Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-06
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

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New YORK. Dec. s.
Money on call easy at II. per cent Prime
mercantile paper 2l4G5 per cent Sterling
exchange firm, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at 4S1Sa l)4ss for demand and $3.50.
4.s1 for sixty days; posted rates -. ~, isS and
4SSlsd4Ss; commercial bills 4s5d is5i1
Silver certificates 62 bid: no sales; bar sill =
yer, COS. Mexican dollars 80.
United States government bonds IS regular
ll9I4; 5's coupons ll9; As regular. ll44: As
coupons, ll6; rs regular, ., bid; Pacific Us of
30, 9s1a
Chicago Grain and Proicce.
CHICAGO. Dec. s.
Following were the quotations on tns Board
of Trade today: Wheat -Deceniber. opened
55Ssc, closed ;,,ssc- May. opened 6pi4c,
closed 6olsc; July, opened 607sc, closed 6Js4c
Corn-December. opened SAG. closed 4.isc:
January, opensd As: close Az =: May.
opened I9lac, closed +sasc Oats-December.
opened :slsc, closed 2lsc: January. opened
a9;sc, closed 2aisc: May. opened III. closed
G'ssc. Pork-January, opened Sll.9..s closed
slLa.la: May, openel sl:3a, closed sl..S,.
Lard-January, opened s6.9l, closed $500
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, 25c per
H.; extra dairy, &c: packing stock. ludl0lec
Eggs-Fresh stock az per doz. loss of. Live
Poultry-Chickens, 4lac15,sc per lb: turkeys.
5aD6c; ducks. .GIIlac: geese Sb0Dlg6.0 per doz,
Potatocs-Burbanks, A. 1l-J5c per bu.; Hebrols
43o 4sc: early rose 43disc. Sweet Potatoes
Illinois, 81 .25e1 - per bbl- Cranbernes-Cape
Cod fair to choice, $50 6s9.2j per bbl: fancy,
$9.5EN9..5. Honey-White clover. lib sections
new stock, 13@a 15c; broken comb, lUal2c;
dark comb, poor packages: SC; strained Can
tornia, 5a06c per Id.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. De-. g.
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock Yards
today ranged rs follows: Ho-s-E,timated
receipts for the day. 5.oD; sales ranged at
$2.41Qn4.W pigs, x3.gJ14.45 light. Nl5a,L l. 80
rough packing. $4.l,ae46) mixed. and $3.50
4s5 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cat:le-Receipts for the day a. 80; quota :
tions ranged at $jOG6.i5 Christmas
beeves, $5200595 choice To extra ship
ping steers, *l2Ja5.O5 good to choics do.
s3.JHle4 10 fair to good, $3.1o6351 common to
medium do, $2SJttijD ou5o hers steers. Ss.Uo0
800 stockers $2.903N feeders sl..ssbs.s
cows. Ss.lDlg3.2O heifers 81. .JldS5, bulls, $3.50
$40 Texas steers, s2...51425 western rangers,
and S2.O0G5. 80 veal calves.
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the day
1s,UO: sales ranged at sl25d3.0b westerns. &l.50
G2.65 Texans N.25I3.40 natives, and l15lLl.W
lambs.
Closang Quotations.
CHICAGO, Dec. 8. - Wheat, firm. Dec. .5s.e.
May 6Ohc. Corn, higeef, Dec. 41l4c. May 47xc.
Oats. steady, Dec 29ac. Pork higher, Jan. el2 :
02k. Lard. higher. Jan. s695. RIBS, lower
Jan. Sc.
Chicago Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6. - Hogs receipts 5l,O0c
5elOc higher. sheep receipts 1900: STEADY.
New York Money Closing.
NEW YORK. Dec 6-Nouey on call, essy at l
per cent: prime mercantile paper. ai494,&.
The Local Aarksta.
Whoe&-5Oc.
CoRn-new. 4004lc.
Oats-3O0S2c.
Hay-Timothy. s1s0sis: uuland. siO0sil
Wild. 5000; slough S5037; baled. %.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Potatoe0-4505Oc.
Ouious-30c per bu.
PRODUCE.
Butef-Fair to choice lscGaOc, creamery. 31e,
Eggs-Freeh, 200.
POuitry-Chickens, 6&6c.
LIVE DFoOK.
Cattle-Butchers pay for corn fed steeu
Sk0ahe: cowB and heifeFe, MOS; calves
Sk14Kc
Hogs -4Q4kc.
6heep-3C0Ac
Spring lamb, 3k0Bc Q pouni
Coal Soft 10c.
Wood-$3.5O per cord.