The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Ma

mainly upward. The volume of bust
ness was not q1ite up to yesterdays
record and the professional operators, as
usual recently. dictated the course of
prices. The industrial shares held FIRST
place In point of interest. On the first
nour the market was animated, but sub
sequently the speculation Quoted down.
The market closed steady.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 22S; Adams Express, 149;
Baltimore and Ohio, 81; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1919; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, s7B; Chicago Gas,72%;O. O. G.
and st. Louis, 46; Del, Lackswanna
and Western, Ill; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 23}s; Erie, IAN; Erie
preferred, 26k; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 12i; Lake Shore, ISL; Lead
trust 54H; Louisville and Nashville,
6aI; National oordage, SIX; National
Coraase preferred, 16A; N. j. Central,
!AoH; Norfolk and Western preferred,
10; Northern Pacific preferred, 1s%;
Northwestern, 105H; Northwestern pre-
ferred. LAT; N. Y. Central, lo2; Ny.
and New England. 81; Pacific Mail,
BY; Pullman Palace, TAX; Reading,
S1B; Rock Island, 79]s; ST. Paul, 77%;
81. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 24H; Sugar Refinery, 1IO%;
Union Pacific, 141S; Western Union,
92A; General Electric, 80; Southern,
-; southern preferred, 39%; Tobacco,
9911; Tobacco preferred. 1O5.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. s-Money on call
easy at lH@2 per cent, last loan 2
per cent, closed 2 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4I@5% per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bankers bills at 4.s7K@
SIX for demand and 4s6H@4 SEX
Tor sixty days; posted rates 4.S7@4.ss
ana 4.SS@4.s9. Commercial bills,
$50. Silver certificates, 671@67k.
government bonds steady. State bonds
firm. Railroad bonds inactive.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The long and short
setiers both contributed to bring about
decline OF 80 per bushel in the price
OF wheat to day. The latter did most
toward II and they are now against the
market. Corn. onts and provisions were
dull, rather heavy and otherwise feat
ureless.
follows
Wheat, No. 2-ootober, opening,
$4,000, closing, 5s%; December, open.
Ing, 6l%62 closing, 6O%; May, OPEN
Ing 65S@65H, closing, 64X@64N.
Corn, No. 2-October, opening, 3osi@
3oT,. closing, 3ok@3oss; November,
opening, 3oB, closing, 29%@29%;
Decent Der, opening. ISIS. closing,
SaT@Ss; May opening, 29s6. closing,
s9H@29B. Oats No. 2-October, OPEN
Ing ISL, closing. 1875; December,
opening, 2oM, closing, 2o%. Mess
pork. per bbl.-October, opening.
s.27h, closing, s27h. January, open.
Ing As, closing, 9.45. Lard. per 100
lbs October. opening, $50, closing,
$500; January, opening, $50, closing,
SO. Short ribs, per 100 October,
opening, 32H, closing, 52O; January,
opening, s21s, closing, ass.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, 3.eO@
4.00;strsights, 8 40@s 90; spring patents,
3 9o@4.s5; bakers, 2.10@3.5o; No. 2
spring wheat, 5sX @6O1s; No. spring
wheat. 69k@6o&; No. red, 5000
6lB; No. corn, 51@3lA; No. 8 yell
low, 5i@3lA; No. oats, 1875; No. Q
white, 2oA@21A; No. 8 white, 19@s1;
No; rye, Al; No. barley, nom
fiaxseed, 97S; prime timothy seed,
$50; mess pork, per bbl.. 25@s. a7x;
lard per 100 lbs, 5.s3%@5.s5; short
ribs sides Qoose), 525@5.3O; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 5%@5%;
short clear sides. (boxed), 5000;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. 20; sugars, cut loaf, 5.a4;
graduated, AIS; standard A. 4.6s. :
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. s.-Flour
firm; fancy, 1908 25; family. 600
2.75. Wheat steady; No. red, 70.
Receipts 5000; shipments Q 600. Corn
quiet; No mixed 33H. Oats easy;
No. . mixed 81. Rye dull; No. 2, 40.
Lard, dull. steady, $40. Bulk meats
active, rs. Bacon steady, 700. Whis-
key quiet; sales 473 barrels at 90.
Butter steady. Sugar strong. Eggs firm,
lac. Cheese steady.