The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-22
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
New York stock Market.

New YORK, Dec. 2l.-The stock
market held up tolerably we'll during
the early trading in face Of tho reports
about the Atchison and the closing of the
ST. Nichols Bank by State Superinten-
dent Preston. A few stocks advanced
A@& per cent, New England, Sugar
and Distillers leading. The fore igners
bought the Changers, especially St.
Paul, but the st. Nichols Bank matter
and stories about Atchlson more than
offset the buying. As the day advanced
the sellers became more pronounced and
quite little long stock was forced out.
The decline ranged from Il to per
cent, and was not confined to any
special group. Burlington fell *, St.
Paul, 1HRock Island l n, Colorado Fuel
and Iron 3. Delaware and Hudson 2%,
Distillers Il, Manhattan 214, New Jer-
sey Central 3, Pullman 4, New England
29s, Union Pacific L, Lackawanna 4,
Linseed Oil *. Morris and Essex 8,
Evansville and Terre Haute 3A, Amer
lean Tobacco 2G, Western Union 1%,
Sugar 2, Chesapeake and Ohio TX,
Chicago Gas ~, and North western x.
The death Of Chairman Magoun was
considered particularly unfortunate for
the holders OF Atchison securities, as the
general belief is that the company is in
financial difficulties. 1t has been as.
serted and not denied az yet that tho
receivership papers have been drawn up
to be presented at Topeka or Kansas
City on Saturday. On this talk the stock
broke from l7M to AK: do. fours from
601s 10 65%; and do second class A from
SO to 331s The sales Of the stock were
33, 497. London, Boston and local hold.
ers were sellers. The shares decline
led to some covering by the shorts and
the market left off somewhat ste adler.
The not changes for the day show de-
clines of u to per cent Railway and
miscellaneous bonds were weak The
features acre the Atchison issues Sales
listed stock, 2S5, 900 shares; unlisted,
$4,000. Treasury balances: Coin, S62..
1876. 600; currency, S2S. 643. 900.
Money on call has been easy, ranging
from 1@lN, last loan at u and closing
offered at Il. Prime mercantile paper.
5N@4A per cent Bar silver, COX.
Mexican dollars, 56N. Sterling exchange
Is easier with actual business in
bankers bills at 4s4%@4S4% for sixty
days and 4S7 for demand. Posted rates.
4s5%@4ss. Commercial bills, 4s34@
asa for sixty days and 4S5N@4S6 for
demand Government bonds steady. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds lower.
Silver at the board was neglected
Produce and Merchandise.
New YORK, Dec. 21.-Flour market
dull, weak; winter wheat, low grades.
10000 As; patents, 3.4O@3 65; Min
nesota clear, 90; patents, $500
4.35; low extras, 2.O5@2 As; Southern
hour dull, weak; com ION to fair extra,
100000 90; good to choice do. 1904. 90.
Wheat, spot market dull, &c lower:
No. red, store and elevator 66% @66L,
afioat G7H@67%; options very dull, *
lower; trading only moderate, closing.
January, 66% March, 693G; December,
06S Corn, spots }s@% lower, moro
active; No. 2, 43A, elevator 44@44I;
options, %@119sc lower, closing weak
ana fairly active; December, 4251; Janu-
airy, 42%.
Oats spot dull, steady; options quiet,
easier; December, 331s; January, 33s:
No. white, January, 351S; spot No g
33A @33T; No. white. 35@35A; mixed
western, 331@33A; white do, 35T6
40. Hay firm, fair demand; shipping,
$4,000; good to choice, 10000. Wool
dull, unsettled; domestic, 20@25. Beet
steady; family, 11@13 extra mess, $50;
beef hams quiet, I5.0O@1525; tierced
beef inactive, steady; city extra, India
mess, 10000. Cut meats quiet, steady;
plcRieo pelues, ~; do. shoulders, ca
81; hams, 9@9H; middles nominal.
Lard frmer, quiet; Western steam,
s.25; city, IN; refined dull; continent
$50; South America, SIS; compound, 6
@6A. Pork moro active, steady; mess,
1375@l4.50 Butter quiet, unchanged
Cotton-seed oil dull steady; strained
common to good, 1.25@l.3O. Turpon-
tine quiet, firmer, 29@29M. Rice fair
demand firm; domestic, 35fm5&. Janan
4S@4% Molasses, foreign nominal;
New Orleans, 2O@3S; dull, steady.
Peanuts quiet; fancy, 1904. Coffee
options steady, 5@25 points up; Decem-
Der, IL 30; February, 16 60; May, Is. 7O@
10 rs; June, 1910; spot Rio steady.
quiet; No z, 1873. Sugar raw quiet.
steady; fair refining, az; refined quiet.
steady; of A, 3X@4 3l6; standard A,
3-l6@4 Is; cut loaf, sos 16; crushed,
5M5 BIG; granulated, 3-16@4%.
Freights to Liverpool quiet, steady:
cotton, 5-32d; grain, Sd asked.
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