
Lard, shade better but quiet; steam-ren-
| dered, SS.5219.
ST. LOUIS, April is.
Wheat-Higher and fairly active; No. 2
red, 81 10@l. l0% cash; 81 09115 April; 81. 093
| NAV; 81. 0e% al. O6sI June: 945S@95Ssc
| closing at outside figures; No 3 red, SL02
| bid. Corn-Higher and inactive; 46H@
17$4c cash; 461s@41c May; 4S15c bid June;
4919@50Ac July; 51H@5l%c August,
closing at outside prices. Oats-Very slow;
34c cash; 33ssc bid May. Rye-Quiet
5719c bid Barley-Quiet; 70@S5c. Whisky
| Steady; S1.l6. Provisions-Very slow
! only job trade. Pork, sl6.15@l7 Bulb
meats, long clear Ss.3o@S.35; short ribs,
| IS. 30: short clear, IS 65@S70. Bacon, long
| clear, S9.l2h: short ribs, 81. >; short clear
| $3.50 Lard-Better; $S.25.
| Toledo
| TOLEDO, April IS.
WEeat-White scarce and firm: No.
| nominally sl06; No. 2, nominally Csc; No. 3
nomi,ally 50; red strong and higher; No. :
cash, 95s4@Y7c; April 952c; May, 96c
June, g71sc; July, Csc; No. 2 soft, 81. 0S1&
No 3, SS@92c; rejected, 62@65c. Corn
Moderately active and higher; high mixed
5Sc; No. cash and May, 5l1Sc; June, Sc
July, SIC; rejected, 5011c; no grade, nom
inally, 49@494c. OGts-Deman nd fair an,
market firm; No. white, 3Sc; No. cash
| April, May and June, 36c; rejected, 35c
Clover Seed-Dull and lower; prime man
moth, S5.S5; prime medium cash, s.. 81
| April, s. 80 asked; No. 2, 1855
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, April Is
| Wheat-Stronger and active; SS14c No 2
S94c May; 90$<c June. CoIn-Stronger
No. 2, nominal; rejected, 49c bid. Oat--
Firm; 321zc No 2; 3sc No. white. Rye
Scarce and higher;..6l%c No. |; 59s4c No
Barley advancing; 71c No. 2; 1l14c May
Csc extra No. 3.
DETROIT, April IS
Wheat-Strong: cash and April, 81 ..
May, S1.01LS bid; June, Log; July, SITE
and nominal, cash red, 81. 0011 .ssNo. whit
g41Sc bid Corn-No.z 2Ecash, 53slc ar
strong. Osts-No 2 whitey 4Ic no D 353s e