The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stook Market.

riNANCe AND CONNIE r C E
Now York STOCK Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 20.-The stock mar.
ket enjoyed belated rally today I'M
der the stimulous Of covering of shorts
by both local and foreign cealers. Mod
crate purchases for long accoun.s were
also noted. The contributory causes
were various. In the first place the
general expressions of opinions from
prominent railroad officials as to the
eventually extreme beneficial effect
upon earnings of the respective parties,
70 cell from the ratification of the
trunk line agreement had favorable
influence. Secretary Csrlisle's speech
ut the Chamber OF commerce dinner was
well received. On the other hand the
total of gold shipments for the week to-
date was increased by 81, 600, 600, to be
forwarded by to.morrow's steamer,
making the aggregate exports S2,75O,-
oUu despite reduction In the rates of
sterling exchange which was announced
late In the afternoon and was due to the
offerings OF gold bills further shipments
OF gold are expected to be made on Sat-
urdsy, the estimates ranging up to
VI 600, 600. The market started inactive
and weak and the bears had q good grasp
to the speculation during the forenoon
ana caused sharp recessions in num-
Der OF leading shares. About O'Clock
a rally began and in the upward move.
mens material gains were scored
throughout the list. Prices at the top
notch were above yenterday's final fig
ures and In some cases sho wed M terial
net gains The closing was dull and
strong ut about the best figures of the
day.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, II; Adams Express, las;
Baltimore and Ohio, 81; Chesapeake
and Ohio. 1875; Chicago, Burlington aud
Quincy, 1913; Chicago Gas, 64s1; O. @. G.
and ST. Louis, al; Del. Lackawanna
tie Feeders Co., iex; Erie, Ok; Erie
preferred, 20: Great Northern pre-
ferred. lis; Lake Shore, 14o; Lead
Trust, 81; Louisville and Nashville,
sax; National Cordage, 7; National
Corda1e preferred, 1881; N. ]. Central,
1o7&; Norfolk and Western preferred,
10H; Northern Pacific preferred, 154;
Northwestern, los e; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 145. Y. Central, 100: N. Y.
and New England, Al; Pacific Mail,
3oS; Pullman Palace, los; Reading,
los; Rock Island, 1915; st. Paul, 74%;
st. Paul and Omaha, 4OX; Southern
Pacific, 2lH; Sugar Refinery, 1ooN;
Union Pacific, .sE; Western Union,
sS9s; General Electric, 81; Southern,
1875; Southern preferred, 54k; Tobacco,
s5H; Tobacco preferred. IOlH.
New York Money Market.
New York, Nov. 20-Money on call
easy at 1M@2per cent, last loan Q,
closed 2. Prime mercantile paper 4@5x
per cent. Sterling exchange easier
with actual business in bankers bills
ats sS@4s9A for demand and 4 s7%@
S8& for sixty days; posted rates
SSH@4.90H. Commercial bills, 4 S69l.
Silver certificates, 67A@67%. Govern
ment bonds steady. State bonds mac
tive. Railroad bonds firm.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-Business in the
speculative markets had an appearance
of greater activity to-day, but it NAV
be inferred from the fact of the oats
market becoming quite excited over n
decline that 1t takes little in these days
OF stagnnnt trade to work up enthu-
siaam. Prices suffered little.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-Novem Der, opening,
81, closing. 5641; December, opening,
57H@57ss, closing, 57A; May, opening,
81 e6 @62H, closing, GIN @61N.
Corn. No 2-November, opening, %,
closing, 27A; December. opening, 27x,
closing, 27sG; January, opening, 27%,
closing. 97ss; May, opening, 1885, clos.
ing, 29H.
Oats No. 9-November, opening,
l7M. closing, 17sl; December, opening,
is, closing. 10; May, opening. 2o%,
closing. eok.
Mess pork. per bbl-December,
opening, 95, closing, 795; January.
pening. 7916. closing, s 90; May. open
ing, 9.37M, closing, 9s7f.
Lard, per 100 lbs December open.
ing, -, closing, 5.42H; January, open.
ing, 555. closing san; May. opening,
SIS, closing, rs.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs -Deoember,
opening, =. closing. 4.42x; January,
opening. 4521S, closing, $50; Nav,
opening. 4.77k, closing, 4.75.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet. hard wheat spring
patents. 8 l5@3.4o; soft, 3.1O@3.30. No.
2 spring wheat, 56A@57A x; No 3spring
wheat 56H@57s6; No. Q red, STAG
COZ; No. Q corn, 27A. No. Q oats, IS; No.
Q white. 20M@21; No. white, 1S1s; No.
Srye. So; No. barley, nominal; No. 8.
26; No. 4, 23@2s; No. l faxseed, OH;
prime timothy seed, $50; mess pork per
bbl.,7 95@s.0O; lard per 100 lbs. 54716 "a
S SO; short ribs sides (loose) 4 5000 SIS;
dry sailed shoulders, tboxed) Ak; short
clear sides (boxed), 4M@4X; whiskeg,
distillers' finished goode. per gallon,
%; sugars, cut loaf, 5.57; granulated,
4.95; standard A, 4.S2
Cincinnati Produce Market.