The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock market.

N4W York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The volume of
business in stocks to-day was rather
below the average holiday trading,
manipulation for an up turn was dis
cernible early, however, aggressive
strength in prices developed and sharn
advances occurred all along the line.
In she last hour q general selling move-
ment occurred. Burlington WAS excep-
tionailY weak, falling per cent. on dis
appointments over she December exhibit
OF earnings. The market closed quiet
but heavy in tone.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison. 1875; Adams Express, LAG;
Baltimore andoOhio, 40N; chesapeake
ana Ohio, 16H; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, TIN; Chicago Gas. 65; o. O. g.
and st. Louis, SO; Del, Lsokawanna
tie Feeders Co., ieM; Erie, 1s; Erie
preferred, 81: Great Northern pre-.
ferred, Ito; Lake Shore, 145N; Lead
Trust, 2es{; Louisville snd Nashville,
46x; National Cordsge. 51s; National
Cordhge preferred, 1915; N. j. Central,
1071f; Norfolk and Western preferred,
s%; Northern Pacific preferred, 15K;
northwestern, 100; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N. Y. Central, e7X; Ny.
and New England. AZ; Paoifio Mail,
~; Pullman Pslsce, 154: Reading,
l4%; Rock Island, 69I; st. Paul, 721;
81. Psul and Omaha, 81; Southern
Pacific, ak; Sugar Refinery. 1O7;
Union Pacific, 7H; Western Union,
90; General Electric, 30A; Southern,
l0M; Southern preferred, 29s1; Tobacco,
7SA; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Haarhet.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-Money on call
strong Rk nor Cnnf look 1a.n
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper COS per cent; ster-
ling exchange firm, wish actual busi-
ness in bankers bills ut 4.ssx@
ASK for demand and 4.s7A@4.s7H for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4 ss1 and
4.s9H@4 90. Commercial bills, 4.s6N.
silver certificates, 673S@67]s. Bar sill.
yer, 67A. Government bonds weak and
lower. State bonds inactive, Railroad
bonds firm.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Another agitated
and very strong wheat market WAS
added to-day to the long list OF the
last two weeks. The price started with
o jump OF about -, and ct the end az
rise had been established for the dsy.
Corn and oats were likewise stronger
but only moderately sctive. Provisions
made another small advance.
The leading fusures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-February, opening,
64H, closing, 65A; May. opening. e8%.
closing GIN; July, opening, 66A,
closing, 81.
Corn. No. 9-February. opening, -,
closing, 2sS; May. opening, 3O7s,
closing. 30M; July, opening, Blk, clos.
ing, 80; September, opening, San.
Oats No: s.February. opening. -.
closing; lsSs; March, opening. -. clos.
slSs; July. opening, ak, closing, ak.
Mess pork, per bbl.-- February, open.
Ing, 10 SIS. closing, 1880; May, OPEN
Ing, 1880, closing, 1925; July, open
ing. 1926, closing, HOO.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-February, OPEN
ing, 572H, closing, SIS; May, OPEN
ing, sos, closing, S 97x; July, open
Ing, 6.O71S, closing, 6.12N.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, $40, closing, SOS.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; patents, 5.45@s.7O; soft,
S.l0@a.30. No. spring wheat, 65A@
65H; No. spring wheat. 621S; No. Q
red, 69@69A; No. 3 corn, 30; No. yell
low, s7A; No. Q oats 1891; No. white.
~AYS1AJ 4tos WhAtos ANU. %
rye, 40}6; No. Q barley, nominal; No. 8,
25@35; No. 4, 24@25; No. haxseed,
92H; prime timothy seed, a.6716; mess
pork per bbl.. 10.6O@10.65; lard per
100 lbs, .77s@5. so; Short ribs sides
lloose) 535@5.s7k; dry sailed shoul-
ders. (boxed) 4%@5; short clear
sides (boxed), bA@5M; whiakey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, 1.22;
sugars. cut loaf, Ssh; granulated, S 10;
standard A, SOC.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. Flour
stronger; family, assoc 80; fancy 800
@3.15. Wheat stronger; No. red. "a.
Receipts, 5000; shipments. $500. Corn
very steady; No. 2 mixed, 29H.
Oats firm. easy; No. mixed, 21N.
Rye dull; No. 2. 1904. Lard dull
but firm at SO. Bulk meats firm at
57N. Bacon firm st 25. Whiskey,
quiet, steady; sales $40 barrels at
l.22. Butter slow, moderate demand;
fancy Elgtm creamery, %; Ohio, 16@1s;
dairy, 8 Sugar steady; hard refined
3X@5H. Eggs weak. 40. Cheese
quiet. steady; good to prime Ohio fiat.
9H@10.
Too Late In tho Day.