The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock nIarhet.


New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Business after
the holiday started in under the stimu.
iatlnR influence Of high prices for Amer.
iosn STOCKS In London and buying orders
for that account in this market This
oonaition OF affairs was mainly astribus-
able 20 the conciliatory one of the
ques ms message in relation to the Ven.
ezueian question. Tobacco led the on
tlre market in point of activity and the
9 TX rise in 1t as compared with
offerings By insiders and realizing bv
the traders were responsible for q re-
cesslon to s0A. a covering demand by
the shorts sent the price up to sax AZ
the CLOSE. The closing was modera telv
ecsiYe and strong at the best figures OF
the day.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, II; Adams Express, $50,
baltimore and Ohio, 371S; chesapeake;
and Ohio, 15%; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, SIX; Chicago Gas, 6sH; o. O. @.
ana st. Louis, 80; DEL, Lackawanna
and Western, 1613<; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1875; Erie, IGN; Erie
preferred, 87M; Great Northern pre-.
ferted, 100; Lake Shore. l45; Lead
Trust, ss; Louisville and Nashville,
57%i National Cordsge, SIX; Nationsi
oordage pref erred, 1lx; N. ]. Genital.
10lH; Norfolk and Western preferred,
go; Northern Pacific preferred, 14N;
Northwestern, Hoax; Nor thwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central, 9s; NY,
and New England, 48; Pacific Msil,
30A; Pullman Palace. 100; Reading,
ID; Rock Island, 75A; St. Paul, Tx;
st. Paul and Omaha, 40al; Southern
Pacific, 20s; Sugar Refinery lax;
Union Pacific, TN; Western Union,
S6S; General Electric, 31sS; Southern,
l0N; Southern preferred, 324; Tobacco,
S2I; Tobacco preferred, 1O1.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-Money on call
steady at 3@4 per cent, last loan 4
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@7 per cent;
sterling exchange easier with ACTUAL
business in bankera' bills at 4.s7x@
s7M for demand and 4s6A@4.s6T
for sixty days. Posted rates 4s7@4 So
and 4.sSH@4.S9. Commercial bills,
4.s63s. Silver certificates, 67X@6s.
Bar silver, 67H. Governments bonds
easier. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
urn. Petroleum steady, 143.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Wheat news to-
day though rather leaning toward higher
prices WAS not entirely responsible for
I the advance made. There was a general
disposition to buy and the effect was
shown in gain in the price of Msywheat
OF cent over Tuesdays closing prices.
Corn and oats advanced about 70 each.
Provisions are up sharply and show sub
Btantial gains.
I The leading futures ranged to.dav as
| follows.
Wheat, No. 2-February, opening,
63N, closing, CAS-; May, opening, e5X,
closing, 66S; June, opening, 65}s. clos
ing, 66S; July, opening, 65 u CLOSING,
f6H.
Corn. No. 2-February, opening, -,
closing, 1855; May, opening, 27X,
closing. 301s; July, opening, 5lH, clos
Ing, Biz; September, opening, SAX,
closing, 32H.
Oats No. s-February. opening, 1eh,
closing. 19h; May, opening. 81. closing,
21M; July. opening, 91A, closing, 2Is6
September, opening. 211S. closing. 81.
Mess pork, per bbl.-Fsbruary, open
ing. 1910, closing, 1O.3s5S; July, open
Ing. 1926. closing, 10 so.
Lard, per 100 lbs,-February, OPEN
Ing, 6.477s. closing, 5.52M; May, open.
Ing, SOS, closing, $40; July, opening,
$50, closing, S SIX.
Short ribs, per 100 February,
opening, sos. closing, 5.174; May,
opening, 5.25, closing, 5.57N; july,
opening. 5.35. closing, 5.45.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 5.45@3.7O; soft,
3.1O@3.30. No. spring wheat, 64%@
65ss; No. spring wheat, 64h; No. Q
red, 6S9s @69ss; No. Q corn, 2s4; No. Q
| yellow, 3s1s; No. Q oats, 19E; No. Q
white, 21N@22; No. white, 1870
Biz; No. Q rye, 3sK; No. barley,
nominal; No. 8, 25N@37; No. 4, ESQ
81; No. 1 laxseed, 9lH; primo tim
othy seed, 8 S7N@3.90; mess pork per
bbl.. 10. 29@10.25; lard per 100 lbs,
5.52H@5.55; short ribs sides (loose)
5.20@5.25; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4&@5; short clear sides (boxed), $40
5%; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
| per gallon, Lea; sugars, cut loaf, 5.8I;
| granulated. $40; standard A, SOC.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 13.-Flour
quIet; family. 2.60@2 80; fancy 225@
| 325. Wheat fair demand; No. Q red,
| "a. Receipts, $500; shipments, 1900.
Corn firm; No. mixed, 80. Oats firm;
| No. mixed, 22x. Rye quiet; No. 2
20. Lard frmer. SEX. Bulk meats
firm, 5.25@5371<. Bacon firm at 6.12x@
| IS. Whiskey. steady sales 500 bar
| rels ct 1.32. Butter easy; fancy Elgin
creamery, 90; Ohio, 14@l5; dairy, 0.
Sugar firm; hard refined 3X@5ss.
Eggs steady. lie. Cheese dull; good to
prime Ohio fiat. 9@9H.
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