Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-10-23
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



NEW YORK. Oct. g.
Money on call easy Offered at l per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, aGi,5 per cent:
sterling exchange steady with actual business
in bankers bills 4s7t3 50 for demand and
4si3z D+sd5s for sixty days: posted rates 4s7IIf
4sS. Commercial bills 4S5ia
Silver certificates, 6sss bid; no sales: bar sill
yer. Cs1s. Mexican dollars SIN.
United Sta-es bonds, SIS regular. llsss;
do SIS coupons 1895: do "a regular. n4l4;
do IS coupons, lli$4; do rs, regular. vi
n4ls; Pacific Us of 'p5. l0l.
Chicago Grain and Produce,
CHICAGO Oct q
Following were the quotations on the Board
of Trade today: Wheat-October. opened
521sc, closed 13sc; Dec ,mber. opened 531sc.
closed 525sc; May, opened 5sc. closed 575sc.
December. opened Acc. closed %S34c; May.
opened 5OI4c, closed 5oSc. Oats-October.
opened 2ac, closed Sc; December. opened
.N4c. closed &c; May. opened Sszsc. closed
SNsc. Ork October. opened 8, closed
Sl2.57ia: January. opened Sl23l closed
Sl2.21e. Lard-October, opened $40, closed
S7.17H.
Produces: Butter - Extra creamery, &c
per lib; extra dairy. 2oc; packing stock. l21SN
l3c. EggsI'c per doz loss of. Live poultry
Chickens, sasHc per ID; ducks. s0s,sc;
turkeys. sG9c; geese. sd00 90 per doz- Po-
5GGGsc: Rose, 5Jlb6sc; early Ohio. 5508lc.
Sweet potatoes, Illinois, Sl.OO0l.25 per Dbl.
Apples-Common to choice. S1.W1a.50 per
Dbl. Cranberries-Cape Cod, choice. Ss.OU1
$50 per Dbl; S2.5OG3OO per l-bu box. Honey
White clover, Lib sections new stock ls0
packages. &c; strained California. 506c per lb.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO. Oct -
Live Stock-Prices at the Union Stock yards
today ranged rs follows: Hogs-Estimated
receipts for the day. 5000; safes ranged at
S2253i.Go pigs, Si.SJG4.s5 light. s400A.55
rough packing, S4.40G.. 81 mixed and $4,000
$40 heavy packing and shipping lots.
Cattle-Receipts for the day, LOO; quota.
tons ranged at S4.45D6.0O choice to extra
shipping steers, S4.5OdI5.35 good to choice do,
S3s5Gp4..0 fair to good, S3.4Og4.lO common to
medium do, S3.l5D375 butchers steers S21
@2s5 stockers, ss.s0e3.4o feeders. sl.2502.so
cows, S2.4093.0 heifers, Sl.5O13.5O bulls,
s2813.l0 Texas steers. s..75G4.4O western
rangers, and S20O15.D veal calves
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts for the day.
1a.OD; prices ranged Mt Sl.5O02.90 western
Sl50G2.6J Texans. SL75G3O natives, and S2OO
"a Is lambs.
Closing Quotations.
CHICAGO. Oct. % Wheat, steady, caah, 81 &c,
Dec. 52S. Corn, higher, cash, 5O3sc. May 50]sc
o is. steady. cash. 2s:. Pork lower, cash, Sia5O.
Lard. lower, cash. s7.TsH. Ribs, lower,
cash, $6.45.
Now York Money Closing.
NEW YORK. Oct. % Money on call e.sy, Dc
cent prime; mercantile paper, S0lh.
The Local Marhsss.
GRAM. ETC.
Wheat soc.
Cofn-naw. $50: old, SEC.
Oats 270S0c.
Ray-Tlmotny, e1sNs1s; upland Slo@ III
Wild. Ss 80; sloush, $5n$7; balsd. 30.
YRuIr AND vsaRfAsLls.
Potatoes-4505Oc.
Onions 30c per On
eutter.Fsis r. choice. sOc; creamery ~.
PoIitry-sprins chickens. large. . Sass "a
Oafao-Duschers vay Tor csn fed steer
l04Nc; cows snd heifsss. sk03 calves
3k05c.
doGD-lke
Rheep- 301Akc
Spring lamb skoec . pouni.
CnAl-Rpst 10c
WO0d-$3. 50 per cord.
Children Cry for
Pitchers Caoto1las