The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-02
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Market.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-The stock mar
ket to-day again showed u shrinkage in
the volume of business. The transac-.
lions aggreRated about 10000 shares
less than the record of the previous
osy. The course Of prices was, in the
nam, towards a higher plane of values,
although the movement was interrupted
at intervals. There was no perceptible
lncreass in commission business and
tue greater part Of the days opinions
fenected professional activity. The
market opened dull, but firm. Strength
soon became apparent, with Coalers,
Grangers and lndustrials most promi.
nent The risee in the market WAS
retarded for brief space in the fore.
neon, but the subsequent prices were
materially above those current before
the reaction. The upward tendency
was again impeded about delivery hour
by sales to take profits, but the losses
were only reac,ional and were, in most
cases, partially recovered. Speculation
left OIL dull, but strong in tone.
Closing stocks were 50 follows:
Atchison, 22x; Adams Express, 14e:
Baltimore and Ohio, Ga; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 90; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, s6A; Chicago Gas, e9%; @. @. G.
and st. Louis, 45A; Del, Lsckawanns
and western, SO; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.. 249si Erie, 1873; Erie
preferred. 26; Great Northern pre-.
ferred. l2t; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Trust, S4&; Louisville and Nashville,
6sH National CordAge, s; National
Oordake preferred, 49, N. j. Central,
ia; Norfolk and Western preferred,
I4H; Northern Pacific preferred, lsN;
northwestern, 104N; Northwestern pre-
ferred. l47; N. Y. Central. l0I%; Ny.
m n q nd d.
3lS; Pullman Palace, l72%; Reading,
91Si Rock Island, 7s1;.Ss. Paul, 76%:
81. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, a41s; Sugar Refnery,s losA;
Union Pacific, AK; Western Union,
9Ssh; General Electric, 3S]S; Southern,
1914; Southern preferred, 33ss; Tobacco O,
100; Tobacco preferred, los.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. Mooney on call
easy at 1H@2 per cent, last loan 2
per cent, closed 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 1905 per cent.
Sterling exchange weak with actual
business in bankers bills at 1850
4 ssh for demand and 4s7@4s7% for
sixty days; posted rates 4.S7]s GA ssx
and 4.SS@4.s9h. Commercial bills,
4.ss. Silver certificates, 67]s@6736.
Government bonds steady. State bonds
A"SN'o' AsoilEoau UOuuS urn.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. Wheat was radi-
cally weak to-day, closing 2hs lower for
december. Weak cables and On in
crease in the worlds invisible en-.
couraged the bears and the short sellers
did the rest. May corn lost u, Nav
oats lost e. and provisions finished at
declines.
The leading futures RANGED to-dav 40
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-October, opening,
COS @6lA, closing, 50h December,
opening, 62s6@624. closing, 6l; MAY,
opening 664@66ss. closing, 64%
Corn No. 2-October, opening, 3oX
closing, 3oss; Noevmber, opening, 80,
ciosing,29N; ODecember, opening, 2sA
closing, 27M%; May, opening. 29A@
29ss, closing, 291s. Oats No. 2-Octo-
ber' opening, 1915, closing, 1s@1sB;
December, opening, 1sA, closing, 1sA.
May. opening, 2o}s. closing, eoM
Mess pork, per bbl.-O sober, opening.
40. closing, $50; January, opening,
Q SIS, closing, $50. Lard, per loo lbs
October. opening, 6.s2N, closing, 5.s2x;
January, opening, S s71S. closing, 5.s5.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-October, open.
Ing, so closing, 5.471s; January,
opening, 49, closing, s71S.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, 5000
400; straights, 3 40@3 90; spring patents
3.00@4.25; bakers. 2.10@3 so; No. 2
spring wheat. 50N@61;:: No. spring
wheat 6O@61; No. red, 61@62;
No. corn, ao%@3o%; No. yellow,
3Ofl@30S; No. oats, 1s@1sH; No.
white, 21A@21A; No. white, 1877
@so%; No. rye, IL; No. 2 barley,
nominal; No. 8. 25@37; No. 4, ESQ 81;
No. l, faxseed, 95; prime timothy
seed, a.30@3.35; mess pork, per bbl..
s.37@s.50; lard per 100 lbs, 5s7M@
90; shortribs sides Qoose), $500
5.55; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
5%@5%; short clear sides. (boxed),
5S@5%; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods per gallon, go; sugars, cut
loaf, 5.25; granulated, 4.e2; standard
A, 4.50.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 1.-Flour
steady; fancy, 8 1o@s.95; family. GOO
975. Wheat steady. No. Q red, 20; Corn
good demand; No 3 mixed 34M. Oats
firm; No. mixed ELK. Rye dull; No.
2, 431S. Lard, barely steady, 755.
BULK meats firm, 5.35. Bacon scarce,
firm; s2%. Whiskey fair demand;
sales 452 barrels at 1.22. Butter firm,
active. Sugar strong. Eggs firm, 12c.
Cheese steady.
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