The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-24
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

Now York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, March 23.-The traders
had to-day's limited market entirely to
themselves, the financial com munisy ct
large holding aloof on account of vari-
GUS uncertainties in transaction that are
likely or that are considered to be
likely to unfavorably affect the market.
In the early dealings Sugar displayed
especial strength and gained per cent.
The trading In the forenoon was apa-
thetic, but in the late session the mar,
ket became animsted at the expense Of
values. The pressure to sell abated in
the last half hour and . covering move.
mens by shorts. In which Tobacco
figured for point. The closing was
steady. but with sharp losses generally
IS . result of the days operations.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 14%; Adams Express, lat,
Baltimore and Ohio, 16K; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1879; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, TAN; Chicago Gas, 65A; O. o. @.
and st. Louis, e5; Del. Laokswanns
and Western, 1909; Distillers and Oat-
tie Feeders Co.,, l7Ss; Erie, 14f; Erie
ferred. los; Lake Shore. ASK; Lead
Trust, 30; Louisville and Nashville.
AN; National Cordage, An; National
Oordage preferred, sX; N. j. Central.
1o4A; Norfolk and Western preferred,
6A;, Northern Pacific preferred, IL;
Northwestern O2%; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central, 95H; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
26H; Pullman Palace, 1856; Reading,
10; Rock Island, 6sH; ST. Paul, TAX;
St. Paul and Omaha, 37M; Southern
Pacific, 1915; Sugar Refinery, 46H;
Union Pacific, 6B; Western Union,
A. akrfn *
sH; Southern preferred. 1855; Tobacco,
s3X; Tobacco preferred, 100M.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, March 23.-Money on call
closed easy at 3@3M per cent. Prime
mercantile paper SOC per cent; ster-
ling exchange firm with actual business
in bankers' bills at S7K@4.68 for
demand and 4.s6X@4.s7 for sixty days.
Posted rates 4.S7N@4.88 and 4.88H@
4.s9. Commercial bills, IS. Silver
certificates, 6S&@69. Bar silver, 6SH.
Government bonds irregular. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
Petroleum weak, closed 134 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 23.-As q result of
. break IN oats and provisions and @
failure of the export movement in
grain, wheat to-day closed heavy OF
the bottom price Of the day: Compared
with Saturday night 1t shows o net loss
OF &c. Corn lost nc, oats no and pro-
visions 5@15c.
The leading futures ranged To-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. a-March, opening, 61H;
closing, 60]<, May, opening, 63A, clos
ing, 62H; June, opening, 63X, closing,
62H; July, opening, 63N, closing, 63x,
Corn, No. S-MArch, opening, -,
closing, 1888; May, opening, 99x.
closing, 29&; July, opening, 30%, clos.
ing, 3o%; September, opening. alX,
closing, 31x.
Osss Nc. s-March, opening, -,
closing. 1875; May. opening, 2OH. Clos
ing. 1875; July, opening, COX, closing,
19%; September, opening, s0H, closing.
2OH.
Mess pork. per bbl.-March, opening.
o.12x. closing, 8 90; May. opening.
o 25;, closing. OAK; July, opening,
9.45, closing, 9.22H.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Msrch, opening,
$50. closing, 5.1sN; May, opening,
5.s2H. closing, s IS; July, opening,
s.47x, closing, $40.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
ing, 4.s5, closing, 4 70; May, opening.
4.97k, closing, s2Hi July, opening.
5.07H, closing, 4.95.
Oeeh QuOtAtlonB were AB fOlloWe:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter strata, 3.00@3 so; spring
patents, 8 40@3 60; spring straits,
26O@2 90; bakers. 10@2.4O. No. Q
spring wheat, 6ON@6l; No. 8 spring
wheat, 6OM@6l; No. Q red, 64@64N;
No. corn, 1855; No. yellow, 2s%;
No. Q oats. 1sH@19; No. Q white,
-; No. white, -; No.2 rye, 35M;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8. -; No.
4. -; No. haxseed, 90; prime
timothy seed. $50; mess pork per
bbl., s.s7H@9 co.; lard per 100 lbs,
5.72@5.75; short ribs sides Qoose) ALSO
4.sO; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4%@4X; short clear sides (boxed).
5@5B; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut
loaf, 6 90; granulated, 5.37; standard
a, 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce Msrket.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 23.-Flour
quiet; fancy, 3.25@3.50; family. ALSO
800. Wheat quiet; No. 3 red. Tx. Re-
ceipts, 600; shipments, 1900. Corn
firm; No. mixed, 80. Oats steady; No.
mixed, 22@22A. Rye dull; No. Q, 40.
Lsrd easier sos. Bulk meats lower;
4.s7H. Bacon weak. SIS. Whiskey.
quiet; sales 532 barrels at 1.a2. Butter
steady; fancy Elgin creamery, 90; Ohio.
15@1s; dairy, IL. Sugar firm; hard
refined, 3%. Eggs firm, 81kc. Cheese
quiet. steady. good to prime Ohio fat.
9@9H.
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