Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-05
THE MARKETS.


NEW 1ORk. Dec. 4.
Money on cal easy at iIs per cent. PRIME
mercantile paper .yad5 per cent Sterling
exchange firm, with actual business in hank
ers' bills at 4S1s454ss for demand and 4~;ax1s
As! for sixty days: posted rates 4s.Is o lss and
4sslsls4s9; commercial bills 4s51ssSt4.
Silver certificates az bid: no sales; bar s;l
yer. 605s. Mexican dollars 81.
United States government bonds SIS regular
| ll?l4; IS coupons 49, As regular. llts,: as
| coupons, 1l5; 2's regular, 81 bid: Pacific Us Of
'95 s9ls
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Dec. L.
Following were the quotations on the Board
OF Trade today: Wheat December. p.nei
5as6c, closed 56c. May, opened 6lI4c,
| closed 60ssc; July, opened &c, closed 6lI4c.
Corn-Decembcr, opened 4.lsc. closed 4.Iss;
January, opened 4.1ss: closed 47L,: May,
opened 4essc,' CLOSED 4.es.. Oats-December.
| opened 2slse, closed :9Isc; January, opened
&C, closed 2',s;; May, opened a2L;, closed
3Sesc. Pork-January, opened Sl2.lO, closed
sl2Gt May. openel sl2.5D. closed $l.35.
Lard-January, opened S7.U2b closed s6aa
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery, PIC per
h.: extra dairy, sc; packing stock IosLl0lsc
Eggs-Fresh stock, ac per doz. loss of Live
Poultry Chickens, 4l9cG5ysc per lb; turkeys,
5Gt6c; ducks, .@1lsc; geese, sj,Wso6.OJ per doz.
Potatoes -Burbanks, 4sa53; per bu: Hebrons,
43d4sc: early rose. 45fc4sc. sweet Potatoes
Illinois, 81 ..5ltl60 per Dbl. Cranberi1es-Cape
Cod, fair To choice, $50 s09.2j per bbl: fancy
S9.5t1915 Honey-White clover lib SECTIONS
new stock. l3is6tl5c; broken comb. l0alac;
dark comb poor packages SC, strained Cali
fornia, 5tg6c per H.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Dec. T.
Live Stock-Prices Mt the nion Stock Yards
today ranged as follows: HOSE ,timated
| receipts for the day. 4a.0)); sales ranged at
s2.4GJilO pigs. si.00se4.50 light. xa2Jd44J
rough packing, Si2J0ct75 mixed. AMI 81 45a
4Sa heavy packing and shipping lots.
Gait e-Receipts for the day $50; quota :
tions ranged at sj.0G6.40 Christmas
beeves sa30da& choice 10 extra ship
ping steers, $A29t150j good 70 choice DO
s3.50Gti.l5 fair to gooj, s;ioG35D common to
medium do, 81 StlD5.5O butchers steers. ssuaa
500 stockers, S2.soa,340 feeders. sl2,G..s
COWS, Sai0Q93.2O hefers, sl.Dd35J bulls Se2jd,
$40 Texas steers, s2.,5.pi.25 western rangers
and $22OVa5. 80 veal calves
Sheep-Estimated receipts for the eay
1000: sales ranged at 81 sl.25G30) westerns 81 80
@a65 Texa.li, sl.254y5.i0 natives, and l15 LaJ
lambs
Closing Quotations.
CHICAGO. Dec. ). - Wheat, easy Dec. ISL,
May CO.. Corn, steady, Dec. 471sc, May 4essc
Oats. steady, Dec. 2si4c. Pork lower, Jan. i :
9.h. ard lower. Jan. $3.50. RIBS. lower.
Jan. S. 95.
Chicago Stock.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5. - Hogs receipts So COZ:
51l0c lower. Cattle receipts 1l5 coo: un-
changed. Sheep receipts 15.COO; frr. TO shaee
higher.
New York Money Closing
NEW YORK, Dec 5.-Money on call, essy at
per cent; prime mercantile PAPER, 2ls 14te.
Tho Local Markets.
GRAIN. ETC.
Wheat SOC.
Corn-ncw. 40diec.
Oats- 30132c
Hsy-TlmoIhy. &1aGSi2: un,sna siOlsll :
Wild. Ss0S9; slough S5Q.s7; baled So
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Potatoes-4Jl5Oc.
ODtone-30c Der On.
Blu ter Fair 10 choice. lscGl2oc: creamery sie.
Eggs-Fres 20c-
Poultry-Chickcns, 5d6c.
LIVE srooK.
Cattle Butchers ray for corn fed steers
3aGtIbfc; COWS and heifers, 2hq13, caivt {
3aM4iac
Hogs 465l.c
Sheep-3cG14c
Spring lamb 3HQtbc pound.
Coal Soft. 10c.
Wood-S3.50 per cord.
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