The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-24
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Now York Stock nIarket.


NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-The speculation
to-day was. as whole. fiat AMI unin.
teresting. The volume of business was
slightly above that of the previous day,
but the distribution Of the dealinps WAS
relatively much wider. The course of
prices was downward, almost without
interruption. The market opened dull
and lower. A temporary upward furry
set In early, based entirely upon cover.
Ing purchases Subsequently, reaction
began which was practically unrelieved
up 90 the close. The final prices were
at the lowest figures of the day.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 20S; Adams Express, $50:
Baltimore and Ohio, COX; chesapeake
and Ohio, 1915; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, ssh; Chicago Gas. 6s%;O @. @.
and st. Louis, Az; Del, Lsckawsnna
and Western, 1853; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 234; Erie, 13%; Erie
preferred, 81; Great Northern pre-.
fersed, l23; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Gruss, aSN; Louisville and Nashville,
COX; National Cordage, 75S; National
OorasEe preferred, 141<; N. ]. Central,
!a!S; Norfolk and Western preferred,
1914; Northern Pacific preferred, 1sN;
ferred, 146; N. Y. CentrsI, 1OOX: NY.
and New England, So; Pacific Mail,
SsS; Pullman Palace. III; Re aiding,
1873; Rock Island, 1875; ST. Paul, rex;
st. Paul and Omaha, 43; Southern
Pacific, 80; Sugar Refinery, IO5k;
Union Pacific. l34; Western Union,
91S; General Electric, 36sk; Southern,
M; Southern preferred, 361s; Tobacco,
1885, Tobacco preferred, LOG.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Money on call
easy at 236 per cent, last loan 3
per cent, closed 2 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4K@54 per cent.
sterling exchange strong with actual
business In bankers bills at 4SSA@
4:ss7s Tor demand and 4.s74@4 SIX for
sixty days; posted rates 4.ssh@4.s9
and 4.S9@4.s9H. Commercial bills,
4.s6A. Silver certificates. 6s@6sl
government bonds steady; State bonds
Inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Fullness was the
feature In wheat to day, December
closing unchanged after range of but
80. May corn and oats each gained Il
and provisions made moderate advances.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-October, opening,
$685.. closing, 59A@5sM, December,
opening, 6oss, closing, 6O}s@6Oss; May
opening, CAS-, closing, 64se@64N.
Corn, No. 2-October, opening, 3o%,
closing, 3oH; November, opening. 3O1
closing, 2sS; December, opening, 80,
closing, 293s@29M; May, opening, e9s6
closing, 29s6@291s.
Oats No. 2-October, opening, 1sk
closing, 1873; December, opening, is 80
1sH, closing, 1sA; May, opening, 2Ox
closing, 2OX
Mess pork, per bbl.-October, open.
Ing, =, closing, SIS; January, OPEN
Ing, is, closing, 9.221S; May, OPEN
ing, 9.45, closing, 9.52N.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-October, opening,
SIS, closing, SIS; January, opening,
5.69H. closing, 5,671; May. opening,
$50, closing, 5.s5.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-october,
opening, 72H, closing, 4.6716; January,
opening, 4.oSh, closing, 4.65; May,
opening, 4.S2x, closing, IS.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, 5000
$50; straighrs, 2.s5@a.a5; spring patents,
3.15@3.50; spring straights, 2.65@3 90;
bakers, 19.0@2.30; No. spring wheat,
59a@60A; No. spring wheat, 500
59H; No. red, 59%@63; No. corn,
BOZ @30s6; No. yellow, 3O4@3O%;
No. Q oats, 1875; No. white, 2oX;
No. white. 1879; No. 3 rye. 3sK@30;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 24@3s; No.
4. 26@31; No. 1. faxseed, 80; prime tim.
othy seed, $50; mess pork, per bbl.,
s.12H@s.25; lard per 100 lbs, $500
$ 57]s; short ribs sides (loose) 4.7o@
SIS; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) $500
5M; shortclear sides. (boxed), 5A@5x;
whiskey. distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, %; sugars, cut loaf, 5.57; gran
ulated, 4.95; standard A, 4.s2.
Cincinnati Produce Market
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 23.-Flour