The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-18
"A ARID COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

New York Stock Market,
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Dullness was
tho main characteristic of the stock
speculation .o-day and as usual under a
similar condition a saggtpg in prices
was quoted. The aggregate dealings
did not exceed ITO, 600, q volume of
business that would in c regulation
market be recorded in D single hour or
lesa. OF such o msrket detailed com.
ment ts almost s~uperfuous. The SENT
%Stagnation illustrates the purpose of tho
larger operators to postpone dealings
upon an important scale until the polit-
ical and financial outlook is cleared.
The final prices were the lowest of he
day.
Closing stocks were az follows:
Atohison, ID; Adams Express, 148;
Baltimore and Ohio, 3OA; %Ohesapeske
and Ohio, 1875; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 74B; Chiosgo Gas, 1875; @. @. @.
and st. Louis, 34H; Del, Lackawanna
and Western. 16I1S; Distillera and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1885; Erie, 14A; Erie
preferred. IS; Great Northern pres
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, 14e; Lead
Trust, 24A; Louisville and Nashville,
43N; National Cordage, 61i National
Oordage preferred, 9%;, N. j. Central,
9sH; Norfolk and Western preferred,
z: Northern Pacific preferred, 12;
Northwestern, 97A; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 14416; N. Y. Central, OF; Ny,
and New England. AS; Pacific Mail,
25A; Pullman Palace, 1871; Reading,
s8; Rock Island, 6sA; St. Paul, 6s;
ST. Paul and Omaha, So; Southern
Pacific, 20N; Sugar Refinery, 1Ol5<;
Union Pacific, az; Western Union,
1926; General Electric, 25H; Southern,
SH; Southern preferred, 26%; Tobacco,
7s%; Tobacco preferred, 102.
'' New York Money Market.
E YORK. Jan. 17.-Money on call
easy at 3M@4M per cent, last loan 8
per cent, closed 5 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 6@9 per cent; ater-
ling exchange steady with actual bust
Nose in bankers' bills at 4. 1904 SEX for
demand and 4.S7h@4.s7M for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.ss@4 $50 and
4 s9H@4. 90. Commercial bills, 4.s6A.
Silver certificates, 674@87%. Bar
silver, 674. Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier.
Petroleum Strong, Ids bid.
!Chioago Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE wheat, corn
and oats. markets rose out of a rather
heavy condition in the last ten minutes
OF the session and closed strong at the
best prices sold of the day and at gains
OF sS In wheat and Is each in corn and
oats. PROVISIONS were irregular In the
further advance which they made to.
day, having had to halt while knocking
out an organized band of raiders from
the wheat pit who attempted to prevent
them going higher but made q costly
failure. Pork closed OF an advance over
yesterday OF 27H cents, lard 6 n and
ribs 10 cents.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. ~a-January, opening,
56N, closing, 57k; February, opening,
o7%, closing, 57&; May, opening, 5s%,
closing soH.; July, opening, eoI,
Corn. No. 9-January. opening, 9eH,
closing, 26&; May, opening, 2sX,
closing. 2S&; July, opening, 29%. clos.
ing, SoA; September, opening, soM,
closing, 309i.
Oats No. s-January. opening, =,
closing, l7&; February, opening, -,
closing. 1879; May. opening, 1919. clos.
Ing. 1919; July, opening, 90, closing,
2OA.
Mess pork, per bbl.-January, open.
ing, 9 95i closing. 1918; May, opening,
opening, 1925, closing, 10 As.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Jenusry, open.
ing. SOS. closing, $40. May, OPEN
Ing, 5.e2H, closing, 5.92K.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Janusry,
opening, 400, closing, 500; May,
opening, SIS, closing, 5.25.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.15@ 8 40; soft,
3 10@3.30. No. Q spring wheat, 57X@
s6H; No. 8 spring wheat, 56@57%;
No. Q red, 62H@62H, No. 3 corn, 26%;
No. 2 yellow, s6H; No. Q oats 10; No.
9 white, COX; No. 8 white, 1870 I0H; No.
Q rye, 81; No. Q barley, nominal; No. 8,
93@39h; No. 4. 42@42; No. 1 iaxseed,
90; prime timothy seed, $50; mess
pork per bbl.. 1918; lard per 100
lbs, 5.67k@5 10; short ribs sides
Goosel 4.a5@5.oo; dry sailed shoulders.
(boxed) 4&@4&; short clear sides
lboxed), 5M@54; whiskey, dissillers'
finished goods, per gallon. 1.22; sugars,
cut loaf,5.75. grsnulated, AIS; standard
a, 500.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 17.-Flour
active. arm; family, assoc 80; fancy
3.00@5.15. Wheat firm; No. 3 red, 67h;
Corn easier; No. 9 mixed. 27K@28M.
Oats quiet; No. Q mixed, cox. Rye quiet;
No. Q. as. Lard firm at s IS. Bulk
meats firm, 8 90. Bacon higher, 600.
Whiskey. steady; sales 572 barrels at
1.2s. Butter easy. fancy Elgin
creamery. rs; Ohio, 5000; dairy, loo
II. Sugar active and firm; herd refined,
3X@5H. Eggs weak at l4@l5c. Cheese