The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock nInrkot.

NEW YORK. Oot 1.-THE volume OF
the Stock speculation to-day felt short
OF yesterdays total by about A5.OoO
SHARES. Pool manipulation and the
operations of the room traders ac
counted for the greater part Of the deal.
tngs. The irregularisy which has been
feature for the last week or two was
again evident. The industrial shares
held hrst place In interest The gan.
eral market was influenced by foreign
selling OF the International stocks and
oy an increased activity In sllv or. The
market opened moderately active with
prices showing fractional adyanoes
Speculative interest conferred In Coiosoo
Gas and Leather. The frst mentioned,
while Irregular, never fell to the level
OF yesterdsy's final sale and eventually
scored net Raid Of Us per cent.
closing ssocks were az follows:
Aschison, 81; Adams Express, 1871;
Baltimore and Ohio, GO; chesapeake
and Ohio, 1914; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, IS; Chicago Gas. 6SA;O o. @. @.
and ST. Louis, As; Del, Lacknwenna
and Western, 16s; Dissiliers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 23k; Erie, 11X; Erie
preferred, 24H; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, l2t; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Trust, 54i Louisville and Nash Vile,
6lM; National Cordage. sH; National
CordaSe preferred, 16; N. j.. Central,
liz; Norfolk and Western preferred,
Ia; Northern Pacific preferred, lsh:
Northwestern, los II; Northwestern pre-
ferred, LAT; N. Y. Central, 1OlM; NY,
and New England, 81; Pacific Mail.
30E; Pullman Palace, I'll; Reading.
soH; Rock Island, 7ssS; St. Paul, 76x:
81. Paul and Omaha, 42H; Southern
Pacific, s4A; Sugar Refinery, lOSX;
Union Pacific, Is; Western Union,
ssN; General Elect trio, 37%; Southern,
l2A; Southern preferred, 37T; Tobacco,
"; Tobacco preferred, los.
Now York Money Market.
New YORK, Oct. 1l.-Money on call
firm at s@sH per cent, last loan
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4X@6 per cent.
Sterling exchange strong with actual
business In bsnhers' bills at 4.s7xm
SIX for demand snd 4 s6X@4.s7
ror sixsy days; posted rates 4 .S7@4.871S
! and 4.s8@4.sSH. Commercial bills,
485& Silver certificates, 69@691.
Government bonds steady. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds irregular.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. I.-Wheat had evil
IDENTIFY become tired of being jumped
on and turned vicioualy against Its
assaulsers. Afser very weak start at
~
strong and advanced &c above It's OPEN
Ing value. II closed with a net ain for
the day of 1c per bushel. Corn, oa:s
and provisions all stitfened their backs
In the encouraging example OF the
wheat market.
The Leading futurea ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-Octobor, opening,
59ss @59H. closing. $4,000; December,
opening. 39S@5oH, closing, 6OH@6l;
May opening, 63k@63%. closing, 81.
closing, 2sH; November, opening, 90,
closing, 2s% December. opening, 81,
closing, 27A@27sS; May, opening,
2sss@2SH, closing, 200 29M
Oats Mo. 2-October, opening, 17%,
closing, l79S @l7N; December, opening,
l7N, closing, l7H@ May. opening,
SoS @2oH, closing, 2OA@2036
Mess pork, per bbl.-October, open.
Ing, - closing, 80; January, OPEN
Ing BIZ, closing. $40; May, OPEN
ing, 0 o2N, closing, 8 671f.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Oc,ober, opening.
5;7S y, closing, 57ah; May. opening,
closing, ss7H, closing, 500; January,
opening, TEX, closing SIS.
Short ribs. per 100 October,
opening, 500, closing, SOAK; Novem-
Der, opening, - closing. 4.77x; jan
uary, opening, 4.77A6, closing, 4 80.
Cash quotations were ss follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, 5000
400; straighSs, 8 4o@5 Offspring patents.
a.9o@4.25; bakers, 2.1O@3. SO; No. 2
spring wheat, 59%@eON; No. 3 spring
wheat. 5s@59T; No red, 6Ok@
90; No. corn, 2S%@20; No yellow,
2sH@291; No. oats, l7sS; No. Q
white. 19H@20H; No.. white, 1890
1917; No. 2rye, 80; No. barley, nom
inal; No. 8, 24@3s; No. 4, 2lx@2s; No.
l, fiaxseed, 95M; prime timothy seed,
3.75; mess pork, per bbl.. S.37X@s so;
lard per 100 lbs. 5.72N; shors ribs
sides Qoosa) 5.O5@5.lO: dry salted
shoulders, tboxed) 5%@5%; short clear
aides. (boxed). 5000; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, %;
sugars, cut loaf. $50; graduated, 4.s7;
standard A, 4.74.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. ll.-Flour
steady; fancy, 315@3 rs; family, 255@
rs. Wheat firm. higher; No. red. 6s.
Receipts 5000; shipments 5000. Corn
dull; No 9 mixed 80. Oats steady; No.
mixed 81. Rye quiet; No. 2, As Lard,
fair demand, $50. Bulk meats, steady,
57N. Bacon steady, soak. Whiskey
hrm; sales 534 barrels at 1 go Butter
9uies. Sugar active. Eggs steady, lac.
Cheese easy.