The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

Now York Stock Market.
New YORK, Dec. 2O.-In general
way the average Wall steeet habisue
was prepared after the close of business
yesterday for probable depression in the
stock market to-day on account of the
Venezuelan message and the renewed
outward movement OF gold. The first
shock came In tAe shape OF a psnicky
market in American securities in Lon
don with declines extending to FIVE per
cent. British oonsols also came lower.
at the opening here Ii was definately
stated by gold shipping houses that
$4,000, 900 of the SIS. 600, 900 that was ex-
pected to 60 out tomorrow would be
arranged for to-day.
After momentary recovery OF to
Ia per cent. fresh outpouring of
stocks occurred, which, As was the case
OF London selling, reflected chiefly
liquidation by scared holders, and prices
scrambled right and left. Stop orders
were caught in large numbers and this,
OF course. accelerated the downward
movement The volum OF business wAs
on tremendous scale. The dealings
in the first half hour registeres 19l, 6S4
shares and in the first hour 243,1S5
Trading in bonds was also on almost
correspondingly large scale and the
Losses ranged up to Is per cent. in Wis.
consin Central frat trust receipts.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 1873; Adams Express, las;
Baltimore and Ohio, Al; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1216; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, TAX; Chicago Gas, 6314; @. G. G.
and St. Louis, "a; Del, Lackawanna
and Western, 159k; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 14ss; Erie, 1l1S; Erie
preferred. s5h; Great Northern pre-
ferred, 119; Lake Shore, 144i Lead
Trust 80; Louisville and Nashville,
AK; National Cordsge, AN; National
Cordage preferred, sA; N. j. Central,
9s; Q Norfolk and Western preferred,
z; Northern Pacific preferred, 11%;
Northwestern, 99A; Northwestern pre-
ferred. LAT; N. Y. Central, 94<; N. Y.
ana New England, SO; Pacific Mail,
25H; Pullman Palace, 152N; Reading,
6Bi Rock Island, 81; St. Paul, 64%:
St. Paul and Omaha, 33&; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, e5%;
Union Pacific, 5; Western Union,
SAX; General Electric, "a; Southern,
81; Southern.preferred, 251S; Tobacco,
7l3s; Tobacco preferred, OAK.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Depression took
possession Of wheat operators to -day at
the opening of the session and Qripped
ehem 30 tight that there was no escape
during the entire course. Compared
with last week wheat closed 31S lower,
corn q lower, oats Is and provisions
10]6 lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-December, opening,
o5S@55@s, closing, 54A@54%; January,
opening, 55ss@55N, closing, 54x@54%:
may, opening, 5S36m5SM, closing
57H@57%.
Corn, No. 2-December. opening, 25A,
closing. rs; January, opening, esq;
closing, 2515; Nay, opening, IS, clos
ing, 2s%@sS%; July, opening, ASK,
closing, 2S%@2sss.
Oats No. 2--December, opening. 1867
closing, 16%; May, opening. 1sX@l9,
closing, 100000.
on Mess pork. per bbl:-Decomb Der,
uary. opening. a.38. closing 8 S71<; May,
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Dscember open.
Ing, -. closing, 5.35; January,
opening, o.37h, closing S FAX; May,
opening, $50. closing, 5.42M.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Dec amber,
opening, =. closing, 4.so; January,
opening, 425, closing, 42o; NAV,
opening, $50, closing, 4 Az,
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour weaker; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.15@3.4o; soft. 3.lO@s.3O. No.
Q spring wheat, 54A@55h; No. 8
spring wheat 54N@54H; No. 3 red 500
60, No. corn, IS; No. yellow, &c; No.
Q oats, II; No. Q white, l04; No. 3
white, 1sA@19; No. rye, 3sh:
No. barley, nominal; No. 3, 2lM@2%;
No. 4, 25; No. fsxseed, 03A; prim @
timothy seed, 8 As; "a esu pork per Dbl. .,
775@s.oO; lard per 100 lbs, 5.5aL;
short ribs sides (loose) 42O@4.s5; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4s6@4%; short
clear sides (boxed), 4as@4%; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
1.22; sugara. cut loaf,5.45; grsnulated,
40; standardA, 4.57.
Cincinnati Produce Market
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 2O.--Flour
easy; family, 2.6O@2 IS; fancy. 3.O5@
Wheat lower; No. red, 64M@65
receipts. 5000; shipments. 5000. Corn
dull; No. Q mixed. 81. Oats slow; No
9 mixed, 20h. Rye dull; No. 2, Al
Lard steady. s IS. Bulk meats, weak
4.36K. Bacon barely steady, 57N
Whiskey. quiet; sales 500 barrels at
1872. Butter easy, Elgin creamery. 30
Ohio, 2o@24; dairy, 10@1. Sugar firm
hard refined. 3N@5X. Eggs dull, ia