The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now Yorh STOCK Market,

NOW horN STOCK Market.
NEW YORK, March 5.-The stock
market to DAY fell about 30, 900 shares
below "Wednesday, 3 record and business
was about evenly divided between the
railway shares and the industrials. In
she first class Baltimore and Ohio.
though not ranking first In point OF
activity, attracted the GREATEST atsen.
ton on account Of exceptional weak
nees' Ine totel OF transac sions was also
Ialrly large. In the indussrials Tobacco
helo nrst place in volume of trading ind
extent OF %luctuation. The rumors of a
probable impending issue Of new PREFER.
60 STOCK also exerted influence. An esrly
oeoiine OF q per cent. was followed by
q rally OF Ia. due cstensibly to the an
nonneement OF an advance of 1c per
pound In the price of the company's
brand OF plug tobacco. Tn
final sale recorded q net loss O, a point.
Liqutda alton by insiders was also be-
iieved to be diacernible. In the final
hour q general selling movement
started, In which declines OF lm2 per
cent. from the best figures were scored.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atonison, 16&; Adams Express, 14s,
Baltimore and Ohio, 15X; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1871; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 76A; Chicago Gas, 66M; o. O. @,
sna st. Louis. 36x; DEL. Lacknwsnna
and Western, 161k; Dissilless and Cat
tie Feeders Co., TX; Erie, 1881; Erie
preferred. s7A; Great Northern pre-.
trust "a; Louisville and Nashville,
53A; National Cordage, SIX; National
Cordnge preferred, 10A; N. ]. Central.
IO7; Norfolk and Western preferred,
IN; Northern Pacific preferred, i6k:
Northwestern, 103H; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N, Y. Central, VIZ; N. Y,
ana New England, 40; Pacific Mall,
27A; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
IL; BROCK Island. 71T; st. Paul, 77sS;
St. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacihc, 1911; Sugar Refinery, HEX;
Union Pacific, I'M; Western Union,
SaA; General Electric, 32%; Southern,
9N;southern preferred, 81; Tobacco,
1914; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money Market.
NEW YORK. March 5.-Money on call
easy at 3@4 per cent, last loan 4
per cent, closed 3M@4 per cen Prime
mercantile paper 4h@6 per cent; ster-
ing exchange steady with actual bust.
ness In bankers' bills st 4.s7%@4.ss
Tor demand and 4.s6A@4.s7 for sixty
days. Posted rates 4s7H and 4.s9
commercial bills, 1856. Bar silver,
6SS. Silver certificates, 6sK a Gov
bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum stendv
closed at 1875 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, March 5.-Reports of Door
protection and approximations OF conse-
quens damage created q rather Arm
feeling In wheat to-day and an advance
OF 40 was made in spite of the intense
ouiiness That prevailed all through the
session. Corn was weak and reoeded
slightly while oats advanced a fraction,
Provisions were firm and closed higher,
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-March, opening. as Y
closing, 65 ss, May, opening, 66X, clos
ing, SIS; June, opening, 81, closing,
o71;;Juiy, opening, 67A, cloning, 671.
Corn. No. 2-March, opening, 2sx q.
closing, 2s%; May, opening, 3OsS,
closing, BOX; July, opening. 3i%, clos.
closing, 32ss. "
Oats Nc. s-March, opening, 1881.
closing. 1917; May, opening, 81. 'olos-
Ing, 81; July, opening, abs, closing,
S!A; September, opening, 81, closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-March. opening,
9;65, closing, ss5; May. opening. 0 80,
Closing' :, 9;s Isl July opening, 1000,
Lard, per 100 lbs.-March, opening,
5.32H, closing, $50; May, OPENING
5.47N,. closing. 5.45; July. opening,
$50, closing, 5.57x.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-March, OPEN
Ing, sos, closing, 5.07X; May opening,
$50, closing, 5.22H; July, opeutnR.
5.39N, closing, 5.a9N.
Oash quotauons were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, a.5O@
$50; winter straits, 3.0O@3.5O; spring
patents, 3 40@3.6O; spring straits, 2.6O@
$50; bakers. 2.1O@2.4o. No. 9 spring
wheat, IS ss @6GM; No. 8 spring wheat,
6sH@66A; No. Q red. 694@69%; No. 3
CORN 2s& @ss6; No. 2 yellow, -; No.
. oats, 20; No. Q white, 2l@21%;
No. 8 white, so@91h; No. . rye, s9N;
No. . barley, nominal; No. 8, 26N@36;
q. 23@3l;No. / hsxsesd, s9k; prime
timothy seed, 3.50@3.6O; mess pork per
bbl., 970@9.75; lard per 100 lbs,
5.30@b.32K; short ribs sides (~loosel
5.05@5.15; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4S@4Hi short clear sides (boxed), 54@
5S; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf. 5.s7;
graduated, 5.25; standard A, 5.12.
Cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. March 5.-Flour
steady; tsnoy, s.so@3. 60; family, ASSOC
8 10. Wheat weak; No. Q red, 73x.
Receipts. loo; shipments, 800. Corn
steady; No. Q mixed, 81. Oats steady;
2 mixed, 90. Rye quiet; No. 3,
AZ. Lard good demand. $40. Bulk
meats fairly steady; S 21H@5 90. Bacon
quiet, S s7M@6 90. Whiskey, quiet,
steady: sales 40 barrels at l.22. Butter
steady; fancy Elgin creamery. "a; Ohio,
l5@1G; dairy, 10. SUGAR firm. haxd