The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-24
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
New York Stock nrarke,.


ZION In stocks to- day vas dominated by
reported change in the political situa.
ZION abroad. II was alleged in esrly
cables that combination had been
FORMED between Russis and the porte
and this condition Of affairs was re-
hected in slump In prices, including
Americans on the London stock ex-
change and by persistent and fai.ly
large selling in this market for foreign
account. This new phase in the SIT.
uation was followed by hardening
tendency in the storing exchange mar.
ket and encouraged besr predictions OF
probable heavy shipments of gold on
saturday. The Impression had gained
ground previously that very little, II
any, OF the metal would go forward.
In the foreign selling referred to all of
the international shares were included.
with st. Penliaud Louisville and Nash
Vile the most conspicuous. The local
market opened irregular but soon de-
Veioped general weakness. At the
nnlsn some support was extended to q
ing.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, lax; Adams Express, 149;
Baltimore and Ohio, 3s; chesapeake
and Ohio, 14%; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, TAN; Chicago Gas, 64k; @. @. G.
and st. Louis, Ban; Del, Lackawanns
and Western, leo; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1915; Erie, 14H; Erie
preferred. 93N; Great Northern pre-
Ierred, lilo; Lake Shore, 141x; Lead
Trust, 93H; Louisville and Nashville,
44S; National Oordage, So; National
Coraage preferred, 10; N. j. Central,
y ysts Norfolk and Western preferred,
IA; Northern Pacific preferred, I2;
Northwestern, 97Js; Northwestern pre-
ferred, IA; N. Y. Central, e6n; Ny.
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
25h; Pullman Palace. l52; Reading,
%; Rock Island, 65IS; ST. Paul, 6sS;
St. Paul and Omaha. 351s; Southern
Pacific, 1919; Sugar Refinery, loan;
Union Pacific, 35; Western Union,
e23s; General Electric, &c; Southern,
sH; Southern preferred, 26%; Tobacco,
1896 Tobacco preferred. 00N.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. jan. 23.-Money on call
easy at 3@4 per cent, last loan 3
per cent, closed 8 per cent. Primo
mercantile paper COS per cent; ster-
ing exchange f1rmer with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills at ASSOC
4.S9 for demand and 4.S7%@4sS for
sixty days. Posted rates 4. ssN@4 so and
4.e91@4 80. Commercial bills, 4.s6A.
silver certificates, 674@676. Bar sill.
YER, 81. Government bonds s.eady. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
petroleum weak, 1878.
lChicago Market.
CHICAGO. Jan. ga great deal OF
long wheat WAS sold out to-day and a
lot OF short wheat was covered also,
the net result Of which was @ decline
for the day OF 40 per bushel. Corn was
shade easier in sympathy with wheat
and provisions triflle higher, because
OF small hog receipts.
follows.
Wheat, No. s-January, opening.
60%, closing, 60A; February. openinS'
60B, closing. 6os1: May. opening, 63N,
closing, 6sH; July, opening, 63X,
closing, 65M.
Corn. No. 2-Jsnuary, opening, -,
closing, 27A; May, opening, eex,
closing. 291S; July, opening, 3O1S, clos.
Ing. ao%; September, opening, SIX,
closing, BIZ.
Oats No. s-Janusry, opening, -,
Closing, 1875; February, opening, 1sA,,
closing. 1875; May, opening. 2O56, clos.
Ing, 2oT; July. opening, 2os6, closing.
Mess pork, per bbl.-January, open.
ing, 1880. closing, lo.a5; May, open.
ing, 10.57N, closing, 10 6216.
Lard, per 100 lbs = January, open
Ing, sos. closing, 62]t, May, OPEN
Ing, 5.a5, closing, 5,92]s; July, open
ing, 6.073s, closing. -.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Januery,
opening, soak, closing, $685. May,
opening, 5.97N, closing, $40; July,
opening. 40. closing. 5 4236.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.15@ $40; soft,
3.1o@3.30. No. spring wheat, 60A@
COZ; No. spring wheat. 596@
6016; No. red. 64% @65A, No. corn,
S7A; No. yellow, Az; No. oats 1917;
1920; No. Q rye, as16; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8. GAG 50; No. a, -; No.
l faxseed, 92K; prime timothy seed,
3.65@37o; mess pork per bbl.. 10000
10 40; lard per 100 lbs, 65@5 67X;
shert ribs sides (loose) 5.o2k@5 071;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4&@t;
short clear sides (boxed), 59x@5M;
whiskey, distlllers' finished goods, per
gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf. 5.75;
granulated, AIS; standard A, 500.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. 23.-Fiour
steady; family, ASSOC 80; fancy 5000
3.15. Wheat firm; No. Q red, 70. Corn
fair demand; No. mixed. ASK. Oats
STEADY; NO. mixed, 81. Rye easier;
No. Q. Al. Lard firm at S so. Bulk
meats stendy at 5.25. Bacon steady,
Gas. Whiskey. steady, 1.32. Butter
easy quiet, fancy Elg!n creamery. %;
Ohio, l6@ls; dairy, Sugar fairly
active; hard refined 3X@5k. Eggs
moderate demand, lao. Cheese steady,
good to prime Ohio fat. 9K@1O.
WHEN w. X. Andrews & Co.,, 219 Ss-
lem avenue. procured exclusive control
OF the celebrated Red Ash Coal they