The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-20
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, March l9.-The volume of
business in stocks to-day was about on
level with that Of Wednesday. The
eccentric routine of prices in the lead
ing industrial shares was strictly fol-
lowed with tobacco still in the lead in
extent OF trading, though its record Of
business WAS only about one third as
great as on the previous dey. Tho net
chaDge in It's price shows a slight gain.
In. the slate dealings a ste adler tone was
impaired through coverings OF shorts
and slight recoveries from the low
point were made in many Gases. The
losses.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atehison, Is; Adams Express, las.
Baltimore and Ohio, 1853; chesapeake
snd Ohio, 16; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 76M; Chicago Gas, 64s1; G. @. c.
and st. Louis, 35X; Del. Lackawanna
and Western, 160A; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, Tx; Erie, 14%; Erie
preferred, 24a; Great Northern pre-
ferred, los; Lake Shore, ASK; Lead
Trust, 93X; Louisville and Nashville,
5lA; National Cordage, Az; National
Oordage preferred, 9; N. ]. Central,
1851; Norfolk and Western preferred,
So; Northern Pacific preferred, l2;
"SSs0A AOeN ANOEsAWSbbSEu pre-
ferred. 144N; N. Y. Central, 9656; NY.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
25H; Pullman Palace, 1855; Reading,
1913; Rock Island, 7O36; st. Paul, 76X;
st. Paul and Omaha, 391s; Southern
Pacific, 1875; Sugar Refinery, 115X;
Union Pacific, 6%; Western Union,
s4S; General Electric, 35H Sout bern,
9; Southern preferred, 2sX; Tobacco,
SIX; Tobacco preferred, 10ON.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, March 19.-Money on call
easy at 1904 Ger cent, last loan 3
per cent, closed 3N@4 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5 per cent; ster-
ling exchange easy with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at S7k@4s7M
for demand and 4.s6N@4. s6% for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7N@4.ss and
4.ssH4,99. Commercial bills, 4ss.
silver certificates. esk@69. Bar silver,
6SA. Mexican dollars, 555s. Govern
ment bonds steady. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds easier. Petroleum weak,
closed lao bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. March 19.-The tremendous
increase in northwest receipts over
Swallowed other Influences in wheat TO-
day and in spite Of plenty Of crop DAM
age reports May closed fall cent I'm
der yesterdays close. Corn and oats
each sold off Is. Provisions had severe
break, pork especially suffering.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat No. 2-Marcb, opening, e1A;
closing. COZ. Msy, opening, 6eX. clos
Ing, 62A; June, opening. 631l, closing,
62E; July, opening, 63A, closing, 6aX,
Corn, No. 2-March. opening, =,
closing, 2s%; May, opening, 29X,
ing, 3osl; September, opening, siT,
closing, 31X.
Oats Nc S-March, opening. -,
closing, 10; May, opening, cox. clos
Ing, 20A; July, opening, 20]<, closing,
2O1f; September, opening, 20s<, closing,
2OX.
Mess pork. per bbl.-March. opening,
9.32H, closing, 900; May, opening,
9.47k;. closing, 9l5 July, opening,
96h; closing, 35.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March, opening,
$40. closing, SIS; May, opening,
5.a5, closing. $50; July, opening,
5.555, closing, AN.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
Ing, 400, closing, so; May, opening.
5'o2H' closing, 92N; July, opening,
SIS, closing, 5.O5M.
Flour dull, nominally easier; winter
patents. 3.5O@3.So; winter straits,
5.00@3.50; spring patents, 3.4O@3 60;
spring straits, 2 6O@2 90; bakers. 3 100
2.40. No. 2 spring wheat, 60%@614;
No. spring wheat, SO; No. Q red,
64A@64%; No. Q corn, 2s16@2s%; No.
yellow, 90; No. Q oats, 19@l9]S; No.
Q white. 20k@2l; No. white, 2o@
81; No. rye, Sc; No. barley, nominal;
No. 8. $4,000; No. 4, 24@25; No.
iisxseed. 9oA; prime, timothy seed,
1886; mess pork per bbl., 90; lard per
100 lbs. 5.15@5.17N; short ribs sides
Qoose) 4.so@4 30; dry sailed shoulders,
(boxed) 4ss@4&; short clear sides
lboxed), 5%@5A; whiskey, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon. 1.22; sugars,
cut loaf, 90; graduated, 5 81; standard
A, 525.
For the best work-the Swiss Steam
Laundry, 333 Salem avenue west. Phone