The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-01
FINANCE And COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

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lower prices for American securities in
LONDON, attributed TO the financial and
poiltlcal developments in Europe. There
was also steady selling for foreign &C.
count In this market. Soon after the
opening sharp rally started under the
| leadership of the industrials shares. The
improvement did not hold and the list
wss sympathetically affected by drive
ae the Grsngers. Shortly after IL O'Clock
another upward movement took place
and continued on buying for both ac-
counts until about 8 p. m. In the last
hour the market displayed heayiness.
especial pressure being noted aRainst
louisville and Nashville and Tobacco.
Inc closing WAS weak, with but few
material net chsnges In either direo-
ton.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 1sA; Adams Express, $50;
and Ohio, 1917; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, sax; Chicago Gas, cry; O GO.
and IS. Louis, AK; Del, Laokswsnna
and Western, y; Distillers and Oat-
sle Feeders Co.,, 22x; Erie, 12x; Erie
preferred. 81; Great Northern pre-
ferred, 1913; Lake Shore, 149]s; Lead
trust, 1885, Louisville and Nashville,
So%; National Oordage, TX; National
CordaSe preferred, lax: N. J. Central,
iGSss; Norfolk and Western preferred,
!11s; Northern Pacific preferred, 16L;
Northwestern, los; Northwestern pre-
ferred, LAT; N. Y. Central, look; NY,
and New England, 81; Pacific Mail,
a0A; Pullman Palace, 1859; Reading,
Ia; Rock Island, 75A; st. Paul, TAX;
st. Paul and Omaha, Az; Southern
Pacific, 80; Sugar Refinery, 1O2H;
Union Pacific, 11H; Western Union,
so5s; General Electric, slA; Southern,
liN; Southern preferred, 36A Tobac CO,
ooN; Tobacco preferred, 1o64.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. a1.-Money on call
easy at S@3 per cont, last loan 3,
closed Q. Prime mercantile paper 4@5X
per cent. Sterling exchange firm with
actual business in bankers bills at
4.ssH@4.ssH for demand and 4s7N@
4S7A for sixty days; posted rates
ss&@4.s9H. Commercial bills, 4.e6X.
Silver certificates, 67H@7O&. Gov
eminent bonds steady. State bonds in
active. Railroad bonds firm.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3l.-The grain markets
| opened easy, but soon firped up on
talk of international complications and
danger OF war in Europe, wheat scoring
on advantage OF over 1c. Provisions
with the same general course as the
| cereals.
| The leading futures ranged to-day as
| follows.
Wheat. No. a-Ootober, opening,
| 57H @57T, closing, 59A; December
opening, 5s3S @5s%, closing, s9X@60;
May opening. 62X@63, closing, 64A@
Corn. No. October, opening, 80,
closing, 80; November, opening, 29ss
closing, 29N@29%; December, opening,
closing, 29IS.
Oats No. 2-october, opening, -,
closing, lsN; December, opening, 1s%.
closing, 1s&@1sH; May, opening,
2oH@2O%, closing, aoX@ao%.
Mess pork. per bbl.- October, open.
Ing, =, closing, $40; january, OPEN
ing. 05. closing, 9.l5; May, open
Ing, 8 57H, closing, 945
Lard, per 100 lbs.-October, opening.
=, closing, 5.52H; January, opening,
s7Ss' closing s o71s; Nay, opening,
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-October.
opening. 4.4o. closing, 4.45; January,
opening, 4.o7h, closing, AGO; May,
| opening, 4.77N, closing, 4SO
cash quotations were as follows:
Flour fair, demand unchanged; win
ter patents, 3.15@3.5O; straighrs, 2 s5@
$50; spring patents, 5.15@3.5O; spring
straights, 2.o5@a 90; bakers, 1.S5@9 30;
| No. spring wheat, 59H@60; No. 3
spring wheat. 57N@5sA; No Q red,
| 59N @6a; No. corn, 30@3o4; No. 8
yellow, 26A; No. Q oats, 1917; No. Q
white, .20M; No. white, 1sx@Is%;
No. srye, 81; No. barley, nominal; No.
| 3, 26@3s; No. 4, 21@37; No. faxseed,
90; prime timothy seed, 3.6O; mess pork
per bbl.. s1O@l2x; lard per 100 lbs,
557t@5 60; short ribs sides Coosej
| 45@4.5O; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed}
4I@42s; short clear sides (boxed),
4&@41; whiskey. distillers' finished
goods. per gallon %; sugaro. cut loaf,
5.57; granulated, 4 95; standard A, 4.s2.
Cincinnati Produce market.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 31.-Flour
| In good demand. Wheat strong; No. Q
| red, 66H. Receipts, 1900; shipments,
$500. Corn firm; No 3 mixed, a2x.
Oats finn; No. mixed, 2OA@2O%.
Rye, dull; No. 3, Al. Lard steady, S ~.
Bulk meats, firm, SIS. Bacon, firm,
o95. Whiskey steady; sales SIT barrels
at 1.22. Butter steady. Sugar active.
Eggs easy, 15c. Cheese steady.
For seasoned oak or pine wood by ,he
| cord. or cut and split for the stove, call
| on w. K. Andrews q Co., el9 Salem
avenue. Their belled teams VIII de-
| liver it.
For the best work-the Swiss s,eam
Laundry 333 Salem avenue west
Phone 372.
If you want the cheapest cost in the
city buy Andrews semi-bituminous
Red Ash" You may know HIS teams