The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-05
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York stock n1arket.


versely influenced by fear that tho
Lehigh Valley strike would spread to
the other anthracite carriers and bv
lower cables from London Tho for.
eigners sold small amounts OF Louisyille
and Nashville, Atchison and Union
Pacific. The falling off in the eastbound
tonnage from Chicago and the decrease
In the st. Paul and Rhode Island earn
1ngs for the month OF November also
aooeo TO the bearish feeling. The carly
decline ranged from 4 to per cent
outside. of General Electric, which
dropped from 35T to 33X on tho passing
OF the dividend on the proferred on
Saturday The debenture bonds de-
clined to 72. This decline was followed
by general advance under the leader.
snip OF Sugar, Distillers and Chicago
Gas.
The last named was higher on divi-
9eno talk: The mprovement ranged
from 4 to IA per cent. The advance
3nauced the bears to put out for short
INES, and at the same time Western
Union suddenly ran off to S9% on liuui-
dations by small pool. A period of
guinness followed. operators preferring
to hold off until they had road the
Presidents message. When this docu-
mont WAS published and the recon-
mendations OF the President and of the
comptroller Of the currency were
thoroughly understood better feeling
characterized the dealings at the stock
exchange.
In the last hour OF business prices
were higher all around. National Lin
seed Oil, Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
southern Pacific and Rock Island and
Long Island all sold at the best of the
DAY. The market closed firm. Net
changes for the day in tho active stocks
show losses of & to 1 pcr cont. outside
OF Lake Shore and Western Union,
%hlch are down ~ to ~ per cent .
some OF tho specialties declined lzML
per cent. Lead preferred lost and
american District Telegraph s points.
Total sales 100000, including 81 900 un
listed. Railroad bonds were irregular.
Treasury balances: Coin, SCI 397. 900.
currency, S25.G49, 900.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from l@lit, last loan at ~ per cont.
anu closing offered at ~. Prime mer-
camille paper, 4@4X per cent. Bar
silver, G9!4 Mexican dollars, 56h.
Sterling exchange is firmer with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S3MM4Si
Tor 20 days and 4S64@4s6M for de-
mand Posted rates, 4S411@4s7. Com
mercial bills, 4S2H@4S34 for 60 DAVIS
and 4s5@4s5h for demand. Goyorn-
ment bonds firm. State bonds dull
ana hrmer. Railroad bonds irregular.
Silver at the board was neglected.
Produce and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Flour quiet, held
nrmiy. Winter wheat, low grades,
2.45; patents, 3.4O@365; Minnesota
clear, 50@29O; patents, $4,000. as;
low extra, 2.o5@2.45; Southern flour
dull' hrm; common to fair extra, 2OO@
500 good TO choice, 3.1O004 go. Wheat
hrmer, dull; No. Q rcd, store and
elevator 6s4@GSH, afloat 69@604;
options advanced 1c, fell %@X,
closing steady 16@96c over Saturday
with fair trade; January, 60; February.
1925. Corn quiet, firmer; No. 2, 45@
454 elevator, Sc af1oat; options moder.
ately active. closing steady, A@sSc
over yesterday, December, As; January,
AK.
Oats fairly active, firm; December,
344 @349s; January, IS; white, 37A;
spot No. 9, 344@34]5; No. 2, a6%;
mixed Western, 35@3G; white do, $500
Al. hay quiet, choice steady; shipping,
$4,000; good to choice, 10000. Wool
fairly active, unsettled; domestic
fleece, 2o@95; pulled, l6@25. Beef
steady, dull; family, 12@14.5o; extra
mess, 10 500 /; beef hams quiet, 1850;
tierced beef dull; city extra India mess,
20. Cut meats quiet, steady; picked
bellies sas; shoulders, 6A@64; hams,
"a (0 10; middleS nominal.
Lard quiet; Western steam closed,
S.67H: city, 500; options, sales none;
refined quiet; continent, 90; South
America, 9G5; compound, GM@GM
Pork fair demand, steady: mess, I5@I6
Butter quiet: choice firm; State dairy,
1926; do creamery, 22@26; Western
dairy. l7@22; do creamery, 2O@27%;
Elgins, 27i&. Cotton, seed oil quiet,
easy; crude, rs; yellow, "a. Petroleum
quiet, nominal; Washington barrels,
sos; do bulk, 3.15; refined, New York,
SIS: Philadelphia. $40; do bulk, 265
to good, l.271@130.
Turpentine dull, weak. 29&@2o%.
Rice, fair demand, firm; domestic fair
to extra, 3I@5A; Japan, 49S@4%. Me-
lasses, foreign nominal; New Orleans
open kettle good to choice. 30@3S; dull,
steady. Peanuts quiet, weak; fancy
handpicked, 3&@4. Coffee options
opened quiet, closed steady, $50 10 points
down; January, 16.1o@1 1920; March,
15.7O@15.7a; May, is 3o@154o; spot
Rio dull, steady; No. 7, 17%@17%.
Sugar, raw dull; fair refining, 2%;
refined steady, fairly active; No. 6,
3 IS 1904; standard A, q 3-l6@4sS; cut
loaf, sos 3-16; crushed, SOS 3.l6;
granulated, 5-16@44. Freights to
Liverpool quiet, easy; cotton by
steamer, 5.32d; grain by steamer nom
inal.
A Leader.
SINCE it's first introduction Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favor until now it is clearly in the lead
among pure medicinal tonics and altera-
tivas-cOntQininU nOthipn ,ubiob