The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-14
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Feb. Il

CHICAGO, Feb. Is
On change to-day the markets for hog
products and the leading cereals opened dull,
heavy and lower but about noon activity
and firmness set in under speculative infu-
ence. Mess pork 80 cents higher. with sales
at Sls15 to 1856 for May-closing
at SIs57]f to 1880. Lard to * ccents
higher, with sales for May at S. 97% to
$40 2216, closing at Sl0i715 to 5000. No
2 wheat for May sold at 10t5sa1 09sH, and
closed at $l02k. No. 2 corn sold at 3z(ql
cent higher. Sales for May were at 59A to
60% cents, closing at Co.'S to cox cents
Live Stock-The Union stock yards reports
active, and prices io@l5c higher: light
grades selling s6.S0@7.15 for common to
choice; heavy mixed packing &C. 50@70O for
common to fair, and 81. 7.00@7.50 for fair to
choice: heavy shipping grades, $7.00@7. 60
Cattle-Market steady; exports, So 25(17 10;
good to choice, S.. 60@6. 20; common to fair,
S.. 25@5.60; butchers, 81 1894 80; stockers,
So. 75@5 25.
Produce: Butter creamery, 32laS4c;
good to choice dairy, 2O@25c: fair to choice
roll, 14@lSc; packing, 9@9he. Eggs-In
light supply, but lower: fresh laid, 2Sc Po-
tatoes-Choice Wisconsin, Soc; peachblow,
and poor western lots, 25c
St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Feb 16
Wheat-Opened lower, advanced and closed
shade lower than yesterday; No. red,
SL0S11@l .09)l cash; s1.0S4 GLOSS March !:
sl091z bid April; 81 O9S@l. liz May
sL10%@l.ll June; 81. 0O5S 1909 year, No
8 red 9Sc@s1 001z bid. Corn-Opened lower,
advanced, and closed better than
yesterday; 5oAc cash; 4sN@5OHc
Slow; S6hc bid cash; 4 36s4 @36xc May
Rye-Firlner; 54@a5c bid Bariey-Dnli
and unchanged. Whisky-Steady; sI.l5
Provis;ons-Strong and higher, but very
slow Pork-Jobbing at Sl8 S7%@1S SO
Bulk meats-Long clear, $9.6099.65 short
ribs, 50 T0@975; short clear, $a 95G10 o.
Bacon--Long clear, Sl0.S71z Short ribs,
$1,000 short clear, Sl0.75 asked and firmly
held Lard-Nominally strong; So 80.
New York.
New YORK, Feb. lS.
Wheat-Unsettled, opening 1s@kc lower:
later recovered and declined, advanced
H@3sc; less doing; No 2 red March slo9%
WI.lOh; April, 81. l21s9l 129s; May, S1.l45s
@L154: June, 81 1875 al i6ss. Corn
H@Ac lower; dull; mixed western spot,
5l@641sc: future, 63(9661ac Oats-Without
important change; western, 40@47c. Pro-
visions-Beef quiet and steady; new extra
$12.50@l300 Pork strong and quiet mess,
$500. Lard higher aud firm; steam rem
Qereuy SlU. 10.
Toledo.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb Is.
Wheat--Active and firm; No l white.
$1.07; No. 3 do 991lc; No. 2 red cash, 81. .02Q
LOG; February, Sl.02; March, sI04; April,
$i.0615; May, SL0S; June, Sl09L; No. 5
red, 92@95c. Corn-DuIl but firm; No. .
cash, 31z@54c; February, SAC asked; March
55@57c; May, 5915c; rejected, Soc; no grade,
43@4Gc. Oats--Quiet and steady; No 2 cash
or February, S519c; May, 3S1ac bid. Clover
Active and lower; prime mammoth, S64O
No. 2 do 81; prime medium cash or Feb
ruary, Si,05 bid; March, s6.05; Nc. 2, S.. 50,
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Feb l3
Wheat-Unsettled and higher; 95kc No 2
and February; $3.50 March; $3.50 April
SL0lXMay Con-Higher; 541zc No g
Oats-Quiet; sc No, 2, and 34@37c for
samples. Rye-Stronger; 59H@591Sc No /:
57c No. ,. Barley-Lower; 59lzc No. 2; Sac
extra No. 3.
Detroit.
DETROIT, Feb l3
Wheat-SIeady; March, S1.0%; April
Sl.07l1 bid; May, sl.0y; No. 2 red S103; No
= white, 951zc Corn-No. cash, 54sxc.
Oats-No.2 white, Ss1Se; No. 2, 36xc