The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stock Marhot.

FINANCE AND
New York Stock Market.
New YORK, Dec. 6.-The Industrial
stocks practically constituted to.dey's
stock market. Chicago Gas, Sugar and
Tobacco. The last named figured first
In point OF activity. The principal ele-
mens In the speculation was the COW
eripg Of shorts. Liberal gains were
In other indussrials. The closing
of the market WAS active and strong at
the best prices and at general gains on
the days operations. In the early deal
ings the bond market exhibited a drop
ping tendency in the late session, how
ever, there was o stiffening in prices
with s firm tone to the closing. The
sales were $3.50, 600.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison, 16A; Adams Express, 14s;
Baltimore n Ohio, 50H; Chesapeake
end Ohio, 17&; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, sax; Chicago Gas, SAX; O. O. @.
and st. Louis, 40A; Del, Laokawanna
mi Western. 166; Distillers and CAT
tie Feeders Co., lou; Erie, 12H; Erie
preferred. ASK; Great Northern pre-
ferred, lit; Lake Shore, 15OE; Lead
Trust, s0&; Louisville and Nashville,
52A; National Cordage, 6H; National
Oordass preferred, lsN; N. J. Central,
10sA; Norfolk and Western preferred,
10; Northern Pacific preferred, IS;
Northwestern, 106H; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 149; N. Y. Central, 100; N. Y.
and New England, SIS; Pacific Mail,
31M; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
1915; Rock Island, IA; st. Paul, IS;
st. Paul and Omaha, AN; Southern
Pacific, 2S4; Sugar Refinery, LOT;
Union Pacific, s; Western Union,
ss; General Electric, 3O%; Southern,
1893; Southern preferred, 34A; Tobacco,
7SA; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market.
New YORK. Dec. 6.-Money on call
easy at 2@2H per cent, last loan Q per
cent, closed Q per cent; prime mercan-
tile paper 5@5M per cent; sterling ex-
change firm with actual business in
bankers bills at 4 s9@4.s9A for do
mand. and 4 s7A@4 SO for sixty days.
Posted rates 4 So 1 and 4 50 and 4 S9N@
q 30. Commercial bills 4S7. silver
certificates 67B@67N; bar silver 81.
Government bonds weak and lower for
tours; others steady. State bonds in
active. Railroad bonds frmer.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Business in the
wheat pit was dull during the greater
part OF the forenoon, but sc.ive in the
afternoon with prices moving up in a
lively way Compared with yesterdays
final quotations December ia IL cents
higher and May 10 higher. Only a fair
bid was doing in oats yet a frmer feel
Ing was noticed. Prices closed e and
Il cents higher and tho market was
quite active. Corn was in good demand
for January and WAS traded In for that
month. Provisions were active and
lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-December, opening
b6E, closing, 56%; January, opening
67%@57%, closing, 5sM@5s%; May
opening, 6lA@61%, closing, 6lT.
Corn, No. 2-December, opening, 26%
closing, 26k; January, opening, 26K
ing, 20%@29A; July, opening, 80, clos
ing, 3OH.
Oats No. 2-December, opening, II
closing, II; May, opening, 9O1, clos.
ing, 201.
Mess pork. per bbl.-December
opening, 40. closing, ITO; January
opening. 8 62N, closing $685.; May
opening, 900, closing, 9.02x.
Lard, per 100 lbs -December open
ing, S 32H@5.35. closing, S 35; January
opening. 5.57, y closing 57N; May
opening, o'of1a, CiOelnR, o'0IN.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs Dec am ber
opening, 4 25, closing, 4.25; January
opening, 35, closing, 4.35; May
opening, 4.6O, closing, 4 60.
Cash quotations were IS follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
natents, 3.l5@3.40; soft, 3 10@3.30. No
Q spring wheat, 5sM@50h; No.
spring wheat, -; No Q red, 81 IS
cess, No. Q corn. 26%@27h: No.
oats, 171; No. Q white, ls@lsN; No
8 white 1sA@19h; No. Q rye. a5; No
Q barley, -; No. a.; No. a.
No. 1 flaxseed. 92N; prime timothy seed
3 60; mess pork per bbl., 7.sO@7.0O
lard per 100 lbs, 5 80; short ribs sides
(loose) 4.37K; dry sailed shoulders
(boxed) 4k@4H; short clear sides
(boxed), 4H@4%; whiskey. distillers
finished goods. per gallon. 1 %; sugars
cut loaf, 5.45 g~ranulated, 4.70; STANDARD
a, 4.57.
Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 6.-Floul
fairly active. Wheat firm; No. Q red
66h@6s; receipts, 10000; shipments
none. Corn firm; No. Q mixed. 29%
Oats firm, No. 3 mixed, 21K. Ryt
firm; No. 3. AZ. Lard quiet. $50. Bull
meats, quiet, 4.5O. Bacon firm, 5 rs
Whiskey steady; sales $40 barrels o
1.22. Butter firm. Sugar firm. Egg
armer. 1sc. Cheese steady.