The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-20
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Rev York Stock Market.

pressure by foreign and domestic deal
ers Tor both accounts. Naturally the
agitation aroused by thu now famous
Venezuelan message was the cardinal
1nhuence in speculation. The extreme
loss was 2H per cent In this market
the international shares were severely
pressed, although we'll informed dealers
expressed the opinion that the larger
proportion OF sales WAS by local traders,
The cabled sales were not much more
than half as large as those reported yes
terGay.
European liquidation of our railway
bonds WAS also lighter than had been
anticipated. Some of the larger ex.
change houses early In the forenoon
confirmed the estimates that have been
previously made, placing the probable
shipments of gold by SATURDAYS
steamer ct 81. 0O0.O 600.
In the afternoon rally all the leading
stocks made substantial recoveries from
the extreme low points despite the
hurry in call money rates noted else
where.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 15A; Adams Express, LAG:
Baltimore and Ohio, 46; Chess eake
and Ohio. TX; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, SIX; Chicago Gas, 6s3S; G. G. G.
and ST. Louis, 3sH; Del, Lackawanna
and Western, 165%; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1879; Erie, 12A Erie
preferred 33M; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ia; Lake Shore, 1895 Load
Trust, %; Louisville and Nashville
1913; National Cordage, OK; National
Cordake preferred, Tx; N. j. Central,
los; Norfolk and Western preferred,
2; Northern Pacific preferred, 10;
Northwestern, IOlN; Northwestern IRE
ferred, 14l; N. Y. Central, 50; N. Y.
and New England. SO; Pacific Nail,
2sts; Pullman Palace, 18TH; Reading,
X; Rock Island, TAX; ST. Paul, 72S;
81. Paul and Omaha, 399l; Southern
T T 2I&; Sugar Refinery, 1ooH;
sSsS; General Electric. coz; Southern,
Q; Southern preferred, 2sX; Tobacco,
70; Tobacco preferred, 97h.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dsc. 19.-Money on call
very active at 21@5 per cent, last loan
per cent, closed per cent; prime
mercantile paper 4@5E per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bankers' bills at 4 500
s97s for demand, and 4.s7%@4 So
for sixty days. Posted rates 4sSL@
4s9 and 4.s3H@4.90. Com mercial bills,
4.s6. Silver certificates 66%@67. Bar
silver, 66%, Government. bonds weak
and lower. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds lower.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-The speculative
markets on change had q demoralizsd
look to-day. Wheas was the principal
sufferer and lost e Of It's previous
value. Corn, oats and provisions pre-
Yiously had such persistent hammerinr
tnat ehe pilo drivers have now but lit.
sic effect. A falling stock market, per.
sistent gold exports and general depres.
SION In business are finding their
natural expression In the wheat pit.
Inc leading futures ranged TODAY as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-December, opening,
So, Closing 55%; January, opening
SC, closing, $50; May, opening,
591d@59Ss, closing, SO.
Corn Mo. 2-Decemh Dor, opening, 25s.
closing, esq; Jsnuary, opening, esq;
closing, 25h; May, opening. 2Sls, clos
ing' 20; July, opening, 2sN, closing,
Oats No. 9--Decomber, opening, 16%.
closing, 16M; May. opening, 1919,
closing. 19@lo1s.
Meas pork, per bbl.-December,
opening, 762}S, closing, 1855; January,
opening, $50, closing so; May'
opening, s.s5, closing, SIS.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-December open
ing, -. closing, $40; January.
opening, 52716, closing $50; Nay.
opening, $50, closing, 5.5216.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs,-Dec ember,
opening -. closing, 40; January,
opening, 80, closing, 4.3O; May,
opening, $50, closing, 452h.
Cash quotations. wore as follows
Flour easy; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.l5@3.4o; soft. 1O@3.3O No,
2 spring wheat, 55T@5626; No. 8
spring wheat. 58H@56%; No 3 rod 56M,
NO. corn, rs 4; No. Q yellow. &c; No.
oats, II; No. white. 10@19%; No.
white, l7%@19; No. rye, a3M@
33%; no. barley, nominal; No. 8, gao
81; No. 4, 22@25; No. / fsxseed, =;
prime timothy seed, so; mess pork
per bbl.. 7.75@s 90; lard per 100 lbs,
5.aTH@530; short ribs sides (loose)
430@4.35; dry Balted shoulders, (boxedl
4S@41; shors clear sides (boxed),
4&@4%; whiakey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 20; sugars. cut loaf,
5.45; granulated, 40; standard A, 4.57
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 19.-Fiour
weaker; family, 60@2 IS; fancy, 3.C5@
$40. Wheat weaker; No. red, &C.;
receipts, 600; shipments. 5000 Corn
fairly active; No. 3 mixed. 90. Data
steady; No. 3 mixed, 60 Rye steady;
No. 2, 4S1l. Lard firm. IS Bulk meats,
steady, $50. Bacon steady, $50. Whis
key steady; sales 597 barrels at Lee.
Butter weak; Elgin creamery 2S; Ohio,
2o@24; dairy. 1o@il. Sugar firm; hard
refined. 3X@5M. Eggs weak, TX.
Cheese quie. and steady
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