The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-19
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

concerned. The market WAS no less
strictly professional than heretofore and
the net changes at the close recorded
losses OF l@2 per cent. in the more
prominent shares. London quotations
for American stocks showed declines of
y % u per cent Tobacco again out
classed ell OF its mpetitors. that stock
figuring for 62 600 shares out of an
aggregate OF about l7I,O0O A drop OF
2H per cent. in its price was succeeded
bya full recovery by renewed selling
late In the day and resulted in q net
loss OF IS per cent. The directors of
the company were in session to- day but
according to an official no action was
taken on the alleged impending addi-
tiopa1 issue OF $1,000, 600 of the pre-
ferred stock.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 1873; Adams Express, 14s,
Baltimore and Ohio, 16x; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l6; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy 76%; Chicago Gas. 651f; O. Q. G.
and 50. Louis. IS; Del. LAckAwanns
and Western, 16o1s; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, l7Ss; Erie, 14X; Erie
preferred, 24A; Great Northern pro-
ferred, 10s; Lake Shore, LAG; Lead
Trust, 93&; Louisville and Nashville,
5lH; National Cordage, "a; National
OordaHe preferred, 9; N. j. Central,
106<; Norfolk and Western preferred,
2; Northern Pacific preferred, 12K;
Northwestern, 1O3; Northwestern pre-
ferred. l44K; N. Y. Central, wy; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
25N; Pullman Palace, 1856; Reading,
111s; Rock Island, 7Osl; st. Paul, 76X;
st. Paul and Omaha, 39H; Southern
Pacific, 1919; Sugar Refinery, HIS;
Union Pacific, 6k; Western Union,
az. Hanoynl t-fo
on; Southern preferred, 294; Tobacco,
SIS; Tobacco preferred, 10l.
New York Money Market.
New York, March 1s.-Money on call
easy at 2M@4H per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed 2h@3 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5k@6 per cent. ster-
ling exchange weak with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at 4 S7%@4.s7X
for demand and 4.s6N@4.s6N for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.S7@4SS and
4 S8H4.99. Commercial bills, 4S6.
Silver certificates, 69@6yk. Bar silver,
6sH. Mexican dollars, 55H. Govern
ment bonds steady. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds weak. Petroleum easier,
closed 141 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHlUAGo, March 1S.-Wheat had
quite little boom to day under the
influence OF the threatening European
political situation but the confident
selling Of the bear contingent proved
too much for the market 10 stand and
May closed about x above yesterdays
final price, after selling q cent above
that figure. Corn and oats were firm
but closed unchanged. Provisions had
m inglorious slump and closed consid
erably lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day rs
follows.
Wheat. No. 2-March, opening, 6lH;
closing. 61%, May, opening, SO, clos
ing. 65A; June, opening, 63H, closing.
63ss; July, opening, 63ss, closing, 6396,
Corn, No. 2-March, opening, 2sX,
closing, 2sN; May, opening. 29N,
closing, 29%; July, opening, 5oX, clos.
ing, 3o&; September, opening, 3l%,
closing, 31N.
Gate Nc s-Msrch, opening. -,
closing, 1913; May. opening, 20ss. clos
Ing, 2oss; July. opening. 20%, closing.
20S; September, opening, so]s, closing.
20A.
Mess pork. per bbl.-March, opening,
Gas, closing, 9.37H; May, opening,
o 60. closing. sax; July, opening,
$50, closing, TN.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March. opening,
5.25. closing, EEK; May, opening,
5.57H, closing, 5 223S; July, opening,
5.52N, closing, so.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, open
ing, S 02M, closing, 95; May, opening.
SIS, closing, O7x July, opening,
527H, closing, 5.22N.
Cash quotsrlons were As follows:
Flour firm; winter patents. $500
$50; winter straits, 5.00@3 so; spring
patents. 40@3 90; spring straits, 3 GOO
$50; bakers, 2.1O@2.4O. No. 3 spring
wheat. 6I%@621s No. spring wheat,
60; No. red, 658@65%; No. Q
corn, 2S<@2s%; No. yellow, 90; No.
2 oats, l9@lsH; No. . white, 2oX@9i;
No. white. 20@2oA; No. rye. SO; No.
Q barley. nominal; No. 8, 27@27&; No.
4. 24@25; No. 1 haxseed, 9OA; prime
timothy seed, 3.35; mess pork per bbl..
9.45@9 so; lard per 100 lbs. S. 2SE @5.27;
short ribs sides Qoose) 5.OO@5 O5; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 45s@4H; short
clear sides (boxed), 5ss@5k; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods, per gallon.
1.22; sugars, cut loaf, 5.S7;granulated,
25; standard A. SIP.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. March 1s.-Flour
good demand; fancy, 3.25@3 so; family,
ALSO 3 O5. Wheat steady; No. 3 red.
70. Receipts, 500: shipments, 1000.
Corn steady; No. 3 mixed, 80. Oats
steady; No. 2 mixed, 80. Rye dull;
No. 2. Al. Lard active, steady, $40.
Bulk meats dull; sos. Bacon easier,
6 12H Whiskey. steady; sales STA bar
rels at 1.22. Butter quiet. steady; fancy
Elgin creamery. 90; Ohio. 15@1S; dairy,
Ii. SugA: firm; hard refined. 3X.
Eggs weak; SIC. Cheese moderate de-
mand, steady; good to prime Ohio fat,
9@9H.