The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-18
FINANCE AND coMmeac.
Now YORK Stoo,r sgarkot.

che stock exchange to-day was mainly
cohnneo 10 the home acooune, owing to
the TACT that the London stock market
was 80 narrow as to afford little oppor.
tunity for arbitrage operations here.
the general market was somewhat de-
pressed In the early trading, owing to
the development OF q realizing move
ment, winch quickly spent It's force,
London. The industrial shares were
weak, but the only reac lions EXCEEDING
fractional limits were Ia Sugar and
Lesther preferred, which yielded per
cent each. The declining tendency
was checked before midday by the ap-
pearance OF purchasing orders in the
leading shares and the announcement
thes the Government gold reserve had
been Increased to over SlOO, 600 600
helped the upward movement. There
was some sharp covering in the after
noon, which resulted in gains of 2X per
CENT: In sugar, rs In Leather Preferred,
IN Tobacco and fraction in the rest
of the list. In the late trading tha
market was rather quiet, but was strong
In tone and the closing p.ices were At
or near the best of the day.
Cioslng stocks were as follows:
Ascnison, 16T; Adams Express, 14s,
baltimore and Ohio, 35<; Ohosapeske;
and Ohio, 1875; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 30; Chicago Gas. esM; o. @. G.
and st. Louis. 37N; Del, Laoknwanna
ana western, 161H; Distillera and Cat
tie FEEDERS Co.,. lsk; Erie, 16A; Erie
preferred. 96; Great Northern pre-.
lerreo, Ito; Lake Shore, l44<; Lead
aruah Louisville and Nashville,
Oordage preferred, ii; N. j. Central.
l0sN; Norfolk and Western Preferred.
z; Northern Pacific preferred, Ia:
North western. 1o4A4; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N. Y. Central, e7k; Ny.
ana New England. 4s; Pacific Mail,
29B; Pullman Palace, 16l; Reading.
laI; Rock Island, 72]S; st. Paul, 76x;
81. Paul and Omaha, 40x; Southern
Pacific, S0A; Sugar Refinery, l15x;
Union Pacific, 6J; Western Union,
eoH; General Electric, 31N; Southern,
10; Southern preferred, ak; Tobacco,
%; Tobacco preferred. 1O1.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Money on call
atesdy at f@4H per cent, last loan 4
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5h@e per cent
sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.s7H
! for demand and 4.ssX for sixty days.
POSTED rates 4.S7@48S and 4. ssx@4.se.
Commercial bills, 4.s54.s5X. Silver
certificates, 67S@87H. Governments
bonds strong and higher. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
weak, closed 139 bid.
Chicago Market.
| CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE dissppointly
small decrease in the worlds visible
supply caused slump in wheat to- day.
oausing 10 to clone at loss Of M@Xc
from Saturdays figures. After m early
rice OF no corn and oats were but
slightly affected and closed unchanged
and provisions made slight recessions.
Inc leading futures ranged to-day as
Wheat, No. s-February. openino.
63S6, closing, 90; May, opening. a.
closing. 66sS; June, opening, 66, clos.
Ing. 66sS; July, opening, e5N. closing,
Corn, No. 9-February, opening, -,
closing, s5b; May, opening, 3oA,
closing, 3o3s; July, opening, si1s clos
Ing, 3oh; September, opening, aaA,
closing, 32H.
Oats No. 9-February, opening, -,
closing. 19A; May. opening, 21H, clos
Ing, 81 Is; July, opening, 21ss, closing
Ing. 2lH.
PotA' POI JUL eDruhry, Open.
Ing, s.s5. closing, 9.s5; May, opening,
1905, closing, zoos; July, openins,
1870, closing, 1920.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Februery, OPEN
Ing, 6.3736. closing, SAX; May, open.
Ing, 5:55, closing, $50; July, opening,
$40, closing, 5.72%.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Februsry
opening, 500, closing, 5.02M; Nav,
opening. $40, closing, sax; july,
opening. $50, closing, $40.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.45@a.7o; soft
3.lo(95:5o. No. spring wheat, 65@
645; No. 8 spring wheat. 62a; No. Z
RED, 67S @67S; No. corn, 2s5s; No. 3
yellow, ISIS; No. oats, 1915; No. 3
white. 91N; No. white, 2O}6@s1k
nal; No. 8, 2S@s5A; No. 4. 25@2o
No. I faxseed, 9OX; prime timothy
seed, 1856; mess pork per bbl., 0 s9N@
1000; lard per 100 lbs. 5.42%@5 As;
short ribs sides Qoose) 5.O5@5. TO-
dry aslted shoulders, (boxed) 4X@5;
short clear sides (boxed), 5X@5A
Wniskey, disttllerB' finished goods, pei
gallon, 1.22; sugars. out loaf. 5.s1;
granuiated. $40; standard A. SOC.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 17.-Flou,
dull; family, 2.90@3.15; fancy 4O@
$50. Wheat moderate demand; No. q
red, 1914. Receipts, 1880; shipments,
$500. Corn steady; No. mixed, 80.
Osts fair demand; No. 2 mixed, 92}e
Bye dull; No. Q. AK. Lard fair ae-
mand. 5.25. Bulk meats dull, 5.19x@
5,25. Bacon barely steady at G. 90. Wits
Key. Gull; sales $40 barrels at 1872.
Butter quiet; fancy Elgin creamery. 90;
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