The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-05
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York stock n,.r..,


NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-Weskness char
acserized 10 days speculation. The
professional dealers were responsihI n
tor the huctuations. There were no inn :
portant disquieting news. The market
snoweo Increased activity as compared
WIN yesterday, the foremost groups be.
Ing the indussrials and grangers.
In the late session q rise in call money
WAS unfavorably reelected in the spec
ulation. 'pSo
About midday the bears assumed the
aggressive and prices receded sharply.
Ihe closing was weak and at about the
lowest OF the day.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 211S; Adams Express. 14o.
baltimore and Ohio, 90; chesapeake
ana Ohio, 1915; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy 6sA; Chicago Gas.70H;C G. G.
and st. Louis, AK; Del, Lackawanna
ana western, 169; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 231si Erie, 11X; Erie
preferred. 94H; Great Northern pre-.
Ierred' l2t; Lake Shore, 1905; Lead
Trust ~; Louisville and Nashville,
osS; National Cordage, So; National
CoraaSe preferred, l6T; N. j. Central,
l!s; Norfolk and Western preferred.
ll4%; Northern Pacific preferred, lsX:
Northwestern, 104H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, lat; N. Y. Central, 1o1; NY.
ana New England, 81; Pacific Mail,
3l4; Pullman Palace, l72; Reading.
20; Rock Island, 77si; st. Paul, 76S:
st. Paul and Omaha, 43H; Southern
Pacific, S44; Sugar Refinery, losyS:
Union Pacific, lax; Western Union.
9SS; General Electric. SsH; Southern,
lS%; southern Preferred. 80; Tobacco,
Wy; Tobacco preferred, 1Os%.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, Oct. 4-Money on call
easy at 1908 per cent, last loan .
per cent. closed per cent Prime
mercantile paper 4%@5& per cent
Stefnng exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at 4S7k@
4 SIX for demand and s6%@4 81
for sixty days; posted rates 4.s7@4 IS
and 4SS@4.so. Commercial bills,
4S5&@4 sc. Silver certificates, 67k6
67H: government bonds strong. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Weak cables, large
receipts and rumors from London OF n
smash In kn fir stocks knocked another
e OIL the value OF December wheat to.
day. May corn lost e, Mayoats Il and
provisions closed practically unclaimed.
Inc leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-ootobor, opening,
59H@5oS, closing, 5s%; December,
opening COZ @6oss, closing, 6O1S; May,
opening, 64H @64H, closing, Ga A@64I.
Corn, No. 2-October. opening, 3oM@
BOX, closing, 3oH; November, open.
ing, 29&@29%,, closing, 20%; Decem-
oer' opening. ss1s, closing, %;
May opening, 2aA, closing, COX. Oats
No. 2-October, opening, 1875, closing,
ls@lS1; December, opening, 1871,
closing, 1sA. May, opening, 2OH@2O%,
closing, COX. Mess pork, per bbl.-Ocso-
Der, opening, 35. closing. $40 jan
uary, opening, 8 40, closing, 947H
Lard, per 100 lbs October. opening,
$50, closing, $50; January. opening,
$50, closing, 5 so. Short ribs, per 100
IDS. -October, opening, 90, closing,
90; January, opening, 4,S2A, closing,
4.s5.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, 5000
100; straights, 4o@S 9s;spring patents,
5.so@4.25; bakers, 2.10@3 so; No. 2
spring wheat. 5sss@6OH; No 3 spring
wheat, 69@60x; No 8 red, 59A@61h;
No corn. a1@3lH; No. yellow,
ao@30N; No. oats, 1873; No. white,
2lA; No. white, 10000; No. Q rye,
Al; No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 900
80; No. 4, 28@3i; No. 1, flaxseed. 96E;
prime timothy seed, 3.45; mess pork,
per bbl., s.37]s@s so; lard per 100 lbs,
S S2%@5 IS; short ribs sides (loose),
5.a5@5,30; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
5M@5%; short clear sides. (boxed),
5000; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, %; sugars. cut
loaf, 534; granulated, AIS; standard
A, 4.6s.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Oct. 4-Flour
steady; fancy. 1903 25; family. 2.60@
2 rs. Wheat weaker; No. red, 70.
Receipts $500; shipments 900. Corn
steady; No mixed 33%. Oats steady;
No. mixed 21A@2lM. Rye dull; nom.
inal, No. 2, As. Lard, firm. $40. Bulk
meats, steady, S rs. Bacon steady, 100.
Whiskey steady; sales $40 barrels at
%. Butter firm. Sugar strong. Eggs