The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-27
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
aNow York Stock Market.


NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--The stock spec
utstion to- day was an out and out pro-
fesstonsl affair, with the bulk of the
business centering in three indussrials
ana Two railroad stocks. The move
mens OF prices was irregular with
steady downward trend Realizing
sales were the feature of the day, but q
range OF fluctuations was in the main
narrow. Americal Tobscco and Sugar
were about equs!ly Motive, recording
transactions considerably in excess OF
any OF tho other shares. The trading as
whole showed g falling off of about
80, 900 shares 90 compared with yester-
days aggregate. The speculation left
concessions az result of the days
operations.
Closlng stocks were as follows:
Atchison, II; Adams Express, 14S,
baltimore and Ohio, 80; chesapeake
and Ohio. l7as; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 79X; Chicago Gas, 40; o. o. G.
and st. Louis, 37Ss; DEL, Laokawapns
and Western, 161M; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1875; Erie, 16H; Erie
preferred, ASK; Great Northern pre-.
fersed, Ito; Lake Shore, lac; Lead
Trust, s6; Louisville and Nashville,
1896 National Cordage, 6%; National
107; Norfolk and Western preferred,
S<; Northern Pacific preferred, 1897;
Northwestern. 1041s; Northwestern pre-
ferred. las; N. Y. Central, 9s1s; NY.
ana New England, AZ; Pacific Mail,
29S; Pullman Palace, l5s; Reading,
181a; Rock Island, 73k; st. Paul, 77Z;
St. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 19k; Sugar Refinery, 1ls;
Union Pacific, 80; Western Union,
s4H; General Electric, 325s; Southern,
ION; Southern preferred, a2s6; Tobacco,
1873; Tobacco preferred, 10l.
New York Money Market,
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Money on call
easy at 3@4 per cent. last loan
per cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@7 per cent; ster-
ling exchange firm with actual BUSH
ness in bankers bills at 4.s7N@4 s7X
for demand and 4.seh@4.s6% for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.s7@4.s716 and
4.ssN@4.s9. Commercial bills, 4.s5N.
Bar silver, 6sS. Silver certified tes,
69A@694. Government bonds firm.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
easier. Petroleum weak; closed 1881
bid.
chicago Market.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Wheat at no
time WAS as high as 1t closed yesterday
and final prices showed a loss of &c.
Corn and oats were alphabetically
weak and closed s6 and 4 respectively.
Provisions show but little change.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. a-February, opening,
64X, closing, e4}6; May, opening, 67L,
closing, 66M; June, opening. 67M, clos
ing, 66H; July. opening, 67x, closing,
a6N.
Corn, No. 9-February, opening, -,
closing, 2sH; May, opening. 30N,
closing. 3o%; July, opening, 3l9S, clos
ing, al%; September, opening. asX,
closing, 3aH.
Oats No. 2--February, opening, -,
closing. 90; May, opening. 2lss. clos
| Ing, 21A; July, opening, 913s, closing,
| S!N; September, opening. 2l]6. closing,
| Mess pork. per bbl.-Fsbrusry. open.
Ing. e57M. closing. 9.65; May. opening.
s.s2N. closing, 9.9716.
Lard, per 100 bs-February, OPEN
Ing, $50. closing, 5.a9N; May, open
ing, AK, closing. $50; July, opens
ing, 6.691s. closing. 5.62h.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-February,
opening, 492N, closing. 4o716 May,
opening, 5.07&, closing, S lax; July,
opening. 5.l7N, closing, 5.22S.
| Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour Arm; winter patents. $500
$50; winter straits, 8.OO@3 so; spring
patents. 3.40@3. 60; spring straits, Q 600
2 so; bakers, 10@2.40. No. spring
wheat. 64a@65x; No spring wheat,
63@65; No. 2red, 6ssk@699 e; No. 9 corn,
| 29H; No. Q yellow, 294; No. oats,
20A; No. 3 white. 2l@el1<; No. 8
white, sO@s1A; No. rye, 40; No.
4. S6@s7; No. faxseed. 90@9O1s; prime
timothy seed, 8 70; mess pork per bbl.,
8 65@e rs; lard per 100 lbR., 5.39x@b.35;
short ribs sides Qoose) 5.o0@5 O5; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4N@5; short
clear sides (boxed), 6A@5%; whiskey,
distillers' finished goods, per gallon,
1.22; sugars. cut loaf, 5.S7; granulated
5.25; standard A, 5.12.
| Cincinnati Produce market.
| CINCINNATI, Ohio. Feb. 26.-Flour
quiet; fancy, 3.30@3.60; family. ASSOC
8 10. Wheat steady; No. red, TAX.
Receipts, 500; shipments, LOO. Corn
firm; No. Q mixed. s0}s. Oats steady;
No. 2 mixed. s2%. Rye quiet; No. Q.
AN. Lard moderate demand, SIS. Bulk
meats quiet. 5.12}s. Bacon easy, s7}6.
Whiskey, steady; sales 5s4 barrels ct
1872. Butter firm; fancy Elgin creamery,
90; Ohio. 15@1s; dairy, 10. Sugar
steady. Eggs weak, 10c. Cheese quiet;
good to prime Ohio fat. 9@9H.
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