The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-10
FINANCE AND commeacg
New York stook Market.

NoW hork 5tock Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The dealings In
sne fAiiroao ltsta to-day were relatively
insignineans, beside she operations In
Tue inoustrisis Out OF aggregate sales
| Ior the day Of . little over 37O. 600
shares, Tobacco counted for ovar aoa :.
600 shares. Speculation for the week
began with m active marked and a
lower tendency 30 prices. Naturally
enough, sitter the exciting episode in
Tobacco on Saturday Q large crowd OF
traders centered around the "posr" i'm
thai stock shis morning and anxiously
| awaited che sound of the gong. The
hrss transaction recorded was 5000
shares ct from 90 TO 66. against 67s the
final sale OF last week. The price soon
seaosed TO 50 ind then ranged between
81 and IS, until the afternoon when an
unmeroilul milking processes carried the
prlce 10 7a, rally of per cent. from
the lowess OF the day. The, stock left
OIL With gain of the day of Az per
cent. The market closed active and
strong. Tho railway bond market was
quiee and lower.
closing stocEs were as follows:
Atohison, 1915; Adams Express, I4s;
baltimore and Ohio, 5oK; Chesapeake
and OHIO, II; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, S2&; Chicago Gas. 67sl; G. @. G..
/ and ST. Louis, Al; Del, Lackawanna
ana western, l65A; Distillers and Cat
TIC feeders Co., 10; Erie, 1879; Erie
preferred. 80; Great Northern pre-
ierred, III; Lake Shore, 149E; Lead
Iruss' 80; Louisville and Nashville,
59H; National Cordage, 6%; National
Corda.e preferred, ID; N. j. Central,
lo5H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
10; Northern Pacific preferred, is;
North western, i061s; Northwestern pre-,
ferred, l47A; N. Y. Central, 99I; N. Y.
and New England, SIS; Pacific Mail,
3lH; Pullman Palace, 1863; Reading,
va; Rock Island, "A; 81. Paul, TAX:
81. Paul and Omaha, 40; Seushorp
Pacific, gag; Sugar Refinery, lO61:
Union Pacific, S; Western Union.
S79s; General Electric, 30}G; Southern,
III 20; Southern preferred, 354 Tobacco,
Il q; Tobacco preferred, o.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Money on call
easy a. 1H@2M per cent, last loan 9
Pr cent, closed Q per cont; prime mer.
camille paper 4@5N per cent; sterling
exc hange steady with actual business
In bankers bills ct 4.SS%@4 for
demand. and 4.s7H@4 SO for sixty
days. Posted rates Ssx and 4.s9 and
S91s@ 4.90 Commercial bills 4S7
Silver certificates 66x@67; bar silver
"a. Government bonds firm. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds easier.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Wheat ended the
day at an advance of 1s6 on decrease
visible supply of III. 900, Instead of the
expected two million increase. The
market opened at decline Of M@H,
but thu announcement of the visible
supply sent the price upward with a
rush. Corn, oats and provisions were
hrmer In sympathy with wheat
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-December, opening
S79d, closing, 59ss; January, opening,
67sl, closing, 59s4; May, opening, 6lss@
81 u, closing, 6a76@63
Corn, No. 2-December opening, 26A
closing. 1858; January, opening, 26A
closing, 26A@268; May, opening, 90,
closing, 20]s.
Oats No. 2-December, opening, 17X,
closing, 1875; May, opening. 2ojs, clos
ing, 20B@20%.
Mess pork. por bbl.-December,
opening, $50, closing, 7.s5; January,
opening, SIS. closing s55.; May,
opening. o231, closing. 500.
Lard, per 100 lbs -December OPEN
ing, 27M, closing, SAX; January,
opening, 5.27. II closing 27M; May,
opening, 5,52A, closing. $50.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs December,
opening, 4 25. closing, 4.3O; January,
opening, 4.3a%, closing. 4 30; May,
opening. 4.52h, closing. 4 sax.
Cash quotauons were rs follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.l5@5.40; soft, 3 1O@3.3O. No.
spring wheat, 56ss@6o3s No g.;
spring wheat, 55@5s1s; No red, 62N@
6416, No. corn, 269s; No. Q oats,
~; No. white. 1903; No. white,
1870 1915; No. 2rye, 35}6; No. Q barley.
nominal; No. 8, -; No. 4, 49,; No 1
fiaxseed, %; prime timothy seed, 60;
mess pork per bbl., 7.s71f; lard per 100
lbs. 22k@5.25; shors ribs sides
lloose) 30@4 35; dry sailed shoulders,
(boxede 4H@4%; short clear sides
(boxed), 4&@4x; whiskey. distillers
hnished goods. per gallon. 1.22; sugars.
cut loaf, 5.45 granulated. 40; standard
A, 4.57.
Cincinnati Produce Mnrkes.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Dec. 0-Flour
steady. Wheat firm; No. red, 6s;
receipts. 1000; shipments, 5000. Corn
higher; No. mixed. 80. Oats slow;
No. mixed, 2O1. Rye firm; No. 2,
40. Lard quiet, s. Is. Bulk meats, quiet,
4.5O. Bacon quiet, fair demand, 5 SO.
Whiskey steady; sales SOS barrels at
1.22. Butter active demand, firm.
Sugar finn Eggs firm, $4,000. Cheese
steady.
Buohboards of NortherI Maine.