The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-19
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

keS was rasher dull throughout the day
and devoid of special interest. As q
result the trading prices are pretty
evenly divided between gains and
iosses; p1s neither are of much impor.
tance. Tho closs was moderately &C.
tive but heavy in tone.
CLOSING etocKs were "a follows:
Atohison, l6A; Adams Expreps, l4s,
Baltimore and Ohio, 354; chesapeake
ana onlo, i7H; Chicsgo, Burlington end
Quincy 1919; Chicsgo Gas, e7}s; @. @. c.
and st. Louis, 80; Del, Laokawanna
and western, 163; Diatillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1sA; Erie, 16N; Erie
preferred. 90; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, las; Lead
Trust, 26%; Louisville and Nashville,
5oSi National oordage, 81; National
Uordage preferred, l1lH; N. j. Central,
aoG Noriolk and Western preferred,
~; Northern Pacific preferred, Is;
North western, 104; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N. Y. Central, e7%; NY,
and New England. 4s; Pacific Mail,
2sN;a Pullman Palace, 160; Reading,
1sa; Rock Island, 72sS; St. Paul, TN;
ST. Paul and Omaha, 1l0A; Southern
Pacific, 90; Sugar Refinery, 1l5%;
Union Pacific, 6H; Western Union,
soA; General Electric, 3OH; Southern,
10; Southern preferred, 81; Tobacco,
79Ni Tobacco preferred, 1OIH.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-Money on call
easy at 3k@4H per cent, last loan 316
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5M@7 per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankera' bills ut 4s7&@
4ss for demand and 4.se1@4 50 for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.S7@4 SO and
]s@4se. Commercial bills, Assn.
Bar silver, 67ss. Silver certificates,
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
firm. Petroleum weak, closed 1877 bid.
Chioago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-There was a no.
ticeable laok of outside support to wheat
to-day, nearly oil the trading being
done by local professionals. This and
the disappointing worlds visible report
were tho main causes for the weakness
displayed, May closing st loss of e
since yesterday. Corn and oats each
lost u and provisions also dropped
slightly.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. a-February, opening,
6s1s, closing, 62k; May, opening, ESP
closing, 65; June, opening. 65X, clos
ing, 65; July, opening, 65ss, closing,
G4%.
Corn, No. s-February. opening. -,
closing, 27H; May, opening, 80,
closing, cox; July. opening, 81, clos
Ing. 3o%; September, opening. 321s,
closing, 80.
Oats No. 2-February,o opening, -,
closing. 1919; May, opening, 211S, clos
Ing, 20T; July, opening, 214 closing,
81; September, opening. 81, closing, 81.
Mess pork. per bible bruary, open.
ing, 9.9216, closing, 9.S5; May, opening,
1918, closing, 10.02M; July, opening,
1920. closing. 10 1716.
Lard, per 100 February, OPEN
Ing, 6.45, closing, 5.42M; May. open
ing, 500, closing, 5736; July, opens
ing, 5.72h, closing, 5.72M.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, $40, closing, sos; May,
opening. 5.35, closing, 5.32}6.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.45@3.7o; soft,
a.lo@3.a0. No. spring wheat. 62M@
cas-; No. spring wheat, Ga; No. .
red. 66%@679S; No. Q corn, 2sa; No. Q
yellow, 3s1s; No. Q oats, 19s6; No. Q
white. 21N@22A; No. 8 white, l9E@
21A; No. rye, 3sk; No. barley,
nominal; No. 8, 26@36; No. 4, 81;
NO. faxseed, 901S; prime timothy
seed, $50; mess pork per bbl.. 9.S7N@
1000; lard per 100 lbs, 5.42H@5.45;
short ribs sides Qoose) 5O5@5.1o;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4X@5;
short clear sides (boxed), 5A@5ss;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
! gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf. 5.sl;
graduated, $40; standard a, SOC.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 1s.-Flour
light demand; family, 2.9o@315; fancy;
4o@a 60. Wheat easier; No. Q red,
73A@74. Receipts, 100; shipments,
1900. Corn strong; No. mixed, 3oA
Oats firm; No. 2 mixed, 221<. Rye dull;
No. 2. AN. Lard fair demand, s. 90.
Bulk meats dull, 5.12H@5 IS. Bacon
barely steady at 600. Whiskey. quiet;
sales $40 barrels at l.s2. Butter
higher; fancy Elgin creamery. 81; Ohio,
Is; dairy, Q. Sugar steady; hard
refined 11-16. Eggs firm. 10xc.
Cheese steady. good to prime Ohio fat,
9@9M.