Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-12
LEGISLATION FOR ILLINOIS.
Pursues the Even Tenor of Its Way on {
Slow Schedule.

Kuf0u00 the Even Ien0r OF IC0 ~ ON -
Slow Schedule.
SPRINGFIELD, April l2.-The senate yes
terday postponed the electric plant bill
for day, after adopting the amendment
requiring a vote of the people before cities
or towns may maintain such plants. An
amendment was offered authorizing tho
corporate authorities to buy the plant, nm
der the law of eminent domain. II neces-
sary. The following nominations were
sent to the senate by the governor for mem
bers of the board of trustees OF the Illinois
Soldiers Orphans home, at Normal: Chas.
E. Bassett, of Chicago; Edwin Harlan. OF
Marshall, and A. S. Eddy, of Blooming
ton. x
The Recurrent Ouor7(n Qusstieu.
Then there was a row OVER an attempt by
the Republicans to adjouru.S Thesergeant-
alarms was ordered to bring non-voting
members before the bar to make excuses,
and this resulted in fierce wrangle, with
frequent references to "Czar" Reed. Then
the non-voters appealed to the chair on
questions of alleged privilege. and the
president refused to recognize them on the
ground that they were not present. When
ever an "absentee"' rose in his seat Presi-
dent Gill pounded his desk so vigorously
that they could not be heard. The senate
The valued Policy" Bill.
The house used up couple OF hours vot-
ing down amendments to the valued pol
icy" bill, which was ordered to third
reading in its original form. 1t requires
ihe full amount named in the policy to be
paid by insurance companies in case OF
total loss of the inquired property. The bill
declaring the Saline river unnavigable
was ordered to third reading.
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago. s1
CHICAGO. April ii.
Following We're the quotations on the
sszc closed Sc %aS onsnes s1 nIn Spsaea s
July. opened 5ac, closed 7sssc Corn~Aprfl,
opened toasc, closed 4oc; May. opened Assc.
closed 40ssc; July. opened 43cs closed &c.
opened so1sc, closed es5sc; July. opened e9ssc
sssss sisso July. opened s elsssa $685. $685.
s3sS ssRts3ss5 oSeeses esessds ss s Closed sGsss sss
Live Stock: The prices at the Union
Stock yards today ranged as follows
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day 5000:
quality good; left over about 500: mar
moderately active and ruled l50aOc lower:
there were a few sales of heavy lots at $50,
sales ranged at si5o1e.7s pigs, se.50@7.ls
light. s6.6oG5:s5 rough packing, $a7507.S
mixed. and S. .e5a7.4o heavy packing and
shipping lots.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the day
4.5OO: quality fair. market fairly ac-
tive local and shipping account
and prices were a shade lower; quota
tions ranged at $5.4o1SD shipping steers.
S4.15a46o fair to good, $3.514.0o common to
medium do. $S6o94.15 butchers steers $2.7O0
$50 stockers, $3.6S014-50 feeders, SL756a+0
cows. $3.0a0A10 heifers. S2.2503.75 bulls
S2.4O64.40 Texas steers, and $50I0s.e5 veaf
calves.
Sheep-Estimatedr receipts for the day 1900;
quality fair market rather active and prices
unchanged; quotations ranged at s4.co05.a5
81. .5O36 20 lambs.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, PC per
lb; fancy dairy. 2612'; packing stock, laalAc.
Eggs-Fresh stock. 14lkc per dog. Dressed
Poultry-Chickens. 12Is115c per Ib; turkeys,
13Gl5c; ducks, u15Gl2lsc: geese, $5.0O9s.0O
per doz. Potatoes-Burbanks,s s50s7s per bush
ell; Hebrons, 13175c per bushel: Peerless 10
&c: Rose, .G1.5c. Sweet Potatoes-Fair to
choice. S315G4.50 per barrel. Apples-Com-
S2.5OG3.0o. fancy, SS.25. Honey-White clover
in lib sections, 1.GlSc per ID; broken comb,
l0c; dark comb, good condition l0114c. ex-
tracned, 6Gsc per Id.
New York.
NEW YORK. April II.
Wheat-May. IS 5-l6G.9sc: June, &C;
July ,S0l@Gslc; August, slGsl14c.Septenber, g.
GS234c; December. s514Gs5 9-l6e. Rye-Quiet
and weak; western. 5S96ac. Barley-Firm
and quiet: western, 601s5c. Corn-No.
advanced ssc, fell 141ssc with wheat; dull:
May. i4s14G4s5sc; July. 4ad4614c; steamer
mixed, 5o14c; No. ., 5lIsa52,8c. Oats-Dull
and easier; May, aIfG3is6c. June, &C:
July. 345sS5c; state, S6lsG49c, western. $50
old mess; Sl7.75; new mess. s1s.25. Lard
Quiet and nominal. steam rendered