The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market,

eo-0oy Woc CUniphEdblNely Qull,
business being about one third less ac-
tive than yesterday. The course of
prices was irregular and was dictated
entirely by the professional dealers. A
Ieeture OF the days operations was a
variety OF gossip almost entirely con.
corning the industrial shares. London
was no. considerable factor, It's oper-
ations being limited and the orders
about evenly divided between tho two
accounts. Tobacco, which absorbed one
tRlra OF the total dealings, developed
pronounced heaviness in the later trad
Ing on reports of the formation of q
powerful antitrust combination and of
cutlng In prices by outside plug
sophcco manufacturers. RumorB were
Also current Of an impending issue of
preferred stock amounting to 81, 600, 600.
The loss reached ~ per cent, but ct
the low point support was extended By
insiders and free covering by the shorts
resulted on appreciation Of the fact,
BLOCKS OF stock OF from 500 TO $500
shares changed hands at frequent inter.
walls. In the rally the price was car
ried up to last nights closing, but real
izations at the finish caused q conces-
sion OF x per cent. The market closed
Gull and firm at fractional net improve.
ments generally.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, IGN; Adams Express, Ia,
Baltimore and Ohio, lSH; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1879; Chiosgo, Burlington and
Quincy. 7e16; Chicago Gas, e71; @. &C.
ana 81. Louis, 36A; Del.,. Lackawanns
and Western. 16l; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, Tx; Erie, 1917; Erie
preferred, ssx; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 108; Lake Shore, 1461s; Lead
Trust, 94A; Louisville and Nashville,
S2B; National Cordsge, 51s; National
CordaKe preferred, 10; N. ]. Central.
LOG; Norfolk and Western preferred.
~; Northern Pacific preferred, 16k:
Northwestern, 103%; Northwestern pro
ferred, las; N. Y. Central. y74; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
275; Pullman Palace, 1856; Reading,
1lH;' Book Island, 7lsz; St. Paul. 77S;
st. Paul and Omaha, 40; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery. 115%;
Union Pacific, tx; Western Union,
S4S; General Electric, 3sB; Southern,
va; Southern preferred, 80; Tobacco,
76H; Tobacco preferred. 1O1.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, March a.-Money on call
easy at 3@3N per cent, last loan 8
per cent, closed per cent. Prime mer.
camille paper 5@6H per cent; ster-
ling exchange soroDg with actual busi-
ness In bankers bills at 4s7X@4.ssH
for demand and 4.S6@4.s7 for sixty
days. Posted rates S7H@4 ssx and
4.S9. Commercial bills, 4.s5%@4,s6.
Bar silver, 6s4. Silver certificates,
6sH@6SE. Government bonds weak.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
steady: Petroleum closed steady at
1868 bid.
Chicago Aarket
CHlUAu-, Mnron 5.-Whsas nad
another slump today after opening
strong and the close showed loss Of
about 80 from yesterdays final figures.
This was due to the excessive dullness
OF trading more than anything else with
the little business there WAS being con
fined almost entirely to professionals.
Corn and oats shared In the weakness
and closed somewhat lower. Provisions
mad some life and closed higher.
The Loading futures ranged TODAY "A
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-March, opening, 65%,
closing, 64X; May, opening. 67a6, clos
Ing. 663; June, opening, SIN, closing,
Co.'S; July, opening, OK, closing, 66x.
Corn. No. 2-Msrch, opening, -,
closing. 2s26; May, opening, 3ox,
closing, ao1<; July, opening, 3i}6, clos.
ing, 31]<.
Oats Nc. S-MArcc, opening, -.
closing, 1919; May, opening, 2lH, clos
Ing, 211s; July. opening, ELK, closing.
az; September, opening, -, closing,
21A.
Mess pork, per bbl.-March, opening,
9::72x, closing, go; May, opening, o so,
closing, s7h; July, opening. zoos,
closing, 1905.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March. opening,
nj x
S so, closing, 5.52H; July, opening,
SOAK, closing. 65.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
ing, o5, closing 5O71S: May, opening,
5.2S1s. closing, 25; July, opening,
5.32M, closing, 32N.
Cash quotstlons were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 3.OO@3.5O; spring
patents. 3.40@3 60; spring straits, 3 GOO
80; bakers, 2.10@2.40. No. Q spring
wheat, 65@65H; No. spring wheat,
62@65A; No Q red, 6s&@69A; No. Q
corn, $3.50; No. yellow, -; No.
. oats, 30; No. white. 2lN@2l%;
No. white, 20@2ll; No. Q rye, 39%;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 27x@36;
No. 4. 27@2s; No. faxseed, 90; prime
timothy seed. 3.55@3.60; mess pork per
bbl., 9.70@9.95; lard per 100 lbs,
DOC y go.4O; bnOrb rlpB Sizes (lO0se)
5.l0@5 Is; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4S@42s: short clear sides (boxed). $50
So; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.s7;
granulated, S rs; standard A, 5.12.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 3.-Flour
quiet, steady; fancy, 3.30@3 60; family.
2.S0@ $40. Wheat eaaier; No. red,
741S@75. Receipts, 1,500 shipments,
5000. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, 3l@3lM.
Oats barely steady; No. mixed, 22.
Rye little demand; No. Q, AZ. Lard quiet,