The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
.FINAMcE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market,

PoAo.y PROFESSIONAL Auhlc. In0 debate
st Washington over the Cuban un-
pieassntness again overhung the spe Q.
ulatton and the sharp talk by seversl
or The Senators had disturbing influ-
ence In Wall street The industrial
shares practically monopolized the at
tentton OF the trade, and az usual the
trade markets in these merourial Sc
curieies were erratic. Tobacco WAS
again star performer and displayed ex-
cepe1onnl activity and strength on buy.
Ing for both accounts. An esrly spell
OF weakness involving o decline Of u
was succeeded by sharp rally Of ak
TO 49, Sugar occupied an unusually
negative position, only 2,40o being dealt
In as against total OF 92,7O0 shares In
Tobacco. The late dealings were quite
figures showed fractional net changes
and In must cases advances.
Closing Stocks were as follows:
Asohison, 16H; Adams Express, LAT,
Baltimore and Ohio, 17sf; chesapeake
and Ohio, 1913; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 77a; Chicago Gas, 66H; o. O. @.
and st. Louis, 35H; Dol, Lsckswanna
ana western, 16i<; DistilleYs and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1735; Erie, 15%; Erie
preferred. a6h; Great Northern pre-.
ferTed. los; Lake Shore. lat; Lead
Trust. s5A; Louisville and Nashville,
sd National Cordage, 5ss; National
Corasse preferred, 10H; N. ]. Central,
aooa; Norfolk and Western preferred,
z; Northern Pacific preferred. II;
Northwestern, 103h; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 145x; N. Y. Central, y7%: Ny.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
S6M; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
INK; Rock Island, 71ss; st. Paul, Tx;
s.. Paul and Omaha, 4O3S; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 1l5X;
Union Pacific, ~; Western Union,
S4S; General Electric, IS; Southern,
9H; Southern preferred, 3Oss: Tobacco,
74S; Tobacco preferred. 1OOA.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK, March 10.-Money on call
easy at 3@3M per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed 5@3H per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@6 per cent; ster-
ling exchange firm with actual bust.
ness in bankers bills ut ASK for
demand and 4.s7@4.s7A for sixty
days. Posted rates 4,s7M@4.ss and
4s9. Commercial bills, 4.SoX. Bar
silver 6sS. Silver certificates, 69X.
dull. Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
closed strong at 135 bid.
Chicago Market.
OAASNuOB noECA 1O-a government
report day is never inducive to activity
in the grain markets and to-day being
one of them business was quiet. That,
however. did not prevent o decline OF
20 per bushel in the price of wheat.
Corn and oats made scarcely any change
In their price. Provisions opened at a
good advance and closed with all the
opening improvement and q shade added
as regards the price OF ribs.
The leading futures ranged to-day %
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-March, opening, 6aA;
closing. ea%, May. opening, 65, clos
Ing. 64X; June, opening. 65ss. closing,
esq; July, opening, 65A, closing, 65x.
Corn, No. 2-March. opening. -,
closing, 2s3s; May. opening, 3o%,
closing, 3oA; July, opening, Biz, clos.
inR,. BIS; September, opening, 3sH.
closing, 329s.
Oats Nc S-March, opening, -,
closing. 1875; May, opening, COX. clos
Ing, 20H; July, opening, 81, closing.
-; September, opening, =, closing,
2lA.
Mess pork, per bbl.-March. opening,
$50. closing, $50; May, opening. o 95,
closing, 995; July, opening. 1910.
closing, 1O.12H.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March, opening,
535. closing, b35; May, opening,
$50. closing. $50; July, opening,
5.62h, closing. 5.6216.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
Ing, 5.12H, closing, 5.15; May, opening,
$50, closing, 32N; July, opening,
$40, closing, las.
Dash quotations. were as follows
Flour steady; winter patents. $500
$50; winter straits, s.OO@3.5O; spriog
patents. 34o@3 so; spring straits, COG
400; bakers. 2.1O@2.40. No. spring
wheat, 63N@64; No. spring wheat,
el@64; No. Q red. 66%@67X; No. 8
oats, 90; No. 8 white, Sl@91H;
No. white. 2o@sI; No. Q rye, ASK;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 25@35;
No. 4, 25@28;No. f1axseed, 80; prime
timothy seed, 3.a5; mess pork per
bbl.. 5000 IS; lard per 100 lbs.
555@5.37H; short ribs sides Qoose)
5.15@5 90; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4&@4X; short clear sides (boxed), $40
SIS; whiokey. distillerH' finished goods,
per gallon, 1.S2; sugars. cut loaf, 6.s7;
graduated, 5.25; standard A, SIP.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, March 10.-Flour
quiet. steady; fancy, 5.4o@a 60; family.
ALSO sos. Wheat easier; No. red,
70. Receipts, 3 600; shipments, 2.100.
Corn steady; No. mixed. 80. Oats
slow. easy; No. 2 mixed, 92H. Rye
nominal; No. Q, AZ. Lard frmer. 5.25.
Bulk meats steady; SIS. Bacon steady,
600. Whiskey. quiet: Gales 400 barrels
at Las. Butter easy; fancy Elgin
creamery. "a; Ohio, 1876; dairy, 10.
Sugar active; hard refined, stendy 3X.
Eggs easier. loo. Cheese easy; good to
prime Ohio fat, 9@916.
Declining Our Pronouns.
In n collection Of the possessions Of