The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-22
FINANCE AND commsacs
Now York stocn marko,.

Isl wow tOKA oGOCR uNbIkot.
NEW YORK, jan. 2t.-A moro cheer
ful temper prevailed in Wall street to-
day, and this condition was reflected In
spasmod.c burots of comparative
strength and animation in the stock
speculation. The Improvements was not
uniform, however. The impression that
the proposed Monroe doctrine resolution
OF Senator Davis would be either post
poned or defeated caused 3 relief in
financial circles. Considerable fsyora-
BILE significance was also sttsched to an
announcements that an English insur-
ence corporation would subscribe to
$500, coo of the new issue of Govornment
bonds. The market opened firm and
to the extens OF / per cent.
were soon recorded in some instances.
the market closed quiet and steady,
with eight gains In the railroad list.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 144; Adams Express, las;
baltimore and Ohio, 50; chesapeake
and Ohio, 14h; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 7sX; Chicago Gas, 64N; O. O. C..
and St; Louis, ssN; Del. Lsokawanna
Western. 162; Dissillers and Oat-
tie Feeders Co.,, 10; Erie, 14N; Erie
preferred, 25; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore. 14a; Lead
Trust, s3H; Louisville and Nashville,
AN; National Cordage. So; National
Oordage preferred, go; N. j. Central,
9sX; Norfolk and Western preferred,
6N; Northern Pacific preferred, 10;
Northwestern. 97%; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l443f; N. Y. Central, SEX; NY.
and New England, as; Pacific Mail,
S5A; Pullman Palace, ISL; Reading,
$50; Rock Island, 65; st. Psul, 675S;
st. Paul and Omaha. s51S; Southern
Pacific, 20; Sugar Refinery, 1OlA;
Union Pacific, az; Western Union,
S!S; General Electric. 25k; Southern,
S9si Southern preferred, 261; Tobacco.
rs; Tobacco preferred, 1925.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Money on call
easy at 3@4 per cont, last loan 8
per cent, closed 8 per cent. Primo
mercantile paper 6@s per cent; ster-
ing exchange steady, with actual bust
ness In bankers bills ut 4. s9@4 s9A for
demand and 4.s7X@4.ss for SIXTY
! days. Posted ratios 4.ss%@4 50 and
400. Commercial bills, 4.ssX. silver
certificates, 67A@67S. Bar silver, 81.
Government bonds Arm. State bonds
hrm. Railroad bonds easier. Petroleum
weak, lao.
Chicago MARKET.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-Wheat was bear.
ishly inclined and after an early bulge
closed q little lower than yesterday.
Corn aud oats had somewhat q similar
experience, each of them closing at
moderate declines for the day. Realiz.
ing sales by holders of provisions were
too much for the fresh buying orders
which came In and in consequence,
pork lard and ribs also suffered IL prics
to a moderats extent.
The leading futures ranged TODAY "a
followa.
Wheat, No. a-Jsnusry. opening,
s99, closing, $3.50; February. opening,
5sSs, closing. esA; May, opening, el%,
closing elA; July opening, SO,
Corn, No. 2-January, opening, -,
closing. 26%; May, opening, 2e3,
closing. 29B; July, opening, 3ON, olou.
Ing. s0M; September, opening, 3lA,
closing, s11.
OAts No. january, opening, -,
closing. 17x; February. opening, 1sx,
closing. 1875; May. opening, 30, q clos.
2oM.
Mess pork, per bbl.-January. Q
ing, 10 SIX. closing. 10. 32%; May, open.
ing, l0.S7H. closing, 1O. 62x.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-January, open
Ing, o.T7H. closing, 6.72%. May. OPEN
Ing, 5 40, closing, 6.12M.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-January,
opening, $40, closing, 5.O7h; May,
opening, $40, closing. 5.39M.
Cash quotations were IS follows:
Flour firm; patents, 3.15@3.4O; soft,
3.1o@3.3o. No. Q spring wheat, $500
s9A; No. 8 spring wheat, 5sA @50;
No. Q red, 63@63H, No. Q 26M; corn,
No. Q yellow. s6%; No. Q oats 1s}6; No.
Q white. 2oA; No.s white, COX; Nc. . rye,
80; No. Q barley, nominal; No. 3, 24@
SO; No. 4, 23@26; No. 1 flaxseed, 9lN;
prime timothy seed, 1855; mess pork per
bbl.. 10.27%@ 10, 3716; lard per 100 lbs,
5.72H@5 rs; short ribs sides (loose)
5.os@5.15; dry sailed shoulders. (boxedj
1905; short clear sides (boxed), $40
5M; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 1 go; sugars. cut loaf. 5.75,
graduated, AIS; standard A, S 90.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. 21.-Flour
firm stronger; family. ASSOC 80; fancy
3.0o@3 Is. Wheat steady, higher; No.
3 red, 90. Corn quiet; No. Q mixed, SIX.
Oats active; No. Q mixed, 81. Rye
frmer; No. Q. 40H. Lard firm at s 60.
Bulk meats firm at s IS. Bacon stronger,
6 25. Whiskey. steady, 1872. Butter
fair demand, lower. fancy Elgin cream.
cry. 90; Ohio, 16@1s; dairy, 0 Sugar
firm; hard reaned3X @5k. Eggs dull,
lto. Cheese quiet; goodto prime Ohio