The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
TILE ROANOKE TINES, THURSDAY. JANUARY SO, 1885
Ano COMMERCE
New York stooh Mnrket.

attended by any news OF general
bearing and the widest huo tussions that
were recorded were unexplained, ex-
oept In 40 far as professional lnanipule.
oially true of Sugar, which by far out
ranked any Of the other leading stocks
In point Of activity and advance and
Tobacco. which came second in both
respects. There was not even . vessige
OF gossip regarding either OF the stocks
mentioned Tho initial prices were gen.
orally ct slight CONCESSIONS from veg
terdey's closing fgares and In the early
dealings pressure was noted against the
granRers. The tone OF the msfket soon
changed to positive strength and, under
heavy purchases for both accounts
advances occurred in the active list
ranging up to per cent. with she Goal
ers, Tobacco, Sugar and st. Pauls lead.
ing. ,eae
closing stocks were al follows:
Atohison, 1875; Adams Express, lat;
Baltimore and Ohio, a.; chesapeake
and Ohio. 1875; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, IT'S; Chicago Gas, 64%; O. O. @.
and st. Louis, 35A; Del, Lackawanns
and Western, 16ah; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1888; Erie, 1913; Erie
preferred, s5M; Great Northern pre-.
ferred. ITO; Lake Shore, 144; Lead
u,
ASK; National Cordage, 5x; National
Cordage preferred, 103S; N. j. Central,
104; Norfolk and Western preferred,
TX; Northern Pacific preferred, lax;
Northwestern, 10OA; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 144ss; N. Y. Central, 90; NY.
and New England, so; Pacific Mail,
27ss; Pullman Palace. 152; Reading,
18A; Rock Island, 6SH; ST. Paul, 7lX;
st. Paul and Omaha, 81; Southern
Pacific, 2oN; Sugar Refinery, 1Os;
Union Pacific, SIS; Western Union,
S4B; General Electric. 81; Southern,
9&; Southern preferred, 2s5<; Tobacco,
1875; Tobacco preferred, 101.
New York money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2e.-Money ON call
easy at aga per cent, last loan 3
per cent. closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 6@s per cent; ster-
ling exchange frmer with actual bust.
ness in bankers' bills at 4.ssX@
4.s9 for demand and 4.s7H@4.ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.SSx@4 80 and
4.s9H@4.90. Commercial bills, 4.s6k.
silver certificates, 67B@67H. Bar all
YER, 81. Government bonds steady. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonda firm.
Petroleum weak. 1878.
Chicago market.
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-There was plenty
OF bull news in the grain markets to-
day. 1t did nos come out until rather
covered all its lost ground. closing lie
higher than yesterdays close. Corn and
oats each closed Ac higher. Provisions
were weak and closed lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-January, opening,
81, closing, 60: February, opening,
6l1, closing, 621d; May, opening, 633f,
closing, 64sS; July, opening, 64N,
closing, GAS.
Cora. No. january, opening. -,
closing, 80; May, opening, 29%,
closing, ao]S; July, opening. 3O5S. clos.
ing. 3l1s; September. opening, aIX,
closing, 3274.
Oats No. 2-January, opening. -,
closing, 1879; February. opening, 1s%,
closing. 1sA; May, opening, 2os5, clos.
ing, 21B; July. opening, 2oH, closing
Mess pork. per bbl.-January, open
ing, 1925, closing, 1o.3916; May, open.
Ing, 1855. closing, ,1O.62; July, open
Ing, 1910. closing, 1880.
Lard. per 100 lbs January, open
Ing, 67H. closing. $40. May, open
ing, 5.s7H, closing, S 90; July, open
ing, 600, closing, COS.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs,-Janusry,
opening, 5.o7M, closing, 5.121S; May,
opening, $40, closing, 5.37M; July,
opening. SAX. closing. SO.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour firm: patents, 3.15@3.40; soft,
3.10@3.30. No. Q spring wheat, GAG
63; No. spring wheat, 60; No. 2
red, 66k@67, No. Q corn, 90; No. yell
Low, 97A; No. oats 19A; No. white,
ash gal; No. white, 19@2O36; No. Q
rye, SO; No. barley, nominal; No. 3,
94@37; No. 4, 2s@26; No. faxseed,
92H; prime timothy seed, $40; mess
pork per bbl., 1O.3o@1O.35; lard per
100 lbs.,5 671@570; short ribs sides
lloose) 5.12k@5.15; dry sailed shoul-
sides (boxed), 5A@5k; whiskey, dis
tillera' finished goods. per gallon, 1.22;
sugars, cut losf, SOL; granulated, $40;
standard A, sos.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATH, Ohio, Jan. 29.-Flour
hrmer; family, ASSOC 80; fancy 3.Oo@
5.15. Wheat lrmer; No. red, 72. Re.
ceipts, 5000; shipments. 1000. Corn
Arm; No. . mixed, 29H. Oats firm;
firm; No. mixed, 21%. Rye lower;
No. Q. 43. Lard active at SIS. Bulk
meats moderate demand at 5.37x
Bacon quiet, barely steady, e.25.
Whiskey. steady; sales 487 barrels at
1.ss. Butter steady, fancy Elgin cream
cry. 22;Ohio. 16@1s; dairy, Q Sugar
fairly active; hard refined 3T@5k.
Eggs. dull and weak, 40. Cheese
quiet. steady; good to prime Ohio fat.
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