Rock Island Argus., 1894-10-24
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial,

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.
Money on call easy at / per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 3llH6 per cent. Sterling eA-
change firm W tn actual business In bankers
bills at 1880 iS1S4 for demand and 1856 04s63a
for sixty days. po tied rates 4SsIS(t iSs and 48sk
04S9; commercial bills <S5N.
Silver certificates G3; no sales; bar silver
63h. Mexican dollars 5lL.
United States gov rnment bonds SIS regular
l1S:Jf 5's coupons, 11aSd As regular l14sS; as
coupons 1l4,f; 2's regular, % bid; Pa-ific 6s
of u, l0l bid.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Oct. q,
Following were the quotations on the Board
of Trade today: Wheat-October, opened
5l3sc, closed sc; December. opened 529sc
closed 53c; May, opened 57sSc. closed 5.5sc.
Corn-Oct.ber. opened t9Hc. c!oced 5yisc;
December, opened 4sssc. closed 1915; May.
opened 4g3ic, closed 50Izc Oats-Octobrr
opened -, closed Csc; December. opened
,s,4c, close 2s14c: May. opened 32}ec, closed
Spsc. Pork-Octopcr, opened Sl2.jO, closed
SLED; January. opened SIZE, closed
SEED Lard-October, opened S..2:l5 closed
s7..aI6.
Produce - Butter: Extra creamery, &c
per Id; extra dry, sOc: packing stock, l.Is@
l3c. Eggs-ls per doz. loss off. Live poultry
Chick ns old. &c per lb spring. &c; .ducks
7Ie9 &c; turkeys, 6IS@sc; geese, 6a.c per doz.
Potatoes-Burbanks, +jlDI)c per bu; Hebrons,
55Ge;isc; Rose. 45sdjOc. Sweet potatoes-Jer-
seys, 81 0G2.J3 per bbl; Illinois, 81 GOAL .s5
Apples-Common to choice. $l.0GD2.50 per
bbl Cranberries-Cabe Cod. choice. $3.50
@s.5O per bbl; ss.2,I:.15 per l-bu box. Honey
White clover, lib sections, now stock. 1875
6I5c; broken comb. 1O6i2c; dark comb,
poor packages, &c; strained California, 6G8c
per lb.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Oct. q.
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock yards
today ranged as follows: Hrgs-Estimated
receipts for the day, s0.Dl; saies ranged at
S2.:5GDt6O pigs. S4.40@4D light, S4@Q4.0 ~
rough packing, S445@aa5 mixed, and S4.65GS
@505 heavy packing and shipping ITS.
Cattle-Receipts for the day, 1900; quota
ito 8 ranged at S5.45Gs9O choice to extra
shipping steers. A.5G95.35 good to choice do
S3.s51i.40fair 10 good, $34O0f.10 common to
medium do. f3l51i75 butchers steers. s2.30
295 stockers. s2s05e3.40 feeders $l.256s2. 81
cows, s.. 40Gt3D heifers. 81. j003D bulls, 2.DG
$40 Texas steers, &. .751t.4O western rangers
and s.. .00d55.50 veal calves.
Sheep Estimated receipts for the day
lo,OO0; sales ranged at 81 50G2.pO westerns. $l.A
@260 Texans, sl7503.0 natives and $a.O00A.1 Ii
lambs.
Closing Quotations.
CHICAGO, OF. "a Wheat, steady, caeh, 81 c
Dec. 52a. Corn, lower. cash, Soc, May 49Ac
Oats. easy, cash. 27ssc. Pork lower, cash, Sla.I5
, ard lower, cash, &1.G2n. Ribs, lower
tas1, $G.35.
New York Money Closing.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Noncy easy, per cen
prime; mercantile paper. so4h.
e nifendy been taken is not - ~ I
but the officials best ACQUAINTED net
iacts say there is little doubt of ~.
uerfhany will take, and the intjm,-
cferred VIII not
She same authorities say that when the
Proposition is submitted ,Japan
V 'he more ready of the two bel.
powers to accept it, notwitb-
uihg Che reports that China was the
anxious Tor peace. The explanation
ior THIS is that any peace settlement
present time would be to tho
Nco advantage of Japan, owing to
eccno victories, and to a corresnond-
is1oVantage to China. The Japanese
everything to gain by a settiement
oasis OF the war up to date. while
hinese have everything to gain bv
"e until they offset these lossas
present basis of settIe-
as outlined bo q memher
u,piomatlc corps, would be the no.
judgements py China OF Corea's in
uehce and the poyment to lamar -
asmnity covering the expenses of tha
Ihis basis, it is said, Japan would
ny accept, as it would permit ha.
from the conflict with allde., ,,-..s.;
military power and with = Lar. Sssse ,e,e d