The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1I.-Foreign deyel.
opments again exerted paramount in
nuence upon the transactions ct the
new fotk stock exchange markets.
PREVIOUS to the opening higher prices
TOT American securities In London and
more encouraging reports as to the
foreign hnancisl and political situation
caused more cheerful sentiment,
despite expectation of gold engage
ments Tor export. Under this stimu-
lous the market opened active and
material advances occurred in some of
the Leading shares. The edge OF the
Improvement was soon taken off by a
RAID on the industrial group. which
Chlcago Gas suffered to the extent Of
"a per cent. Other losses in this de-
partment ranged up to ~ ger cert. in
Sugsr. me general list recovered after
Midday The speculation ns whole
was traders market, the dealings re-
Meeting In most instances the covering
OF short contracts and the volume Of
business fell considerably short. The
| close was heavy, but the net changes
| were, as rule, gains.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison. 16SE; Adams Express, $50;
baltimore and Ohio, SAY; Chesapeake
ana OHIO, 10; Chicago, Burlington and
Qutncy,s3%; Chicago Gas, 90; O. @. G.
and st: Louis, 40; Del, Lackawanna
and Western. 166; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1919; Erie, 1913; Erie
preferred, 30; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 121; Lake Shore. 149; Lead
Trust, 81; Louisville and Nashville,
SO; National Cordage, 7; National
Cordage preferred, 1879; N. j. Central,
l05H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
IL; Northern Pacific preferred, l5M;
Northwestern. los II Northwestern pre-
] farrR6
and New England, "A; Pacific Mail,
29&; Pullman Palace, 1874; Reading,
l2A; Rock Island, 74}6; st. Paul, 74]S (;
st. Paul and Omaha, 4OH; Southern
Pacihc, 20H; Sugar Refinery, 9sM;
Union Pacific, 9%; Western Union,
sos; General Electric, 203k; Southern.
l11s; Southern preferred, 35ss; Tobacco,
S796; Tobacco preferred, 102.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.--Money on call
easy at 1@2 per cent, last losn TX
per cent, closed l1s per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 3&@54 per cent
Sterllng exchange strong with actual
business In bankers bills OF 4S9A@
4s9N for demand and 4.s7%@4 IS for
sixty days; posted rates 4.ss%@4 90.
Commercial bills, 4.s6A. Silver Ger.
tihcates, 67%@6s4. Governments bond
steady. State bonds inactive. Rail-
road bonds firm.
| Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-THE bearish feat.
ures OF the days news concerning which
the prices OF article suffered q % drop
In consequence. Corn and oats suffered
slightly In sympathy and provisions
alone OF the speculative markets stood
up against the depressing influence OF
s!umpy wheat market and showed az
| q oil nh a..
Ihe leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. 2-November, opening,
57H, closing, 56ss; December, opening,
SO, closing, 57H; May, opening, 62 u
closing, 6l3<.
Corn. No. 2-November, opening, 90,
closing, 90; December. opening, 27S6,
closing, s7H; May, opening, 29A,
closing, 294.
Oats No. s-November, opening,
1879, closing. 1875; December, opening,
s sSn' ,, closing, 1s%; May, opening,
Mess pork. per bbl.-Novem Der,
opening, =, closing, $40; January,
opening. 9.15, closing. 9o716; MAY,
opening, 9.37H, closing, 9.O7A.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-November open
Ing $50, closing, S so; January. open
ing, $50, closing. $50; May, opening,
so, closing, $50.
Short ribs, per 100 -November,
opening, =. closing, 4.50; January,
opening, 4.55, closing. 4 so; Nav,
opening, 4.771s, closing, s2}6.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour; hard wheat spring patents,
3.25@3.60; soft, 3.1O@3.30; hard bakers,
2.1o@2.4o; soft, 2,OO@2.4O; rye flour,
ESQ: No. spring wheat, 56&@57A;
No. spring wheat 56A@57; No. Q red l.,
=; No. corn, 29A; No. 2 oats, 1877;
No. white, 2ON; No. white, lsx@
10; No. rye. 36N; No. barley, Al;
Nc. 8, 37@3s; No. 4, 24@3O; No l
faxoeed. 9l@91N; prime timothy seed,
25@335; mess pork per bbl.. S.1O@
sos; lard per 100 lbs, SIS; short ribs
sides (loose) 55@4.GO; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4A@4N; short clear
sides (boxed), 1905; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon. 1 %;
sugars, cut loaf, 5.57; granulated. 4.05;
standard A, 4.82
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 11.-Flour
dull, steady; fancy, 3.OO@3.2o; family,
Q 60@2.e0. Wheat good demand; No Q
red. Co.'S. Receipts. 1900; shipments,
1000. Corn dull; No. mixed, 80.
Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 81. Rye quiet;
No. 2, 40. Lard dull, As. Bulk meats
steady, rs. Bacon, steady, 900. Whis-
key quiet; sales 4S1 barrels st / go
Butter STEADY. Sugar firm, 3%@5%
Eggs steady. 16. Cheese firm; good to
prime Ohio fat, 9H@1O.
LOOK out for the belled teams. First
class Pocshontas nut or lump coal de-