The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-14
FINANCE AND
Row York stoos nxarhst-

E YORK, Jan. 13-As has fro.
quently bean the case OF late, to-day's
stock market received and took the
greater part OF one from the London
cable advices. The decidedly more
pacific sentiments in London on the
Vene zuelan boundary question was fol.
lowed by an advance in the prices of
American STOCKS in that market and
arbitrage houses were fairly large
buyers here for foreign account. AS a
matter Of fact IL ia now regarded "a
certain that she bonds will find o ready
market and at prices satisfactory 10 the
government. While the volume of bus.
mess recorded was only moderate the
market exhtbtted q strong tone through.
Gus and closed at the top figures.
Higher prices generally were estab-
!ished In the railway and miscellaneous
bond market.
closing atocke were az follows:
Atohison, 14X; Adams Express, 145;
Baltimore and Ohio, As; Chesapeake
and Ohio, lbA; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 75H; Chicago Gas. So; o. O. O.
and st. Louis, 36; Del. Lackawanna
n Western. 160H; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1873; Erie, 14N; Erie
ferred, lilo; Lake Shore, 144; Lead
Trust, 1885; Louisville and Nashville,
1876; NasionAl Oordage, 5x; National
Cordage preferred, 10H; N. j. Central,
s9H; Norfolk and Western preferred.
AZ; Northern Pacific preferred, IL;
Northwestern, 9sH; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l43; N. Y. Central, 90; NY,
and New England, ASK; Pacific Mail,
26; Pullman Palace, 155; Reading,
SO; Rock Island, 66X; So. Paul, GO;
ST. raul and Omshs. 36H; Southern
Pacinc' 2l&; Sugar Refinery, 1O4;
Union Pacific, 3H; Western Union.
81; General Electric, 2ox; S%outhern'
y; Southern preferred, 27%; Tobacco.
s0A; Tobacco preferred, 1Ol.
New York Money Market.
New YORK. Jan. l3.-Money on call
easy at 4@6 per cent, last loan S per
cent, closed S per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper GOO per cent; sterling
exchange steady with actual business
In bankers bills at 4 s0@4.s94 for de-
mand and 4.87@4.s7N for sixty dnys.
Posted rates 4.S8@4.S9 and 4.s3%@
4.s0H. Commercial bills, 4.s6X. silver
certificates, 67T@67M. Bar silver, e6N.
Government bonds hrmr. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds firm. Pe,ro.
leum strong, lao.
SE9 Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. lathe continued
large norshwess receipts with no inn
mediate prospects of o decline gave
decidedly besrlsh tone to the close In
wheat to-day, May closing ut SO flat, q
loss of % from Saturday, Corn and
oats closed weak and Il lower, while
pork lost 20. lard 10 and ribs tx.
Tho leading fusures ranged to-day ss
follows.
Wheat, No. ~s-January, opening.
5oss, closing, 56A; February, opening,
569s, closing, 56h; May, opening, 59X,
closing. So; July. opening. 5oS,
Corn. No. a-Jsnuary, opening. 20,
closing, 2eM; May, opening, 2sN.
closing, SsA;July, opening. ao16, clos
Oats No. a~-January, opening, -.
closing, 17A; February, opening, 1879.
closing. 1881; May, opening, 1917, clos.
Ing, 1888; July. opening, 1919, closing
ing. -. closing 0 25;. May, opening,
opening. 9 60, closing, o SIS.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-January, open
Ing. -. closing, 6.s2h. May. open-
ing, 6.67k. closing. 5.62k.
Shor ribs, per 100 lbs.-January,
opening, -, closing, $50; May,
opening, 477h, closing, ATS
Ohou quoGhtlOnS were as follows:
Flour steady; patents, 3.15@5.40; soft,
3.1o@3.30. No. 2 spring wheat, 5e4@
81; No. 8 spring wheat, 56@56x.
No. 3 red, 61@62, No. Q corn, ASK;
No. Q yellow, 86X; No. Q oats, 17H:
No. . white. 10H@204; No. 8 white,
17N@20; No. Q rye, SO; No. 9 barley,
nominal; No. 8, 23@36 No. 4. 23@25X;
No. 1 faxseed. 90; prime timothy seed,
$40; mess pork per bbl.. 9.26@9 27M;
lard per 100 lbs. 5.32M@5,35; short
ribs sides %(loose) 4 50@4.5s; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4A@4%; short clear
sides lboxed). 4X@4T; whiskey, dis.
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, 1.22;
sugars. cut loaf, SIS g~ranulated, ATS;
standard A, 500.
Cincinnati d Mnrket.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. I3.-Flour
firm; family, assoc 80; fancy s.oo@
BIS. Wheat easier; No. Q red, e7H@
GO; receipts, 5000; shipments. 5000.
Corn fairly active; No. Q mixed, 2s.
Oats dull; No. 2 mixed, cox. Rye dull;
No. 3. 80. Lard dull, S IS. Bulk meats
steady, AIS. Bacon dull; SIS Whis-
key. quiet; sales $50 barrels at /. 90.
Butter steady; fancy Elgin creamery,
Is; Ohio, 5000; dairy, 1O@I1. Sugar
firm; hard refined, 3T@5%. Eggs
barely steady, 15c. Cheese quiet; good 10
prime Ohio fat, 9k@
AmDutation