The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York stock market.

tne STOCK exc change opened rather weak
owing to the receipt of lower cables
from London. Louisville and Nashville
lost about point in the first transac-
tions and the general list yielded frao-
tionally. Soon afterwards Americ an
Sugar advanced to l024 on liberal pur-
ohases for the long account. The CON
fdent buying of the stock strengthened
the general market and the active
stocks moved up g TO ~ per cent
heaaing was quise strong for time
on Philadelphia reports that it's re-
'ceivers' Certificates were selling at
premium OF per cent. 1t was evident
at an early hour that the inquiry for
stocks was not as large as on yesterday.
When this became apparent to the
traders in the room they turned bearish.
AT the same time the leading leaders ON
that side OF account sent in heavy orders
to sell st. Paul, Rock Island, Atchison,
Chicago Gas, Sugar, Distillers and Bur
lington and Quincy.
Then offerings brought about lower
range of prices and q decline of n to az
per cent. ensued. Sugar fell az, Chi
cago Gas ~, Rhode Island | , Atchi-
son ~, Cotton Oil 1X, Distillers IN,
General Electric l, Louisville and Nash
willie 1%, Western Union TX, Lead pre-.
ferred ~. Lead common ~, New Eng
land 12s, Reading e and Union Pacific
/. In the case of Atchison the old re-
port of a receivership was again revived.
but this has been denied time and time
again by officials Of the company. The
sale Of 10000 shares Of the stock by a
broker usually identified with large
bear was credited to Boston account
In the final dealings there was q
slight rally, but the active stocks show
3 net loss of Il to ~ per cent. for the
day. Evansville and Terre Haute fell
S, the announcement that the company
had increased its capital 81, 1000, 600 to
S4,ooo,0o0 in order to liquidate floating
debt OF $780, 900 having had an adverse
influence. United States Rubber pre-
ferred declined n and Baltimore and
Ohio ~. Total sales we're 219, 600
shares, including $4,000 unlisted.
Money on call has beon easy, ranging
from l n to 2, lastloan at and closing
offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper
5@G per cent. Bar silver FOX. Mexican
dollars 56}S. Sterling exchange is steady
with actual business in bankers bills at
4s1A@4sl% for sixty days and 4S3N@
4S3& for demand. Posted rates, 4Sl15@
484H. Commercial bills. 4S0%@4S1 for
sixty days and 4s3@4s3A for demand
Government bonds firm. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds weaker. Silver at
the stock exchange was neglected.
Produce and Merchandise.
New YORK. Nov. 9.-Flour dull,
steady; winter wheat, low grades, 2 OO@
2.45; patents, 40@3.G5; Minnesota
clear, 5000 90; patents, 3.e0@4. As; low
extras, 05@2.45; Southern flour dull,
weak; common to fair extra, 2.OO@3 90;
common to choice, 3.1O@42O. Wheat
dull. easier; No. red, store and eleva-
tor 66I@67, afloat G7A; options opened
weak and fell N@S, rallied ss@h and
closed firm at rs under yesterday's;
trading fair; No. red. closed, Novem-
Der. 66sS; December, 67%.
Corn dull, firm; No. elevator 4611,
afioat 46H46%; options declined 3s@X,
rallied A@K, closed firm "a up to Il
down, trading more active; November
46; December, 46M. Oats dull, easier;
November. 34al; December, SO; No.
white; December, 36N; spot No. 34X;
November, 80; No. white, 36@3 61;
mixed Western, 35X@36x; white do,
36M@40.
Wool steady, moderately active; do.
mestic fleece, 2e@25; pulled. 1e@25.
eefquiet, firm; family, 12@14. so; ex.
ira mess, 10 5O@1l; beef hams quiet,
15.50@l6; tierced beef quiet; city extra
India mess, 2l@22. Cut meats dull,
easy; picked bellies, 10; shoulders, 7;
hams. 9M@10A; middles nominal
Lard quiet, easy; Western steam closed
10 asked; city, Q, futures nominal; re-
fined nominal; continent, 1910; South
America, 1910; compound, s@8A. Pork
dull, easy; new mess, 19@19.5O.
Butter quiet, weak; State dairy, 1900
FIN; do. creamery, 25@2s; Western
dairy, 27h@23; creamery, 2o@29;
rriyl I'll
crude, SO; yellow, 40. Petroleum, quiet,
common to good, l.22M@125. Turpen-
tine dull, steady, at 3O1a@31 Rice
firm, fair demand; domestic fair to
3%@5&; Japan, 4ss@5%.
Molasses. foreign nominal; New Or
leans open kettle, good to choice, 300
3s; dull, steady. Peanuts dull; fancy
hand picked, 4. Coffee, options steady.
unchanged to points up; November,
1875; January, 1865; March, 16 $50
is 40; May. 1910; spot Rio steady. quiet;
NO. z, 13H@133s. Sugar, raw dull.
steady; fair refining, 2 1916; refined
quiet, steady; off A, 41s&4 ZIG; stand.
ard A, 9.16@4%; cut loaf, SOS 3-16;
crushed, sos 3-16; granulated. 4 0.16@
~. Freights to Liverpool quiet, firm;
cotton, ll-64d; grain, Sd nominal.
He Expected to Die.
For years suffered from rheuma tism.
dyspepsia and kidney diseases. Three
OF the best doctors in the city said I
must die, but sm alive and we'll to-
day, cured by Microbe Killer. E.P.
Hatch. Al Maverick street, Chelsea,
Mass.
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