Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-03
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
New Eorl, Financial.

NEW YORK. May =
Money or ca, easy. offered at ! per cent
Prime merc;.nt.i Ia paper IH, per cent. Ster-
ling exchange firm tn actual business in
bankers bills al i'S4 tI>a Tor demand and
is.J4 iS.l. for sixty uays; posted rates 1850
1852 Commercial bills iSji.g fSjya.
Silver certificates 81 81 -: no sales; bar silver
6Ij4. Mexican dollars 5lls.
United States bonds, IS regular. lis; do
IS coupons. rs; do As coupons. ia; IS
regular. ll3j4; 10 -, % bid; Pacific 6's vi %.
IG'ls BID.
New York Grain and Produce.
NEW YORK. May ..
Whcat-May, Go7s Go-sc; JAY. Gyaed6o}sc:
December. 6. f-IGsGSi<.. Rye-Ouiet: wesi
ern, sic. Cogu-optiolls No = fair: July, i43sc
Oats-May, .Sjic; 3C,y, :'6;a '3.c; track white
state, ~ iGa: track white western. 80 90.
|. lily. Sl3.Si"'i.ps shlrt clear, SliWa l6.1a.
Lard-Wc:k; priIns western steam. S7.9u
nominal
Chicago G.aia aad r-oduce.
CHICAGO, May =.
Following were the quotation, on the
opened 81. closed - .'gly. opened so sc,
closel .9is sept, opened ii &c, c'oscI oO3 &C.
Corn-May. ogsasl 80. Closed a,i.c: July,
opened ;S@Sc; closed IS 81; sept, epcneI soc,
clos so. O&t~-Slay. opel-I :51.c. closed
S'iic; July. opened $3.50. c.u>,i -a,4c. Septom
bSA, ti ci4i-Nk t4i,st'I -fA4f- iSck-NaN.
opened Sl2-2i. c!o~et Sl2.25. July. opened
Sl2.Jl closed y. - Lgrl-May, opened
S.40 closed $50.
Produce. BCttor-Farcy separator. PC per
10; fancy dairy. ~ ,2ic; packing stock. s1tac.
E-e;s-fresh stock. l9-as per doz. Live Poultry
L hickenS. Sls0"o per III; turkeys. Sd lnc:
ducks. 9ztloc; geese Si.nil,,n1 per Gaz. Pota-
toes-BurhankS, go 7Gc pr bU; urbroas, 6ils
H.; Early Rose, % -: mixed 81 80 sweet
t'otaioes-ll.inuis, $50 L'n pee uol. Apples
Fair 10 choice. Si.Ji go per bib. Cranberries
Jersey, S.:,iF65J PEI. Dbl. HJaey-Whit
cloqer, lib sections, llts la-sc: broken comb.
ionll: dark comb, good condition, 0G!lc;
strained California, JVGc.
Chicago Live stock.
CHICAGO. May =
Live Stock - Prices at the Calou stock
Yards lay ranged as follows: Hogs-Esti-
| mated receipts .or the day @5,Up: sales ranged
at S4.'odA-=1 pigs. $40 I6 Eight. 400 5.lt
rough packin--, Sole 80 mixed. and S5.I5G
5.;5 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-teoc.pts for "a. day. loon: quota
tiOns ranged at Si41dia0 choice 10 extra
shipping steers, S3.,atI Sj good TO choice do,
S3-5l2-i-.0 fair to good Si-o19i.35 common to
medium 90, SS.lutti3l butchers steers. =. SlL
a.lJ stockers, si.3)H3.S) feelels. Sl.aIl
$40 cows, S2."J1l-j.65 heifers. S2.OpaS51 bulls,
S2-.Udi.OJ Texas steers. and S2.,J4J5j1 veal
calves.
Sheep and Lambs-R Receipts for the day.
+ .--..rJ
400 Texans, S..UU4i..5 natives and ssj.a,di -
lambs.
The Local Markets.
GRAIN. ETC.
Wheat-S5c.
Corn-ojI3.c.
Oa.e-3H.
Hsy-INmo,fy. s97s10; uplsnd. ssgs?; wild
$3.50 syou h. s5G:6. baled. Z 5o1ss.
PRODUCE.
Eutter-Fstr TO choice, 1S9 zoe; Creamery, &c
ERgs-Eresh, 9cplCc
Poultry-Chiokcus dressed, fOc.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Arplcs-s. 50 per bh, T Chicago
Potatoee-15c.
CLions-Sl per bu.
Turnips-,Oc per ou.
LIVE STOCK.
Cafte-Butchers pay corn fen steer.
4. 4ta>; COVE ana heife,s, 2x 3lsc calves
4t5c.
Roge- J@5kc.
Shecp-4,r4-c
Sping amb 81 5OQS5 head
Cosl-Soft. ioc; hare, $3.50.