The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-19
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

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NEW York, Dec. Is.-The re-eoboea
OF President Cieveland's MESSAGE to
congress influenced the stock market
20 oay. London prices for American
securities showed declines extending To
% per cent In Louisville snd Nashvilia
anu the International shares were soId
steadily with but slight rallies through-
out the day. This class of securities
displayed the greatest weakness of anv
on tho list. The unsettling effect Of
sne war talk upon prices was heights
ene0 oy depressing discussion of our
n ~ problems and by expectations
o. ,ursher heavy shipments Of gold,
partially on account Of foreign selling
OF our securities. The closing WAS &C.
1--WE and strong at net losses for the
actfve stocks.
Olosing stocks were az follows:
Atchison, 16; Adams Express, lat:
Baltimore and Ohio. ASK; Ohesaposke
and Ohio, 1873; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, eSA; Chicago Gas, 69k; o. O. @.
and ST. Louis, 40; Dell, Lsokswsnne
ana western. l64H; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders o.. 10; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred. 23K; Great Northern pre-.
Ierred. us; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Lruss, soH; Louisville and Nashville,
Din; National Cordage, 6H; Nationsi
Oordsge preferred, 12X; N. j. Central,
los; Norfolk aud Western rraferred,
g; Northern Pacific preferred, 1ax:
Northwestern. 1OsH; Northwestern pre-
ferred, $50; N. Y. Central, eoH; N. Y.
ana New England, SIS; Pacific Mail,
~; Pullman Palace, 1850; Reading,
IN; Rock Island, 73H; ST. Paul. "a:
st. Paul and Omaha, Al; Southern
Pacific, 2lN; Sugar Refinery, 1Oi:
Union Pacific, 6h; Western Union
oS2s; General Elec trio, 3oS; Southern,
~; Southern preferred, 81; Tobaoco.
1874; Tobacco preferred, -9s.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. lS.-Money on call
easy a. i%@SH per cent, last loan q
pr cent, Closed per cent; prime
u neiI.nslle paper 4@5K par cent;
stetilnE exchange firm with actual
business In bankers bills ut 4ssX@
4.se for demand, and 4.sz%@4 IS
for sixty days. Posted rates 4 $500
4Se and 4.s3N @4.90. Commercial bills,
4.s6A. Silver certificates 66k@67. Bar
silver, 66%. Government bonds firm
and higher. State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds weak.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1s.-The markets ga q
whole were inclined to be weak to-day
In spite of the strength with which they
started OUT War with England was
apparently not very sincerely concerned
| and the general preponderance of the
bearish features forced May wheat to
net loss over yesterdays figures.
Oats lost an q. Corn and provisions
closed practically unchanged.
The leading futures ranged to-day So
| follows.
Wheat, No. 3D. cember, opening,
j
s6h, closing, 56k; May, opening,
COS, closing, 59N.
Corn, No. 2-December, opening, 25X'
closing, 25a; January, opening, 25%;
closing, 25X; May, opening, 2SM, clos-
ing, 2s1s; July, opening, 29E, closing,
Oats No. s-December, opening, 1e%,
closing, 1913; May, opening, 1919
closing, 1919.
Mess pork, per bbl.-December
opening, 90. closing, 1855; January,
opening, $50. closing so; May,
opening, $50. closing, s.s716.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-December open.
Ing, 5.o7%. closing. 5,17H; January,
opening, EN-. closing s 30; NAV,
opening, $50, closing. 5.521s.
Short ribs. per 100 bs-December,
opening, a 97h, closing, 4.ao; MAY
opening, sax. closing, 4.5O.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents. 3.15@3.4O; soft, 1908. 90 No.
spring wheat, 56M@57<; No. 3
spring wheat. SIX; No. Q red 81, No.
. corn, 255s; No. yellow, &c; No.
oats, 17@17A; No. white. 1920; No.
8 white, 17A@1sA; No. rye, $500
| 81; No. Q barley, nominal; No 3, 22@
"a; No. 4. 2l@27; No. / faxseed, "a;
prime timothy seed. 350@3 SIS; mes !
pork per bbl.. 7,s7M@s 90; lard per
100 lbs. 5.201S; short ribs sides (loose)
4.25@4 35; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
| 4N@4M; short clear sides (boged),
| 4&@4&; whiskey. distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 1 2a; sugars. cut loaf,
o.45; granulated, 4.70; standard a, 4.57.
| Cincinnati Produce Market
| CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 1s.-Flour
steady; family, 2.60@2 IS; fancy, 3.C5@
| 8 20. Wheat quiet, steady; No. Q red
661s; receipts, $500; shipments, 2,2OO.
| Corn good demand; No. 9 mixed 27x
OAts quiet, steady; No. 9 mixed, 90,
| Rye weak; No. 2. 49, Lard firm, IS.
| Bulk meats. quiet. steady. $50. Bacon
hrm, so. Whiskey quiet. steady; sales
| 5o7 barrels st Lee. Butter quie., steady:
Elgin creamery. 2s; Ohio. 2J@24; dairy,
| 1o@l1. Sugar firm; hard refined. 3M@
5]6. Eggs weak, TN. Cheese fair
domsd, steady; good to prime 9A@1O.
If you want the cheapest coal in the
city buy Andrews semi-bisuminous
| Red Ash" You may know his teams
by the bells.
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