Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-07
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

New York Financial.
NEW YORK. Dec. g.
Money on ca easy at / per cent. Prime
mercantile paper :l4gi1s per cent. Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business in
bankers bills at <etG ss614 for demand and
4esG4s.A for sixty days; losted rates 4S.iSl
lS1a.
Silver certificates sD;s bid; no sales; bar sill
Yer Sill Mexican dollars 80.
United States government bonds SIS regula
ll9: 5's coupons llsis: As regular Has: 4's
coupons l.5H; IS regular 81 bio; Pacific 6's of
@5 s9ls.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec g.
Following were the quotations on tine Board
OF Trade day: Wheat-De embor, opened
55'4c, closed 5s:sc; May, opened SOC, closed
G1ec; July, opened 6gS4c. closed 6ltsc. Cora
Decem Der. pencil 4714 clio ,ed 4.is3; Janu-
arg, opened islsc, closed i.tsc; May. op ned
49,sc. closed 1859. oats-Dece n her. opened
29Isc closed 29;4c.; January. opened &,
closed 30 MAJ, opened 3;5sc. osed 5s74c.
Preliminary, opened SII PIE. closed sl2.,els.
May. opened $50 clossl S.2.3-ts Lard
january. opened S5s1y., closed s69,.
Proiuce: But:e--Extra creamery, 2ic per
10; extra dairy, &c; packing stock. lI9!sc.
Eggs-frcsh st ok, &c per doz. oss of. Live
poultry-Chickrns. jlsGs1c per ID; turkeys,
71Sc; ducks, 1as,sc: geese s5.Oo460l rer
dox- Potatoes -BGrbanks. 43G50c per bu:
Hebrons, 4:@4Sc; early rose. 45lti5c. Sw. c.
potatoes-lllinos. sl.25o150. Cranberrics-
Cape Cod. fair TO CHI; ice, IS cG9o0 per bhi;
fancy. ss6oG9.75. Honey-white clover, l. b
sections, new stock. l3l.9 lac; broken comb.
l0a l2c; dark comb. poor packages, Sc; strained
California, 5.56c per To-
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.
Live stock--Frices at the Union stock Yards
today ranged as follows: Hogs-Es,imated
receipts far the day, 5l.t0o: sales ranged AT
S2 c003.e5 pigs. S5.sJ1s+.40 light. si.lG6l4.45
rough packing, $Lledi.5 mixed. and $i.3oI
l. 10 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Rcceipts for the day i2.oao; quota
tons ranged at S8l0 a go Christmas
beeyes, s5.21f9s.0) choice to extra ship
ping steers. $i2a03i.l5 good to choice do.
81 Soiet.2j fair to good, S5.l5a53.e1 common to
medium. do. S2-SjGlS5D butchers steers 800
gao sto5kers, s2.sEn3i1 feeders. Sl.c5Ms70
cows S..Silsj.55 heifers. sl.5sa35l bulls. 81. p
@3.l0 Texas steers. S2.Sd rs western rangers
and se.eoa,5 - yea! calves
Shecp-Estimated receipts for the day,
la,c-1: sales ranged at Sl.sosn3aD Westerns,
sl.5ost26j Texans. 81. 25G3..0 natives, and s.. 80
&i.S lambs.
Closing Quotations.
CHICAGO, Dec. :. - Wheat, steady. Dec. s5lsc
May 56a;. Corn, firm, Dec. i7a4c, May 51Jsc
Oats. steady, Dec. 29h. {. Pork, easy, Jan S12.-
90. ard. easy. Jan. $685.. RIBS. steady
Jan. SIS 9.,s.
Chicago Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 81 hogs, receipts 34O0c:
50l0c steady Cattle. receipts 500: 5GlOc
lower. Sheep receipts 1aOCo; 5aIoc iower
New York Money Closing.
NEW YORK. Zee. money on call, easy at Il.
per cent; prime mercantile rapcr, sl414ls.
The Local mArkets.
During the past week the msrke ct has been very
about five cents, while other products have not
materially changed in price. Following are the
quotations.
GRAIN, &c.
WheAs--5 soc
Corn-new. 451s.c.
Oats 3003ac.
Hsy-Tf1orny. &ls0sls: un'an. sloasl1;
Wild. $3.50; slough $5ns7; baled. 50.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Potatoes SOC.
Onioae-30c Der bu.
Buaer-Fair to choice isc02Oc creamery &c.
Eggs-Fresh, 20c.
Poultry-Chickens, SOS; turkeys. &c.
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle butchers pay for corn fed steers
3h0inc; cows and hcifers, 2AGsf; calves
3Aa14ac
Hogs -4@4Ac
Sherp-3c0Sac
Spring lamb sH0sc pouni
FUEL
Coal Soft. 1Oc
Wood-S35 so per cord.