The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
AND CONNER
Now Yorh stock market.

~'oW 0oER 6IOcA hhrket.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-With the ex-
cepnon OF Sugar the railroad list en-
tirely outclassed the industrials in point
OF activity to-day. The grangers, asa
group, attracted the greatest share of
interest, although Missouri Pacific
ranked close second to ST. Paul, which
WAS the leader in extent of trading.
Inc dominating influence upon the gen.
ersI market was the conviction that the
government popular loan for which bids
wall be opened at noon tomorrow will
be an unqualified success, both in point
OF extensive bids and high average of
prices. The market at the outset was
slightiy depressed in sympathy with
lower cables for Americans in London,
but soon proved superior to this influ-
ence and also to foreign selling in this
market. Prices recovered and an up-
ward movement started which was In
turn stemmed by q determined drive at
MISSOURI Pacific. attended by rumors OF
probable receivership and also dis
sentions between the presidents of the
company and Russell Sage. The clos
Ing WAS fairly active and at the best
figures.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohtson, l5N; Adams Express, 147;
baltimore and Ohio, 10; chesapeake
and Ohio. lex; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 70; Chicago Gas, IS; @. O. @.
and st. Louis, 5esk; Del, Lackswanna
and Western, 162; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 16<; Erie, 1914; Erie
preferred, az Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, 146; Lead
Trust, 25X; Louisville and Nashville.
46A; National Cordage. SIX; National
Cordage preferred, 10A; N. J. Central,
10s; Norfolk and Western preferred.
81; Northern Pacific preferred, 1b%;
northwestern, 101]s; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 145A; N. Y. Central, e7x; NY,
and New England. 4s; Pacific Mail,
2sN; Pullman Palace, 1854; Reading,
l49s; Rock Island, II n; St. Paul, 7sx;
st. Paul and Omaha, 37}s; Southern
Pacific, 2l%; Sugar Refinery, 1O7X;
Union Pacific, SIS; Western Union,
"a; General Electric, 294; Southern,
l0S; Southern preferred, 304; Tobacco,
1873; Tobacco preferred, 80.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 4.-Money on call
frner at 5@7 per cent, last loan 6
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper COS per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills ct 4.s7X@4.ss
for demand and 4.s6X@4.S7 for sixty
days. Posted rates 4s7@4.ss and 4.ssT
@4.s9H. Commercial bills, Assn,
Silver certificates, 67as@e7X. Bar sill.
yer, SIX. Government bonds strong.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
petroleum weak, closed 143H.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. Feb. 4.-Wheat broke Q
cents bushel To-day. It wound up
with net loss of ~. The news ali
day justified the break, but whether tt
merely pause in tho advance or the
beginning of material decline the
operators were puzzled to determine.
There WAS notable absence of support
by the heavy operators. All other mar
kets sympathized, corn declining &c
and oats &c. Provisions alao had q
sharp decline.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-February. opening,
65H, closing, 649s; May, opening, o7X,
closing. 6eS; July, opening, 67H'
closing. e6S; June, opening. o6ik, clos
ing, 66H.
Corn, No. 9-February, opening, -,
closing. 27H; May, opening, Box,
closing. 30A; July, opening. sl1e, clos
Ing, 31ss; September, opening, s2%,
closing, 32H.
Oats No. 9-February, opening, -,
closing. n; March, opening, -, clos.
ing, 20; May. opening, 21A. closing,
81 July. opening, 21%, closing, 81
Mess pork. per bbl.-February, open.
ing, TO- 35, closing, 1915; May, OPEN
Ing, 1880, closing, 1910; July, open
Ing, 10 80, closing, 1890.
Lard, per 100 February, open
Ing, 565. closing. 60; May. opening,
5.S73S. closing, Sax; July, OPEN
ing, 900, closing, sos.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, 5.22H, closing, $40; May,
opening, 5.42H, closing, 80; July
opening. 5.55, closing, $40.
cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; patents. 3.45@3.70; soft,
3.lo@a.30. No. spring wheat, 64%@
657s; No. spring wheat. 62@65; No.
red. 6sS@6eM; No. corn. s7%; No.
yellow, s7H; No. Q oats 1915; No. Q
white. 21@21A; No. 8 white, 1901;
No. rye, 39k; No. Q barley, nomi-
nal; No. 8. 26@3s; No. 4. 23@25; No. 1
faxseed, 91x; prime timothy seed,
3.72S; megs pork per bbl.. I01.5@10.aO;
lard per 100 lbs, 5.60@5 62}<; ahert
ribs sides (loose) 5.17M@5. 30; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4k@4k: short
clear sides (boxed), 5A@5S; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods. per gallon,
1.22; sugars. cut LOST, 5.81; granulased,
5.19; standard A, SOC.
Cincinnati Produce market.