Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-28
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS.
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Feb, q.
Following were the quotations on the board
of trade today: Wheat-February, opened
;5c, closed 721&c; May, opened 56J4c. closed
t51sc; July, opened '5c, closed 733sc. Corn
February, opened 401sc, closed 4014c May,
opened 40c, closed 421sc; July, opened 4314c,
closed 43ssc. Oats-February, opened &C.
closed C; April, opened &C, closed
C. May, ofened 32I4c. closed 3al4c Pork
February opened $500. closed 1870; May,
opened SlS.35. closed Sls-25; July, opened
Sls.35 closed sls.3l. Lard--Feburary, opened
Sl2.2o, closed Sl2.4 42l2.
Live stock-Hogs: The prices at the Union
Stock yards today ranged follows:
Receipts for the day l3,8l; quality poor;
left over about $50; market rather active
and firm; prices about l0c higher; shippers
and spectators the principal buyers; packers
taking hold slowly; sales ranged at S5.10d7.2O
pigs Ss.3A6L7 80 light, S..1oGt1.90 rough packing.
S'.15gs.U5 mi-ci. ana - 9j1s.2j heavy pack
ing and shil ping lots.
Cattle-ReoeipIs FOR the day 1900: quality
only fair; market rather active on packing
and shipping account and prices were
little more favorable TO shippers; quo
tations ranged at $54UG16.l0 choice to ex-
ira shipping steers, SI75 20 $50 good
10 choice do, Si.l@ 20 i.6j fair TO good
S365d4.H common to medium do. S.. 5.l96IL00
butchers steeIs. S..DIi.2J stockers, $500
l.35 Texas steers. Sj.5jl5i.l5 feeders, S2.lo6
$50 cows. S2.25Gi.'5 bulls, aud S30JDj.50 veal
calves.
Sheep-Receipts for the day la.G)0 quality
fair; market was rather quiet: prices
steady: quotations ranged at $4,000
5-25 per lU lbs westerns, S5Jo15.tJ natives,
ard $4.50d6.=j lambs
Produce Bnuer-Fancy separator 276
esc: good TO choice, 2i926c faEcy dairy, ESQ
&c: fresh packing stock. I6ll.c. Eggs
Strictly fEss.4, l5c per doz: ice house, 12Sll4c.
Dressed poultry -Sprin: chickens. il6l2c per
lb mixed lots. a.1 i;ly; turkeys choice l2lt
1tz.l-. IA. nh-
Wisconsin rose, 7of1 73r per bu: Hebrons, TO
15c: Wisconsin BurbsliIs 7-SgSic; Michigan
Burbanks, '1(tir,; mixed lets, 03Gjjc. Sweet
potatoes-Ilnnois, S5.5 6sf.5I~p per Dbl Apples
Fair to good S@.2jd,.3b per bbl; common
and poor STOCK, S1jc1i.D fancy Si1l1351
Cranberries-Jersey fancy, SsJ069.D per Dbl;
Cape Cod. fair, SS.JDG9.jO: choice tc Gne,
SlG.OGIlOi Honey-White clover in lib Sec
tions, l6gISc per III: broken comb, Ice.
New York.
New YORK, Feb. =.
Wheat-No. red cash lEc lower; steady;
fairly active, local switching and some for
eign buying, May most active: March, 7714@
7i3sc; May, :H]Sd7a34c; June. SJL4c; July, Sl@p
Sl1scc. Corn-No. mixed cash, lower and
steady; No. :, 52]&Q.514c; April. 5lAc; May.
5O56lJ50l4c; steamed mixed, 5l1IGIj2c. Oats
No. mixed cash, }46q199 lower; steady;
state. $50 4jiSc western, 3Sd 45lac; May, $3.50;
March; 36ssc Rye-Nominal: western, 60G165c
Barley-QUiet; firm: state, 64d90c: western,
60@-SOc; No. Toronto, 93dq3c; No, g do; S+Sls5.
Pork-lnactive; quiet, easy; new mess S20.OO0D
3.s5; old mess, SI9.J9GIa.s5; extra prime
nominrl. Lard-Quiet, easy; steam rendered,
Sl2N
Live Stock: Cattie-Trading slow but a
shade firmer for all grades; poorest to best ma
tive steers, 81 .60G-5.5O per loo lbs; bulls and
dry cows, S2.t0d4.a. Sheep and Lambs
Sheep, firm and shade higher; lambs. active
at an advance Of &c per lb; sheep, S4.2s56OO
per 100 lbs; lambs, S6.I214r7.U0. Hogs-Nomi-
nally firm; live hogs, SSl0Os.60 per 100 lbs.