The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-24
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO, March. 9;


The Acme Grain and Provision Co.,
in their market circular of this evening
give the following quotations on the
board of trade to-day: Wheat-March,
closed nominally E15c; April, closed nom-
inally 75c; May. opened 79Ac, closed
791c. Corn March, closed nommally 81 ne;
April, clo-ed nominally 37s4c; May, opened
4l1lc, closed 4l4c Pork-March, closed
nominally SlL70; April close nominally
June, opened Sl2.05. closed Sll.y713. Lard
May, opened and closed $6s5. Oats-
May, opened 3l1tc, closed 81 &c.
Live suock-1'he Union stock yards report
the following range of prices: Hogs
Market opened slow, weak, and 10c lower,
with shippers buying sparingly; light grades,
81 20@t6J; rough packing, 430@465
heavy packing and shipping lots, s4.5o@47O.
Cattle-Market weak and l0@i5c lower;
butchers, s.. 5O@45O; bulk, S3.2O@340;
stockers, So. 3.40@l50 Sheep-Market steady;
So 25@4 10; bulk, S40j@k25.
Produce: Butter-Good to fine creamery,
20@25c; good t. choice dairy. 14G1lSc; good
fresh roll. ll@l2c; packing, 7@yt Eggs
Choice counts, 1jc. Potatoes-GOod t.
choice, 45@4Sc; poor to fair, S5@40c.
Poultry-Scarce and in demands; live or
dresse1 turkey, ga IT,; do chickens, S0l2c;
stock, s3.00@3.50 50 per bbl. Hay-Good to
choice timothy or western upland prairie,
$l000N200 per tom poor to fair, SZO0@
800 Per ton.
New York.
New YORK, March %.
Wheat-OpenAd weaker, later advanced
H@Hc, subsequently lost improvement;
hight trading; No. l white, nominal; No. 9
red April, SssS@ss14e; May, S925@9O1Sc;
June. 9lS@9l}sc; July, @Ac Corn
Dull; mixed western spot, 4S1%@5O11c;
future, 49@5lc. Oats-N estern, static
Provision Beef, steady; new extra, Sll. 50
Wl2O0. Pork dull and weak; new mess,
$l3.00 Lard, duh and easier; steam, ST. TO-
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March %
Wheat-Higher and fairly active, closing
A@$zc above Saturday; bad crop news
strengthened the market; No. . red, $50
S3Lc cash; Sic lid April; 655S@sG&c
May; SSXc June, clo-ing at top figures
Con--HIgEer, but inactive; 3S$4 (130c cash
3SA@SS}5e April; 3Sh@SS%c May; $3.50
SO dune Oats Better out slow; 32c cash
| Sl%@32c May. Rye-Quiet 6lc Barley
SLOW; 6o@Sjc. Win, ky-Steady; 81 IA.
Provisions-Siow and lower. Pork, Sl2. 2j
asked. Bulk meats-Loose nominal; boxed
lots long clear, 81. Is; short ribs, So 20
short clear, 6.35. Bac n-Long clear, ST a.
| M650; short ribs, So 655@6 G1; short clear,
| $67tGt6 80 Lhrl-S6 65@6 70
Toledo,
TOLEDO March %
! Nheat-Easy and quiet; No. , ca and
Marcn isc; April ~; May, 7915 .; June,
| hlc; No. 2 Oft o5@S]3c. Corn-D Dull; No.
cash anl March, 43]zc; May, 4315c bid
No. :, S3c bid Clover Easy; prime me-
| .liurI n 81 uske !
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 2S.
! Wheat + .rm; No 75$4c; March, 75s5c
II IA ier; No =, 39c Oats Steady; No .
! &211c. Rye-Qliet; No. |, G613c Barley
| Fam; No, :, 3D.; extra No. 5, 5234c
Detroit.
DETROIT, March 90.
Wheat-Duii; No. white, size cash:
SSAc April; S914l May; 99l4c bid June;
| No. red, S5$4c cash; S6l4c April; S7M
| May; No. , red, Zoe asked. Corn-No. z
4591c. OatS-Light mixed. 334c; No :
white, 34c; Nc. =, S5hc.
LATEST QUoTATIONs-cmC
Mar Apr. May june
| Wheat..... sos S2li
Corn.......-...... 80. 80. AK Az
Pork k............. 49,. .... 1190 IL OF;
| Lard ............. G.774 6.77Ia $50 69eA
| Ribs. .....-....... 80. 80. COS G.l0
Hogs 1880; shipments 81 g92; light 4.30ai.1 20
mixed 3ja455; choice heavy 455ai IS.
| ROCK ISLAND.
Oats-9aa30
Hay-wild S5OOa9.OO; timothy 6.ONa9.o0
Corn-New 80. al0
COal-Soft laal3; hard s. 80,
Cord wood-S4 -.
Straw-S5. co. $3.50