The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-26
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock MarksMl '

So9nHo SECURITIES 10 uhY, re-
necung the unsatisfactory conditions
prevailing. The continued selling OF
our securities held abroad, including
many OF the choicest investment bonds,
Ionos special Significance to the hard
onihg tendency OF the foreign exchange
Hrhes ana in some circles ordinarily
VOL informed there is expectation that
rurther appreciation in exchange rates
VIII Induce the Treasury Department
70 make . second call upon depository
pahHs. The market was irregularly
weak but steady tone developed
sogether with intense dullness until the
nnal hour. when purchases by the re-.
ports caused general fractional i'm
provemens. The closing was a-m at
siight netgains as rule.
Closing BLOCKS were as rollows:
Atchison, l4E; Adams Express, LAT,
na!slmoie and Ohio, II; Chesapeake
ana Ohio, 1873; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy TAX; Chicago Gas, 67S; O. o. @.
ana 81. Louis, IS; DEL, Lackswanna
ana western, 16l; Distillers and Cat
Tie Feeders Co.,, l7% Erie, IL; Erie
preferred, 80; Great Northern pre-
ierred, los; Lake Shore, 145X;Lead
trust s3A; Louisville and Nashville,
fSS; National Cordsge, an; National
Oordake preferred, Q; N. ]. Central,
io5; Norfolk and Western preferred.
6E; Northern Pacific preferred. 1lX;
North western, 10SH; Northwestern pro
ierred, l45M; N. Y. Central, 96A; NY.
and New England, 39X; Pacific Mall,
zoH; Pullman Palace, 1874; Reading,
loM; Rock leland, 69ss; 81. Paul, TAX;
81. Paul and Omaha, 37as; Southern
Pecinc, 1sh; Sugar Refinery, 114%;
Union Pacific, 6H; Western Union,
90; GENERAL Electric, 35H, 5o.thern,
s%; southern preferred, 2SK, i,oa:cc,
o31s; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Marset
NEW YORK, March 25.-Money on sail
easy ct 3@3x per cent, last loan 81 per
cent, closed 3@3% per cent. Prime
mercantile paper soc per cent; ster-
lng exchange firm with actual business
In bankers' bills at SS@4SSI for
demand and 4.s7@4 SIX for sixty days.
Posted rates 4.s7k@4ss and ASSOC
4.s9 Commercial bills, 4 so1<. Silver
certificates. 6s4@69. Bar silver. 6s1.
Government bonds steady. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
closed easier 134E bid,
Chicago Market
CHICAGO, March Is Active buying,
supposed to be for Armour STUFF affected
wheat to-day and the market closed
firm at the top figures of the day. an
advance OF Nc over yesterday. Corn.
oats and provisions also ruled firm after
weak start end the net result was
practically unchanged prices.
The leading fusures ranged to-day as
follows
Wheat. No. s-Msrch, opening. COZ !;
closing. 6lH. May, opening, SAX, clos
Ing, SO; June, opening, 6sH, closing
63H; July, opening, 62X, closing, 63H,
Corn. No. s-March, opening, -,
closing, 2sk; May, opening. 291s,
closing. 29N; July, opening. sO%, clos
inR,. 3oH; September, opening, 3lN,
closing, Six.
GATE Ne s-March, opening, -,
closing. 1874; May. opening, l9K, clos-
ing. 1914; July. opening. 1sX. closing.
1915.
Mess pork. per bbl.-March. opening,
s.55, closing, 8 so; May. opening,
$40, closing. 8 IS: July, opening.
s.92H, closing, OK.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March, opening,
5.o2H. closing, sos; May. opening,
$40. closing, 517H; July, opening,
5.271S. closing. s a2E.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
ing, 60, closing. 4.6sk; May, opening.
40. closing, 4 72K; July, opening.
4.oU, CioslnR, 30
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, 3. 500
$50; winter straits, 5.OO@3 so; spring
patents, 40@3 60; spring straits.
2.60@2.90; bakers, 210@2.4O. No. 9
spring wheat, 6l%@6e No. spring
wheat, 57@62; No. red. G5@65k;
No. Q corn, 28A@2ssS; No. yellow,
2SN; No. oats, 1917; No. Q white,
20A @2l; No. 8 white, ls@l9]5%; No.
Q rye, 35H; No. Q barley, nominal; No.
8. -; No. 4, -; No. faxseed,
90; prime timothy seed, $50; mess
pork per bbl., s.70@s.s0; lard per 100
lbs. s O5@5 07}6; short ribs sides Coose)
4.65@4 20; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4X@4%; short clear sides (boxed),
4%@4%; whiskey. distillers' finished
goods. per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf,
600; granulased, S 81; standard A, 5.25
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. March 25.-Flour
steady; fancy, a.25@s.So; family. 2.75@
800. Wheat firm; No. red, 70. Re-
ceipts. 1,5O0; shipments, 900. Corn
Arm; No. mixed, 80. Oats weak, dull;
No. mixed, FIX. Rye firm; No. Q, AZ.
Lard lower, 4.92%. Bulk meats weak.
ATS. Bacon weak. 5.75. Whiskey.
quiet. steady; sales $40 barrels at 1873.
Butter steady; fancy Elgin creamery.
90; Ohio. i5@1s; dairy. II. Sugar firm;
hard refined, 3E. Eggs steady, $1,000.
Cheese slow, easy, good to prime Ohio
fat, 9@9K.
Backlen's Arnica saIve.
THE Best Sslve in the world for Cuts.