Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-14
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

New YORK, Dec. l3.
Money on ca easy at 81 y per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 3s4 dre per cent Sterling
exchange dull with actual business in
4S.ss1+S,s4 for sixty days; posted rates 4SS9a4
40 and 4ss,sdi9o. commercial bills is554 Q
49,.
Silver certificates *: no sales; bar sill
yer eo:.. Mexican dollars 20.
United States government bonds SIS regular,
10: SIS coupons la, As regular u4ia: A.
coupons 81; rs regular 81, Pacific IS OF
95 g9,s
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec. IL
Following were the quotations On the Board
of Trade tidy. Wheat-De ,eElber, opened
5sssc, closed 5a'sc: Ma. opened 5ss.c, closed
So; July, opened sc, closed 51ssc. Cora
December. spene1 1880. closed Az: Jana-
airy. opened i.a,c, closed l.Ssc; MAY. cp ned
5oi.c. closed irec. oats-Dece.r Der, opened
ssisc. closed sis; January. opened US :,
closed 49, Hay. opened dc closed 3@Sssc-
Pork january. opened iSl2. 90. closed sI=.,u
MAY. opened $isSJ. clossl siaS2is. Lard -
January, opened 500. closed So 81.
Produce: Butter-Extr creamery pc per
lb; extra dairy, ~; packing stock. 1871
Eggs-Fresh st sck. 2lc per doz loss OF. Live
poul.gy-Chick ms, 55eas.c per III; turkeys.
dog Potatoes-Burhaaks, i3Ri0c per b:i:
Hsbrors 4SGisc; carly rose, 450iSc. Sw ct
potatoes-lllnois, Sl-2as L50 Cranberries -
Cape Cod. fair TO choice. sS.inGen1 per bAl;
fancy. s5.00Ga..j. Honey-Wnite clover, l. b
sections. new stock, 1870 lac; broken comb
l0Gl2c; dark comb. poor packages, Sc: strained
California. 516c per ID.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, DEC. ID
Live s.ock-Prices at the Union Stock Yards
today ranged follows: Kogs-Estimated
receipts far the day, 2ao0); sales ranged at
S2 4094.20 pigs. Si.9)G4.50 light. N.I5G425
rough packing, silJfl46J mixed, and $500
4.5 heavy packing ami shipping lots.
Cattle Receipts for the day I2Ga: quota
tons ranged at $500 q 60 Christmas
beeyes. S5l5d5.Sb choice 10 extra ship
ping steers, si.35Iil5 good To choice DO,
Is t5di.S5 fair 10 good, s5.lJa36b common -
medium. do. S2.sJalS - butchers steers. s. 10
4s&G1 siockers. s2-sisi.4D feeders. Sla5a -
cows. ss.Dsts3J heiters. Sl.51a,S5) bulls 5. -
43io Texas steers, S...5{ti25 western raG,sers,
aad s..U6sil59 yea! calves.
Sheep Estimated receipts for the day,
l2,'Je sales ranged at $l-:,Jds5D5 westerns,
slslB2-a5 Texans, sl25 .t3.5J natives, sai 81. IS
O.. 10 laubs.
Closing Quotations.
CHICAGO. Dec. 13 wheat easy, Dec. "a r.
Nav S. Corn. lower, Dee. 4.c, May &C
Cats. lower, Dec 29'sc. PORK drmer, Jan. sls
Lard, frm.r. Jan. SC a5. Rbs, Gr,ner. Jan
S5.s.ss.
Chicago stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. d. - hogs, receipts - COS
l0c higher. Cattle receipts, 1900; shade, high
sheep receipts - Ooo; firm
New York Money Closing.
New YORK, Dec. 10 Money on cell, easy a
Taper cent: prime mercantile paper, q. c4Is.
The Local NiArkeis.
GRAIN, ETC.
Ntest---5Dc
G'o-n-new- 9iIti5c.
OA's- S043ac
Ha ,-1sTorhv. sladsl3: III nd. siN1sll
vi d. SGSs9; slorgh $685.; hailed. 81.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Pc alto SOC
Oh ons-3Oc ueY ba.
I'm tor Fair IN choice lscGaaoc creamery SIC
Eg-s - Fresh, 20c-
Poultr1-Chickens, sos, tu-atys, =.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle butchers pay Tor corn fed s:cct,
3iAGtisSe: cows and heifers, 2klL3t: calvC
3l.sc4isc
Hogs 34GH,c
sheep-3rLic
Spring lamb sHG5c poun,.
C,al Soft. 1Hc.
Wood-S5. 50 per cord.