The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York stook n1arket.


shares sgain absorbed speculative at
tention despite several Influences upon
the other market. They consisted of
the declaration of the regular quarterly
dividends on Manhattan railway stock
and the part OF the executive com nit
tee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company's at to.day's meeting, assuring
the declaration of the regular quarterly
dividend by the full board of directors
Tomorrow. a negatively influence was
the non engagement of gold for ship
ment by Tuesdays steamer. In the frat
hall hour the railway list was prac.i-
oslly ignored by the traders. The
Industries opened depressed and mod
erstely active. A vigorous raid was
soon started on tobacco on rumors Of
further impending developments, favor
able to the company and the price
yielded az per cent.
Closing stocks were As follows:
Atchison, 16H; Adams Express, 14s;
Baltimore and Ohio, 5OX; Chesapeake
and Ohio, IN; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, s2&; Chicago Gas, 6s3<; o. o. O.
and st. Louis, Al; Del, Laokawanna
and Western. 1854; Distiilers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., .19A; Erie, 1915; Erie
preferred. So; Great Northern pre-.
1erred, lis; Lake Shore, 15OA; Lead
Trust, 29s; Louisville and Nashville,
So; National Cordsge, 6%; National
Oords.e preferred, 1oN; N. j. Central,
105H; Norfolk. and Western preferred,
OK; Northern Pacific preferred, 15A;
North western, 10sA; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 147A; N. Y. Central, e9x; N. Y.
and New England, so; Pacific Mail,
80; Pullman Palace, 162; Reading,
St. Paul and Omaha, 40; Southerp
Pacific, 90; Sugar Refinery, lo51;
Union Pacific, 8; Western Union,
ssA; General Electric, 3o%; Southern,
1oB; Southern preferred, 33A; Tobacco,
IL; Tobacco preferred, 9s1S.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.-Money on call
easy at 2@2% per cent. last loan Q
per cent, closed Q par cent; prime mer.
camille paper 4@5M per cent; sterling
exchange dull with actual business
In bankers bills at $1,000 80 for
demand. and 4.s7X@4.Ss for sixty
days. Posted rates ssM@4s9 and
4s9H@4.90. Commercial bills 4s7.
Silver certificates 66M. Government
bonds firm and higher. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds irregular.
Chicago Market
CHICAGO. Dec. 10.-Profts have come
to the bulls In the wheat market go
seldom OF late that nearly every one
who had retired with long wheat yester.
| day sold It out to-day.
The leading futures ranged to-day ns
| follows.
Wheat, No. 2-December, opening,
oSH, closing, 5sH; January, uopening,
| b934, closing, 58x; May,opening, 62ss@
50, closing, GO.
Corn. No. 9-December. opening, 26A,
closing. 259l; January. opening, 2eH,
closing. 25N; May. opening, go. clos.
ing. 2eH. July, opening, 80. closing,
Oats No. s-December, opening, TX.
closing. II; May, opening, sOB, clos
ing, 19%@19%.
Mess pork. per bl.-December,
opening. $50, closing, 7.so; January,
opening, 8 SIS. closing s.45,; May,
| opening, s.92H, closing, S2I<.
| Lsrd, per 100 lbs.-December OPEN
| ing, -. closing, $40; January. open
ing, 6.271s. closing 5.25; May. opening,
5.52H, closing, $50.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-De smber,
opening, -, closing, 4.25; January,
opening, 4.32k closing. 4.25; May,
opening, AS, closing. SO.
Cash quotations were as follows
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents. 3.15@a.4o; soft, 1O@3.sO. No.
spring wheat, 5sA@59A No. 8;
spring wheat, 5s@5sh; No. red, GAO
63S, No. corn, 65%@65ss; No. Q oats,
| 19A; No. Q white, 19N@2OA; No. 8
white, 17A@1e%; No. rye. s576; No.
barley. nominal; No. 8, =; No. 4,
-; No. faxseed, "a; prime timothy
seed, 355@3 60; mess pork per bbl.,
7.77K@7 so; lard per 100 lbs. 5.so@
5.32h; short ribs sides Qoose) 4.25@
80; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
| 4k@4%; short clear sides (boxed).
4H@45S; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods. per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf,
5.45 granulated, 4.7O; standard A. 4.57.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 1O.-Flour
| steady. Wheat firm; No. red, es;
receipts, 1000; shipments. 5000. Corn
| higher; No. mixed. 80. Oats slow;
No. mixed, 2O16. Rye firm; No. 2,
40. Lard quiet, Is. Bulk meats. quiet.
4.50. Bacon quiet, fair demand. $50.
Whiskey steady; sales 565 barrels at
| 1.22. Butter active demand, firm.
Sugar firm. Eggs firm, 10000. Cheese
steady.