The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York stock Market.

atelY Influenced by u rise in the rates Of
1orelgn exchange to within o traction OF
the gold exporting point. New deyel-
opments were confined to railroad earn.
ings, the passage of tho Baltimore and
Ohio dividend for the half year and tho
acnon OF the governing committee of
the New York stock exchange in de-
Gliding to list the Central Trust Com
pany receipts for Chicago Gas. This
iast event was not known until after
the CLOSE OF business, but had been an.
ticipated. 1t was stated that the Baiti-
more and Ohio railroad had earned the
amount required for 2% per cent. div
idend, but that the direc tors had de-.
cideo TO apply the money in other direc-
tions.
Inc speculation was weak and apa-
thetlc until near the close, when on
Increased earnings the market became
irregular. Final prices were in the
main fractionally above the low point.
There was q marked dimlnution in
the volume OF trading and an absence
also OF that decided strength which
characterized yesterdays operations in
bonds.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 219s; Adams Express, $50;
Baltimore ana Ohio, GO; chesapeake
and Ohio, 1919; Chicago, Burling ton and
Quincy, s6A; Chicago Gas, 69ss;C G. G.
and st. Louis, 44s4; Del, Lackawanna
and Western, les; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., ass; Erie, 1116; Erie
preferred, 25; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, l26; Lake Shore, 15Ok; Lead
trust, 34H; Louisville and Nashville,
62; National Cor6age, SIX; National
Corda9e preferred, 1915; N. j. Central,
~; Norfolk and Western preferred,
l4S; Northern Pacific preferred, 1s%;
northwestern, 106A; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l4S14; N. Y. Central, iOo9s; NY.
and New England, 81; Pacific Mail,
SoS; Pullman Palace, l73; Reading,
SoS Rock Island, rs; ST. Paul, 76X;
st. Paul and Omaha, 43Y; Southerp
Pacific, "a; Sugar Refinery, lO7K;
Union Pacific, l5%; Western Union
922S; General Electric, 57M; Southern,
l2Ss; Southern preferred, 80; Tobacco,
9SS; Tobacco preferred. 1O4.
New York Money Market.
New York, Oct. 16.-Money on call
easy at s@2A per cent, last loan
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 1900 per cent.
sterling exchange strong with actual
business in bankers bills at 4ssLm
4.ss1s for demand and 4S74@4 s7<
for sixty days; posted rates 4.S7X@4.sS
and 4.sSH@4.s0. Commercial bills,
4so%. Silver certificates. 6sH @6sG.
Government bonds steady; State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds easier.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-The visible sup
ply OF bogie performed for the bears in
wheat again to day and Decem Der, after
an early gain of &c, closed &c lower.
meg corn nnd oats finish unchanged
and provisions closed at declines.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-October, opening,
59S@dO closing, 595s@59H, December
opening, 601s @6l, closing, 6Oss@
CO.'S; May opening, 65@65ls, closing,
6416.
Corn, No. 2-October, opening, 2ox,
closing, 2o9s; November, opening, 29a6,
closing, 29ss; December, opening, 27X.
closing, 27%@271s; May, opening, 2oX,
closing, 2914.
Oats No. 2-october, opening, IS,
closing, IS; December, opening. 1sss,
closing, 1sA May, opening, 2o26, clos
ing. 2O%@eO%. "
Mess pork, per bbl.-October, open.
Ing, 421s, closing, $40; January, open.
Ing, 952N, closing, 9 AN; May, OPEN
ing, 975, closing, 0.72M.
Lard, per 100 lbs October, opening,
$50, closing, 5.67H; January, open
ing, 5.77]S; closing, 5.72]d; May. open
ing, 500; closing, S 90.
Short ribs, per 100 s.-October,
opening, S 90, closing, sos; Novem-
Der, opening, 20. closing, 4.72E; Jan
uary, opening, so, closing, so.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents, 5000
$50; straights, . s5@3.25; spring patents,
3.15@3.5O; spring straiRhts, 2.650D3 90;
bakers, 1909. 80; No. spring wheat
595s@60ss; No. 8 spring wheat. 50@6os6;
No red, 6o@Gs1S; No. corn, 29%@
30; No. yellow, 29T@3O; No. oats,
lSA; No. white, 19H@20IS; No.
white, 19@19}5; No. Q rye, 80; No. Q
barley, nominal; No. 8, 1906; No. 4,
24@33; No. 1, fiaxseed, 95H; primo tim
othy seed, $50; mess pork, per bbl..
S.5o@S 60; lard per 100 lbs. G7}f@
30; short ribs sides Qoose) 5.O5@5. 10;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 59g@5N;
short clear sides, (boxed), 5M@5%;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf, So;
graduated, 4.S7; standard 4, 4.74
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 1G-Flour
active; fancy, 3 1903 25; family, 255@
2.75. Wheat firm. No red. ESQ
6sA' Receipts $500; shipments 1000.
Corn steady; No 3 mixed 3lI6. Oats
quiet; No. Q mixed 2i@21A. Rye
steady; No.2, As. Lard quiet $50. Bulk
meats, quiet, 5 25. Bacon steady,
$50. Whiskey firm; sales $50 barrels
at % Butter steady; Sugar active.