The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-09
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Stock Market.

Aohh' mafcn S.-WaShiDgtOn
news controlled the stock market again
to-day. Sugar was heavy from start to
finish, and nearly 10000 shares were
traded in. The total transactions in
this stock for this week foot up $50, 200
shares. The capital OF the company re-
duced to shares is 100000. Right at the
opening flood of selling orders made
their appearance on the floor OF the ex-
change and the price broke AZ to S911
After the break a rally to 81 follow. a
and the remainder of the list advanced
sharply on the denials that So, 900 600
gold or anything like that amount
would be shipped to Europe on Satur-
day The Changers were then taken in
hand and General Electric was also
more prominent in tho dealings; q rise
OF = @1 3s per cent. was then recorded
General Electric jumped to ASH, the
highest figure for some time. A good
business was transacted in the Changers
at this time and st. Paul moved up to
oS ROCK Island to FOX, Burlington
ana quincy to 81 and Northwest to los Il,
When the report Of the Senate finance
commlttee was given out, showing the
concessions from the Sugar, Lead, Coal
Iron and Distilling interests, the feel
ing was moro bullish than at any other
time OF the day and prices were at their
hlRnest' This does not apply co Sugar
Inc committees action was q disan-
pointment to the majority of the speech
lative holders who began to sell when
they had mastered the amended sched-
ule. The result was break in tho
stock to SIX; a loss of 6%. Distillers
on the other hand rose to within a frac-
ton OF rs. About o'clock tho bears
resumed active operations and it did
not take them long to bring about q
general decline OF 4@1L per cent.
Western Union being especially weak.
At this time the reports of large gold
exports were again revived, but bankers
as rule DO not credit these reports.
AT the close the market was weak Net
changes show loss OF 1491A per cent,
except for Sugar, which is 9l5 nor
cent. lower. Whisky gained a. The
anthracite coalers wero in demand and
rose 4 @1T per cent. Reading, how
ever, closed unchanged. The St. Paul
dire ctors declared tho usual dividends
to day, but it had no effect on tho
market. Total sales were 3S0, 900
snares, OF which 19l, 600 were listed and
io9,ooo unlisted. Railway and mis-
cellaneous bonds were strong. Treas
ury balances: Coin S95, LOG 900: cur
rency, S45, 209,O 900.
Produce and Merchandise.
NEW YORK, March S.-Flour steady,
llght demand; winter wheat, low grades,
2@2.45; patents, 25@3 So Minnesota
clear, 2.50@2.9o; patents, 3.75@4 35; low
extras, 2.05@2.45. Southern flour quiet.
steady; common to fair extra, 1908; good
to choice, 3. 1G@4.2C. Wheat dull, easier:
No red store and elevator. 6214@634;
afloat, 63M; options advanced a fell
9s@ "a; rallied 4, closing firm at 4 q q
under yesterday; March, 6215; NAV,
"a =. Corn dull, firm; No. Q, 436; ele-
vator, Az options dull firm; UNCHANGED
to Is down and without particular
feature; March, 43H; April, 43x; Nav,
434.
Oats irregular; options dull; March,
So; April, 35H; May, a59s; No. white,
3sN; March spot No. 9, 37H@37ss; No.
white, 39@39H; mixed Weste I'm, $50
3S36; white do, 4o@43. Hay fair de-
mand, firm; shipping, 6O@65; good to
choice, $4,000. Wool steady; domestic,
20@25; pulled, 1925. Beef steady:
family. 1904; extra mess, s.OO@s. so;
beef hams quiet, 16 so; tlerced beef in
active, steady; city extra India mess.
5000. Cut meats dull, easy; picked
bellies, 694; do shoulders. 6@64, do
hams, 9@05s. Lard easy, quiet; 2. s7x
for Western steam; city, 6sl.
Rosin steady; strained, 1.1O@l.15.
Iurpentine quiet, 3lH@32. Rice
steady unchanged. Molasses un-
changed. Peanuts quiet. Coffee op-
tions unchanged to 10 down; March.
1870; May, 1885; July, 1920; October,
"a 40; spot Rio firm; No. z, IN. Sugar
raw active, firm; fair refining, 2l3 16
refined firm, qniet; off A, 3%@4 3.16;
standard A. 44@4 ZIG; cut loaf, 500
BIG; crushed, SOS 3-16; granulated,
~ @4 GIG. Freights, Liverpool quiet,
weak; cotton, Cad bid; grain, 21d
asked.