The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, March 9.-The otock
market to-day was moderately active
ana irregularity characterized the deal.
lngs. There was hardly train of
commission business and the distribu-
ZION OF tho trading WAS Indifferent. The
industrial shares 40 a group exceeded
tne railway list in point CT ac,iyity
with American Tobsooo far in tho lead
ana figuring for over two thirds aggre-
gaze in the dealings. In the late deal
ings an extensive demand firm the
shorts rushed the stock of Tobacco up
20 7lH. The gains in the genersl
market were substantial and the pur-
CHASING movement carried the list
slightly above Saturdays final sales
Inc closing was strong at the top level
Closlng STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison, 16H; Adams Express, lat,
baltimore and Ohio, TIKI Chesapeake
ana Ohio, l6x; Chicago, Burlingson and
quincy, ~; Chicago Gas, e64; o. O. @.
ana WeateRn. 16l<; DissilleIs and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, IT'S; Erie, 10; Erie
preferred, sex; Gyes, Northern pre-.
lerted, los; Lake Shore, 147; Lead
Trust. 3d. Louisville and Nashville,
So; National CordAgs, 54; National
OordsHe preferred, 1oA; N. J. Central,
I06H; Norfolk nnd Western preferred,
On; Northern Pacific preferred, II;
North western. 103Ss; Northwestern pre-
fer!ed,, las; N. Y. Central, 97}s; N. Y.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
2oN; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
In; Book Island, 71X; st. Paul. Tx;
st. Paul and Omaha. 40; Southern
Paeihc, l9Ai Sugar Refinery. 1l6;
Union Pacific, Tx; Western Union,
s4S; General Electric, 55; Southern,
q
72S; Tobacco preferred, 1OO
New York Money Market.
New YORK, March 9.-Money on call
easy at 5@4 per cent, last loan 8
per cent, closed 1904 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange steady with actual bust.
ness In bankers bills at 4.sS@4.ssH
for demand and 4.s7@4.s74 for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7H and 4.s0.
Commercial bills, 4.s6A. Bsr silver,
6SH. Silver, rtifcatea, 6S%@60. Gov
ernment bonds steady. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds irregular.
petroleum strong. closed at 1873 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 9.-Wheat WAS
shaken up considsrably to-day by the
conflicting figures Of last weeks worlds
shipments but was we'll sustained and
cloninR figures showed q gain OF abous
40 hi CHER since Saturday. Corn and
oats show but little change. though
closing firm. Proviaions closed with
considerable Improvements for the day.
The leading futures ranged to-day 20
follows.
Wheat, No. s-Msrch, opening. osx:
closing, os8, May, opening, 65%, clos
Ing, o5%; June, opening, 65%. closing,
65H; July. opening, 65X, closing, 65T
Corn, No. 2-March, opening, -,
closing. 9s%; May, opening. aoI,
closing, a0H; July, opening, 3l%, clos.
Ing, Bin; September, opening, 3sH,
closing, 32sS.
Oats No. s-Maroh, opening. -,
closing. 1879; May. opening, 20H, clos
Ing, 20%; July. opening, 81, closing,
9lS; Sepasmbsr, opening. 81, closing,
2lA.
Moss pork. per bbl.-March, opening,
$50. closing, o.67H; May, opening. o rs,
closing. sax; July, opening, $50,
closing. l0.02K.
Lsrd. per 400 lbs.-March.; opening,
27h. closing, $50; May. opening,
$40; closing. say; July. opening,
ing, 5.07h, closing, $40; May, opening,
$40, closing, 5.22%; July, opening,
$50. closing, 5.s7.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, a.5O@
$50; winter straits, 8.O0@3.60; spring
| patents. 3.40@3. 80; spring straits, g. 6O@
$50; bakers, 2.10@2,40. No. Q spring
wheat, 63H@643f; No. 8 spring wheat,
6s@64%; No. red, 67H@6s; No. Q
| corn, 2s91; No. Q yellow, 2s%; No. q
oats, 20; No. white. 20N@9IN
No. white, 19k@9114; No. rye, SO;
No. . barley. nominal; No. 8. a5@35;
No. 4, 25@2s;No. fiaxseed, so; prime
timothy seed, $40; mess pork per
bbl., 9.7o@9.75; lard per 100 lbs,
5.30@532H; short ribs sides (loose)
5.10@5.l5; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
44@4X; short clear sides (boxed), bA@
u; whiEkey, distillerB' finished goods,
per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf, s. 81;
granulstsd. 5.25; standard A, 5.12.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. March 9.-Flour
steady; fancy, 3.40@3 60; family. ALSO
sos. Wheat weak; No. 8 red, TAX.
Receipts, 2,100; shipments, $500. Corn,
quiet; No. mixed, 80. Oats easy;
No. Q mixed, 2lh@22. Rye nominal;
No. 3. ~. Lard steady, SIS. Bulk
meats steady; SIS. Bacon steady. 6 90.
Whiskey. quiet: sales 5s1 barrels at 1.32.
Butter castor; fancy Elgin creamery,
"a; Ohio, 1916; dairy, 10. Sugar
active; hard refined, az. Eggs easy,
loo. Cheese steady good to prime Ohio
fat, 9@9k.