The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York STOCK Market,

NEW 1ohk, Jan. THE stock mar
ket to day was nervous and was pretty
clear OF support by powerful financial
interests. There was also covering
movement Of large Dimensions. Rumors
OF probable heavy exports of gold By
Wednesdays steamers, continue dis
oussiou Of the Government bond Gall.
predictions OF tight money and liqutda-
tion OF investments in railroad bonds for
local and foreign account were all taken
Into account. No loan certificates were
applied for by any of the New York
banks and money on call at the stock
exchange did not exceed the legal rate.
The initial prices recorded declines OF
1@2 per cent, but the selling move :
mens soon abated and on console "a BIZ
dimunttion in the volume Of business a
rally occurred all along the line. The
closing was firm with the net changes
| irregular.
Closing stocks were d follows:
| AtchiEon, l5H; Adams Express, 14O;
baltimore and Ohio, SO; chesapeake
and Ohio. l3s6; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 70; Chicago Gas, 63ss; Q. O. G.
and st. Louis, 32S; Dell, Laokawanna
and Western. 1856; Distillers and CAT
tie Feeders Co.,, 14X; Erie, 1sI; Erie
preferred. 2o]s; Great Northern pres
| Ierred, ITO; Lake Shore, 15s%; Lead
Trust, 23&; Louisville and Nashville,
aoN; National Cordage, Az; National
0oraase preferred, 0; N. j. Central,
| 95H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
~; Northerno Pacific preferred, /;
Northwestern, e63l; Northwestern pre-
I, ferrcd. 140; N. Y. Central, %; N. Y.
and New England, As; Pacific Mail.
30; Pullman Palace, $50; Readinu'
2%; Rock Island, So; ST. Paul, 65X:
st. Paul and Omaha, 32<; Southern
Pacific, 1914; Sugar Refinery. 90;
Union Pacific, az; Western Union,
e3A; General Electric, 23H; Southern,
SO; Southern preferred, 2a3; Tobacco,
Tx; Tobacco preferred, leo
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-Money on call
as zoe per cent, last loan per cent,
closed offered 8 per cent. Prime mer.
csntile paper GOO per cent; sterling
{, exchange dull with actual business In
bsnkers' bills at 4.s9@4s04 for de-.
mand and 4.s7N @4.s7N for sixty days.
Posted rates ss@4 80 and 4 1904 90.
Commercial bills, 4.s6%. Silver GER
tihcstes, 67@67]6. Bar silver, 66X.
Government bonds firm and higher.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
weak Petroleum strong, 15U bid.
I Chicago Market.
| CHICAGO, Jan. THE pre.eminen.
influence on the board to-day was the
s9unily political outlook in Europe.
There were other bullieh ipfluences bn,
this predomin ated. The big bear factor
WAS the financial situation. The report
that from 81 100000 to SIS. coo, GOO as
been engaged for shipment aided in
weakening wheat for time, but IL soon
became strong again, closing 1&
higher than yesterday. Corn and oais
each gained u with wheat, while pro-
Visions were heavy and declined.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. e-Janusry, opening,
SSH, closing, 57S6; February, opening,
SsN, closing, bs3s; May, opening, So
closing, 60A; July, opening, 59M,
Corn. No No. s-January. opening, 90
ciosing' 26N; May, opening. 2sA
ing, i9H.
Oats No. 2-Jsnuary, opening, -,
cloeing, 1736; February, opening, 17%
ing. 1874.
Mess pork. per bbl.-January, open
ing, 9.15. closing 9.25; May, opening,
opening, Q SO, closing, $50
Lard, per 100 lbs - January, omen.
Ing, 4236. closing. 545. May, OPEN
Ing, $40, closing, $40.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-January,
opening, As, closing, 445; May,
opening, rs, closing, Ats.
| cash quotations were SO follows:
Flour hrm; patents. 3.15@3.4O; soft,
3 lo@3.ao No. spring wheat, ssM;
NO spring wheat, S6@56H; No. 2
red6l A@6l}s, No. Q corn, 26x; No. Q
yellow, s6N; No. oats, l7x@17x:
No. 3 white. 19H@2OX; No. white,
1sH@lsH; No. 8rye, 80; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8, a1@3s; No. a, 22@2aX;
NO.. l flaxseed, 90; prime timothy
seed' 3.573s; mess pork per bbl., 9.22@
925; lard per 100 lbs, b.4o; short ribs
sides Qoose) 44.@450; dry salted
shoulders. (boxed) 4S@4ss; short clear
sides (boxed). 4%@4X; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon, 1. 20;
sugars, cut loaf, $50 granulated, 4.s7;
standard A. 4.76.
| Cincinnati Produce Marhet.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. Flour
firm; family. 2.55@2.sO; fancy 1000
as Wheat firm; No. Q red, IS:
receipts, 5000; shipments, 1000. Corn
good demand; No. 3 mixed, 30. Oats
quiet; No. 2 mixed, 2Ok. Rye nomi
nal; NO. 3. a9H: Lard fair demand,
lower, 80. Bulk meats less sctive,
4.7b. Bacon easier, 5.62<. Whiskey.
quiet; sales 512 barrels at 1.22. Butter
dull; fancy Elgin creamery. IS; Ohio,
5000; dairy, 1o@l1. Sugar steady;
hard refined, 3H@5k. Eggs steady,
ITO. Cheese quiet; good to prime Ohio
fiat, 9H@10.
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