The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-26
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

ROW York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Reaction was
the order OF to-day's stock speculation,
the initiative coming from London,
where lower market for American
securities was reported. Estimates of
foreign selling in this market ranged
between 10000 and $4,000 shares. The
bear element detected indications of
iiquidstion and pressed the market to
the fullest practical extons. The indus
Trials assumed the leadership in point
OF activity, the combined transactions
In Tobacco and Leather Preferred foot
ing up u OF the entire dealings. The
closing was heavy in tone with severe
net lossss In some shares and fractional
declines general.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 17ss; Adams Express, 14s,
Baltimore and Ohio. 80; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 17H; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, so&; Chicago Gas, cox; O. O. o.
and st. Louis, 3s1S;.Del., Laokawanne
and Western, 169A; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1881; Erie, 1873; Erie
preferred, ASK; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, Ito; Lake Shore. 149; Lead
Truat, 25H; Louisville and Nashville,
54S; National Oordage, SIS; National
Oordage preferred, IL 4; N. j. Central,
107A; Norfolk and Western preferred,
SSy6' @sofsnoEA 0aoiuo prsierIeu, 1914;
Northwestern, 104&; Northwestern pre-
ierred, l45; N. Y. Central, 4ss; NY.
and New England, 46i Psoifo Mail,
2sN; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
1875; Rock Island, 745s; st. Paul, 7s1;
st. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 1915 Sugar Refinery, 1l7M;
Union Pacific, sss; Western Union,
| e5S; General Electric, 321S; Southern,
10as; Southern preferred, 80 sS, Tobacco,
1875; Tobacco preferred, 100.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Money on call
easy at 3@4 per cent, last loan 3
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@7 per cent; ster-
| ing exchange steady with actual busi-
mesa In bsnkers' bills at 4.87%@4.87%
Tor demand and 4.s6@4,s7 for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7@4.s7k and
4,ssN@4s9. Commercial Bills, ASK.
Bar silver, 6ssl. Silver certificates,
| 6sN@69. Government bonds easier.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier.
Petroleum steady; closed 1873 bid
| Chicago Msrket.
| CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-Wheat trading
was heavy but with an upward tendency
and May closed at an advance of 1870
since yesterday. Corn and oats re-
hected some OF the strength Of wheat,
closing ss and 80 higher respectively.
I Provisions were weak and closed lower.
| The leading futures ranged to-day as
| follows.
Wheat, No. s-February. opening,
63es, closing, 65B; May, opening, Sc,
closing, CTS; June, opening. &C, clos
Elk.
Corn, No. 2-February, opening, -,
closing, 29A; May, opening. 3o%,
closing. 81; July, opening, 31H, clos.
Ing, 5l%; September, opening, sag,
closing, SO.
Oats No. 9-February. opening, -.
closing. 2OH; May. opening, 2l%. clos
ing, 21k; July, opening, 211<, closing.
9l1<; September, opening, AIS, closing.
2IN.
Mess pork. per February, open.
ing,s.75. closing. $40; May, opening.
9 80: closing. es5; July, opening,
Ing, $40. closing, sos; Nay. open.
ing, SIS. closing, $50; July, open.
ing. 5.671s. closing. 6.e2]6.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-February.
opening, SOAK, closing. 500; May,
opening, 5.17k, closing. SIS; July,
opening. 5.s7x, closing, 5.25.
Cash quotations. we're as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, s.O0@3 so; spring
patents. a.4O@3.6o; spring straits, 9 cog
2 90; bakers, Q 10@2,40. No. spring
wheat, 65M@66A; No. 8 spring wheat,
63@65; No. AIRED, o9a6@70; No. corn,
29A; No.2 yellow, s9A; No. oats,
2076; No. white, 2lA@22; No. 8
white, 19S@21N; No. 9rye, 391; No.
Q barley, nominal; No. 8, -; No.
4. -; No. 1 faxseed, 90@95; prime
timothy seed, $40; mess pork per bbl..
970@9.s 80; lard per 100 lbs, 5.35@5. 40.
short ribs sides (loose) 5.OO@5 05; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 1905; short
clear sides (boxed), 5A@5%; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods. per gallon,
1.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.s7; granulated,
5.25; standard A, SIP.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 25.-Flour
frmer; fancy, 3.ao@3,eo; family. ASSOC
$40. Wheat firm; No. q red. "a. Re-
ceipts, 5000; shipments, none. Corn
active; No. mixed, 30. Oats steady;
No. Q mixed, 92AS. Bye ateady; No. 9,
4t@42. Lard steady; 5.25. Bulk meats
quiet, 5.17355 go. Bacon steady, S SIX.
Whiskey, steady; sales ATS barrels at
1.22. Butter strong; fancy Elgin cream.
cry. 80; Ohio, 15@18; dairy, 10. Sugar
firm. Eggs weak. lower, loo. Cheese
steady; good to prime Ohio fat. 9@9%.
lessons For sohoolboys.
| There is no question that Onr fore.