Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-05
THE MARKETS.
New York Financial.

Money on call easy at 2 per ce,t
prime mercantile paper. ~ ~ per cent; stcr
ling exchange was ste,dy, with actual bust.
ness in bankers bills at 49, 1861 for
demand and SsJ}xa4s5s< for sixty days: posted
rates. 4st,f and ts7: commercial bills ss!,T.
Silver certificates. Gl<: no sales; bar silver
6a1sc; Mexican dollars. 5Osl.
United States government bonds firm; As
registered, I:n,s: do. coupons. I:J,S; SIS reg
istered. liz: do. coupons. ia; as registered
1l0l<; do. coupons. Ill; ss registered, g5js;
Pac fc SIS Of o., la,k.
Chicago Grain and Produce.
CHICAGO. Jan 4
Following ~ere tho quotations OIL the
Board Of Trad. today: wneat-January.
opened size, closed nominal; May. opened
sst.c, closed e4,ac: July opened Sic. closed
a9.c. Corn-January. op ned z3i<c. clscd
zsl4c: May. opened &c. closed sskc; July.
opened &c. CLOSED sBySc. Oats - january.
opened and closed nominal: May, orencd ~; r..
clos d l9,.c: July. opened and closed noini.
nal. Pork - January. opened $7.sS. closed
nominal: May. opened s:as closed s.lsri.
Lard-Janrary. opened S3ssc. ciosed SJsl:
May. opened Si.0S<. closed S3gst..
Produce: Butter-Extra creamery. Ioc PER
III: extra dairy. lie per ID: fresh packing
stoock. &c. Eggs-Frcsh stock. i5aiGc per
doz. Poultry Turkeys. sale pr N; chick
ems thens). 5NS,; spring chickeas sassy;
ROSTERS. 4,xc; ducks. sa iar: geese. .aor.
"a.
1ss.sr. Sweet POTATOES Illinois. siI5Si g.
per bol. Honey-white clover. iosr lsc per III:
extracted. 5csc. Apples-Commor 20 fancy.
Ioc0 si.50 per bbi
Chicago Live Stock.
CHirA.a. Jan. &
Live stock Prices q, the Csi,a s.nrx var IL
to-day ranged rs follows: Hp-s-sr; mated r..
ccpfs for the day. .l."pJ. saies ranged n $40
63 a. pigs. $;3 49, light sins a. u iouxh
packing. si3saI5, NIGEL AMI sisJtJ.s
heavy packing and shipping lots
Gait e-Estimafed rcceipss r tic fay. II On.
quotations rAneei a: ~ - ts.iO rhoi.e to ex.
ira shipping steers 81 sails good - choice
do. SIS @t.s . fair To god. 20 "a 70 common
TO medium, do. 81 has 81 butchers s;o-rs. :.Sl
et3.5 stork-rs. sI3s1.Isp f-eier. ei.s Case
cows. g. sossl.i Is heif-rs. si..5sa', bu Il. osen
and stays ssss,&iJ Tsxss steers and q. 75S
5.4iveal calves.
sheep and LamSs-Es imzf Il rrc-ipts for
the day. .0p': sale. ranged ~ s..sss5 50 west.
ern. es.@stsW Texans. s.o,1is native. and
SS.mdsSo lamtsL
East Buffalo Live stock.
EAST BrvEALo. y. v. Ian. l.
Dunning & Stevens. Lave - ca CosEmis<.on
Merchants. East Buffalo. y. v quote A. ialiow.:
CEttle-R>-.ipf, i.Y cars: tnErxet stcsay 10
shade stronger f,s god grades and desirabic
b-tche-., kinds: common steady: b II heavy
stecTxL ,.5a5D: gv,i &. chic. shipp .rE
A4sdss5; sood 10 extra fat hcifers. t3.5ss
tl5: light % fair. sssspIo: cid &, prime "a;
cows. S:yEts.s5: Yea active: fo,s- Ss.Was.5i:
others. ss.s sts.sl H,gs-E-c~ip;< ip cars:
mark; active and higher: Yorters god "a
cho'cc S;sst,i.ss: light. s;rss5 -: pigs. sac
a3sl; Enixsd Pscscrs ss.ssst .s': neavy. ssso:
rragls. Si.sSIs,: stays Sss,fcsss ship
and .-,rn9-- ccsip. }. sJcars: market active:
ssiecP avs xi.-; lambs s.roag 2: b-ss
iauibr. 3; :: fair to rDoi sL:sa5 70.
ne Loeos 0ososs.