The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-21
FINANCE AND
Now York stock Market.

- bao haEh6bN I'll.
most entirely TO themselves, found It
dithcult to roll up in the five hours Of
business to-day, the total of sianssotions
exceeding the two hours' record of Sat.
ntdsy by only 1900 shares. In only
three Stocks wss there to be noted even
an approach to an activity. American
Irotcoo slightly led st. Paul, with 49,
sOo shares, and Sugar came third, with
10 oOo shares. A downward tendency
soon became msnifest, showing g loss Of
IA par Cant. The selling pressure was
SOD exhausted and on moderate buy
ing, Chiefly by shorts, the market i'm
proved all around, the most noteworthy
advances being recorded In tho Indus
Trials. Tobacco moved up 8 ger cent.
to 81 on covering. Tobacco fell to 7sX
and General Electric to BAN. The
closing was firm.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, ID; Adams Express, I46;
baltimore and Ohio, az; Chesapeake
and Ohio. l4a; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 7sA; Chicago Gas. 65k; O. O. G.
and st: Louis, 33A; Dsl., LsckawannA
tie Feeders Co.,, isA; Erie, AK; Erie
preferred, as; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, l4I; Lead
Trust, 80; Louisville and Nashville.
1886 Nasionsl Cordage, 6%; National
OordaKe preferred, e1S; N. j.. Central,
97}s; Norfolk and Western preferred,
2; Northern Pacific preferred, 1lN;
North western, 97B; NorthW estern pre-
fer,ed, l44; N. Y. Central, Y64; Ny.
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
%; Pullman Palace, $50; Reading,
SB; Rock Island, 64ss; ST. Paul, GIN;
81. Paul and Omaha, 34A; Southern
Pacihc, 1917; Sugar Refinery, 100A;
Union Pacific, az; Western Union
S2H; General Electric, 24N; Southern,
S%; Southern preferred, 261S; Tobacco,
1885, Tobacco preferred, lOlN.
Now York Money Market.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2O.-Money on call
easy at 3@4 per cent, last loan 8
par cent, closed 3 per cen Prime
mercantile paper 6@s per cent; ster-
ing exchange firm, with actual bust
ness In bankera' bills at q. 1904 SIX for
demand n 4.S7N@4.ss for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.Ss@4 sS% and
4.S9. Commercial bills, 4.s6. Silver
certificates, 674. Bar silver, 67X.
Government bonds firm. State bonus
firm. Railroad bonds easier. Petroleum
weak, lao.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-The speculative
markets were all lively to-day, led in
tNASo ~ PAoNlolOuh,D uE later
wheat headed the procession, and com
pared with the price it closed as on
Saturday, made a gain of 10 per bushel,
closing with q net betterment of &c.
Corn and oats were strong in sympathy
with wheat and proviaioRs, and the
latter looked for q tine like q runaway
market. At the close pork still re-
tanned sc of o COO advance. Lard closed
with a gain OF 15o and ribs of 22c
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. ~s-January. opening,
osA, closing, SOS; February, opening,
closing. 6l%; July, opening, 6la,
closing. 62H.
Corn, No. january, opening. 26x,
closing, 27%; May, opening. a0,
closing. 29A; July, opening, 29}4, clos.
Ing. BOX; September, opening, 81,
closing. 3lss.
Oats No. s-January, opening, -,
closing, IS; February, opening, -,
closing. lsk; May, opening. 90. clos.
ing, 2OA; July, opening, 2O2s, closing.
Mess pork. per b~bl.-January, OPEN
Ing, 10 rs. closing, 1885, May, opening.
10.45, closing, 10.
Lard, per 100 lbs = January. OPEN
ing, 5 67H. closing. SIS. May, open
Ing, sos. closing. 6.O2N.
snort ribs. per 100 lbs.-January,
opening, 4.97k, closing, 5.l2N; May,
opening, S s2H, closing, 5.37k.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour strong; patents, 3.l5@3.40; soft,
3.1o@3.30. No. 2 spring wheat. $3.50
1919; No. 8 spring wheat, 5s@59H;
No. Q red, 63%@64H; No. Q corn, 27N;
Nc. Q yellow, 47A; No. Q oats 1879; No.
3 white. 20@2oN; No.3 white, l84@2O4;
No. 3 rye, IS; No. Q barley, nominal;
Nc. 3, 24@37; No. 4, 23@26; No. / flax
seed, 9iH; prime timothy seed, 3.75;
mess pork per bbl.. l0.45@l 10. so; lard
per 100 lbs. 5.75@5 TIN; short ribs
sides Qoose) 5.10@5lt; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4x@4x; short clear
sides (boxed), 5M@5A; whiskey, dis.
ttllers' finished goods, per gallon. 1 22;
sugars. cut loaf. SIS, granulatsd, AIS;
standard A, 500.
Cincinnati Produces Eaerhes.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. 20.-Flour
firm stronger; family. ASSOC 80; fancy
3.O0@s is. Wheat strong, higher; No.
. red, 6Sk. Corn quiet; No. Q mixed,
27x. Oats frmer; No. Q mixed, 2Ox
@20%. Rye quiet; No. Q. 80. Lard
firmer at s 65. Bulk meats strong and
higher at s IS. Bacon firm, higher.
6 rs. Whiskey. steady, 1.22. Butter
dull. fancy Elgin creamery, IS;
Ohio. 1920; dairy. 1o@l1. Sugar
active and firm; hard refined 3X@5K.
Eggs quiet at lao. Cheese quiet; good
TO prime Ohio fat, 0x@10.