The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New Yosk STOCK Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The course of
to-d days stock market was extremely
disappointing to many persons who
mao expected, in view Of the great and
eurpsssing success of the new governs
ment loan an upturn in prices both here
sno aoIosd, Apparently, both in Lon
oon and New York, the news was not
regarded from broader point OF view
than ~ sffording an opportunity to
secure profits accruing from the recant
rise. Conservative fnancie,s express
the opinion that the markets for securi.
ties will soon reflect increased c3nfi-
dence as to the financial outlook. Ths
volume OF business showed q considera-
Die increase over the record of ths
previous day. Prices moved In an
erratio fashion, and, In some instances,
the fluctuations were wide. The mar
ket closed moderately active.
Closing stocks were "a follows:
Z, Atohison. 1914; Adams Express, LAT
and Ohio, 10; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 7sss; Chicago Gas. 64Hi O. O. @.
and St. Louis, 36X; Dell, Lackawsnna
and Western, 161; DIstillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1854; Erie, 1879; Erie
preferred. 81; Great Northern pre.
ferfed, Ito; Lake Shore, 145; Lead
Trust, 27s Louisville and Nashville,
4SH; National Cordsge, So; National
Coroase preferred, q; N. j. Central,
10sM; Norfolk and Western preferred,
81; Northern Pacific preferred, 151;
Northwestern, 102%; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N. Y. Central, 90; Ny,
and New England. 40; Pacific Mali.
80; Pullman Palace, l59; Reading,
IA; Rock Island, 7sss; st. Paul, 75k;
~, Paul and Omaha, 39H; Southern
Pacific, 81; Sugar Refinery. 110y6;
Union Pacific, ~; Western Union,
SSH; General Electric2sH,; Southern,
lO1s; Southern preferred, 33%; Tobacco,
7s1S; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Money on call
firmer at 2H@5 per cent, last loan
per cent, closed 8 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 6@S per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady with actual busi.
ness In bankers bills ut Assn for
demand and 4.s7@4.s7 u for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7x@4.ssH and
4.89@4.s9N. Commercial bills, 4.s6A.
Silver certificates, 67%@67N. Bar sill.
YER, 9Th. Government bonds strong
bonds firm. Petroleum weakly, 14316
bid.
Chicago Market. -
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.--Wheat closed No,
higher to-day than yesterday. Corn,
oats and provisions oil closed with some
gain for the day.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-February, opening,
66. closing. 65N; May, opening, IS,
closing, 673s; July, opening, SO,
olosing, GIN; June, opening, 6s, closing,
Elk.
Corn. No. s-February. opening, -,
closing, 9sB; May, opening, 3O%,
closing, ao36; July, opening, 3lX, clos.
ing, 3l%; September, opening. s2x,
closing, a2A.
Oats No. 2-February, opening, 19%,
closing, l9h; March, opening. -, clos.
ing, 90; May, opening, ak, closing,
81 u; July, opening, 2lX. closing, 2lk.
Meas pork. per bbl.-February, opsn-
Ing, 1870. closing, 10.37%; May, open.
ing, 1850, closing, 1057N; July, open-
Ing, 10.72H, closing, 10 72M.
Lard, per 100 lbs February, open.
ing, 500. closing. b.57}6; May, opening,
$50 closing. 5.77x; July, OPEN
ing. $50, closing, 5,92<.
opening, 6.22N, closing, $40; May,
opening. 5.421S, closing, S 40; july,
opening, $50, closing, $50.
Cash quotations were IS follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.45@3.70; soft,
3.1o@s.5o. No. Q spring wheat. 65x@
66H; No. 3 spring wheat, 6O@64X; No.
Q red, 69H@70H; No. corn, 2sM@
2sA; No. yellow, 2sI@2sA; No. Q
oats 90; No. 3 white, 22; No. white,
2036@s1N; No. Q rye, 3sN; No. Q
barley. nominal; No. 8, 27@3s; No. 4,
26@27; No. fsxseed, 9lx; prime
timothy seed, 3.15@3 IS; mess pork per
bbl.. 10.37S@10.5O lard per 100 lbs,
57H@5 60; short ribs sides (loose)
2o@5.25; dry salted shoulders. (boxedj
4H@4N; short clear sides (boxed). 51s@
5f; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf, 5.s1;
granuleted, SIC; standard A, SOC.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. e.-Flour
quiet. firm; family, 2.60@2 80; fancy
2.25@3.25. Wheat quiet; No. Q red,
nominal. re. Receipts, 1000; ship
mente, 5000. Corn quiet; No. mixed,
80. Oats frw; No. 3 mixed. 221S. Rye
firm; No. Q. A. Lard dull, firm. 5.37x.
Bulk meats steady, 5.25. Bacon steady
ct b.25. Whiskey. quiet; sales 5A5 bar
rels at 1.2S. Butter quiet; fancy Elgin
creamery, 22; Ohio, 16@is dairy. 10.
Sugar steady; hard refined 3I@5N.
Eggs dull. lie. Cheese steady; good
to prime Ohio fiat, 9@9h.
Lucky He Wasn't Bald.