The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stook n1arkat.

standard railway shares in point of 40.
tVlty. The early movement of prices
was animated and higher. Shortly after
midday all other considerations lost
Importance. owing to the receipi Of the
message OF the President to Congress in
r re, to the Venezuela question.
Ihe compromising tone OF the document
was sharply reflected in Q decline in
prices, the International stock being
especially weak. Noteworthy losses
occurred In some of the specialties ex-
sending to AZ per cent. in Consolidated
Gass. The trading was quite brisk In
down grade. The closing was Quiet
with prices at about lowest and show
Ing material concessions.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 1885; Adams Express, l48;
baltimore and Ohio, 453S; chesapeake
and Ohio. II; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, say; Chicago Gas, 6ssf; o. O. O.
ana Sc. Louis, Al; Del. Lsokawsnna
and Western, 165k; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 10; Erie. lax; Erie
ierred. lis; Lake Shore, lsix, Lead
Trust. 301S; Louisville and Nashville.
SlH; National Cordage, 6S; National
Oordase preferred, 19N; N. j. Central,
10SN; Norfolk and Western preferred.
9; Northern Pacific preferred, IA:
Northwestern, 1031<; Northwestern pre-
ferred. $50; N. Y. Central, 100; N. Y,
and New England, SIS; Pacific Mail.
3os; Pullman Palace. 162; Reading
7S; Rock Island, "a; st. Paul, 74I:
st. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 22k; Sugar Refinery, l07;
Union Pacific, 6T; Western Union,
Ss&; General Electric, 3OX; Southern,
9N; Southern preferred, 80; Tobacco,
73A Tobacco preferred, 1OOM.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Money on call
easy at 1%@3 per cent, last loan ~
per cent. closed 2@2% per cent; prime
mercantile paper 4@5K per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4sSk@
4.ss1 for demand, and 4.s75@4 s7y
for sixty days. Posted rates ss@4s9
and 4.S9@4 90. CONNER cial bills 4. SeX.
silver certificates 66ss@6s%. Bar
silver, GO. Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-THE maket to-
day was dull and depressed, wheat alone
showing an advance over yesterdays
hgures. Corn lost Is, oats the same and
provisions from TO 10 cents. On the
other hand wheat closed at gain Of
9s for May and with somewhat better
feeling.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-December, opening.
Sc. closing. 56H@56k; January. open
Ing Sc, closing. 56&; May, opening,
69es, closing, 59H.
Corn, No 2-Deoember. opening, 25k
closing, 251; January, opening, 25X;
closing. 25S; May. opening. ISIS. clos
Ing, 2sA; July, opening, 29H, closing,
Oats No. 9-December, opening, 1ex,
closing, 16X; May, opening, l991s%,
Mess pork. per bbl.-December,
opening. 8 90, closing. 7.94; January.
opening. s.eaM closing SO, May,
openings s71s, closing, s.s7N.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-December open
ing, 5.07%. closing, 5.17H; January,
opening, Ban, closing $40; NAV,
opening, 5.57k, closing, 5.576.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs. -December,
opening, =, closing, ATTN; January,
opening, 4.25K, closing, 4.27h; May,
opening, 4.57, closing, A 5216.
Cash quotatlons were as follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.l5@3.4o; soft. 3 10000 No.
spring wheat. 56M@57k; No. 3
spring wheat, 55@56}S; No. red,
59Sz@61N, No. corn, 25as; No. 3
yellow, &c; No. oats, II; No. Q white,
15A@15A; No. white, 1sA; No. Q
rye, 1876; No. Q barley. nominal; No.
3, 2s@34; No. 4, 22@26; No. / faxseed,
"a; prime timothy seed, s.50@3 IS;
mess pork per bbl., s.OO@s.l2N; lard
per 100 lbs, S 3O@5.326; short ribs
sides Qoose) 4.35@4.4O; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4S@4&; short clear
sides (boxed). 4N@4%; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, /. 22;
sugars, cut loaf, 5.45; granulated, 4.7O;
standard A, Asst.
Cincinnati Produce aarhet.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 17.-Flour
steady; family, 2 6O@2 IS; fancy, 1850
3 20. Wheat weak; No. Q red. 6sN;,re.
ceipts, 300; shipments. $500. Corn
easy; No. Q mixed. 90. Oats quiet; No.
3 mixed, 20. Rye weak; No. 9, 40.
Lard firm. S IS. Bulk meats, steady,
$50. Bacon firm, 5 so. Whiskey steady;
sales 537 barrels at1.22. Butter auie.;
ElRin creamery. %; Ohio, 20@24; dairy,
10@11. Sugar firms hard refined. 5X@
6N. Eggs firm 10. Cheese steady;
good to prime 9A@10.
THE popularity OF Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and tho high esteem In
which 1t Is held leads us to believe it to
be an article OF great worth and merit.
We have the pleasure of giving the ex-
perience Of three prominent citizens of
Redondo Beach, Cal, in the use OF the
remedy. Mr.. A. v. Trudell says: IT
have always received prompt relief
when I used Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy" Mr.. James Orchard says: II
am satified that Cham berlain's Cough
Remedy cured my cold" Mr.. j. NJ.
Hatcher says: "For three years have