Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-18
LIVE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Chicago,
CHICAGO, Aug. II,

SHlCA0O, Aug. IL.
Live Stock: The prices at the Union
Stock yards today ranged as follows:
Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day, % 600;
left over about 1900; quality good; market
fairly active on packing and shipping ac-
count, and prices rather steady early; later
weakened and prices receded 10Q20c on
all grades; light grades were rather easy:
sales ranged at S5OO05.O pigs, S56OG6 IS
light, Si.sO95.O0 rough packing, S5.015 90
mixed, and S5.l515.55 heavy packing and
shipping lots.
Cattle-Estimated receipts for the day,
1900; quality fair; market rather active
on local and shipping account and prices
without change; quotations ranged at S4.6O
OSLO choice to extra shipping Steers 81 l00e4 so
good to choice do, S3.40Gi.OO fair to good. $500
5SJ common to medium do, S3.OO03 IS butch
ers' steers, 81. 25G3OO stockers, 81. 1908. 40
feeders, 81 25G3.l0 cows. S2OOG3,25 heifers,
S20O93.25 bulls So 0l03.3J Texas steers and
s2509S.0e veals calves.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the day,
1000; quality fair; market rather active and
feeling was weak; quotations ranged at
S24003.50 per 100 lbs westerns, S2OOG3. 90
Texans, s2.0o9410 natives and S3Oo85A 40
lambs.
Following were the quotations on the
Board Of Trade today: Wheat-August,
opened 11sc. closed 6lI4c; September, opened
611sc, closed 6l5sc; December, opened 69ssc,
closed 60ssc. Corn-August, opened sSszc.
closed 69c; September, opened 3914c. closed
seize; May, opened 405sc, closed 4l4c. Oats
August, opened 2416c. closed 24c; Septem-
Der. opened 2is4c closed 24ssc; May. opened
S1sc, closed SOlsc. Pork-August, opened
sls,7O. closed slz;7o; September. opened
$R.7o, closed Sl2 70i May, opened Sl2SO,
closed S12.sl. Lard-September, opened
SS.3716. closed ss.3116.
Produce: Butter-Fancy separator, ssc
per lb; fancy dairy. lss,6ol7l<c; packing
stock, l3c. Egys-Fresh Stock, loss off, 13c
per doz. Live poultry-Spring chickens, lie
per lb; hens, SC; ROSTERS, Sc; turkeys, lie;
ducks, Sc; geese. S3O0Gj.0J per doz. New
potatoes-Early Ohio. Sl.sJ9l9 30 per bbl
Apples-New, 81 OOG275 per Dbl. Honey
White clover, lib sections, l5Gl7c; broken
comb. lOc; dark comb, good condition. 100
l4ei extracted, 6oso per ID.
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. IL.
Wheat-September. 6S1s96S4; September,
681a96s34c; October, 72G724c; December.
7615'63c. Rye-Weak and dull; western,
b5c. Corn-Market steady and dull; Septem-
Der, $3.50; October, 4sIsc; No. 2, 47140
4sc. Oats-No. 2, quiet and easier; state,
30945c; western, 3oG45c; August, SO,4c;
September, aUs4c; October, 3lAc; November,
&lsc. Pork-Steady and quiet; new mess.
sl4.5O1l5.W. Lard-Dull and easier.
The Local Markets
Wheat-T4G76e.
Corn-42o94sc.
New oats-s5c.
Hay-Timothv. S1O; upland. s75oaes.5o:
slougI Sc. .OO9S7. 90; baled. s1OOOa9 90.
PRODUCE.
Butter.Fair TO choice, 2oc; creamery, 23a25c;
Eggs-Eresh, 12kc
Poultry-Chickens, 19c; turkeys I:h; ducks
12hc; geese, 10c.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Apples-SS 5OGS3 per bbl.
Potatoes-G0c.
Onions-75c per bbl.
Turnips-40c per bu.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steer
494Hc; COVE and heifels sl91sI4r calves
sG5c.
Hogs-5Hc.
Sheep-5C.