The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-04
FINANCE AND
Now York ssooh nFar&..

New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The cotton market
opened three points, higher on better
caoies snan were looked for, but imme.
alately surned of thirteen points on
most. The close was easy at the lower
ngutes OF the day, showing 8 loss of
oisasy-nine points. The P~resident's
market. Speculation was yerv slsck
IL was reported the Neill Bros. would
reduce their crop estimate to 9, 900. OOO
0aies, put this failed to revive business.
A5e features OF to-day's trading was an
enort to- %liquidate January interests.
ine result was = wide difference be-
tween snas month and the later options.
shipments showed up in larger
hg1res than had been looked for.
C!osing STOCKS were as follows:
Atehison, 17%; Adams Express, 14s;
na!slmofe n Ohio. 55x; chesapeake
Sna ohio, ISL; Chicago, Burlington and
n st. Louis, AK; Del, Lsokawanns
q western, 1874; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 194; Erie, 10; Erie
preferred. 80; Great Northern pre.
ierred, III; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Trust, s0A; Louisville and Nashville.
S3N; National Cordage, z; National
Cordage preferred, Ia; N. j.. Central.
Io6N; Norfolk and Western preferred,
I91e; Northern Pacific preferred, 15x;
Northwestern. 1868; Northwestern pre-
ier,ed, $50; N. Y. Central, 1oOH; N. Y.
ana New England, SIS; Pacific Mail,
3SSs; Pullman Palace, 1863; Reading,
aoA; Rock Island, 1885; st. Paul, 74%;
St. Paul and Omaha, 42N; Southern
Pacific, 27%; Sugar Refinery, 1o3:
Union Pacific, 8; Western Union,
o7N; General Electric, 81; Southern,
loS; southern preferred, 34H; Tobacco,
SO%; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dsc. 3.-Money on call
easy at 2ss per cent, last loan 1h,
closed 2; prime mercantile paper 3&@5
per cent; sterling exchange firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at
4 e9@4.S9A for demand, and 4 s7%@4 So
for sixty days. Posted rates 4 $500
4.90. Commercisi bills 4S6X. silver
certificates 67A @07%; bar silver 81.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-The wheat. corn
aud oats markets were all weak to-day.
Inc W latter made record breaking
low prices and wheat lost 80 per bushel.
An important business was done in
whe 1t for shipment but nothing was
known OF 1t while the session was pro-
Oeso Who VIC Ue6G uArKoG on
the floor. After falling off from 2OA
to 90. which is the lowest price of the
present crop and was the sellers price,
the tide turned up. Shorts business
eagerly took all mixed obtained. Uffer-
ings were gradually consumed and at
the finish 20 cents was still bid for both
large end small lots. December opened
with Tx sold to 1878 and closed three
points WI than yesterday at the
lowest price. hog products we're frmer,
as the hog receipts was not as large as
expected.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-December, %opening.
56&, closing. 81; January, opening. 57%'
closing, 81; May, opening, 6l1S, clos
inp, 60<.
Corn, No. 2-December, opening, 90,
closing, 35S; January, opening, 28A,
closing, 25N @a5N; May, opening, 300
29H, closing, 2s%.
Oats No. 2-December,~ opening, Tx.
closing, 1917; May, opening, 9oSS, clos
| ing. 90.
Mess pork. per bbl.-December,
opening, TO, closing, 10TH; January,
opening, s.77h. closing. 8 72h; May,
opening, e.l5, closing, ajax.
Lard, per 100 lbs December open
Ing, 6 IS, closing, 5 17]6; January, ooen-
ing, $40. closing $40; May, opening,
5.69N, closing, soak,
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-December,
opening, 4.25. closing, 4.25; January,
opening, 4.40, closing, AJAX; MAY,
opening, 4.65, closing, 4.65.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; hard wheat spring
patents, 3.15@3.40; soft, 3.lO@3 80. No.
2 spring wheat, 56@57; No. 8 spring
wheat 56A@574; No Q red, 59@6OE,
No. 3 corn, 25x@25X; yellow 26N;
No. 3 oats, 17H; No. Q white, 1S@ls4;
No. 8 white, 1000; No. Q rye, 35M;
No. Q barley, nominal; No. $50; No.
4. -; No. flaxseed, 90; prime limo
thy seed, 3 e0@3.65; mess pork per
bbl., 1887 S7k; lard per 100 lbs,
5 IS; short ribs sides (loose) 4.40@
4 as; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4k@
AZ; short clear sides (boxed), 5@5X;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.45
granulsted. 40; standard A. 4.57.
Cincinnati Msrhet.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 5.-Flour
steady. Wheat easy; No. Q red, 81;
receipts, 1900; shipments 1000. Corn
fairly active; No. Q May, 80. Rye dull;
No. Q. AZ. Lard good demand. s IS.
Bulk meats. fair demand. $50. Bacon
steady, SIS. Whiskey stesdy; sales
533 barrels st 1.22. Butter firm,
higher. Sugar fairly active, firm. Eggs
firm, 173sc. Cheese quiet, but steady.
Lucky Joe Jefferson.