The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
lNew xors Stock Market.

uency anu marked declines occurred in
several instances. Baltimore and Ohio
WAS the particularly weak feature, de-
Ginning an extreme ak points TO 90,
while the five per cent. bonds of 1915
were offered down to S9&, seller go, AS
against 95 regular, the last previous
transaction On Tuesday. The depres-
sion was caused by disturbing reports
conveying the impression that the re-
SUIT OF the expert report that has been
made by Stephen Lls.le, tho accountant
employed by the syndicate, has been
even more unfavorable than had been
anticipated and foreshadowed the
gravest consequence. II was also i'm.
Piled that the company would be un-
apie to meet the interest due March 1,
amounting to about S402 600. Official
oenlais OF the rumors were made to the
associated Press representatives about
the close OF business. Subsequently
tne stock rallied to 80 and closed 27L,
general market moved irregular but the
fluctuations, except in one or two in
STANCES, were not vide.
Closlng STOCKS we're az follows:
Atohison, II; Adams Express, 14s,
baltimore and Ohio, 27A; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1875; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, s0M; Chicago Gas, 6S4; O. @. G.
and st. Louis, SO; Del. Laokawanna
and Western, 161H; Dissillers and Cat
sle Feeders Co.,, 1876; Erie, 1914; Erie
preferred. 9sH; Great Northern pre-
lerred, lilo; Lake Shore, ASK; Lead
trust, a5i Louisville and Nashville,
SS&; National Oordage, SIS; National
Uordage preferred, II; N. j. Central,
9o'%; Norfolk and Western preferred,
8; Northern Pacific preferred, Is;
Northwestern, 1O41S; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central, IS; Ny,
and New England, A; Pacific Mail,
29N; Pullman Palace. 1853; Reading,
l2H;Rock Island, 1915; St. Paul, 77%;
st. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 1914; Sugar Refinery, 1l7%;
Union Pacific, rs; Western Union,
say; General Electric, 32s5; Southern,
10; Southern preferred, 32A; Tobacco,
7s%i Tobacco preferred, 1Ol1s.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Money on call
easy at per cent, last loan 8
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@7 per cent; ster-
ing exchange firm and higher with
actual business In bankers' bills at
4.e7M@4.Ss for demand and 4.s6%@
4.S6G for sixty days. Posted rates
4;s7@4 s7H and 4.ssN@4.s9. CONNER
SNA~ot hsOoNs ullV6Eb 90 u.
silver certificates, 6s%@6Sx Govern.
ment bonds firm. State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds heavy. Petroleum weak;
closed 1876 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-Wheat to.dny
opened from ss to Il higher than it
closed yesterday and retained the ad-
vance to the end. There WAS consider.
able bearish news but apprehensive of
damage from the predicted cold wave
kept the market fairly firm. Corn and
oats both displayed some weakness and
closed fractionally lower. Provisions
suffered considerable loss.
The leading futures ranged to- day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-February. opening,
64S, closing, 6416; May. opening, 67X,
closing, 56N; June, opening, 673S, olos-
ing, 66%; July, opening, 67H, closing,
Corn. No. 9-February. opening, -,
closing, 2s%; May, opening, 3ox,
closing, 3oss; July, opening, 31X, clos
Ing. 51%; September, opening, 32X,
closing, 32%.
Oats No. 2-February. opening, -.
closing, 20; May, opening, 9lss, clos
Ing, 21A; July, opening, 2lS, closing,
S1N; September, opening, 21H, closing,
21H.
Mess pork. per bbl.-February, opsn.
Ing, e.5716, closing, 9.65; May. opening,
975, closing, 9.sSM; July, opening,
9.s2H. closing, 9.97M.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-February, open
Ing $50. closing. 5a2N; May, open
Ing, AK. closing, $50; July. opens
Ing, soak, closing, 5.62M.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, S 90, closing, 4.92}6: May,
opening, Sis, closing, 5.o01S; July,
opening. 5.22k, closing, 5.17M.
CASH quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 5.OO@3 SO; spring
patents, 3.40@3 60; spring straits, 3 COG
$50; bakers, 2.10@2.40. No. 3 spring
wheat, 641s@66; No. 8 spring wheat.
65N; No. red, 6eh@6eS; No. corn,
2sX No. yellow, a0A; No. oats,
204; No. white. 2I@22; No. 8
white, 20@21k; No. rye, Box; No.
barley, nominal; No. 8, 2S@36; No.
q, 5000; No. fsxseed, 90; prime
timothy seed. 65@3.7O; mess pork per
bbl., 9.5o@9 so; lard per 100 lbs, 5.27X@
$50; short ribs sides (loose) 600
sos; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
49s@4H; short clear sides (boxed),
6@@5A; whiskey. distillers' finished
soouo, per gallon, l,22; sugars, cut
loaf, 5.s7; granulated, 5 25; standard
A, 5.12.
OincinnHti Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 27.-Flour
dull. steady fancy, 3.3O@3.60; family,
2.SO@3.1 10. Wheat firm; No. red, TAX.
Receipts, 500; shipments, 500. Corn
firm; No. mixed, 30E. Oats wenk;
No. Q mixed, 22H. Rye dull; No. Q,
43. Lard lower, 5.15. Bulk meats barely
steady, 5.12H. Bacon easy, 5.s716.
Whiskey. steady; sales SIS barrels at
1.32. Butter active, steady; fancy ElQin