Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-20
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New Ysrk FisaaclaL
NEW YonK. Dec. ~
Money ON caleasy 1t ~ - per cent. Prime
sxchs1se dun. With actual business IN
hankers' bills At lss,l 0asS>s for demand and
lSs1804Ss96 for sixty days; iosted rates 4o61<0
4se and 4eNo4so; commercial bills Sss'4o
Silver certificates 800; no salss: bar sil-
yer GO. Mexican dollars 50.
United States government bonds Sc regular.
llS3f; 5scoupDns lls1@; As regular llas4: 60
coupons l'6.<: % regular ~: Pacific 6s q
u, lcl
Chicago Grain and Prodacs.
CHICAGO. Dec. ~
Following were the quotations on the Board
OF Trade ": Wheat-De -ember, opened
s3szc, closed H,sc; May, opened 5s,Sc, closed
5s58c; july, opened $50, closed 5e,lc. Corn
December, opened 4jAc. closed CSC; Janu-
airy, opened 46I1c, closed 474c: May. op ned
491sc, closed 491sc. Oats-December. opened
&c. closed 2sc; January, opened 2!Ac.
closed ss,4; May, opened &c. closed as91c-
Preliminary. opsned sll.sA closed $li-.5;
May. opened sl2 no closei $ls.Glf. Lard
January, opened 1884, closed 80
| PfOducss Butter-Eftra creamery, &c per
ID; extra dairy, Soc; packing stock. l09llo
Eggs-Fresh st ok, &c per doz, loss on. Live
poultry-Chickens, 5sx17c per ID: turkeyA
| doz Potatoes-Burbanks, 431s0c per bu:
Hebrons A304Sc; early rose. 43d4sc. Sw. ct
potatoes-lllnos, el.ysd1.d0. Cranberries-
Cape Cod. Fair to CHI ice, &s.Co0q.00 per Dbl;
fancy. @6069-si. Honey-White clover. l.
| section, new stock l3if114c: broken comb.
i09i:c; dark comb. poor packages, Sc; strains
| California. 506c per III.
Chicago Live Stock.
! CHICAGO. Dec. 10.
Live stock-Prices at the Union Stock Yards
| today ranged follows: Hogs-Estimated
receipts far the day, 5.c00: sales ranged ii
| rough packing, AWG4.5J mixed. and t4.$0
A65 heavy packing ami shipping lots.
Cattle-Receipts for the day l7.0]1; quota
| tons ranged at $3.50 q 80 Christmas
beeves, s5.O595.so choice to extra ship
ping steers, $4.4ons0o good to choice do
81 650i.35 fair to good. $3.l $3.50 common q
medium do. S2.s5G359 butchers steers, Sal0
030j stocksrs. s2.siGiD feeders, Slxjo.sJ
| cows, SINGLED heifrrs. N5Jl35b bulls. s.
Oslo Texas steers <..15bAsj western rangers
| and S..t0fJ550 veal calves
Sheep-Estinatcd receipts for the day
| l'.oVt sales ranged at $20l i1j5j westerns.
u,5G..0b Texans. $Ls0 Q lsO natives. aai w.:
| GAS la.uJs.
Ciosung Quotations.
CHICAGO. Dec 20. Wheat, firmer, Dec. .4is
Nay tsss;. Corn. lower, Dec. sc. May 4sisc
o to. steady, Dec. co.. Pork lower, Jan. Gil
IS ard. lower. Jan. so. RIBS, lowe,
Jan. &5S5.
Chicago Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20 - Bog., receipts 5000
good, firm; common, easy. Cattle receipts, L.
o0o; &c lower. Sheep receipts 1900; 3 I, 10
lower.
New York Money Closing.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -xorey on call, easy
III per cent; prime mere, ntiie PAPER. "a a4ts.
| The Lacai Aarhssa.
GRAIN. ETC.
Corn-new. 45145c.
o. - 30l32c.
HaF-T,mornv. &1s@s1s uni nd. SiO0s1l
ri d. ssGs9; slorgh &5LS7; baled. 90.
FRUIT AND vEGLrABLEs
Po' atces-50c.
On On Soc Der bu.
PRODUCE.
| Blu ter- Fair tn choice 1ScGa0c creamery 81
Eggs Fresh, 20l
Pou'try-Chickens, 51se: turkeys, &c.
LIVE sfooK.
Cattle Butchers ray for corn fed steel
3h@4kc
| Hogs 3t@4Lc
sheep-3C0Ac
! Spring lamb sX05c . pouni
FUEL
S Coal Soft. 1Oc.
Wood-s3.50 per cord.