The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-22
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York stook Market.

tions and was unreiieved by any i'm
crease on the volume OF outside in
terest. This was considered surprising,
owing TO the absence of any special UNI
favorable news affecting the general
nst' while some important favorable
developments were noted The stock
market opened quiet and generally
low. weakness WAS soon discernible,
especially In some of the speoialties. A
q cent rally ensued about IL o'clock,
but the downward movement was soon
resumed, prices descending to the
lowest OF the day. In the last hour GOV.
ering operations induced recoveries
from the bottom figures. The closing
Was quiet and generally firm.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 21; Adams Express, $50;
bsitlmote and Ohio, CT; Chesapeake
and Ohio, Is; Chicago, Burlington and
QUINCY soS; Chicago Gas, 69H;C. @. G.
and st. Louis, 43s; Del, Lackawanna
tie Feeders Co., 1885, Erie, ID; Erie
preferred. 81; Great Northern pre-
ferred, 1913; Lake Shore, 15OX; Lead
Trust. 1915; Louisville and Nashville,
6l; National Cordsge, Tx; National
Cordage preferred, 14%; N. j. Central,
Ill; Norfolk and Western preferred.
IAN; Northern Pacific preferred, 1889:
Northwestern, 1065s; Northwestern pre-
ferred. l47; N. Y. Central, IO0%; NY.
and New England, 81; Pacific Mail,
29S; Pullman Palace, III; Reading,
le&; Rock Island, 771s; St. Paul, 76%;
81. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
racine S31S; Sugar Refinery, 1878;
Union Pacific, 14B; Western Union,
91N; General Electric, 36%; Southern
IL; Southern preferred, 379s; Tobacco,
93H; Tobacco preferred, 1903.
Now York Money Market.
New YORK, Oct. 21.-Money on call
easy at 2A per cent, last loan
per cent, closed 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4N@6 per cent.
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.s7%@
90 for demand and 4S6%@4 81 for
sixty days; posted rates 4.s7G@4.sSx
ana sSx @4.s9N. Commercial bills,
4.S6A. Silver certificates. 67G@6SX.
Government bonds steady; State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Wheat to- day sank
and rose again several times within the
narrow Limit Of 5ex@59A for Decem-
Der. In the last half hour OF the season
1t was wanted 80 urgently and princi-
pally by those who earlier in the day
had least use for it that it broke bounds
and rose to COZ. at which price /,
closed. good shipping demand, small
receipts and large outgoings since Sat.
urdsy were the features OF the corn
trade, which were in October, December,
and May over half their Saturdav's
value. Provisions were very weak and
d1d not change in that respect all dav.
May oats closed unchanged.
The leading futures ranged to- day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-october, opening,
5sH, closing, sex, December, opening,
o9N, closing, COZ; May opening, 63N "a
Ga, closing, 64@64ss.
Corn, No. 2-October, opening, 29k,
closing, 29H; November, opening, 2eI,
closing, 1885, December, opening, 27X
closing, 29H@29N; May, opening, 294
closing, 1888.
OATS No. 9-October, opening. 17X,
closing, 1875; December, opening, I7%-
closing, 17X; May, opening, 2Os6, CLOS
ing. 2O% @2oK.
Mess pork, per bbl.-October, open
ing, - closing, s.12E; January, OPEN
ing, o 90, closing, 9.121S; May, opening,
$50, closing, $40
Lard, per 100 lbs.-October. opening,
$50, closing, 5.47N; January, OPEN
ing, S 80; closing, 5,57N; May, opening,
c'oOs SAocibBS
Short ribs, per 100 October,
opening, 40, closing, 4.72M; Novem.
Der, opening, ASS, closing. $50; Jan
uary, opening, AGO, closing, 400; Nav,
opening, Ats, closing, ATTN.
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady; winter patents, 5000
$50; ssraights, $500 IS; spring patents,
3.l5@3.5O; spring straiRhts, 2.65@3 co.;
bakers, ID. O@2. 80; No. 3 spring wheat,
SO @60H; No. spring wheat, 56@50
No. red, $4,000 No. corn, 30s4 !;
No. yellow, 29ss; No Q oats, l7}G;
No. white, 2o@Sl; No. white,
lSA@ e; No. rye. 3sH; No. bar
ley, nominal; No. 8, 25@40; No. 4, GAO
%; No. 1, faxseed, -; prime timothy
seed, a.55; mess pork, per bbl., s.12k@
rs; lard per 100 lbs, 5.47h; short
ribs sides Coose) 7O@5.75; dry salted
shoulders, (boxed) 5sS@516; short clear
sides. (boxed), 5A@5K; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon. 1.22;
sugars, cut loaf, $50; granulated, 4.S7;
standard A, 4.74.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 21.-Flour
fairly active, steady; fancy, 3.15@3 25;
family. 3 $500 2.75. Wheat good de-
uand; No. 9red. 66H. Receipts IL 900;
shipments 1900 Corn firm; No mixed
80. Oats steady; No. mixed 2O&
Rye dull; No. 9, 42 Lard fair demand,
lower, $40. Bulk meats, easier, 500
Bacon easy, 6,25. Whiskey steady, sales
$40 barrels ct %. Butter fairly active.
Sugar strong. Eggs firm, i5c. Cheese
steady.
w. K. ANDREWS & Co., coal and wood
dealers. 219 Salem avenue, keep always
on hand seasoned oak and pine wood,
which they will sell by the cord or cut
and split for the stove.