The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-12-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Now York stock Market.

Now York Stock Market.
New YORK, Dec. 0.-The railway and
miscellaneous share market ruled firm
at the opening, prices moving up e to
q per cent, Western Union and Cen
eral Electric were tho tirmest stocks at
this time. Soon afterward Distillers
and Cattle Feeding broke rapidly from
3C1S to 27S and this weakened tho
whole market. The boar leaders we're
more active on tho Changers and sold
st. Paul and Burlington and Quincy in
moderate amounts. The bears said that
the earnings OF iheso companies will
show falling off from this lime on.
The trade reports for tho week also
operated in favor of the shorts. Dis
tillers, however, was the only really
active stock on the list. The manipu-
!ators in the ssock circulated reports TO
DAY That per cent tax on distilled
spirits will not be advanced after. But,
IL they can induce the street to 20
short of the stock in sufficient amounts
to make 1t profitable to squeeze the
bears, tho old story about an advance
will be revived again. Linseed oil was
heavy, falling to &c on light trading
Outside Of this stock, Whiskey and
the Changers there was very little pres
sure to sell. The bank statement fell
fiat. The stock market closed barely
steady. Tho net loss for tho day ranged
from Is to 2% per cent. Railway and
miscellaneous bonds were higher.
Sales: Listed stocks, $4,000; unlisted,
5000 Treasury balances: Coin, Sol
226,OOO; currency, S26,595,000.
Money on call il nominally 1@IL
per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
4@4M per cont. Sterling exchange is
strong with actual business in bankers'
bills at 484h6D4S5 for 60 days and 1870
4S71& for demand. Posted rates. 4S5x@
Assn. Commercial bills. 4S3%@4s44
for GO days and 4sG@4S611 for de-.
mand. Government bonds strong. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds higher.
Silver at the board was neglo cted.
Produce and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Elour dull, easy
Winter wheat, low grade, 2OO@2.45
patents, 3.40@4 90; patents extra, l. SO
OATS. Southern -four dull, steady;
common to fair extra, 2.OO@3. 90; good
to choice do, 3.10@420. Wheat dull,
steady; No 2 red, store and elevator
6S@6sA, afoat 6S%@60; options very
Gull, closing steady at yesterdays
prices; January, 6s%; March, 715f, De-
Gem Der, G7E. Corn dull, flrmer; No. 2,
dull, 16@ &c higher, firm; Decem Der,
434; January, 444.
Oats dull, unchanged. Wool quiet,
unsettled; domestic necca, 20@25;
pulled, 1924. Beef dull, steady;
family, 1880. extra mess, TO- 5O@li /;
beef hams dull at 1850; tierced beef
quiet; city extra India mess, 20. Cut
meats dull, steady; picked bellies, sx
shoulders, G}4; hams, $685.; middles
nominal. Lard quiet, steady; Western
steam closed 500, nominal; city, 8 $50
$50; futures nominal refined quiet;
continent, 925; South America, 9.75;
compound, 6H@6% Pork quiet,
steady; new mess, l5@i5.5O
Moiasses. foreign nominal. Peanuts
quiet; fancy handpicked, 3sl@4. Coffee
options quiet, up to Is down; Decem
Der, 1910; March, 1870; August, ID 90;
spot dull firm; No. :, IS. Sugar, raw
quiet, steady; fair refining, 2%; re.
fined quiet, steady; No. 6. az; stand.
ard A, g. 16@4ss; cut loaf, sos 3.16;
crushed, sos a-l6; granulated, SIG
OAK. Froights to Liverpool quiet,
steady; cotton by steamer, 5-32d; grain
by steamer, Sd.