The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-23
FINANCE AND
Now York stook SIarn,,

fessionnl character, included some fair
outside buying for European account
and TO 8 less extent purchases by local
commission houses. The volume OF
business Was somewhet larger than
shat OF the previous day with the
greater part OF the trading distributed
between four industrial stocks aud st.
Paul and Western Union. The london
cables reported q decidedly more cheer
ful condition OF the public mind regard.
Ing the political outlook, SO far "a the
relations with the United States are
concerned aud higher prices for Aueri-
cans were followed by arbisraRe ur-
ehases In this market. The initial
prices showed substantial i'm
over yesterdays final sales, and, in
short order, further gains were esta6-
lished OF H@1H per cent. Tho market
closed strong.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 14S; Adams Express, 145;
baltimore and Ohio, SO; Chesapeake
and Ohio, ]5M; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 75A; Chicago Gas, 64N; O. O. G.
and st. Louis, IS; Del, Laokawanna
and Western, 16o; Distillers and Oat-
tie Feeders Co., 15N; Erie, 15M; Erie
preferred, 23M; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, Ito; Lake Shore, 149x; Lead
Trust, s3E; louisville and Nashville.
4eB; Nationsl Cordage, SIX; National
Oordage preferred, 10; N. j.. Central,
99ss; Norfolk and Western preferred,
IN; Northern Pacific preferred, 1aH;
North western, 9S3s; Northwestern pre-
ierred, lft&;N. Y. Central, 96A; NY.
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
25H; Pullman Palace, ISL; Reading,
Ok; Rock Island, 66 x; St. Paul. 64S:
st. Paul and Omaha, SO; Southern
Pacific, go; Sugar Refinery, 1Oe%:
Union Pacific, az; Western Union,
sS5$; General Electric, 263s; Southern,
9B; Southern preferred, 27H; Tobacco,
IS; Tobacco preferred, 1O4.
New York Money yarkot.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Money on call
easy at 1904 per cent, last loan 8
per cent, closed 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper COS per cent; ster-
ling exchange dull and lower, with
actual business in bankers bills at
4:s9 Tor demand and 4.s7h@4.ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.SS@4 80 and
4,S9H@4 30. Commercial bills, 4.s6X.
silver certificates, 67A@67H. Bar sill.
yer, 81. Government bonds easie. State
bonds inactive. Railroad. bonds firm.
Petroleum weak, 37L.
/ Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Wheat advanced
&c y bushel to-day. closing with all She
gain except Ac. Corn and osts we're
strong In sympathy and closed x@4c
higher, respectively. Provisions on the
contrary were weak and closed ut q loss
Of l0c in pork and lard aud sc In ribs,
The Loading futures ranged to-day IS
follows.
Wheat, No. ~e-Jaauary, opening.
SO, closing, COX; February, opening,
59N, closing, 81; May, opening, 6iX,
closing, 60; July, opening, 624,
closing, 60.
Corn. No. %s-January. opening, -,
closing, 271; May, opening, COX,
closing. 29%; july opening, 304, clos.
ing, 3oSs; September, opening, Sl3,
closing. 3lX.
Oats No. ~2-January. opening, -.
closing, 1sA; February, opening, lsx,
closing. 1879; May, opening, 2Oss, clos.
Ing, 2oE; July, opening, 2O%, closing,
30. "a
Mess pork, per bbl.-January, OPEN
ing, 10. 90. closing, 1o.22A; May, open.
ing, 10. $50, closing, 10 seq.
Lard, per 100 lbs january, open.
Ing, 5.65. closing. 562H, May. OPEN
ing, 5.22H, closing, S 90; July, open
ing, 60, closing. 6 05.
Snort ribs, per 100 lbs.-January,
opening s o2M, closing, 5.OsN; May,
opontnsto ~ CioblnRi o.6(L; July,
opening. $40, closing. $40.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; patents, 3.15@ 8 .4O; soft,
3.1o@3.30. No. 2 spring wheat, 6ON@
81; No.. 3 spring wheat, 5s@5S%;
No. Q red, 65@65h; No. Q corn. 97s6;
No. Q yellow, 273s; No. Q oats 1S%; No.
. white, COX @21; No.3 white, 1900 90; No.
9rye, 38h; No. Q barley. nominal; No.
8, 26@ So; No. 4, -; No. / 6axshed,
9SN@92%; prime timothy seed. s<65;
meas pork per bbl., 1O.l7%@lO. 27x;
lard per 100 lbs, 5.62%@5 65; Short
ribs sides (loose) 5.0O@5 O5; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4A@5; short clear
sides (boxed), 5S@5M; whiskey, dis.
tillors' finished goods, per gallon. 1.22;
sugars. cut loaf, SIS. granulated, ATS;
stand ard A, 500.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. 22.--Flour
steady; family. assoc so; fancy 5000
5.15. Wheat strong, higher; No. Q red,
70. Corn firmer; No. Q mixed, 2SH. Oats
stronRe; No. 3 mixed, 81. Rye strong
and higher; No. Q. 42x. Lard firm at
S so. Bulk meats easier at S 25 Bacon
quiet, cas-. Whiskey, dull, 1872. Butter
quiet, fancy Elgin creamery. 90; Ohio,
16@18; dairy, 0 Sugar active; hard
refined 3M@5%. Eggs easy, 40. Cheese
quiet; good to prime Ohio fat, 9K@10s
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