The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stook market.

NOW Iork STOCK mnrH0ts
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE stock mar.
ket to-day displayed decreased activity
as whole and the dealings for the most
part reflected adrois manipulation. The
general tone was easier and only three
STOCKS deserved special oomment in re-
Rard to activity. These were American
Iobacco. General Electric and 81. Paul
Ihe general list was dull and lacked
feature, until around 1870, when heavy
purchasing orders were distributed
which sent Tobacco up per cent from
the lowest. The stock closed at about
the top level and per cent. higher on
the day. The closing was dull and
steady at general fractional net conces-
sions.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 16; Adams Express, lat.
Baltimore and Ohio, 16; Chesapeake
and Ohio. l6A; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, TIN; Chicago Gas, 669s; @. O. @.
and St. Louis, 36H; DEL, LackAwanna
ana western, 16l<; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 10; Erie, IS; Erie
preferred. "a; Great Northern pres
ferred, los; Lake Shore. lat; Lead
Trust, 93X; Louisville and Nashville,
52&; Nasionsl Cordage, 5H; National
Oordage preferred, 10; N. ]. Central,
l06; Norfolk and Western preferred,
"a; Northern Pacific preferred, 1888;
NORTH western, 103h; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l43k;N Y. Central, 97N; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
26H; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
5l@; Rock Island, 7l<; st. Paul. 771s;
Ss. Paul and Omaha, 4O1S; Southern
Pacihc, 10; Sugar Refinery, 116x;
Union Pacific, TN; Western Union,
o5s; General Electric, 37%; Southern,
~; Southern preferred, 30%; Tobacco,
SlS; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Honey Market.
NEW YORK. March 13.-Money on call
easy At 3@3x per cent. Prime mercan.
tile paper 5@6 per cent; sterling ex-
change steady with sctual business in
bankers bills at 4 s7N@4.ss for demand
and 4,s6X@4.s 81 for sixty days. Posted
rates A.S7N@4.SS and 80 Commercial
oiil5, So Silver certificates, osM@
55B. Government bonds firm. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds easier.
Petroleum easier; closed 139%.
Chicago Market
CHICAGO. March 13.-An unexpected
slump In the late quotations to-day cre-
sted scramble to cover and May wheat
closed st loss of ~ from yesterday.
Corn and oats ruled weak and closed "
@Hc lower respectively. Provisions
also show slight recesaions.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. s-March, opening, 60;
closing, 81. May. opening. 63X, clos
Ing, 62H; June, opening, g.. closing,
SO; July, opening, Ga. closing, 6sX.
Corn, No. 2-March, opening, -,
closing, 2s1<; May, opening. 80,
closing. 29N; July, opening, 81, clos
Ing. aoN; September, opening, AK,
closing, 80.
Oats Nc. s-March. opening. =,
closing. 10; May. opening, 2os6. clos
ing. 2OA; July. opening. 2o6, closing.
9oN; September, opening, 81, closing,
81.
Mess pork, per bbl.-March, opening,
$50. closing, $50; May, opening,
IS. closing, 9 IS; July, opening,
9.S2H. closing, sax.
Lard, per 100 lbs March,. opening,
5.27x. closing, $50; May. opening,
$40. closing. 42N; July, opening,
SIS, closing, S SIS.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs -narch. OPEN
ing, OAK closing, O2H; May, opening.
SILK, closing, l71; July, opening.
5.97H, closing. 271z.
Cash quotations. were rs follows:
Flour easy; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 3.OO@3 so; spring
patents. 40@3 go; spring straits, 3 COG
80; bakers. 2.10@2.40. No. 3 spring
wheat. 60H@6lNi No 8 spring wheat,
62H; No. Q red. 641S@65; No. corn,
2S%; No. Q yellow, 90; No. Q oats. 191l;
No white. 2Usl @92; No. white. 191S
gal; No. Q rye. 81; No. 9 barley, Lom-
inal; No. 8, 95@35; No. 4. 25@26; No.
faxseed, 90; prime timothy seed. 2O@
325; mess pork per bbl., 9 5000 SIS; lard
per 100 lbs. 5.3O@5 32H; short ribs
sides (loose) S O5@5 10; dry sailed shout
derB, (boxed) 4%@4H; short clear sides
(boxed), 5A@5k; whiskey, distillers'
finished goods. per gallon, 1.22; sugars.
cut loaf, 5.s7; granulated, 5 IS; standard
A, SIP.
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