The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

volume OF business than has been noted
for long time past to-day's stock mar.
ket after momentary strength at the out
set yielded AMI continued weak and ex.
cited to tho close. The opening was
active and was favorably influenced by
higher prices for American securities
in London and by early buying for tn at
account in this market. The bears soon
assumed the aggressive, or the adyices
OF further political and financial COM
plications in Europe and hammered
prices, making special drives at the
industrial, coalers and some of the
specialties. Toward the close a sharp
rise occurred in prices. in which some
shares touched figures above the Anal
transactions OF Monday. The rally was
attended by late reports of a more re-
assuring character from Europe. In the
final dealings the bears resumed tho
aggressive especially against the coal
ers and some Of the specialties. The
closing WAS Irregular with material net
losses general In the industrial group.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 1873; Adams Express, $50;
Baltimore and Ohio, So; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 10; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 09S; Chicago Gas, s5%; @. G. @.
and St Louis, 39s1; Dol, Lackawanna
and Western, 1879; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 19%; Erie, 1917; Erie
preferred, 80; Great Northern pres
ferred, 122; Lake Shore, 147; Lead
Trust, 20T; Louisville and Nashville,
54ss; National Cordage, 6%; National
CJrda1e preferred, 10; n. ]. Central,
l061si Norfolk aud Western preferred,
II 4; Northern Pacific preferred, 16A;
Northwestern, 1o4h; Northwestern pre-
ferred. LAG; N, Y. Central, 99N; N. Y.
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
261s; Pullman Palace, 1874; Reading,
ll%; Rock Island, 1914; St. Paul, 74sS;
st. Paul and Omaha, 39%; Southern
Pacific, 2O5<; Sugar Refinery, 9sI:
Union Pacific, 1917; Western Union,
SSH; General Electric, 3016; Southern,
1l%; Southern preferred, 35T; Tobacco,
So Tobacco preferred, 1o4.
New York Money Market.
New YORK, Nov. 6-Money on call
easy at 2@2H per cent, last loan Q,
closed O. Prime mercantile paper 4@5A
per cent. Sterling exchange dull with
actual business in bankers bills at
4 88I@4.S9 for demand and 4s7k@
4.87A for sixty days; posted rates
sS@4.SsH and S9@4.S96. CONNER
cial bills, 1876. Silver certificates,
67M@6S. Government bonds steady.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
easier.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-The speculative
markets to-day nave no indication of
having improved by yesterdays holi-
Day: Wheat was as dull as before, corn
no better as regards the volume of trad
ing In Is, and provisions had not much
interest for the majority Of brokers.
Wheat closed at slight decline, corn
virtually unchanged, oats very dull and
provisions little higher.
follows
Wheat, No. 9-November, opening,
57I, closing, 576; December, opening,
5s1s, closing. $3.50; May, opening, 63,
closing. 63X.
Corn, No. S-November, opening, 2s%,
closing, 2s3S; December, opening,
S7N closing, S7%; May. opening,
29A closing, 29A.
Oats No. 2-November, opening,
-, closing, 1879; Decemb Der, opening
JsS, closing, 1879; May, opening,
2oS, closing. 2ose.
opening, o 90, closing, o s71s; Nav,
opening, 9.55, closing, 0 60.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-November open.
Ing, -, closing, SIS; January, open
my, 5.67h, closing, $40; May. opening,
S s7H, closing, 5.S71s.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-November
opening, -. closing, $50; January.
opening, 621s. closing. 65; May,
opening, IS, closing, 400.
Oash quotations were ss follows:
flour STEADY; winter patents, 3.15@
$50; straights, 2s5@a.50; spring
parents. a.15@3.5o; spring straights,
s.6e@s.9o; bakers, 1.s5@2.s 80; No.
spring wheat, 5sA@5s]S; No. 8 spring
wheat, 57@57H; No 9 red, 5sN@61H;
NO. . corn, 29A@294; No. yellow,
29%@29T: No. oats, 1sx: No. q
white. lsH@lsx; No. 8 white, ITO
l7a; No. rye. 81; No. q barley, 30:
NO. 3, 5000; No. 4, 80; No. 1 haxseed,
91H; prime timothy seed, 3.55: mess
pork per bbl.. 8,25@S. 371<; lard per 100
lbs, 62H@5.65; shers ribs sides Uoose)
5o@4 55; dry sailed shoulders, (boxedl
AGO AZ; short clear sides (boxed), AZ:
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon 1.22; sugars. cut loaf, s.57;
granulated, 4.95; standard A, 4.s2.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Nov. 6.-Flour
steady, fancy, 3.0O@3 30; family, o. Goa
30. Wheat frm; No. red, 66@66%.
Receipts, 900: shipments, 5000. Corn
firm; No 9 mixed, 80. Oats steady:
No. mixed. 1917. Rye, quiet; No. 2.
Al. Lard steady; As. Bulk meats. firm.
4 S7H. Bacon, steady, 625. Whiskey
firm; sales 528 barrels at 1.22. Sugar
steady quiet Eggs firm. lee. Cheese
ALI. the proprietors of the Radiord
Steam Laundry Aax Ia a tria