The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-30
FINANCE AND coMmERcE
Now York stook M.rkot.

NEW YORK, Nov. s0-Irregulsrity
was the chief feature of to-day's stock
speculation. The volume of business
was lighter han 1t vas yesterday. Suga,
to the front and was the leader OF
the market in point Of activity And
strength. Tobacco came next in exten,
OF trading. Prices moved sharply and
In errAtio fashion. Sugar left of az !
noteworthy gain. The general market
opened fairly active. After the first hour
the general market exhibited q rallyinp
tendency, which in turn checked publie
oaslon 1or October, showing 8 disap-
tngs.
Closing stocks we're as follows:
Atohison, 17x; Adams Express, 14s;
baltimore and Ohio, 56x; Chesapeake
snd Ohio, 1sH; Chicago, Burlington and
Vuincy, SAX; Chicago Gas, 61%; O. @. @.
and ST. Louis, 4OM; Del, Lackayannn
and Western, 1861; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 19%; Erie, 49,; Erie
preferred, 22x; Great Northern pre-.
Ierred, lit; Lake Shore, ISL; Lead
Trust, 80; Louisville snd Nashville,
5SS; National Cordsge. eH; National
Cordase preferred, 13A; N. j. Central,
lO6I; Norfolk and Western preferred,
IoH; Northern Pacific preferred, 15X;
northwestern, 1861; Northwestern pre-
lerred, ISL; N. Y. Central, 1OOA; N. Y,
ana New England, SO; Pacific Mail,
3oS; Pullman Palace, 1863; Reading,
1913; Rock Island, 75H; St. Paul, 76S:
st. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 22A; Sugar Refinery, 1OO%;
Union Pacific, o; Western Union,
81; General Electric, 3OB; Southern,
lOS Southern preferred, "a; Tobacco,
SOi Tobacco preferred, 90.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 29.-Money on call
easy al 9 and 8 per cent: closed Q and
~ per cent, prime mercantile paper
5%@5 per cent; sterling exchange dull
with actual business in bapkers' bills at
4 e9@4S9a for demand, and 4 s7A@4 IS
for demand. Commercial bills 4S6X.
silver certificates 67A @67%; bar silver
81.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Nov. 29.-Wheat has shown
strength nearly all day and at one time
was fully lo higher than IL closed We'd
nesday. The news WAS not important,
butthe sentiment was decidedly bullish.
cables were q shade better and all do.
Westic meats showed improvement.
Corn was slow and steady, but was held
fairly firm by b strength in wheat.
Speculation was slow and narrow with
price changes slight. Oats were slow
but held steady, and no material change
in domestics.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-November, opening,
80, closing, 55A@56; December, open
ing. IS, closing. 55%; May, opening,
55I; closing, 6O%N@6OX.
Cora, No, 2-Noyemh her onenino ocA
closing, 26%; December, opening, 26M,
closing, 264; January, opening, 26x,
closing, 26sS; May, opening, 90, closing,
90.
Oats No.2-November, closed, 90; De-
cember, opening. -, closing, 17%;
May, opening, 20ss, closing, 2ok@aO%.
Mess pork. per bl.-December,
opening, 7.77M, closing, $50; January,
opening, s.77N, closing, $40; May, open
ing, go, closing, 0 20.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-December open
Ing, -, closing, S 81; January, open
ing, 42k, closing s Az; May, open
Ing, S 67M, closing, 5.75.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-Decamber,
opening, -, closing, 4.35; January,
opening, 4 As, closing, 4.42}s; MAY,
opening. 40, closing, 4 65.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.15@3.4O; soft, q. 10@3.3o. No.
2 spring wheat, 56M@56A; No. 8 spring
wheat 55@57H; No. red, 594@
COX; No. . corn. 2eX; yellow 21I9
27M; No. 2 OATS, 1s; No. 3 white. IS
@1SI; No. 8 white, 10; No. 3 rye,
a6A; No. barley, nominal; No. 3. nomi-
inal; No. 4, nominal; No. iaxseed,
OK; prime timothy seed, 3 GO; mess
pork per bbl., 7.s0@7 90; lard per 100
lbs, S 40; short ribs sides %(loose) 4 400
$50; dry salted shoulders, (boxed) 4%@
AZ; short clear sides (boxed), 4k@4N;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, 90; sugars. cut loaf, 5.57;
granulated, 4.95; standard A, 4.s2.
Cincinnati odu Raarket.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Nov. 29.-Flour
dull, but steady. Wheat steady; No. Q
red, G6@67; receipts, 5000; shipments,
500. Corn dull; No. Q mixed, SO. Oats
dull; No. 3 mixed 21H. Rye steady;
No. 2, Al. Lard steady, S 37%. Bulk
meats quiet. steady, 4.5O@4 62%. Bacon
steady, SIS. Whiskey steady; sales
59S barrels at 1872. Butter stronger;
Elgin creamery, IS; Ohio. 5000; dairy,
IL. Sugar steady. Eggs quiet, ITO.
ElectrOcuted.
Another case Is presented demonstrating
HINT A1nath I- .IA.t 81. T.. 49,. - -