Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-12-08
1--WE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago.

Following were the quotations on the board
of trade today: Wheat-December. opened
5114c, closed 1880; January, opened 723zc.
closed 725Sc; May, opened 7s14c, closed 7s1Sc;
Corn-December, opened A16c, closed A55c;
January, opened 42l5c, closed A3c; May,
opened 465sc, closed 47c. Oats-December,
opened 295sc. closed 3Oc; January, opened
Bic, closed 311sc: May, opened &c. closed
S14.30; January. opened Sl5.6215. closed Sl56716;
May, opened $3.50, closed S15.5716. Lard
December, opened S9.55, closed S9.471s.
Live stock-Prices at the Union Stock
yards today ranged as follows: Hogs-Market
moderately active; shippers bought rather
freely, while packers were slow to purchase;
later the latter accepted a good proportion Of
the offerings at a decline; prices ruled
5GglOc lower; sales ranged at $4,000
$40 pigs, S5.6Ti6.l5 light, S5.S0d6O0 rough
packing. S5S5G6.3O mixed. and S6O596.5o
heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle--Market moderately active on local
and shipping account; prices rather easy;
local buyers and shippers We're slow to take
except at concessions; prices ruled about
1oc lower, excepting for the best grades:
quotations ranged at $500 a SIS choice
to extra shipping steers, S411Di.S5 good to
choice do, S3.!o'r4.lO fair to good, S30063.50
common to medium do, S3.9G11350 butchers
steers, S2.00G2.1j stockers. S2UG2.75 Texas
steers. S2a5ll4.lj range steers, S2.S01e}20 feed
ers, sl255J2.75 cows, Sl.50G2.5O bulls. and
$2.25H5.50 veal calves:
Shcep-NIarket fairly active and prices ruled
steady and unchanged: quotations ranged at
S3.0Od+.10 per 100 lbs westerns, S3,251lI5
natives, S2.J0lD46J Texas, and S3.759j5O for
lambs.
Produce: Butter-Fine to fancy creamery,
2ed:sc per III; fancy dairies. :s2ds!Ic: packing
stock, ljlli6c Eggs-Fresh stock 23Ikc per
dozen; cold storage, lSl@isI9c. Dressed Poul-
try-Spriug chickens Sla L!c per lb: hens, 71slD
Sc; turkeys. choice. l0dllc; ducks, 10c, geese,
SGlOc Potatoes - Wisconsin Rose, 65G7Oc
per bushel, He6rons, 1u1G7}c: Burbanks, $50
.Sc; mixed lots, 6}0f5c- SWEEP Polatoes-Jer-
sey. S4.Ullfi.5J per barrel: illinois, -. .75G375.
App1es-C common and poor stock, 81 .51li:.25
per barrel; fair TO good, s!.jAlJ27j; fancy, $500
@3.2i. Cranberries-Cape Cod, $50 per bar
rel; fancy, SS.OoGDs.5O; Wisconsin Bell and
Bugles, $500.
NEW YORK, Dec. Z.
Wheat-No red winter cash, 7607s3sc; De-
cenber 769sc; January. 775sc: February.
E1zc; March, S0lsc; May. S214c.- Corn
No. mixed cash, sic; December 497zc; JAN
uary, 53se: February, 5Oa4c; May. 52l4c.
Oats-No. = mixed cash, a61Sc; December,
361sc; January, SIC; February, 3S34c; May,
39c. Rye-Dull but steady 5+15Sc Bar
ley-Quiet; western, 65GsOc; two-rowed state,
65g70c; siX-rowed, 656es0c. Pork-Firmer; old
mess, Sl4.j0lDl4.75; new, Sl5.516l16.50. Lard
Quiet but steady; January, $3.50.
Live Stock: Cattle-Trading dull for all
grades: poorest To best native steers, S3.S0Gc
$40 per / o lbs; bulls and dry COWS, SlUO9
800. Sheep and Lambs-Sneep, firm and act
i've; lambs, dull and barely steady; sheep.
S3.00Gg5.25 per 100 lbs; lambs, S51ou5.40. Hogs
-Nominally firm; live hogs, S5.60G6.3O per
100 lbs
The Local Markets.
GRAIN, ETC.
Wheat-sOd92c
Corn-45G46c.
Rye-Tg6S1c
Oats 23G34c
Bran -S5c per cwt,
Shipstuff-S1.O0 per cwt.
Hay-Timcthy, ssa1O: upland, ss11o; slough
S6Gs; baed. 81 O0G12. so.
PRODUCE.
Butter-Fsir to choice, 25c; creamery 3Oc
Eggs Fresh. &c; packed 15c.
Poultry-Chickens. 10G12h; turkeys 12hc
ducks. 1aHc; geese, 10c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Apples-ss. 256S2 IS per Dbl.
POtatoes-5s@6Oc.
Onions SR0S5c
Turnips-i5950o.
Hard 900 15.
Soft-2 !0Gt2 so.
Catiie- Butchers pay Tor com fec -,esrs
SG4nc
Hogs-4c
Sheep-G5c.
LunBER.
Common boards sic. 49,
Joist Scanthng and timber, isto Ie feet, s1s
Every additional foot inlengfh 20 cents.
Shingles ~ 70
Lath 81 so.
Fencing 12to 16feet SIS
oct boards, rough Sl6.