The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-23
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stook Market.

| Now York Stock Market.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-The engage
ment OF gold for shipment on Saturday
II anything. exceed the most liberal
estimates, yet that fact did not cause
activity In to-daY's stock. market; it also
failed TO tmpart special weakness. As
matter OF fact the speculation could
Iegltlmately be termed negative one.
IN only few stocks was there even an
| approach to animation. London was
again seller OF American securities
and the late news from the leading
hnancial centres indicated an unsettled
conoltion OF affairs. The market, gen.
orally. Left off fractionally lower.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 16}6; Adams Express, I4s;
Baltimore and Ohio, 56k; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1sS; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy SAX; Chicago Gas. 90; O. @. @.
and st. Louis, 4Osl; Del, Lackawanns
and Western, 166; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1885; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, al; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, liz; Lake Shore, 149x; Lead
Trust. a0H; Louisville and Nashville,
sos; National Cordage, So; National
Uoraage preferred, 10; N. j. Central,
!O6%; Norfolk and Western preferred,
IVA; Northern Pacific preferred, lax;
"SSsSAh - tOo| l0OEbuW66I6Eu DT0-
ferred, 149; N. Y. Central, 99}e; N. Y.
and New England, so; Pacific Mail,
30%; Pullman Palace, 1854; Reading,
81; Rock Island, TAN; Sc. Paul, TAX;
st. Paul and Omaha, AN; Southern
Pacific, ak; Sugar Refinery, 9o%;
Union Pacific, sN; Western Union,
s7M; General Electric, BOZ; Southern,
1855; Southern preferred, 333S; Tobacco,
$3.50; Tobacco preferred, 100.
Now York Money Market.
NEW York, Nov. 92.-Money on call
easy at 1H@2 per cent, last loan 1]s,
closed 1E@2. Prime mercantile paper
S%@5 per cent. Sterling exchange irm
with actual business in bankers bills
at 4.so@4.SoH for demand. 4.s7N@4.s7&
for sixty days; posted rates 4 $500
certificates. 67A@67sS Government
bonds weak. State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds firm.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Speculstion in
wheat dragged through q wearisome
session to-day at prices for the most
part under those of yesterday, but show.
Ing no change in the end. Corn was
weak for near futures and easy for May.
November and December are each il
lower and May is without change.
Provisions closed firm at slight i'm
provement in prices.
The loading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. s-November, opening,
559s, closing, 55M; December, opening,
Sc, CT osing, 56N@564; May, opening,
6oT@604, closing, 6Os6@GO&.
Corn, No. 2-Novem Der, opening, 275e
closing, Elk; December, opening, 271,
closing, 81; January, opening, 27A,
closing. 27@271s; May, opening, 29a,
closing, 291s.
Oats No. 2-November opening,
=, closing, 1917; December, opening,
l7N, closing, 17%@l7M; May, opening,
2oss@2oM, closing, aO3s2O16.
Mess pork. per December,
opening. -, closing, 7.s5; January,
pening, $50, closing, s.s5; May, open
ing, 9.17]6, closing, 9.95.
Lard, per 100 December open
Ing, =, closing, IS; January. open.
ing, S 40, closing $50; May, opening,
5.67H. closing, 5.72N.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs December,
opening, 49, - closing. 4.371G; January,
opening, 4 45, closing, 4.47H; May,
opening, 40, closing, 72M.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.15@3.4o; soft, 3 1O@3.3O. No.
spring wheat, 55N @56A; No 3 spring
whest - No. . red, 56A @59%;
No. corn, 27A; No. Q oats, 1908;
No. white, 20; No. 8 white, 1s11@20N;
No. rye. SO; No. barley, -; No. g.,
=; No. 4, =; No. l faxseed, 92@
OBS; prime timothy seed, 5000 60;
mess pork per bbl.,7 1878 @s. 90; lard pc r
100 lbs., 42h; short ribs sides Qoose)
1904 so; dry sailed shoulders. (boxed)
4%@4%; short clear sides (boxed),
| 4%@4X; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, lee; sugars. cut
loaf. 5.57; granulated. 4.o5; standard
| A, 4.S2.
Cincinnati Produce Market
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 22.-Flour
dull. What dull; No. red, G5: re-
ceipts,3 500; shipments, none. Corn firm;
No. mixed, 49, Oats dull; No. mixed,
g. Rye firmer; No. 9, 42. Lard dull.
| 5371<. Bulk meats easy, $50. Bacon
light demand, 5.75 Whiskey steady;
sales 662 barrels at 1.22. Butter dull.
| Sugar steady. Eggs firm, I7c. Cheese