The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stock market.

ENoW LOrR 6tOCR marRet.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-To- days stock
speculation was almost entirely pro-
fessional. The volume Of trading showed
considerable contraction com nared
with recent records and the business
was ndifferensly distributed. London,
IS nao been expected, came lower for
americans. but the Losses below New
Yofk parity did nos reach full figures.
There was also some selling for foreign
account In this market on the passage
in the Senate of the free silver coinage
amendment to the House bond bill.
The same influence was operating in
causing lower range of prices. In the
late dealings the market WAS listless.
The closing was steady.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atehison, 15X;NAdsms Express, 146;
Baltimore and Ohio, Al; chesapeake
Quincy, 77}s; Chicago Gas, e4H; O. q. G.
and So. Louis, 15K; Dol, Lackawanna
and Western, 16sH; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 15k; Erie, 16H; Erie
preferred, 81; Great Northern pre-.
feFred, ITO; Lake Shore, 144; Lead
Trust, 25x; Louisville and Nashville,
45S; National Oordsge, BaS; National
Oordage preferred, 1036; N. j. Central,
LOT; Norfolk and Western preferred,
8; Northern Pacific preferred, lax;
Northwestern. 99%; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N. Y. Central, 97}6; Ny.
and New England, 4s; Pacific Mail,
2sH; Pullman Palace, 159; Reading,
lsH; Rock Island, e9x; st. Paul. 70;
st. Paul and Omaha, 81; Southern
Pacific, 81; Sugar Refinery, 106N;
Union Pacific, 8; western Union
S3S; General Electric, 2sx; Southern.
9N; Southern preferred, 29x; Tobacco.
7S4; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market.
New YORK. Feb. 3.-Money on call
strong at 4H@6 per cent, last loan 5
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper COS per cent; ster-
ling exchange weak and lower with
actual business in bankers bills at
4.s7N@4.sS for demand and 4.s6X@4s7
for sixty days. Posted rates 4.s7@4, ss}6
and 48sM@4. 90. Commercial bills, 4.s6.
Silver certificates, 67A@67N. Bar sill.
YER, 67A. Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easy.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The wheat market
monopolzad most of the attention of
the traders to-day and trade was very
heavy. st. Louis furnished one of the
sensations of the day by q jump of 8
per cent. In as many minutes. The
feeling here was generally bullish and
May wheat closed ] Is higher than Sat-
urday's close. The corn, oats and pro-
vision markets were all easier but made
very slight changes In value.
follows.
Wheat, No. s-February. opening,
65%, closing, $685.; May. opening. 87%,
closing, 6ss6; July, opening, GIN,
closing. 6Si June, opening. 675S, clos
ing, 6s2S.
Corn. No. s-February, opening, -,
closing, 1885; May, opening, 3Ox,
closing. soN; July. opening, SO, clos.
ing, 80; September, opening, a3M,
closing. 80.
Oats No. 2-February, opening, -,
closing. 1873; March, opening, -, clos.
ing. 20H; May, opening, 2l16.: closing,
211s; July. opening, 91k, closing. 2I1.
Mess pork. per February, open.
Ing, 10 SIS. closing, 1880; May, open.
ing, 1880, closing. 1915; July, open
ing. 10 95. closing, 1890.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Februsry, open
ing. 5.72h. closing, 672H; May, OPEN
ing, SOS. closing, s 95; July. open
ing, 6.o736, closing, 10.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, 6.22N, closing. 5.25; May,
opening. 5.47H, closing, S so; July,
opening. $50, closing, $50.
Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour dull; patents, 3.45@s.7O; soft,
3.10@3.3o. No. spring wheat, 66x@
665s; No. spring wheat, 64@64]S; No.
red. 67ss; No. corn, 2sH@2sh; No.
yellow, s7A; No. 3 oats 3l9s; No. .
white. 2l%@21N; No. 3 white, 21@slA;
No. rye, Al; No. barley, nominal;
No. 8, 24@37; No. 4. 24@251<; No.
faxseed, 90; prime timothy seed, 70;
mess pork per bbl., 10.50@1O.55; lard
per 100 lbs, 5.72N@5.75; short ribs
sides (loose) 5.35@5. 37%; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4X@5; short
clear sides (boxed), 5A@5E; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
1.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.s1; granulated,
$40; standard A, SOC.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 3.-Flour
higher; family, 2.60@2.sO; fancy ESQ
@325. Wheat steady; No. red, n.
Receipts, 1000; Corn strong; No. Q
mixed, 80. Oats higher; No. mixed,
22@2s. Rye frmer; No. Q. 2.44. Lard
quiet bus steady at SO. Bulk meats
easy at 37h. Bacon quiet, easy at
6 IS. Whiskey. steady; sales GIL bar
rels et1.92. Butter steady; fancy Elgin
creamery, 90; Ohio, 1e@ls; dairy, 10.
Sugar steady; hard rehned3X@5K.
Eggs dull, lie. Cheese quiet. steady;
good to prime Ohio fat, 9@9x.