The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-12
FINANCE AND commERcs
New York Stock nrarhet.

was fair, measured by recent averages,
and the industrials, as usual, played
!! star parts. The market opened dull,
with but few decided changes in other
directions resulting in the initial deal
ings. The trading soon assumed de-
cided tone, and on comparatively
lighter transaction the entire list moved
upward, handsome gains being made in
the tndustrials group. Tobacco common
and preferred advanced az per cent.
| and other shares fractions. Near the
end OF the frat hour the traders made q
drive against the market and realizing
sales helped them in their efforts. The
induatrials bore the brunt of attacks.
In the midafternoon trading covering
OF shorts were largely responsible for
! sharp advances In Sugar, Tobacco,
Pacific, Mail, Tennessee Coal, Reading,
Delaware and Hudson, Leather Pre-
ferred and Minneapolio aud ST. Louis
second preferred. In the final dealings
realiz,ng sales caused noteworthy
slump. The general market closed quiet
and firm In tone.
Closing etocks were ~ follows:
Atohtson, 1873; Adams Express, lat;
baltimore and Ohio, 50X; chesapeake
and Ohio. IN; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy. s2H; Chicago Gas, 6sH; o. O. O.
and st. Louis, 4o1f; Del, Lsokswsnns
tie Feeders Co., 1879; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, saA; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, lit; Lake Shore, 1504; Lead
Trust, 80; Louisville and Nashville,
62H; National Cordage. 6x; National
OordaHe preferred, l3; N. ]. Central,
1868; Norfolk and Western preferred,
10; Northern Pacific preferred, lax;
Northwestern, 104; Northwestern pre-
ferred: lax; N. Y. Central, 99k; N. Y.
and, New England. SIS; Pacific Mail,
31H; Pullman Palace, 162; Reading,
sS; Rock Island, 7sK; st. Paul, TAX;
st. Paul and Omaha, 41%; Southern
Pacific, 90; Sugar Refinery, 1861;
Union Pacific, tx; Western Union
s5S; General Electric, 81; Southern,
l9A; Southern preferred, 331s; Tobacco,
71A; Tobacco preferred, 90.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1l.-Money on call
easy al coax per cent, last loan 2
per cent, closed o per cent; prime mer.
camille paper 4@5x per cent; sterling
exchange dull with actual business
In bankers bills at s7N@4 SO for
demand, and 4s7X@4.ss for sixty
days. Posted rates ssN@4s9 and
s9h@4.9o. Commercial bills 4s7
silver certifostes 66H. Bar silver,
659S. Government bonds steady. State
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1I.-Whent deolined
e to-day. making y loss In two DAYS
The market opened very dull and rather
weak at d to Is. Business continued
dull throughout the entire session.
Corn was weak and business was larrely
| on account. Prices kept within 8 shade
| or two OF yesterdays closing figures,
Oats and provisions lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-December, opening,
5sA, closing, 5sH@59; January, Open
ing, 6sH, closing. 57H@57E; May,
opening, 81 $@e1A. closing, 6lA@6lsS.
closing, 25A; January. opening, 25T,
closing. 20; May, opening, 2sX, clos
| ing, 28H.
Oats No. 2-December, opening, Tx,
closing. 17s; May. opening, 19X@i9X,
closing, 1921.
Mess pork. per bbl.-Dacomber,
opening, 65, closing, 1865; January,
opening. SAX, closing $50; May,
opening, s2H. closing. $40.
Lard, per 100 lbs December open
ing, 5.o7@<. closing, 5.O71s; January,
opening, s ssM. closing 5.52k; May,
opening, 5.45, closing, 5.4216.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs -Decsmber,
opening. -. closing, 4.17H; January,
opening, 22k, closing. AGO; MAY,
opening, AS, closing, 4.421s.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.l5@3.40; soft. 100000. No.
spring wheat, 57H@5sx No 8
spring wheat, 57@5sh; No. red, 6I4@
62%, No. corn. ASH; No. yellow, 20;
No.s oats, l7A; No. white. 1870
2OA; No. white, 1s@19H; No. rye,
35S; No. barley, nominal; No. 8,
241s; No. 4, 22@26; No. 1 fisxseed, "a;
prime timoshyseed, 8 90; mess pork per
bbl.. 7.75@7 SIN; lard per 100 lbs,
S 15@5.173s; short ribs sides (loose)
4 20@4.50; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4M@49s; short clear sides (boxed),
4B@4H; whiskey, diatillers' finished
goods, per gallon. 1 90; sugars, cut loaf,
S. As graduated. 40; standard A, 4.57.
Cincinnati Produce Raarkes.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 11.-Flour
frmer. Wheat stronger; No. Q red,
66; receipts, $500; shipments. 1900.
Corn active; No. mixed. 80. Oats
weak; No. Q mixed, 20H. Rye quiet;
No. Q, AZ. Lard easy, S 10. Bulk meats,
quiet. so. Bacon fair demand, 37K.
Whiskey weak; sales 467 barrels ut l. 90.
Buster steady. Sugar firm. Eggs strong,
lsc. Cheese steady.
A. X. FITZPATRICK, OF Fillmore, Cal,
aad the misfortune to have his leg
taught between . cart and a stone and
badly bruised. Ordinarily he would
have been laid up for two or three
weeks, but says: "Afser using one bot
tie OF Chamberlain's Pain Balm be-