The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-17
FINANCE AND
Now York Stock hYarket.

New YORK. Jan. l6-The principal
topic OF disc ussion In Wall street to-.
day was the Treasury circular an
nounoing 8 modification of the terms of
payment for. the impending issue of
Government bonds. The change ad.
mits OF the payment of the 80 per cen
remaining, otter the go per cent. re-
nnce OF the bid, in instslmsnts of 10
per cent. at intervals Of fifteen instead
OF ten days, as previously cslled for.
this spreads the entire payment overs
period OF l20 days instead Of forty DAYS
greatly lessons the danger of o
critical disturbance OF the money mar.
ket. To days stock market was quiet
throughout and the movement of prices
uninteresting. The last development
was considered to f~oreshadow the bill
Tor the Amer.con Tobacco Company.
Late in the day the declining tendency
OF the market WAS checked. The mar
Of business.
Closing stocks were % follows:
Atehison, 14H; Adams Express, LAG;
baltimore and Ohio. 40; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l5A; Chioago, Burlington and
quincy 1875; Chicago Gas, 66A; o. @. O.
and st. LouiB, IS; Del, Laokawapns
and Western, 16s; DIstillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 16A; Erie, 14%; Erie
preferred, IS; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, 143; Lead
Trust, IS; Louisville and Nashville,
AN; National Oordage. 6A; National
Oordase preferred, l0x; N. j. Central,
9sH; Norfolk and Western preferred,
2; Northern Pacific preferred, 12A;
Northwestern, 9sK; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 144h;N Y. Central, e7A; NY.
n New England, ASH; Pacific Mail,
20; Pullman Palace, ISL; Reading,
8; Rock Island, 66A; st. Paul, Go;
81. Paul and Omaha, 36%; Southern
Pacific, 2oH; Sugar Refinery, 1O2ss;
Union Pacific, 3N; Western Union,
SAX; General Electric,. 25&; Southern,
9B; Southern preferred, 80; Tobacco,
1915; Tobacco preferred, 1O2.
New York Money Market,
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Money on call
easy at 3G@4 per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed 3H@4 per 1911 Prime
mercantile paper 6@9 per cent. ster-
ing exchange firm with actual business
In bankers bills at S9@4 S94 for de-
mand and 4.87H@4.s7N for sixty DAYS.
Posted rates 4.ss@4 SO and 4s9]S@
4 80. Commercial bills, 4.s6%. silver
certificates, 674@67N. Bar silver,
67A. Government bonds lower. State
oonds dull. Railroad bonds hrm Petro.
leum strong. las bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Everything started
on the jump to-day. taking the cue
from provisions, but the high links
with the first hour of the session.
The grain markets cut loose from the
lead Of provisions, for while the latter
persisted in holding on TO some of the
advance, wheat. cord and PATS dropped
sll OF their's, and about 10 all around
besides pork closed i7< higher, lard
1917 and ribs is higher.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
Wheat, No. 2-January, opening.
SIX. closing, 56X; February, opening,
57}6, closing. 57H; May, opening, so,
CLOSING ss%; July. opening, eoas.
Corn No. 2~-January, opening. -.
cloBlng. 26%; May, opening, 30,
closing. 2s%; July, opening, IS. clos.
Ing, 9s&; September, opening, 81,
closing, 3OX.
Oats No. s-January. opening. -,
closing, l7%; February, opening, -,
closing, 1sA; May, opening. 90, clos.
Ing, ls&; July, opening, 2OA, closing
90.
Mess pork. per bbl.-Jsnuary, OPEN
opening. 1918, closing, 1o.17k.i
Lard, per 100 lbs january, open.
Ing, -. closing, 5.55, May, OPEN
ing, 5.s5, closing, S 92M.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-January,
opening, -, closing, 400; May,
opening, S 05, closing, SIS.
Oash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.15@3.4O; soft,
8 1o@s.30. No. Q spring wheat, 56X@
s7H; No. 8 spring wheat, 5e% @57;
No. red, 61&@6lX, No. Q corn, 26s6@
26N; No. 2 yellow, 96%; No. 3 oats
IS; No. Q white, 19M@2Ox; No. 8 white,
5000; No. Q rye 36A; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8. 23G 3s; No. 4. -; No. /
faxseed, 92h; prime timothy seed.
3.S0@a.ss; mega pork per bbl.. 1850
300; lard per 100 lbs. Il 65;
short ribs sides (loose) 4 s5@4.9O; dry
sailed shoulders, tboxed) 4x@4N; short
clear sides (boxed), 6M@51; whis-
key, distillers' finished goods. per gal
lon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.75 granu-
lated, ATS; standard A.. 500.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. 16.-Flour
steady; family, 2.55@2,8O; fancy 3.O0@
3.15. Wheat quiet; No. 9 red. 81; re-.
ceipts, e,000; shipments, $500. Corn
easy; No. Q mixed, 90. Oats easier;
No. 2 mixed, 20&@s0M. Rye dull; No.
2. Elk. Lard strong. higher. s so.
Bulk meats good dem nd, 4.s7k.
Bacon strong. higher, S SIN. Whiskey,
quiet; 1.sS. Butter steady, fancy Elgin
creamery, rs; Ohio, 5000; dairy, 100
II. Sugar active; hard refined, az @5N.
Eggs quiet, $50. Cheese steady; rood.
to prime Ohio fat, 0%@IO.