The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-08
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
New York stoch nIarket.

wow horR STOCK market.
NEW YORK. Oct. There were but
Few factors bearing generally upon the
speculation to-day. The aboye-men-
| toned condition is the result ~ tho
operation Of the normal influences At
this season and reflects an increase In
the movement of bills chiefly drawn
against cotton. The continued large
shipments OF currency to the interior.
and principally to the cotton distribute
lag points, have caused a steady
snr1nkage In the surplus reserve of the
New YORK associated banks and the
result is hardening tendency for
money, The opening was active with
general fractional gains vigorous
urlVe was soon made, however, against
the market, In which the grangers and
industrials were the chief sufferers.
around delivery hour the market re-
celVea support and gains were report.
Speculation left of strong in tone, with
maj prices In the main lower than the
preceding business day.
closing stocks we're as follows:
Atchison, ~; Adams Express, 14e;
Baltimore and Ohio, 62H; Chesapeake
ana Ohio, 1919; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, s5B; Chicago Gas, 69N; G. @. G.
ana 81. Louis, 44h; Del, Lsckawanna
and Western, 1921; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 23M; Erie. 11X: Erie
preferred, 90; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 12t; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
trust, 34}S; Louisville and Nashville,
6S%; National Cordsge, Sk; National
Cordage preferred, 1913; N. j. Central,
lib; Norfolk and Western preferred.
AK Northern Pacific preferred, 1sM:
Northwestern, 1O49l; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l47; N. Y. Central, Io1N; NY.
ana ana New England, 81; Pacific Mail,
1929; Pullman Palace, 172; Reading,
u ~; Rock Island, 76}6; St. Paul, rs;
st. Paul and Omaha, 43ss; Southern
Pacific, "a; Sugar Refinery, 1oS%;
Union Pacific, lax; Western Union.
92H; General Electr 3s4; Southern.
lSS; Southern preferred, 3sT; Tobacco,
9o&; Tobacco preferred, IO5
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. Mooney on call
easy at s@sN per cent, last loan 8
per cent, closed 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4Sl@5N per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actusl
business in BANKERS bills at 4.s7%@
4 SIX for demand and 4s6L@4. s6sI
for sixty days; posted rates 4.S7@4 SIS
and 4.Ss@4.S9. Commercial bills,
4.so. Silver certificates, 67N. Gov
eminent bonds firm. State bonds mac.
tive. Railroad bonds weak.
chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. big receipts and
weak cables sent wheat down to-day,
Decem Der closing Il lower. May corn
lost and May oats x but provisions
made moderate gains. Wheat ruled
quiet and weak.
The leading futures ranged TODAY AZ
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-October, opening,
SIX @5S, closing, 5715; December. openr
ing, 59@59ls, closing, 5SX@5o; NAV
opening, 634, closing, 63A. Corn, No.
2-October, opening, 80, closing, 29k;
November, opening, 29A, closing. 30;
December, opening, 27Ss, closing, 27ss;
May opening, 291s, closing, 2sN. Oats
NO. 2-October, opening, Tx. closing,
l79s Tx; December, opening. 17sl,
closing, TN. May, opening, 2OA@2O3s,
closing, eos Meas pork. per bbl.-Ooto-
uary, opening, Q so. closing, 9.57k.
May. opening, 9.77H, closing, sax.
Lard, per 100 lbs October. opening,
$50, closing, 5.s5; January. opening,
5.S21s, closing, SIS. Short ribs, per 100
lbs.-October, opening, 25, closing,
3 20; January, opening, 4,s5, closing,
4.s7H.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour weaker; winter patents, 5000
4.ooi stralghts, 4O@ 90; spring patents,
3.9o@4.25; bakers, 2.1O@3.5O; No. 2
spring wheat, 5sM@59h; No. 8 spring
wheat, 5s@5s9s; No. red, 5s%@60;
No, corn, 30@3OA; No. yellow,
30@30A; No. oats, 171s; No. 2white,
2oH@2OS; No. white, 1913; No. Q
rye, 40; No. barley. nominal; No. 8,
267s@4o; No. 25@30; No. 1. faxseed,
94@; prime timothy seed, 3.51; mess
pork, per bbl., s37M@s SO; lard per
100 lbs.. 5.s2%@5. IS; short ribs sides
(oose) 2o@5,30; dry sailed shoulders,
lboxed) 5%@5T; short clear sides,
(boXed). 5000; whislrey, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, 90; sugars,
utloaf, 534; granulated, 4.75; standard
A, 4.6s.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 7.-Flour
easier; fancy, 1903 25; family, 255@
2.75. Wheat weak; No. red, 70.
Receipts 6,70O; shipments 5000. Corn
easy; No mixed 32@39%. Oats active;
No. mixed 2l@2l1S. Rye dull; nom.
inal, No. 2, 46. Lard, nominal, $40.
Bulk meats, steady, 5 rs. Bacon steady,
700. Whiskey steady; sales 500 bar
rels ct %. Butter steady; Elgins, "a;
Ohio, 5000; dairy. 10@11. Sugar
strong, active; hard refined 4l6@5M.
Eggs stronger, 13%c.