The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-10
FINANCE AND
New York Stock naarko..

New York Stock Market.
NEW York, Jan. 9.-To-day's stock
market is best described as q waiting
one. The volume OF business UNDER
went q considerable s~hrink.ge and there
was q marked absence OF the recent ex
oitemens. Money rates were easier and
there was a weaker tendency In the
Sterling exchange market, encouraging
oecseased OF the amount OF
tors In the speculation. Share prices
showed material gAina IN nan In.
stances. particularly in Sugar, Tobacco,
the Vanderbilts, Ooalers, General
Electric, Rubber and Leads. The
movement was somewhat Irregular,
The closing was dull and irregular but
as general net gains, which, in some
inetances, were material.
+ closing stocks we're as follows:
Atohison, 1879; Adams Express, l46;
baltimore and Ohio, 37as; chesapeake
and Ohio. lax; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 75Ni Chicago Gas, CASH. o. o. @.
md IS. Louis, BAN; Del, LackAwanns
and Western, 1853; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 15K; Erie, lsX; Erie
preferred. sON; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, Ito; Lake Shore, 1877; Lead
Trust, s5X; Louisville. and Nashville.
4a$; National Oordage, AZ; National
Oordsse preferred, o; N. j. Central,
97H; Norfolk and Western preferred.
6A; Northern Pacific preferred, IL;
Northwestern, OK; Northwestern pre-
fefred, l41; N. Y. Central. 95; Ny,
and New England. As; Pacific Mail,
S4H; Pullman Palace, 1915; Reading,
81 Rock Island, Ga; 81. Paul. 67X;
81. and Omaha, 33N; Southern
Pacific, 20H; Sugar Refinery, 1O1x;
Union Pacific, az; Western Union.
say; General Electric, 24N; Southern,
SB; Southern preferred, 24%; Tobacco,
7sH; Tobacco preferred, lOl.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Money on call
easy at 5@7 per cent, last loan S per
cent, closed S per cent Prime mer-
camille paper 600 per cent; sterling
exchange dull and lower wish actual
business in bankers' bills at 4ssX@
4:s9 for demand and 4.s7A@4.s7k for
sixty days. Posted rates 4 $500 SO and
482H@4.90H. Commercial bills, 4.seN.
Silver c%ertifcstes, 67@67%. Bar sill
YER, 66N. Governments bonds firm.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm,
Petroleum steady, LAG.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. s.-The European
political situation kept wheat nervous
all day. prices ~luctueting frequently
and finally closing e higher than yea
terday. Corn and oats were lesa pkis-
sish and closed about unchanged. Pork
gained Is, lard l and ribs TX.
The leading fusures ranged to-day "a
follows.
Wheat, No. a~-Jsnuary, opening,
574, closing, 57X; February. opening,
57>f, closing. t73S; May. opening, 60,
ciosinR, Co.'S; July, opening, 60X,
closing. 6OX.
Corn. No. a-Jsnuary. opening, 2ex,
closing, 26H; hay. opening. 29k.
i S1osin SO, ssS' July opening sOS' clos
Oats No. ~2-Januafy, opening, -,
closing, 17M; February. opening, 10,
closing, 1875; May, opening, l9H, olos.
Ing. 1875; July, opening, sOA, closing,
Mess pork, per b~bl.-January, open.
Ing, -. closing 8 6eH; May. opening,
opening. Q 80. closing, 9 92X.
Lard, per 100 lbs -January, OPEN
ing. -: closing. 5.s5. May. opening,
o.s2k. closing, S IS.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-January,
opening, 40. closing, 4.7o; May,
opening, 4 95, closing, 4.95.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour trm; patents, 3.15@3.4O; soft,
3.l0@3.30. No. Q spring wheat, SIX;
No. 8 spring wheat, 52@57H; No. Q
red, 624@63, No. Q corn, 26%@s7; No.
Q yellow, 81; No. Q oats. l7N@17%;
No. . white, cO@2oA; No. 8 white,
$4,000; No. 3 rye, SO; No. 2 barley,
nominal; No. 8, 23@4O; No. 4. 22@23;
No. l 1sxseed, 90; prime timothy
seed, 800; mess pork per bbl.. $1,000
20; lard per 100 lbs, 5.55@5 60; short
ribs sides (loose) 46s@4.7o; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) ~ OAK; short
clear sides (boxed). 4&@4H; whiskey,
distillera' finished goods. per gallon,
1.22; sugars. cut loaf, SIS granulstsd,
A.75; standard A, 500.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Jan. 9.-Flour
steady; family, 2.55@2.sO; fancy 3.Oo@
8 is. Wheat Arm; No. Q red, 6S;
receipts, 1000; shipments, 4.500. Corn
active; No. Q mixed, 90. Data steady;
No. 2 mixed, 2OH. Rye nominal; No. g.
80. Lard firm, S so. Bulk meats steady,
AIS. Bacon firm, 5.75. Whiskey,
steady; sales 535 barrels st / .99. Butter
easy; fancy Elgin creamery, IS; Ohio,
5000; dairy, 1o@tl. Sugar steady;
hard refined, 3X@5M. Eggs barely
steady. TIC. Cheese quiet; good to prime
Ohio fat, 9x@lO.