The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-25
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock nIarket.

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upon decided increase in the volume
OF business. feature OF the dealings
was the liquidation on o fsirly large
scale by large holders of securities VINO
have become dissatisfied on account of
she prolonged reacsionary tendency of
the general list. The strength of the
exchange market attracted unfayorable
attention. Trading was brisk at tho
opening with prices somewhat irreuu.
lar General weakness was soon dis.
played, although the louses scored did
reach full figures. A feeble rally about
noon was soon succeeded by another
slump, which was practically uninter-
rupted mp to the last hour. Sugar was
ABOUT per cent and made 8 net lose
for the day of ss psr cent. Speculation
left off easy.
closing osocks were az follows:
Atchieon. COX; Adams Express, $50:
Baltimore and Ohio, COX; chesapeake
and Ohio, 1871; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, s5Ss; Chicago Gas, 6sx;O. @. O.
and st. Louis, 142; Del, Lackawanna
and Western. 167N; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 80; Erie, 13lS; Erie
preferred, 81 Great Northern pre-
ferred. 1913; Lake Shore. $50; Lead
Trust, 32&; Louisville and Nashville,
59S; National oordage. 7ss; National
Oordage preferred, AK; N. ]. Central,
Ito; Norfolk and Western preferred,
II; Northern Pacific preferred, 1917:
Northwestern, LOG; Northwestern pre-
ferred, LAT; N. Y. Central, 100&; NY,
and New England, 3d. Pacific Mail,
80; Pullman Palace, NIX; Reading,
l9A; Rock Island, 764; St. Paul, 76;
st. Paul and Omaha, 421s; Southern
Pacific, 93A; Sugar Refinery, los;
Union Pacific, ID; Western Union,
9lB; General Elec trio, 35sS; Southern,
1lS; Southern preferred, 33ss; Tobacco,
50; Tobacco preferred, LOG.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Money on call
easy at 2@2N per cent, last loan 2
per cent closed 2@2H per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@6 per cent.
sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.ssh@
sSM for demand and 4.s7H@4 s7% for
sixty days; posted rates 4.ss@4.ssk
and 4.s9@4 s9H. Commercial bills,
4s6H. Silver certificates, 67x@67.
Government bonds steady; State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. Oct. 24.-Drought damage
reports scared the wheat shorts TO-DAY
and December closed &c higher. Nav
corn gained ]sc, May oats &c and pro-.
visions made slight advances.
The leading futures ranged to-day ss
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-October, opening,
598@59}s, closing, CO.'S; December,
opening, 6o&@6oh, closing. 81; May
opening, 64ss@G49s, closing, 65.
Corn, No. 2-Ocsober, opening, Blk,
closing, 3l1s; November, opening, 5O%,
clnQtnn 20L mq02/.
SIS. closing, 2sss@2sH; May, opening,
29M, closing, 29H.
Oats No. 2-October, opening, 1sA,
closing, 1sA; Decem Der. opening, 1890
1879. closing. 1875; May, opening, 9Ox,
closing, 2OT.
Mess pork. per bbl.-Ociober, open.
Ing, =, closing, s.15; January, open-
Ing, IS, closing, 9.25; May, opening,
9.5s, closing, 955.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-October, opening,
$3.50, closing, 5.55; January, opening,
$40 closing. 5.72M; May. opening,
5.s2H, closing, 500.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-October,
opening, 6716, olosing,4 6716; January,
opening, 4.67x, closing, 4.671S; May,
opening, 4.S7H, closing, 4.S71f
Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, 5000
$50; straigh,s, .s5@3.35; spring patents,
3.15@3.50; spring straights, s.e5@3 90;
bakers, 19.O@2.3O; No. 3 spring wheat,
60@6l; No. spring wheat. 59@59%;
No. red, 6oN@6OH; No. corn,
3lH@314; No. yellow, 3OA@3Os6;
No. oats, 1S3S; No. 3 white. 20M@21X;
No. white. 1sH@2O; No. Q rye, $500
3sH; No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 26;
No. 4, 23@31; No. /, flaxseed, 92%;
prime timothy seed, a.5O; mess pork,
per bbl.. s.12N@S.25; lard per 100 lbs.,
57H@5 60; short ribs sides (loose)
47o@4.75; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
5A@5H; short clear sides, (boxed),
5M@5A; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods. per gallon. 1.22; sugars, cut loaf,
5.57; granulated, 4.95; standard A, 4.S2.
Cincinnati Produce Haarket.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 24.-Flour
easy, fancy, 8 05@3.25; family, 2.5O@
$50. Wheat firmer; No. red. 66@66%.
Corn steady; No mixed, &c. Oats
steady; No. mixed co. Rye steadier;
No. 2, Al. Lard frmer; At. Bulk
meats, firm, 500. Bacon firm, 6.25.
Whiskey firm, 1.22. Butter steady.
Eggs firm, 15c. Cheese firm.
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