The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stool nrarket.

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NEW YORK, March sO.-To-day's stock
market was In main uninteresting IL not
tedious. The record of transactions fell
considerably below even the slim total
OF the previous day. and the fluctuations
as rule reflected the backing and fill
Ing OF the board room scslpers. There
was very little news bearing upon the
prices. American Tobacco was again
the leader in point of activity. Consid-
cradle attention, owing to reports Of o
meeting to te held 1t st. Louis with tho
onject OF effecting . compromise between
the representatives Of the American
Company and its powerful competitors.
In we'll informed circles there WAS but
slighs expectation of any serious result
to be had from the meeting. The traders,
however, rushed the price up to two per
cent. to sax, at about which figure the
stock closed.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, l5M; Adams Express, 14s,
Baltimore and Ohio, l6x; chesapeake
and Ohio, l5N; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 76; Chicago Gas, 64sl; O. O. c.
and 81. Louis. 35x; Del. Laokawsnns
and Western, 1904; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., Tx; Erie, 1A9S: Erie
preferred, aS1<; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 10s; Lake Shore, lac; Lead
Trust, s3N; Louisville and Nashville,
SON; National Cordsge. Az; National
Cordage preferred, 9; N. J. Central,
1855; Norfolk and Western preferred,
6H; Northern Pacific preferred, 11x;
Northwestern. 102H; Northwestern pre-
ferred. l44k; N. Y. Central. 96; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
27A; Pullman Palace, 1855; Reading,
1oA; Rock Island, 20; St. Paul. 761;
81. Paul and Omaha, 39H; Southern
Pacific, !sH; Sugar Refinery, 115%;
Union Pacific, 6S; Western Union,
s3h; General Electric, SO; Southern,
9; Southern, preferred. 1888; Tobacco,
s3A; Tobacco preferred, 10Ox.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-Money on call
easy al 3@< per cent, last loan 3
per cent. closed 3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange dull but steady with ac-
tual business in bankers' bills at 4 SIX
@4.S7H for demand and 4.S6H@4.86E
for sixty days. Posted rates 4.S7@4.ss
and SsH@4 50. Commercial bills, 4 50.
Silver certificates. 6sA@6sH. Bar ALL
YER, 6SH. Governments bonds steady.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier.
Petroleum steady. closed 140 bid.
Chicago Market
CHICAGO, March 2O.-Wheat stsrted
with . decline of from e to ss and
wond up at . net decline OF a after an
intermediate break of Abous 1c. per
bushel. Fluctuations almost entirely
attributable to scslpers' manipuletions.
Corn and oats were both heavy and lost
40 each. Provisions Jared better and
closed unchanged.
The leading futures ranged to-day az
follows.
Wheat. No. a-March, opening. eosS;
closing. 60x, May, opening. 6lM. clos
Ing. 62B; June, opening. 6ss, closing.
62&; July. opening, 621<, closing, 6s51,
Corn. No. s-Aarch, opening, =,
closing. 2sM; May. opening, 2e1<,
closing, ssh; July. opening. soN. clos.
Ing, soH; September, opening. 3ls6,
closing, 3l1s.
Osss Nc. s-Aarch. opening, -,
closing. 1871; May. opening. 20M. clos
Ing, 90; July. opening, 2OA, closing,
2oA; September, opening, a0sl, closing.
20%.
Meas pork. per bbl-March, opaning,
900, closing, 800; May. opening,
9 49,, closing, 9l5 July, opening.
9 37S. closing, . IS.
Lard, per 100 lbs March. opening,
SILK. closing, 517h; May, opening,
$780, closing, $50; July, opening,
$40, closing, 35.
EADot por 1OU lUb.-maICQ, Op6n-
ing, $50, closing. 80; May. opening.
492<. closing. 921l; July, opening,
SOAK, closing, sos.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour easy. nominally easier; winter
patents. 350@3.s0; winter straits,
3.00@3 so; spring patents, 34O@3 60;
spring straits, 2 60@2.9O; bakers. 2 100
2.4o. No. Q spring wheat. 6o&@6l7s;
No. spring wheat, COS; No. 3 red.
64H@64%; No. corn, 2sA@2sN; No
2 yellow. 90; No. oats, 10; No.
white, 20N@9iA; No. 8 white, 100
20H;No.s rye. 35}<; No.2 barley, nominal;
No. 8, 26@56; No. 4. 24@26; No.
fiaxseed, 9oA; prime timothy seed.
lard per 100 lbs. 5.15N@5.2O; shori
ribs sides Qoose) 4.sO@4. 90; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 496@4%; short clear
sides (boxed), 5H@5A; whiskey. distill-
ers' finished goods. per gallon, Lee; su-
gArs. cut loaf, GO; granulated, 81;
standard A, 5 IS.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Msrck 2O-Flour
moderate demand FANCY, 3.25@3 so; fam
lily. 2.75@a.05. Wheat steady; No. Q red.
7l@7lx. Receipts, / 900; shipments,
500. Corn easier; No. Q mixed, 80. Oats
No. mixed, 22&. Bye dull. Lard quiet,
$40. Bulk meats steady; 500. Bacon
steady. 12M. Whiskey. steady; sales
sos barrels at 1.22. Butter stesdy;faDcy
Elgin creamery, %; Ohio, 15@1s; dairy,
IL. Sugar firm; hard refined, 3}s. Eggs
steady; Sc. Cheese quiet, steady, good TO
prime Ohio fat, 9@9H.
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