The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-30
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Marka.-

New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK. Oct. 29.-Four stocks
composed the bulk OF the dealings to-
day. In the railroad list Reading was
the feature and the stock and bonds
sustained material declines. HEAVY
selling OF the stock during the past two
days is now credited to Europe. To davis
decline was attended by avariety OF
rumors In connection with the PROMISED
reorganization of the property. The re-.
ports were conflicting and indefinite.
tnefe was In addition to the foreign
seIling considerable liquidation for
oomestio account and the bears inn
proved the situation fully. This stock
and declined 81 per cent. to IL. clos.
ing at the lowess point of the day. The
other most prominent shares in EXTENT
OF trading were Sugar, Tobacco, Chi.
cage Gas and st. Paul. The general
market was depressed sympatheticslly.
covering by shorts induced q rally after
II O'Clock, extending to IL per cent, in
Tobacco, In the face OF an advance in
posted rates Of exchange BY some prom
inens drawers to 48SN@4S9x and
higher rates for actual business. Near
noon another reactionary set in, caus-
Ing the loss Of most of the rise. Toward
II O'Clock prices again stiffeaed with
Sugar, Tobacco. Chicago Gas, Leather
Preferred and Pacific Mail most con-
splcuous. In the final the market ap-
peared to be practically without snp-
port; prices generally became heavy.
The market closed inactive and weak
at the lowest figures of the day with
material net losses.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 1917; Adams Express. l5o.
baltimore and Ohio, 6Ox; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 10; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 50; Chicago Gas, co.'s; c. c. G..
and st. Louis, 42; Del, Lsckawanns
and Western, 165; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 21S2; Erie, 10; Erie
preferred, 81; Great Northern pre-
lerred, l23; Lake Shore, $50; Load
Trust, a2%; Louisville and Nash Vile,
SSS; National Cordage, z; National
Oordage preferred, 14A N. j. Central,
!09; Norfolk and Western preferred,
l2%; Northern Pacific preferred. l7ss;
Northwestern, los; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l47; N. Y. Central, 100; NY,
and New England. SO; Pacific Mail,
30ss; Pullman Palace, III; Reading,
l4>s; Rock Island, 1873; St. Psul, rs
81. Paul and Omaha, 42A; Southern
racihc, S34; Sugar Refinery 101h
Union Pacific, 12M; Western Union,
90s; General Electric, 32}s; Southern,
11%; Southern preferred, $3.50; Tobacco,
%; Tobacco preferred, 1855
New York Money Market.
New York, Oct. a9.-Money on call
easy at 2@2N per cent, last loan az
closed 2H. Prime mercantile pane,
4@5A per cent. Sterling exchange
firm with actual business in bankers
bills at 4.sSM@4 SS9l for demand and
S7H@4 SIX for sixty days; poste
rates 4.ssH@4.s9 and so@4. s0L
Com mercial bills, 4.s6M. Silver Ger
tidcates, 6S1S @6Sk. Government bonds
steady. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds weak.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-WheAt to day broke
the charm which has 80 long held it a
or over sixty cents for December. Il
got down to 59S and closed at that
Corn was affected by the perfect curing
weather. decline of Il WAS the result
OF the days trading. Provisions sui
hog market.
The leading futures ranged to-day al
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-october, opening
5o%@50%, closing. 5s%; December
opening, Co.'s @60H, closing. 500; Ma,
opening, 64H@64%, closing, 63X.
Corn, No q October, opening, 80
closing, 1913; November, opening, COX
closing, 29H; December, opening, 27Sl
closing, 271s; May, opening, 294, clos
ing, 294.
Oats No. 2-October, opening, ls
closing, 1s; December, opening, 1sA
ing, s0sG.
Mess pork. per bbl.-October, open
ing, 1878, closing, 95; January, open.
Ing, 9.02M, closing, 8 81; May, open
ing, saS16, closing, 0 274.
Lard, per 100 lbs October, opening
-, closing, As; January, opening
5.6216, closing, S 62]e; May. opening
s. sax, closing, $50.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-October
opening, IS, closing, 35; January
opening, 4.50, closing, 4.52f; May
opening, 4.72x, closing, 4 rex
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents, also
$50; straighrs, $500 so; spring patents
al5@3.50; spring straights, 2.65Qos 90
bakers, 1.s5@2. 80; No. spring wheat
5S&@5oS; No 3 spring wheat, 57@59N
No. Q red, 5s%@62%; No. corn
29E (930; No. yellow, 26I; No. oats
IS; No. white. 2O@2O%; No. 8 white
1917; No. rye, So; No. barley, nomi
nal; No. 8, 27@3l; No. 4. 24@3O; No
l haxseed, 90; prime timothy seed, 3.sD
mess pork per bbl., s.OO@l2M; lard
per 100 lbs. so; short ribs sides (loose)
$50 AS; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4N@4T; short clear sides (boxed),
4&@4H; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, l 90; sugars, cut loaf,
o.57; granulsted. 4.95; standard A, 4.s2
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 29.-Flour
steady, fancy. 3 O5m3.25: family. . som