The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-12
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

and extens Of fluctuations. The stock
figured for 230.052 shares out OF an
aggregate for the entire list Of $40, $50
shares. The shorts suffered very
severely and one Of the professional
dealers came to open grief, his aus
pension being announced on tAe stock
exchange. The extreme rise was per
cent. to sax and WAS facilitated by
catching OF numerous stop loss orders.
Oircumstanial denisls of the reports
from official SOURCES caused reaction
to 7sA but the stock closed at q net
gain OF az per cent. The strength of
Tobacco impaired sympathetic strength
to other industrial shares. Sugar rose
~. Cotton OIL Preferred az. The rail-
way shares were neglected and evil
denoed tendency TO sag.
closing stocks were az follows:
Atohison. 16A; Adams Express, 147,
and Ohio, 1873; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, n; Chicago Gas, e6%i O. Q. Q.
and st. Louis, So; DEL. Laokawnnna
and Western, 16lN; Distillers and Oat-
tie Feeders Co., 1875; Erie, 151s; Erie
preferred. 26H; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 10s; Lake Shore. 147]6; Lead
Trust, 23X; Louisville and Nashville,
sax; National Cordage. SIX; National
Oordsge preferred, 1031; N, j. Central,
1o6]s; Norfolk and Western preferred,
z; Northern Pacific preferred, 16M;
Northwestern, 103h; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 145N; N. Y. Central, 971s; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
25T; Pullman Palace, 1856; Reading,
liz; Rock Island, 71k; st. Paul, 78X;
St. Paul and Omaha, 405s; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery. 115X;
Union Pacific, tx; Western Union,
s4H; General Electric, 379s; Southern,
9ss; Southern preferred, 3O4; Tobacco,
1885, Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 11.-Money on call
easy at SOAK per cent, last loan
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady with actual bust.
ness in bankers bills at 4 ss@4.ssH for
demand and 4.s7@4s7A for SIXTY
days. Posted rates 4.s71<@4ss and
4ss@4.s9. Commercial bills, 4.s6x Bar
silver, 6s%. Silver certificates. 6sX@
69B. Government bonds easier. State
bonds strong. Railroad bonds Arm.
Petroleum steady; closed strong at 155.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE government
farm reserve report WAS responsible for
a weak opening in wheat to-day. but
after showing loss of about 1 cent
prices recovered and closed ct exactly
yesterdays final figures. This was due
to great extent to apprehenstons Of
damage by the storm. Corn had another
dull dny, oats were quiet and provisions
weak.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-March. opening, 62%;
closing. 6s1s, May. opening. 64A, clos
Ing, 64S; June, opening. 64ss. closing.
o5f; July, opening, 64ae, closing, 65H
Corn, NO. S-March, opening. =,
closing, 2sE; May, opening, 80,
Ing, BIZ; September, opening, 3ssS,
closing, 32ss.
oats Nc. 3-March. opening. -,
closing. 1885; May, opening, 20}S, clos
Ing, 20&; july. opening, 81, closing.
81; September, opening, 2l7s, closing,
Mess pork, per bbl.--March, opsning,
72H, closing, go; Nay, opening
9 SIX, closing, IS; July, opening,
1905. closing. 10.02h.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March,. opening,
$50, closing, $40; May, opening,
s'4S, closing. 546; July. opening,
o.571<, closing. $50.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
ing. 5.1sN, closing, SIS; May, opening,
5.s7Ss closing, S 80; July, opening,
5.371s, closing, $40.
Cash quotauons were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 3.OO@35O; spring
patents. 40@3 go; spring straits, 600
30; bakers. 2.10@2.4O. No. Q sprinR
wheat, 6Sk @64; mo. q spring wheat
62@62H; No. . red. 66%@675S; No. 9
corn, 2sN@ S;No. yellow, 1885, No. 3
oats, 90; NO. 8 white, 201@slH;
No. white, 2o@s1; No. 9rye, asN;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 25@34;
No. a. s5@26;No. faxseed, 80; prime
timothy seed, 3.55; mesa pork per
bbl.. o 7O@9.75; lard per loo lbs.
6.s5@6 81; short ribs sides Qoose)
6.16@6 30; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4&@4Ni short clear sides (boxed), $40
5H; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, Lag; sugsra. cut loaf, 5.s7;
granuiated, SOS; standard a, 5.12..
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 11.-Flour
dull; fancy, 3.40@8 60; family. ALSO
a.05. Wheat steady; No. 8 red. 70.
HReoeipts. 1,too; shipments, 1000.
Corn barely steady; No. mixed, 29x.
Oats moderate demand; No. mixed,
fair demand. 5.25. Bulk meats quiet;
600. Bacon steady. 600 Whiskey. MOD.
erste demand; sales SGT barrels at l.32.
Butter motive; fancy Elgin creamery,
"a; Ohio. 1906; dairy, 10. Sugar
steady; hard refined. 3H. Eggs mod
crate. Toe. Cheese moderate demand.
easy; good to prime Ohio fat, 9@9H.
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