Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-13
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial,

NEw YORK. Dec. 1e
Money on cal easy at l0ll% Per cent. Prime
mercantie q paper 2a40il5 per cent. Sterling
exchange steady, with actual business In
bankers bills at fS99iS9i4 for demand and
ASS Q4ssl4 for sixty days; ioSted rates ASA.
40 and 4s99 4ss'a; commercial bills 4s6l4 q
4S5Ia.
Silver certificates 6lIs: no sales; bar sill
yer 6019. Mexican dollars 50
United States government bonds IS regular
ll3l4: SIS coupons lla; As regular IlIls: A.
coupons li5s4' rs regular 81, Pacific IS of
20 g3is
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec. i2
Following were the quotations on the B ,a-d
of Trade today: Wheat-De ,embcr opened
SOC, closed 55ssc; MAY. opened 5oj6c. closed
5sfsc; July, opened &c, closed 6pis. Cora
December, opened i,c, closed 4.Lss; Jauu-
airy, opened +s3sc. closed 4.5.c; May. op mel
soc, closed 50t.c Oats-December, open ii
2p4c. closed ae3sc; January, opened a9iac.
closed 2Ss; May, opened 3!ssc. closed :27s.
Pork-January. opened lSll.gJ. closed sil.gJ
May. opened s.22l. closed $l..31. Lard
january, opened $3.50, closed $500
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery. s,c per
lb; extra dairy. "a; packing stock. 100 lie
EGgs-Fresh st ok &c per doz. loss of. Live
poultry-Click-ns. Jrs01c per lb: turkeys
79sc: ducks. i@S9c; geese. s5.oOGGoI per
doz- Potatoes es-BarnaRks. 436:oc per bi:
Hebrons, I&6Itsc; early rose. 45d4Sr. Sw..e.
potat0es-iilinois. Sl-=501. 80. Cranbcrries-
C-9u Cod. fair to choice, -. ce09.00 per bhl:
fancy, S66O9s7i. Honey-White clover, l. b
sections, new stock, l3iatsl4c; broken comb.
l0g l:c dark comb. poor packages, Sc; strained
California, 506c per Ia.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. l..
Live stock-Prices at the Union Stock Yards
today ranged as follows Hogs-Esti1natea
receipts FAR the day. 3i.lG1: sales ranged al
81 - Bl.UJ pigs, SiSiGi.31 light. s4ojat-sJ
rough packing sinjl4.iJ mixed. and si.25 o
4.65 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Receipts for the day l6Op; ouota
tions ranged at 500 a GO Christmas
beeves. s515a5.sJ choice 10 extra ship
ping steers, $i.i5Uj.I5 good To choice do.
s3dIGi.3j fair 10 good, Si1503.G1 common to
medium, do, S2.s5G3.jB butchers steers 50 -
Gl3Oj stockers. 2.s15t340 feeders. Si25a.1J
cows. S2.31G5S.30 heiters, Sl.5Jp35l bulls. s. p
and s2.01Nj.jJ veal calves
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the day.
l3000; sales ranged at Sl.jO03.0j Westerns
Sl.5GiC:.75 Texans, $i.2j1s3.5O natives aad ST. 10
Qi-i0 lambs.
ClosIng Quotations.
CHICAGO, Dec. I3. - Wheat, easv, Dec. "a, =.
May s9a. Corn, lower, Dec. 4.c, May soc.
Oats lower, Dec. 29isc. Pork frmer, Jan. $is.
Lard. frmer. Jan. Sc %. RIBS. frmer, Jan.
s5.971I.
Chicago Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. Is. - Eogs, receipts "a 90 f;
10c higher. Cattle receipts, 1900; shade, high.
Sheep receipts 1a,O00; firm.
New York Money Closing.
NEW YORK, Tee. f3.-noney on call. easy at
1Kper cent; prime mercantile paper, "a cl%.
The Local Markets.
Whesr-50c
Co-u--pew. 4JG41c.
Oats 30G32c.
Hay-T'mctny s1a8s13; uuhnd. s1O@s1l: /:
Wild, Ss6GS9; slorgh s5lS7; haled. 60.
rFuT Afp vEGETABLEs.
Potatoes soc.
Onions SIC Der bu.
PRODUCE
Bu ter Fair to choice IscGI20c creamery aie.
Eggs Fresh. 2Uc.
Poultry-Chickens. .596-; turkeys, &c.
Lrvg sTo1K
Cattle butchers ray for corn fed steers
3i4@iIe: cows and heilers, shGS; calves
3i4h4s,c
Hogs s6ii4c
shcep-3c6I1c
Spring lamb 31N5c pound.
FUEL
Coal Soft. 10c.
Wood-S3 80 per cord.