The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-29
THE ROANOKE TIMES, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY %. is
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York stock Market.

NOW xOck STOCK Uark0ts
New YORK, Fob. 2s.-The volume of
business in stocks doubled Thursdays
record the total footing up 40, 600
shares. as against 212, 900 yesterday.
Decided weakness characterized the
trading during the greater part Of the
Gay and at times the market took on Q
ragged appearance. A brisk covering
movements occurred about 2:45 In which
recoveries were made Of 1E par cent. In
Leather preferred, Burlington TX Sugar
lB; Tobacco TX; Manhattan III, and
Pacihc Mail, Louisville and Nashville,
ana Heading per cent. Tho market
closed strong in tone but with heavy net
losses In many shares. The market for
tendency in the early session under the
leadership Of the Northern Pacific.
Late In the day the market was some
whss affected by tho depression in
stocks. The dealings were Sl,lss, 600.
Olosing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 16A; Adams Express, I4s,
baltimore and Ohio. 27a; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1873; Chicago, Burling ton and
quincy, 7sA; Chicago Gas, 671a; O. @. @.
and ST. Louis, 36; Del, Lackawanna
and Western. 160; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.. 179s; Erie, 1875; Erie
preferred. ASK; Great Northern pres
ferred, lilo; Lake Shore, 146<; Lead
Trust, S4N; Louisville and Nashville,
sSS; Nasionsl Oordage. SIS; National
Oordage preferred, 1OX; N. j. Central,
LOG; Norfolk and Western preferred,
9; Northern Pacific preferred, 1853;
Northwestern, 103&; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central, 80; Ny.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
30; Pullman Palace, 15e; Reading,
1sS;k0ck Island, 70; ST. Paul, 7eX;
81. Paul and Omaha, 40X; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 114%;
Union Pacific, TX; Western Union,
S4A; General Electric, 30N; Southern,
9N;,Southern preferred, 81; Tobacco,
1873; Tobacco preferred, 10lx.
New York Money Market.
New YORK. Feb. 2s.-Money on call
easy at 3@31 per cent, last losn
per cent, closed 8 per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 5k@6N per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady with actual BUSH
ness In bankers' bills at S7X@4.ss for
demand and 4.s6A@4.s6% for sixty
days. Posted rates s7@4 s736 and
sSN@4.s9. Commercial bills, 4s5N.
Bar silver, 6S. Silver certificates, 684
(96sB, Government bonds easy. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier. Pc.
troleum strong; closed 12sk bid.
Chicago Market.
The leading futures ranged to-day ss
! follows.
Wheat. No. s-February. opening,
| IS, oloaing, 65H; May. opening, 67H,
closing, 67s1; June, opening, 67x, clos
a7X.
Corn, No. 2-February, opening, -,
closing, 29H; May, opening, 3O%,
closing, 80; July, opening, 31%, clos
Ing, ak; September, opening, -,
| closing, -.
Oats No. a-February, opening, -.
closing, 30; May, opening, AK, clos
Ing, ak; July, opening, ak, closing,
| 81 IS; September. opening, Blk, closing,
2lA.
Mess pork. per February, open.
ing. $40, closing, 9.47A; May, opening,
9,65, closing, 62M; July, opening,
9.75. closing, $50.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-February. open
ing. b.a5. closing, 522N; May. OPEN
| Ing, 451k, closing, $40; July, open..
Ing, s.55. closing, 5.52H.
| Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, 90, closing, 4921s: May,
opening, sos. closing, 5.O7M; July,
opening. SIS, closing, -.
| Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, s.Oo@3.50; spring
| o'1OvSo W. spring btfhlFb,
$50; bakers, 2.10@2,40. No. spring
wheat, 6oA; No. spring wheat, $50
&C.; No. Q red, 69sd@7O; No. corn, 294;
! No. yellow, -; No. oats, 2O4;
No. . white, 21@s2; No. white,
| COX @21A; No. 3sye, 40; No. barley,
| nominal; No, 8, 27M@35; No. 4, 37@2s;
! No. haxseed, 90; primo timothy seed,
65; mess pork per bbl.. 9.5o@9 SIS; lard
per 100 lbs. 5.25@5.s7A; short ribs
sides (loose) 4.95@5 90; dry salted shout.
ders, (boxed) 4%@4H; short clear sides
| lboxed(, 65@5A; whiskey, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, l.22; sugars,
out loaf, 5.s7; granulatsd, 25; stand
ard A, 6.l2.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 2s.-Flour
strong; fancy, 3.3O@3.60; family, $50
OSLO. Wheat steady; No. red, TAX.
Corn steady; No. Q mixed, 303S. Oats
barely steady; No. 2mixed, 221<. Rye
steady; No. Q. 40. Lard steady; 5.17k@
$40. Bulk meats steady, 512]6. Bacon
easy. 5.s6H. Whiskey. steady; sales
| 487 barrels ct 1.sa. Butter quiet; fancy
Elgtn creamery. 80; Ohio, lS@1s; dairy,
| 10. Sugar firm. Eggs dull, easy, 90.
Cheese steady; good so prime Ohio fat,
9@94.
Sad End IF q Bad hoy.