The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-08
FINANCE ARD COMMERCE.
New York STOCK market.

most Instances The railroad earnings
pnolshed Zoe Sue fourth in DC tobsr were
t"vorable. Advices from the leading
European iinaEc!al centers were more
reassurinR. Per contra, the rates of
sterling took sitter turn, although so
far as Can be- learned no arrangements
have been II ade for exports Of gold.
The scarcity Of com mercial bills excites
unfaVorable comments. Rumors that
tue large sugar rehneries, except the
Franklin, Of Philadelphia, would re-
sumo operations this week failed to
exert sustaining influence upon the
price OF the STOCK. The market opened
moderately active and irregular. A
hardening tendency soon developed and
on Increased dealings prices began to
move upward, The Improvement ex-
tended to per cent. in Tobacco and
Leather Preferred. Chicago Gas was
depressed and less material losses
occurred in other shares. After mid.
day excellent support appeared in the
railway shares and advices were in them
70 the best OF the day. Toward o'clock
sales for both accounts caused a slump
In values. The decline was regarded ss
largely due to renewed liquidation. In
the late speculation a firmer tone was
dlscerniole and the closing was strong,
with many stocks recording substantial
net gains.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Aechison, 1913; Adams Express, $50;
Baltimore and Ohio, syn; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1915; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 1875; Chicago Gas, &C; c. G. G.
and st. Louis, 40; Del, Lackawanna
and Western, 16s; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., COX; Erie, 1917; Erie
preferred, 23H; Great Northern pre-
oh
Trust, 80; Louisville and Nashville,
54H; National Cordage, 7; National
CordaEe preferred, 1872; N. j. Central,
lo6%; Norfolk aud Western preferred,
TX; Northern Pacific preferred, 16h;
Northwestern, 1862; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 147; N. Y. Central, 9o%; N. Y,
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
27ss; Pullman Palace, 1854; Reading,
l2}s; Rock Island, rs; St. Paul, rs;
st. Paul and Omaha, 4OX; Southerp
Pacific, ao4; Sugar Refinery, 9s%;
Union Pacific, 1917; Western Union,
S9S; General Electric, 304; Southern,
llI; Southern preferred, 49, Tobacco,
SIX; Tobacco preferred, 1o4.
New York Money Market.
NEW York, Nov. 7.-Money on call
easy at per cent, last loan closed
per cent. Prime mercantile paper
e"r" poi oout. OterllnB eXCnhng6
firm with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.s04 for demand and 4.S7X@
4s9 for sixty days; posted rates
4.S8E@4 500 and 4.S9H@4 90. CONNER
cial bills, 4.s6%. Silver certificates,
6om6S4. Government bonds steady.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
| strong.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Nov. THE soaking rain
In Chicago rejoiced the bears to-day
and helped those Of them who had short
wheat to profit of 4 per cent. per
bushel Corn was firm, the bulls In
that market deriving comfort from the
same wet weather which discouraged
the wheat people. The improvement
In prices was slight. however. Oats
were very dull. Provisions declined
Sharply on further large receipts of
hogs.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
Wheat, No. 2-November, opening,
SIX, closing, 57H; December, opening,
osS, closing, $685. May, opening, 62%,
closing, 635S. ''
Corn, No. 2-November, opening. 90 a
closing, 29H; December, opening,
27H, closing, 27N; May, opening,
29ss, closing, 29ss.
Oats No. 2--Novembe opening.
-, closing, 1873; December, opening,
JsS, closing, 1879; May. opening,
2o9s. closing, 2Os6.
Mess pork. per bl.-November,
opening =, closing, 8 IS; January,
opening, 9.as6, closing, Is; May,
opening, 9.6SE, closing. 947M.
Lard, per 100 lbs Move M Der open.
Ing, -, closing, S SIS; January, open
inv, $40 closing 5.6216; May, opening,
$50, closing, 5.s2H.
Short ribs, per 100 November,
opening, -, cl,sing, ASS; January,
opening. 40, closing. 4 60; Nav,
opening, 400, closing, 4 sax.
Cash quotations we're as follows.
Flour steady; winter patents, 315@
$50; straighrs, 285@35O; spring
patents, 3.15@3.5O; spring straiahts,
S.s5@s.9o; bakers, 1S5@2 3d. No. 2
spring wheat, ssh; No spring whe st,
57@578; No. red, 5SH@6l; No. Q
corn, 2e1@295s; No. oats, 1915; No.
. white. 2O@21; No. 8 white, l7@ls%;
Mo. rye, 81; No. barley, 241S: No.
D. 20; No.4. 25@27; No. flsxseed, OIL u;
prime timothy seed, 3.GO; mess pork
per bbl., S,25@S.3sss; lard per 100 lbs,
GO; short ribs sides (loose) 4 65; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4%@4%; short
clear sides (boxed), 4%@5; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
i.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.57; granu-
lated, 4.95; standard A, 4.S2.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. Flour
steady. fancy, 3.Oo@3 20; family. GOO
$50. Wheat nominal; No Q red, 66.
Receipts, 1909; shipments. 3,OOO Corn
fairly active; No. mixed, SO. Oats
active, higher; No. 2 mixed, 2Oh. Rye.