The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-16
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Row York ptook nTarhet.

NEW Jan. 15.-WallB street was
sgreeably surprised TO fine that the
formal announcements OF the disaolutlon
OF tne government bond syndicate vas
mos followed by any sensational devel.
opments. The knowledge that the new
governments loan would, In the event
or necessity. command the support of
me members OF the s%ydicate either in
diyidually or so a combined force caused
tne news to he received with equanim-
tty. The market, after an early show
OF strength, in which the Granger and
Rubber shares were quite prominent.
developed . sagging tendency. Sugar
was attacked and yielded 1X per cent.
Losses in the general market, however,
dtd not exceed / per cen
closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohiaon, l4x; Adsms Express. 14s.
Ba!stmore and Ohio, AK; chesapeake
and Ohio, 49, Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 75x; Chicago Gas, 65; O. O. @.
and st. Louis, IS; Del, Lsokawanna
and Western, 18l; Distilierp and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 16H; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred. 93H; Great Northern pre-.
ferred. Ito; Lake Shore. 14s; Lead
Trust, g4&i Louisville and Nashville,
4SB; National Oordsge, 6%; National
Oordase preferred, 10X; N. j. Central,
9sA; Norfolk and Western preferred,
80; Northern Pacific preferred, 12M;
Northwestern, 9sK; Northwestern pre-
ana New England, 45k; Pacific Mail,
2eH; Pullman Palace. ISL; Reading,
8; Rock Island, 66A; St. Paul, 69a;
81. Paul and Omaha, s6x; Southern
Pacific, 20x; Sugar Refinery, 1O2:
Union Pacific, a; Western Union.
s3M; General Electric, 90; Southern.
9ss; Southern preferred, 2sM; Tobacco,
s0;:Tobacoo preferred. 100.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 15.-Money on call
easy 1T g per cent, Last loan Q per
cent, closed Q per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper 6@9 per cent; sterling
exchange steady with actual business
In bankers bills at 4 s9@4 S9A for de-
pand and 4.s7M@4.s7A for sixty days.
Posted rates 4.ss@4 80 and 4s9x@
4.9oK. Commercial bills, 4.s6x. silver
certificates, 67S. Bar silver, 87%.
Government bonds firm and higher,
State bonds Inactive. Railroad bonds
strong. Petroleum strong, las bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The latest bullish
feeling which has lent more or less
strength to the markets the past day or
two In spite Of indifferent views be-
came speedily manifest to-day. This.
helped by the small Off ,ial Russian
shipments, created a decided bulliah
sentiment, and wheat closed go higher
than yesterday. Corn and oats are each
up Nc, while pork advanced 300, lard
loo and ribs 1Oc.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 2-Jnnusry, opening.
56as, closing, 57H; February, opening,
SIS, closing, $685. May, opening, 59s6,
closing, 60; July, opening, 59X,
Corn, No. %2-January, opening, sos,
closing, 26M; May, opening, 2sS6,
closing: 2o9s; July, opening, a9Ss, clos.
Oats No. s-January, opening, -,
closing, 17%; February. opening, -,
closing. Is; May, opening, 19X, clos.
Ing. lsH; July, opening, 2O1, closing
20A.
Mess pork, per bbl.-Januarv, open.
opening, 0 so. closing, 10 90.
Lard, per 100 lbs,-January, open.
ing, -. closing. $50, May, open
inc, 5.72M, closing, S so.
Snort ribs, per 100 lbs--January.
opening, -, closing, AIS; May,
opening, 4 90, closing, $50.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, a.15@a.4o; soft.
3.1o@3.30. No. Q spring wheat. 67M@
So: No. 8 spring wheat, 57@6s; No. .
red, 61H@63, No. Q corn, 26M; No. Q
yellow. 1858; No. Q oats 1876; No.
. white. l9A@2OA; No. 8 white, 1sA@
1917; No. Q rye. SO; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8, 24@36H; No. 4, 81; No.
haxseed, 90; prime timothy seed, $50;
mess pork per bbl., 7.75@s 90; lard
per 100 lbs, $50; short ribs sides
l!oose) 4.7b@4.9o; dry sailed shoulders,
%(boxed) 4%@4%; short clear sides
lboxed), 5@5%; whiskey. distillers'
finished goods, per gallon. 1 90; sugars, |
cut loaf, SIS ~granulated, AIS; standard
A. 500.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, Jan. 15.-FIour
firm; family, 2.55@2.s0; fancy 3.OO@
3.15. Wheat steady; No. Q red, 81; re-
ceipts, 5000; shipments. 5000. Corn
steady; No. 2 mixed, IS. (the grain
committee OF the chamber of commerce
passed a resolution fixing the weight of
ear corn at SO pounds instead OF 70
pounds Oats quiet; No. 3 mixed, 2o]6.
Rye dull; No. Q. 80. Lard firm, s 30.
Bulk meats firm, 4.7O. Bacon quiet,
steady, 5.75. Whiskey. steady. lag;
Butter easy; fancy Elgtn creamery. rs;
Ohio. 1000; dairy. 10@l1. Sugar firm;
hard refined, 3H@5x. Eggs light de.
mand, weak; $50. Cheese quiet; good
to prime Ohio fiat, 9M@10.