The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-31
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stoon hIarlet.

oy actual holders of shares. London
continued heavy seller, its operations
including all of the international list.
Inc volume OF business was tho largest
recoloeu lot some time past and the
course OF prices was steadily down
ware except when relieved by the COW
erlng operations of the bears. The
opening WAS animated and weak. with
the coalers and industrials under the
hammer. brief recovery occurred
early ana was succeeded by irregularity
st the end OF the first hour, RUNNING
into general neaviness by midday.
when the lowest prices OF the day were
made: About 1870 the market rallied
ON large covering transactions and re.
coveries from the low points were estab.
llshed, extending to az per cent. in
Tobacco. Col. Fuel and Sugar. In the
last half hour reports OF declines in
prices of securities at the lead,no
european bourses, attributed to appre.
henslon OF acute political disturbance,
ana partly to the mining share specu-
lation abroad, caused losses in the list.
extending to per cent. in several OF the
leading shares. The market closed
irregularly weak with net declines
ranging up to 8 per cent.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, lsH; Adams Express, $50;
baltimore and Ohio, 6ON; chesapeake
and Ohio, 10; Chicago, Burlington and
QUINCY S3S; Chicago Gas, CT; O. O. G.
ana St Louis, Al; Del, Lackawanna
ana an western western l64; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.. 22%; Erie, IL; Erie
preferred, 81; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 1913; Lake Shore, 149H Lead
Trust, 3oH; Louisville and Nashville,
5sB; National Cordage, 7ss; National
CordaEe preferred, AK; N. j. Central,
100; Norfolk and Western preferred.
12H; Northern Pacific preferred, III:
Northwestern, 1851; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 147; N. Y. Central, 100; NY.
and New England, 571; Pacific Mail,
aOS; Pullman Palace, 100; Reading,
l4S; Rock Island, 75A; st. Paul, 75K;
81. Paul and Omaha, 42A; Southern
Pacihc, s5A; Sugar Refinery, IO2ss;
Union Pacific, IL; Western Union.
9oN; General Electric, 3sk; Southern
M; Southern preferred, 36A Tobacco,
o9B; Tobacco preferred, los.
New York Money Market.
New YORK, Oct. 3O.-Money ON call
easy at 2@2x per cent, last loan 2.
closed 2. Prime mercantile paper 4@5H
per cent: Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at
4 ss%@4.s9 for demand and $500
" for sixty days; posted rates 4 $50
4.SS3S and 4 S9@4.S9H. Commercial
bills, 4.s7. Silver certificates, 6sJ5
Government bonds steady. State bonds
Inactive. Railroad bonds frmer.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30.-Wheat ruled fairly
active day, &c lower than the close
last night, but reacted some. Corn WAS
quiet at the opening, but had little
ouige later on the indications of wet
weather. Oats were slow but held steady,
and provisions stronger.
The leading futures ranged TO-DAY as
follows.
Wheat No. 2-october, opening
5S%@5S% closing, SO; December, omen.
ing, 59N @59ss, closing, 5sX@5s%; Nav
opening, 63%@65%, closing, 63.
Corn, No. 2-October, opening, 29T:
closing, 80; November, opening, 2s}S@
294 closing, 29H; December opening,
277s @271s, closing, 27%; May, opening.
29B @29A, closing, 294.
Oats No. 2-October, opening, -.
closing, 1875; December. opening, 1881.
closing, 1875; May. opening, eox, clos
ing. 2Oh@sO%.
Mess pork. per bbl-October, open.
Ing, y. closing, 500; January, OPEN
Ing OBS. closing, 9.1o; May. open
ing, $50, closing, $40.
u.
=, closing, 55sN; January, openins,
5.6S1, closing TO- May, opening,
So II, closing, 5.s71s.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-October
opening 4s2h, Closing a,4o 4e oahS Mary
opening, 4.75, closing, $50.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour fair, demand unchanged; win
ter patents, 3'15@3.5o; straights, . $50
$50; spring patents, 3.15@35o; spring
straiQhts. 2.e5@2 90; bakers, 1.s592. so;
No spring wheat, 5s@59; No 3spring
wheat, 56@5s%; No cred, 5s%@6l%;
NO. Q corn, 3O@40A; No. 3 yellow,
264i No. oats, 1919; No. white,
2o(@So%; No. white, 1Ss1@l9; No .
rye, a7A; No. barley, nominal; No. 8,
27@Ss; No. 4. 25@2S; No. / fiaxseed,
90; prime timothy seed, g.. go; mess pork
per bbl.. s.05@l2M; lard per 100 lbs. ,
5.57 = 95.6o; short ribs sides (oose)
4O@ As; dry sailed shoulders, (boxedj
4N@4T; short clear sides (boxed),
4%@4H; whiskey, distillers finished
goods, per gallon, %; sugars. cut loaf,
81; graduated, 4.95; standard A, 4.s2
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 3O-Flour
steady. fancy, 8 o5@3.25; family. 5o@
2.9O. Wheat firm; No. red, 66%;
Corn steady; Noe mixed, 80. Oats FIRM;
No. mixed. 90. Rye, No. 2, Al. Lard
40. Bulk meats, 500. Bacon, 6.25.
Whiskey active; sales 63s barrels at
l.22 Butter steady. Sugar active. Eggs
active, firm, 15c.
JOINT you know that we have re-
ceived 3S7 sample suits and 1873 sample
overcoats, placed them on our counters
and selling them at the small sum OF