The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

D.
erenoe of activity was IS usual in the
industrials shares the transac lions in
the railway stocks assumed larger pro-
portions than for some time paat
strength characterized the movement
In this department.. The anticipation
OF plan OF reorganization of the Read.
1ng system was advanced as one ex-
ptanstory bull argument. It was urged
tnas the powerful interests back of the
pIen would not permit Its publication
70 fa!l nat. The plan was, as expected.
published at the close of the markes
Secretary Carlisle was found to have
desraoted from it's Importance in spec
ulasive sense. The opening was rather
irregular and fairly active. A strong
tendency IN railroads was apparent in
the initial dealings and was prac ticsllv
unimpaired throughout the DAY. The
inoassrials moved In o rather errstio
tsshion. Tobacco reacted IN, declined
90 70 7sN, improved TO TAX and closed
81 "a, nss decline of 3S per cent.
The market closed active and strong
and 1T best figures of the day.
Closing stocks wero az follows:
Atohlson, 1874; Adams Express, lat;
Baltimore and Ohio. 45X; chesapeake
and Ohio. 17}s; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 81; Chicago Gas, 7Ox; O. O. O.
and 81. Louis. 41H; Del, Lsckawanna
and Western. 1874; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 19A; Erie, 121S; Erie
preferred. SO; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, us; Lake Shore. l52K; Lead
Trust, aoN; Louisville and Nashville,
90; National Cordage. 6N; Nstionai
109X; Norfolk and Western preferred.
sM; Northern Pacific preferred, 15h:
Northwestern, 104H; Northwestern pre-
fer.ed, $50; N. Y. Central, 10OX; N. Y.
and New England, SIS; Pacific Mail.
32es; Pullman Palace, 1872; READING
sS; Rock Island, e74Js; st. Paul, 75S:
81. Paul and Omaha, 42; Southern
Pacific, %; Sugar Refinery, 10sX:
Union Pacific, 71i Western Union.
s9A; General Electric, 3l&; Southern,
lOn; Southern preferred, 33k; Tobacco,
1876 Tobacco preferred, 101.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Money on call
easy At 1N@2 per cent, last loan tx
per cent, closed 1x@2 per cent; prime
naefs: paper 4@5h per cent;
business in bankers' bills at $500
4.ssH for demand, and 4.s7N@4 s7X
for sixty days. Posted rates 4ss@4s9
and 4.s0@4.90. Commercial bills 1857
silver certificates 66A@6Sx. Bar
silver. &C.. Government bonds steady.
state bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.-The wheat mar
kst WAS very heavy to-day, Nay touch
ing SeS, the lowest point of the sea-
son. The news Of the day was very
nearish rnd the price beyond the diree-
ton indicated by the news, closing al
o nes loss OF IS for the day. Corn
Closed slightly hi gher after opening
lOWAP Nd
clined ut slightly higher prices.
Tbs leading futures ranged to.dav as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-December, opening.
So, closing. 5eH@5eA; January, open
Ing o6 q, closing. 56A; May, opening,
o9S. closing. 59N.
Corn, No. 2-December, opening, IS Il
closing, 25N; January, opening, 25A;
closing. 25N; May, opening. 2sM, clos.
Ing 2sA; July, opening. 2s1S, closing,
Oats No. a-December, opening, 17<.
closing !eN; May, opening, l9@19H,
Mess pork. per bbl.-December,
opening, 500. closing, 7.94; January,
opening, so, closing s6sL; NAV,
opening, S.S7H, closing, s.97M.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Dscember open
Ing, 5.07AS. closing, 5.2216; January,
opening, 5.32N, closing t.a5; NAV,
opening, 5.55. closing, 5.57x.
Shors ribs, per 100 lbs December,
opening -, closing, 4.32N; Janusry.
opening, 4.5SH, closing, 432N; May,
opening, ASS, closing, 4 571s.
Oash quotations were IS follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents. 5.15@3 40; soft. g. 1o@a.sO No.
spring wheat, 56M@57I; No. 8
spring wheat, 55@5ex; No. red,
59x@6lx, No. corn, 25H; No. 3
yellow, 26; No. oats, II; No. white,
19A@19N; No. white, 1s4; No. q
rye. 1876; No. Q barley. nominal; No.
3, 29@40; No. 4. 22@2s; No. / haxseed,
"a; prime timothy seed, 5.5O@3 IS;
mesa pork per bbl.. s.Oo@s.12N; lard
per loo lbs. 5.3o@5.3 sax; short ribs
sides (loose) 4.35@4.4O; dry sailed
shoulders. (boxed) 4h@4A; short clear
sides lboxed), 4h@4&; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, L 90;
sugars. cut loaf, b.45; granulsted, 40:
standard A, 4.67.
Cincinnati Produce Markes.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec. 16.-Flour
steady; family, 3 6o@2 IS; fancy, a.O5@
$40. Wheat weak; No. red. 6sx; re.
oeipts, 1000; shipments. II, 900 Corn
easy; No. 2 mixed. 90. Oats quiet; No.
mixed, 20. Rye weak; No. Q, 40.
Lard firm, IS. Bulk meats, steady,
4.5o. Bacon firm, 5 so. Whiskey steady;
sales ST. barrels at 1922. Butter quiet;
Elgtn creamery 80; Ohio. O. G024; dairy,
10@1l. Sugar firm; hard refined. 5X@
5<. Eggs firm 10. Cheese steady;
good TO prime 9E@10.
Old People.
OLD people who require medicine to
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