The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stook nrarkst.

ulasion day WAS active and the move
ment OF prices irregular. Sugar reached
tho largest total OF any individual
STOCK. Marked depression in prices WAS
noted at the opening. Tobacco sold IN
IA out on advices of further active
aggressive measures by the opposition
70 the company was hammered down to
U9s In heavy headings. The general
market proved superior to the weakness
in Tobacco but developed weakness In
the final hour and sold off generally on
liquidation influenced by the antici "a
ton OF prompt action by the House on
the Cuban belligerency resolutions.
Speculation left of weak in tone,
although the final prices, rs rule,
showed but slight declines as compared
with last weeks closing figures.
CLOSING stocks were as follows:
Atohison, l6i Adams Express, las,
Baltimore and Ohio, 1sK; chesapeake
and Ohio, l6%; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Tx; Chicago Gas, $685. o. @. @.
snd st Louis, So; Del. Lackawanns
and Western. 16O; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 17s; Erie, 16; Erie
preferred, ASK; Great Northern pre4
ferred. ITO; Lake Shore, 147<; Lead
trust s4H; Louisville and Nashville.
eSB; National Oordage, 5T; National
Cordage preferred, l04; N. j. Central.
106; Norfolk and Western preferred,
6N; Northern Pacific preferred, l6;
Northwestern. 1o3sS; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l45; N. Y. Central, 9716; Ny.
anu New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
81; Pullman Palace, 156; Reading,
10; Rock Island, 71H; st. Paul, 76&;
81. Paul and Omaha, 40; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 1l5@;
Union Pacific, TX; Western Union,
S5H; General Electric, ak; Southern.
9H;.Southern preferred, 2oss Tobacco,
TN; Tobacco preferred, .1OI.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 9.-Money on call
easy at 3@3N per cent, last loan
per cent, closed per cent. Prime mer.
Camille paper 5@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange firm with actual BUSH
ness In bankers bills at 4s7%@4. So for
demand and 4,s6A@4S7 for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7N@4 ssH and
4.so. Commercial bills, 4.S6. Bar ail-
YER 6S7S Silver certificates, 6SA@6SX.
Government bonds heavy. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds strong. Petroleum
firm, closed 1876 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Wheat, corn and
provisions were o slow market to. day
and closed slightly lower. Oats un-
changed.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-March, opening, eek,
closing, 65%; May, opening, IS, clos
Ing, 67ss; June, opening, 6sZ, closing,
67T; July, opening, 6SM. closing, 67N.
Corn, No. 2-March, opening, -,
closing, 80; May. opening, 3oX,
closing, 5osa; July, opening, ak, clos.
ing, a19s.
Oats No. s-Msrcn. opening, -.
closing. co. May, opening, AK. clos
Ing, ak; July. opening, ak, closing,
91A; September. opening, 21}s, closing,
AK. "
Mess pork. per bbl.-March, opening,
$40. closing, IS; May. opening. 0 so,
closing. 80; July, opening. io.Oss,
closing, 9.95.
Lard, per 100 lbs.--Maroh. opening,
b35. closing, 5.a9h; May, opening,
8 so. closing, 5.47h; July, opening,
soak, closing. SEEK.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Maroh, OPEN
ing, sos, closing, SOAK: May, opening,
$40, closing, 17k; July, opening,
$50, closing, 597N.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents. $500
$50; winter straits, 3.OO@3.5O; spring
patents. 3.4o@3 60; spring straits, 9 COO
30; bakers, 2.1O@2.4o. No. spring
wEest. e..x@Ssh; No 3 sn-!ne yheat,
eah@67A; No. 3 red. 69A@eo%; No. q
corn, 29@29H; No. Q yellow, -; No.
oats. COX; No white. 21N@91%;
No. white, 204@31; No. rye, 40;
No. 3 barley, nominal; No. 8. 27@37;
No. 4. 10000; No. l flaxseed, s9N; prime
timothy seed, 8 55@3. 60; mess pork per
bbl.. 62k@9.7O; lard per loo lbs,
5.32H@5. IS; short ribs sides (loose)
5.05@5 10; dry sailed shoulders. (boxedj
=; short clear sides (boxed), 500
SIX; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf. 5.s7;
granulsted. 25; standard a. 5.l2.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 2.-Flour
quiet; fancy, 3.3o@3 60; family. ASSOC
3.1o. Wheat strong; No. red, rs.
Receipts, 1000; shipments, 1900. Corn
strong; No. mixed, 81. Osts steady;
No. mixed. 22@s2N. Rye quiet; No.
2. q" Lard firm, 5.25. Bulk meats steady,
8 %. Bacon firm. 5.S7M. Whiskey.
steady; sales 597 barrels ct 1.a2. Butter
quiet; fancy Elgin creamery. 90; Ohio,
1908; dairy. 10. Sugar firm; hard re
fined. as Eggs quiet, 90. Cheese
steady; good to prime Ohio fat, 9@9%.
Boy "Heroines."