Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-17
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK, May 10.
Money on cali easy. Offered at per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 22llaab5 per cent; ster-
ling exchange quiet with actual business in
bankers bills 1854 04S9 for demand and
4s.l4ao4S1le for sixty days; posted rates 49sIa1
4G. Commercial bills 4s514 J4s5>s.
Silver certificates. 6i5a55; no sales; bar sill
yer, Gaja, Mexican dollars 81.
i Gifted StateE i4s6hds, ssegulafS 1a13s:; do
>5's itolpons. "A Tit.a do e As coupons 1I3k: AZ
regular, 1l314: do rs, 50 bid; Pacific 6s Of
Vs. 1903 bid.
New York Grain and Produce.
NEW YORK, May 10.
Wheat--Julst Jsas9lss september, 6l@8lL4c;
Z DecemberN tAlstzSCi,sc., ,Gorp-July, . 3-l6l1
43,sc. Rye-Nominal; western, 5lG52. Oats
Track white state, 4lGi6c; track white west
ern. 4ld45c. Pork-New mess, Sl3 500, l3 IS;
family. Sl4.50Dl5. %; short clear, Sl400al6 1890.
Lard-Dull; prime western steam $50 asked.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. May 10.
Following we're the quotations on the
Board of Trade today: Whest-May, opened
53s4c. closed ;A;6c: July. opened 56ssc. closed
SIC; September. opened 57s4c, closed 5s11c.
Corn May, opened SIC. closed 3.lsc; July.
opened asiaca closed i1a4c: September. opened
cs1sc. closed $3.50. Oais-May. opened 3.1.c,
closed :3Lsc; July. opened 2alsc. closed 3l1xc;
September. opened &c, closed 2i1sc. Pork
May, opened sll-aa' closed sll.a5; July,
~ ",
opened s. 80, c,osed S1.J.
Produce: Bu;ter-Fancy separator, lI0
15l9c per lb fancy dairy. li0l4l1c; packing
stock, Sl,."c. Eggs Fresh stock, &c ier doz.
Live poultry Chickens. Sc per Id; turkeys SD
&c; ducks. &t9c; geese, S3.00ED5.U per doz
Potatocs-Burbanks. sUIaS:c per bu; uebrons,
.5G.Sc; new potatoes, Louisiana, $1,000 4.:O
per Dbl. Apples S5.uoad0o per Dbl. Straw
berries-Common to CIR stock, 5Ja.5c per
case; good to choice, sNoal.5o; fancy Illinois
stock, 500. honey-White clover. lib sec
tons, llle01 l2,.c; broken comb, 1UtIic; dark
comb good condition, l0ftioj@e; strained Cali
fornia, Jc6c.
Chicaso Live Stock.
CHICAGO, May l6.
Live stock-Priccs at the Union Stock
yards today ranged follows: Hogs-Esti-
mated receipts for the day. 2i.00; sales ranged
al si.5014.6 pigs, S4.Sod5.0J light, Si10a4S 50
rough packing. S4S5G5.0j mixed, and S4.S5s
5.l2la heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Receipts for the day, 17.OOO; quota
tons ranged at S42504.60 choice to extra
shipping steers, S3.?Olt4.25 good to choice do,
S3.5od310 fair to good. S32i5J3.6) common to
medium do SS.3,Gi35D butchers steers, $50
@3.S stockcrs S3.3i0ioo feeders. $l.alG
$40 cows, S3..Dit;,9J heiiers, S2.0oaS6O bulls,
Sa.,o6iD Txts steers, and S2.0004.75 veal
calves.
Sheep and Lambs-Rcccipts for the day,
u.Gn. prices ranged at S2..5J4iO western,
Q5.l5 lambs.
The Local Markets.
GRAIN, ETC.
Eheaf-6sc.
Corn 39Gni0c.
Oats 81 33c.
,Iay-11mothy: SO; upland. ssoslo; Wild
g: slo ,ph. $3.50. naisd. IS.
STRAW, s..
PRODUCE.
Eutter-Fair IN choice, 151.6c; creamery, 16c.
Eggs-Fresh SI9s
Pou.try-Chickens, dressed, i0c.
FEUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Appl ,e-$S ,er bb, . Chicago
Fotatoes-10 ts0c.
Onione-Sl. 50 per bu.
LIVE STOCK.
Csftie-Bufchere pay for IN fed steer.
AZ 4Hc; COVE and heifeis 2x 3kc calves
4G4Hc.
hogs-4xc05c.
Sheep-4o65c
Spring lamb 81 50Gs5 head.
FUEL.