The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

Anew hohk, march l7.-Tobacco lost
precedence in point OF activity, giving
place to Sugar, which reached tn Q
largest total and scored the most ex-
cepsional movements of any in the liza,
on stock exchange to-day. Regarding
Tobacco the traders are beginning "a
be Little uncertain as to how tho
ngures on Its probsble course, owing
10 the proceedings to come up before
the attorney general OF New Jersey on
March % at Trenton. There has bee n
an Impression that the trust would come
out ahead in she legal contest, but
within day or two distressing rumors
as TO thu outcome are heard. 1t is
commended that even II the charter OF ,he
company Ia annulled 1t can follow the
example OF other industrial corporations
and secure new one under differens
terms. The point Is made, however,
tnas any change in the conditions
shectinR the conduct Of the company's
business would prevent 1t from making
as much as at pr sent. The old pool
manipulation Is still evident in Sugar,
and furthermore it 10 claimed that q
we'll known speculative corporation Is
pulling che stock. The ostensible cause
OF eo-day's strength was Improvement
In the prices Of foreign sugars and ben.
EMS expected to accrue from the in
creased bounties proposed on German
sugars. The market closed firm with
Sugar 3 per cent. net higher and the
general liss showing slight gains.
Closlng stocks were as follows:
Asohison, 16; Adams Express, I4s,
Baltimore and Ohio, II; Chesapeake
snd Ohio, l6; Chicago. Burlington and
quincy TIN; Chicago Gas, e61; o. O. C.
and 81. Louia, 81; Del. Lackswanns
and WaRteyn 16tN. nia,i,,o,, "a a..
tie Feeders Co., 6s5s; Erie, 1888; Erie
preferred, BAN; Great Northern pre-
ferred. los; Lake Shore, lat; Load
Trust, "a; Louisville and Nashville,
san; National Cordage. AZ; National
Cordage preferred, 9; N. ]. Central,
1861; Norfolk and Western preferred,
7lB; Northern Pacific preferred, 49,;
Northwestern, 1034; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 144; N. Y. Central, 97h; Ny.
and Now England, 40; Pacific Mail,
26A; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
Tx; Rock Island, 71A; St. Paul, 77X;
81. Paul and Omaha, 3916; Southern
Pacihc, 1919; Sugar Refinery, HIS;
Union Pacific, z; Western Union,
s5H General Electric, 364 Southern,
9]<; Southern preferred, 3O1s: Tobacco,
s2B; Tobacco preferred, 1O1N.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 17.-Money on call
easy at 3H@4H per cent, last loan 4
per cent, closed 4 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills ut 4.S7X@4SS
for demand and 4.s6X@4s7 for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7N@4.ss and
4 ssH4.99. Commercial bills, 4so.
Silver certificates. 6s@691<. Bar silver
6S&. Mexican dollars, SSH. Govern
ment bonds firm. State bonds inactive.
Railroad bonds irregular. Petroleum
steady, closed 139x.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE effsc. of
yesterdays Argentine news was shown
to. day and wheat for the first time since
1t started on its recent decline reacted
over 1c bushel. After declining hc
under yesterdays closing figures account
coverings closed al q nes gain of q.
Corn and oats did better and closed frac.
tionally higher. Provisions broke badly
and closed considerably lower.
Tho leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. 9-March. opening, eoX;
closing. 6lh. May. opening. e2k. clos
Ing. GO; June, opening, e2X, closing.
closing, ask; May, opening, 2sX,
closing. 29A; July. opening, 3OS, clos.
ing, 3oM; September, opening, 31x,
closing, 3l%.
Oats Nc z-March, opening. -,
closing. 1913; May. opening. eos. clos
Ing, 20H; July, opening, 204, closing,
20N; September, opening, 9OT, closing.
2oX.
Meas pork. per bbl.-March, opsning,
9 60. closing, $50; May. opening,
9 Tx, closing. 967N; July, opening,
9.97X, closing ass.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March, opening,
5.S2K. closing, s 27N; May. opening,
5.45. closing, S 40; July, opening
5.557s. closing, SIS.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
ing, l21a, closing, Sos; Nay, opening,
5.s5, closing, SILK July, opening.
5.32H, closing, 5.35.
Cash quotatlons were as follows:
Flour weak; winter patents, 3.5o@
$50; winter straits, 5O0@350; spring
patents, 3.4O@3 go; spring straits, 2 600
90; bakers. 2.10@2.40. No. spring
wheat, elN@6s; No. 8 spring wheat
$4,000; No. red. 65@65X; No Q
corn. 2sh@2sx; No. 2 yellow, 90; No.
Q oats. 19@l9H; No. Q white, 2OH@23;
No. white, 1891; No. Q rye. 35M; No.
barley. nominal; No. 8, 25@34; No. 4,
24N@96H; No. l faxaeed, 90; prime tim
othy seed, 3.35; mess pork per bbl.,
9 90; lard per 100 lbs. s. 27]s@5. 80;
short ribs sides Qoose) 5.05@5 10; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4ss@4s1; short
clear sides (boxed). 5%@5H; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods. per gallon,
1.22; sugars. cut LOAF, 5.S7; grsnulated,
S 25; standard A. 5.12.
Cincinnati Produce market.