The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-27
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stock n1arket.

New York Stock Markets
NEW YORK. March Misrepresentation
In stocks was again to-day restricted,
the total dealings showing only an In
significant increase over yesterday. The
industrial shares were attempted to be
galvanized by the usual conflicting
rumors and suggestions, but even they
Jagged unresponsive to the ordinarily
effective manipulation. A general
shading in prices occurred, which i'm :
parted IN easier tone to the closing. In
most cases the leading shares left of
without noteworthy changes.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 14X; Adams Express, lat,
Baltimore and Ohio, II; Chesapeake
and Ohio. 1871; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 74&; Chicago Gas, 67}s; O. O. O.
and st. Louis, 35; DEL, Lackswanns
and Western, 160K; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., Tx Erie, 14H; Erie
preferred, 3sH; Great Northern pre-
ferred, los; Lake Shore, LAG; Lead
Trust, 23H; Louisville and Nashville,
4e%; National Oordage. S; National
OordaHe preferred, 9X; N. j. Central,
104M; Norfolk and Western preferred,
6; Northern Pacific preferred, 11Hi
Northwestern, 102H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 145x; N. Y. Central. 96; MY
eho AeoW HHBAuuus Oval oOiho AAoAAi
2sA; Pullman Palace, 1855; Reading,
St. Paul and Omaha, 37Js; Southern
Pacific, 1sK; Sugar Refinery, 114H
Union Pacific, 6H; Western Union,
SO; General Electric, a5S. So thern,
az; Southern preferred, 2sN. Cooa eco,
s3H; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market
New YORK. March 26.-Money on sail
easy a. 3@3k per cent, last loan 8 pei
cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange strong with actual busi'
ness in bankers bills at ssA@4.sSM
for demand and 4.S7A@4.871s for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.8S%@4. S9x
Commercial bills, 4 S6H. Silver certifi
Gates, 68%@69. Bar silver, 6SH. Gov
eminent bonds steady. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
weak, CLOSED 15O bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 26-Armour was re-
garded ss the leading factor in wheat
to-day. 1t was thought to be largely
due to his influence that q weaker bear.
ish market became firm ct the close,
leaving off with 8 net gain Of xc. Corn
advanced Il and oats A@A. Provisions
were rather heavy.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. s-March, opening. 6oss;
closing, 50, May, opening, e2M, clos
ing, 63<; June, opening, 63A, closing,
6SA; July, opening, 6ah.. closing, 63X
Corn, No. s-Asrch, opening, =,
closing. 29ss; July. opening, ao%, clos
ing, aOx; September, opening, 31N,
closing, 31H.
Oats Nc s-harch, opening, -,
closing. 1875; May. opening, 1914, clos
Ing, 1893; July, opening, 90, closing,
20%; September, opening, soA, closing,
20H.
Mess pork. per bbl.-March, opening,
8 TN. closing, 8 60; May, opening,
s.s5, closing, sS2H; July, opening.
9.05. closing, 900.
Lard, per 100 bs.-March, opening,
$40. closing, 5.O7; May. opening,
5.17H, closing, SIS; July, opening,
$50, closing, $50.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
ing, 4 67H, closing, 4.67K; Msy, OPEN
ing. AIS. closing, 475; July, opening,
4S7H, closing, 4.s5.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, 3.5O@
$50; winter straits, 5.00@3 so; spring
patents, 40@3 60; spring straits,
2.6O@2 90; bakers. 2.1O@2,4O. No. Q
spring wheat, 62@62M; No. spring
wheat, 6lH; No. Q red, 65M@66;
No. Q corn, 2s%@2sM; No. yellow,
2s%; No. Q oats, 10; No Q white,
2oN@aO%; No. 8 white, 1sX@19N; No
rye, 35l; No. Q barley, nominal; No.
8. -; No. 4. -; No. / faxseed,
s9X; prime timothy seed, 20; mess
pork per bbl., s.7O@S.s0; lard per 100
lbs, ON; short ribs sides Qoose)
4.7O@4. rs; dry sailed shoulders. (boxed)
4H@4X; short clear sides (boxed) +.
4%@4%; whiskey. distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf,
600; granulated, 5.37; standard A, 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce Garhet.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 26.-Flour
steady; fancy, 3.25@3.5O; family, 2.75@
300. Wheat firm; No. 2red. 73@73H
Receipts. 1900; shipments, 500. Corn
active. firm; No. Q mixed, 80. Oats firm;
No. mixed, 21N. Rye quiet; No. Q, 43.
Lard easier, 4.92%. Bulk meats quiet,
ATS. Bacon steady, 5.62@5 62}f. Whis
key, quiet; sales 535 barrels at LA.
Butter firm: fancy Elgin creamery,
90; Ohio. 15@1S; dairy, II. Sugar e I'm;
hard refined, 3H. Eggs steady. $4,000.
Cheese easy, good to prime Ohio fat, 9.
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