The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-13
FINANCE AND comMERcs
New York stoolx nIarket.

New York Stock Market.
New YORK, Dec. 12.-The stock mar
ket TO day declined OF movement that
has recently characterized the dealings.
There was point of difference, how
ever, In the fact that the volume of bus.
mess was not so exclusively in the in
dustrials as heretofore. The specula.
tive movement was interesting 1nd on
diversity Of influences. Speculation
opened moderately active and heavy in
tone. Prices stiffened as initial deal
tngs but BaggtDg tendency soon de-
veloped and recessions occurred. The
closing was fairly active and generally
firm.
Closing stocks we're az follows:
Atohison, 10; Adams Express, 14s;
Baltimore and Ohio, 4736; Chesapeake
and Ohio, TN; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, san; Chicago Gas, 8sX;sO. O; o.
and 81. Louis, 4oss; Dol. Laokawanna
and Western. 1864; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1SK; Erie, 12x; Erie
preferred, 3sx; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, lit; Lake Shore, 15OH; Lead
Trust, 29H; Louisville and Nashville,
e1H; National Cordage, OK; Nstionsl
OordaEe preferred, 10; N. j. Central,
lob; Norfolk and Western preferred,
sN; Northern Pacific preferred, 14s;
Northwestern, 104; Northwestern pre-
ferEed. 147H;N N. Y. Central, 99ss; N. Y.
80; Pullman Palace, /162; Reading,
so; Rock leland, 7a3<; st. Paul, 74X;
St. Paul and Omaha, AK; SoutherD
Pacific. 90; Sugar Refinery, 105<;
Union Pacific, SIS; Western Union,
SSH; General Electric, 80; Southern,
10; Southern preferred, 33A; Tobacco,
TOYS; Tobacco preferred, 90.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-Money on call
easy at 2@2x per cent, last loan 2x
per oene.. closed ~ per cent; prime mer.
ohntile paper 4@5H per cent; sterling
exchange dull with actual business
In bankers bills at 4 ss1s@4 ssX for
demand. and 4.S7H@4.s7X for sixty
4.s9M@4.90. Commercial bills 4.S7.
Silver certificates 66%@67H. Bar
silver, 65H. Government bonds steady.
State bonds steady. Railroad bonds
firm.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 12.-The speculative
markets we're all rather dull to-day and
except in provisions prices closed ut
trifie lower. The latter improved some.
what on buying, which WAS ascribed to
the packers. The news concerning
wheat WAS In the main bullish.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-December, opening,
eeS, closing, SIX; January, opening,
571s, closing, 57H; May, opening,
6I%@e1k, closing, 81.
Corn, No: 9-December, opening, IS "
closing. 25%@25%; January, opening.
26, closing. az; May, opening, 2sX,
closing. 2sN; July, opening, 29%, clos
Ing, eek.
Oats No. 9-December. opening, TN,
closing, Tx; May, opening, 1919, clos
ing, 1881.
Mess pork, per bbl.-December.
opening, 7.65, closing, 7.s5; January,
opening, IS. closing s.37N; May,
opening, 8.72H, closing, S.75.
Lard, per 100 -December OPEN
| ing, 6.o71S. closing, 5.57H; January.
opening. 20. closing sag; MAY,
opening, 6.49, closing. 5.45'
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-December.
opening, -, closing. 4.2a%; January,
opening, 4.2o, closing, 4.22; May,
opening, 4.45, closing, 4 As.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.15@3.40; soft. 8 10000. No.
spring wheat. 574@5sA; No. 8
spring wheat, 571@5s4; No. Q red clio
oS7s, mo. corn, 25825M; NO. yellow,
90; No. oats, 81; No. white, 1915;
No. white, 1s; No. rye, s516; No. .
barley, nominal; No. 8, 90; No. 4.
22@23; No. 1 faxseed, 94K; prime
timothy seed, co. mess pork per bbl..
7.75@7 81; lard per 100 lbs. 90;
short ribs sides Qoose) 425@4.ao; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4M@4%.
short clear sides (boxed). 4@@4N;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, Lee; sugars. cut loaf, 5.45 gran
ulated, 4.7O; standard A, 4.57.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 12.-FIour
quiet. Wheat firm; No. Q red, 6s16;
receipts, 1900; shipments, 5000. Corn
easier; No. Q mixed. 90. Oats firm;
No. mixed. 2OX@31. Rye quiet;
No. Q, 40. Lard easy, 10. Bulk meats,
steady, 4.50. Bacon fair demand, $50
Whiskey steady; sales SIT barrels ut
Lag. Butter steady. Sugar firm. Eggs
firm, 1870. Cheese steady.
IT 10 both a convenience and economy
to be able to supply all of your wants
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