The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-12
FINANCE AND CO MMEact
New York Stock Market.


NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE stock mar.
kes to-day was considered to reflect the
aosence OF support from prominent
nnanc,ai houses. whose interests in the
new government loan has been liuui-
dated. The course of values was down
"erd with intervals of reaction on Gov.
erlng by shorts. There was also liuui-
detion by professional dealers. who are
usually disinclined to hold stocks over .
nonoay' The closing WAS fairly active
and weak at the low level.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Asohison, l6H; Adams Express, 149,
ohislmofe ana Ohio. 35f; Chesapeake;
sno onio, l7a; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 79H; Chicago Gas, 65M; o. O. @.
and st. Louis, 373S; Del, Lackawanns
ana western, 161}s; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1879; Erie, 16H; Erie
preferred, s7H; Great Northern pro.
lerred' l0e; Lake Shore. I45K; Lead
Trust, 97$; Louisville and Nashville.
aSS; National Cordage, bx; Nationsi
Oordage preferred, 1l]s; N. j. Central,
lo4 $; Norfolk and Western preferred,
sN; Northern Pacific preferred, l4N;
Northwestern. 1o3sa; Northwest ern pre-
fersed, las; N. Y. Central, 9s; NY,
ana New England, a.; Pacific Mail,
seA; Pullman Palace, lei; Reading,
I'm; Eook Island, 7aA; st. Paul. 75A;
81. Paul and Omaha, 3sx; Southern
Pacific, 90; Sugar Refinery, INK:
Union Pacific, eX; Western Union,
85H; General Elect 3iM; Southern.
lO8; Southern preferred, 3l%; Tobacco,
79% Tobacco preferred, 1oi.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 11.-Money on call
steady at 2H@5 per cent, Lass loan 2N
per cent. cloaed 2K@3 per cent. Prime
mercantile uspes 5N@7M per cent;
sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers' bills ut 4.s7X@
80 for demand and 4.s6k@4s6X for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.87@4.ss and
ssH@4s91s. Commercial bills, 4.s5%.
silver certificates, 67S @67X. Bar sill.
YER, 67A. Government bonds lower.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier.
petroleum steady, 143 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-To-morrow being
holiday created disposition among
grain and provision traders to even up,
and probably caused considerable more
wheat to be dumped on the market
chan would otherwise have been done.
Wheat opened weak and remained 80
al day, at the CLOSE showing loss OF
&c since yesterday; Corn lost 10. oats
so and pork. lard and ribs lost 3, s and
7Hc. respectively.
The leading futures ranged to-day "a
follows.
Wheat, No. s-February. opening,
64N, closing, 63H; May, opening. 664,
closing, 65ss; June, opening, 664, clos
ing, 65S; July, opening, 65x closing,
Corn, No. 2-February, opening, -,
closing, s7N; May, opening, 3oA,
closing. 29%; July, opening, 31A, clos.
Ing, asH; September, opening, ssx.
closing, 32H.
Oats No. a-February. opening, =,
closing, 10; March, opening. -. clos.
Ing, =; May. opening, 2lA. closing,
81; July, opening, 2lk, closing, 21I;
Mess pork. per bbl.-Fsbruary, op.n.
Ing, 10.o7x. closing, 9.S5; May, open.
Ing, 10.22H, closing, 10. 05; July, open
Ing, 1925. closing, 10 co.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-February, open.
Ing, 6.47H. closing. 5.42N; May. open.
Ing, sos. closing, S 60; July, opening.
SIS, closing. s 72<.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.--F February,
opening, sos. closing, 500; May,
opening. 5.25, closing, SEQ; july,
opening, 5.45, closing, 5.973S.
Cash q quotations were as follows:
Flour dull and easier; patents, 3.45@
$40; soft. 3.10@5.30. No. spring wheat,
63%@64%; No. 8 spring wheat, 63N;
No. Q red. 679s@6sH; No. corn, 27X;
No. Q yellow, asB@2SA;' No. Q oats.
1915; No. 3 white. BIN; No. white,
20@31M; No. Q rye. 3s; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8, 25@37; No. 4, 23@25;
No. haxseed, 81; prime timothy
seed, $50; mess pork per bbl.. s7k@
1000; lard per 100 lbs, 542@5 as;
short ribs sides (loose) S o3@5. 10; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4Nt95; short
clear sides (boxed). 5A@5ss; whiskey,
distillern' finished goods, per gallon.
122; sugars, cut loaf, $751;; granulated,
$40; standard A, 5.O6
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 11.-Flour
easier; family, 2.6o@2 80; fancy 225@
5.25. Wheat quiet; No. Q red, rs.
Receipts, 1900; shipments, 500. Corn
quiet; No. Q mixed, 80. Oats steady; No.
mixed, 2sA@a2k. Rye easier; No. Q.
lower, AN. Lard dull. 5,25. Bulk
meats slow, 5.25. Bacon quiet at 0O@
6 12N. Whiskey. quiet; sales SAT bar
rels ct 1.2S. Butter easier, lower; fancy
Elgin creamery. 90; Ohio, 14@l5; dairy,
9 Sugar steady; hard refined 3A@
58. Eggs quiet, lie. Cheese steady;
good to prime Ohio flat. 9@9N.
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