The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-13
FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Row York s.ooH:nIarAe..

New YORK, May l2.-The market
ut the stock exchange to-day was 9
tame affair. Chicago Gas was the only
feature among the prominent issues,
and rose 1x on dealings of $4,000
shares. The next active stock, Amer
lean Sugar, figured for only 1000 shares.
The important movement in Chicago
Gas was due to inside buying and
belief that the quo warranto N after will
be transferred to the United States
courts. Sugar first advanced %, then
declined l 4 and closed at 1861, trac-
tional gain for the day The other
industrials were quiet and firm.
The rate difficulty at the West had
no effect for'the reason that the trou-
bles have reached an acute stage that
change for the better cannot be far off.
The Western presidents are to confer
about the matter in Chicago next week.
Owing to the belief some of the bear
houses were buyers of the Grangefs and
st. Paul moved up to 61A, Rock Island
to 69X and Burlington and Quincy to
1913. An impression prevails that the
directors of the last named will declare
the usual dividend next week. Trad.
ing was Of the usual bali holiday char
acter and only 63,531 shares changed
hands. Manhattan, after declining H
to II, rose to 1891 and receded to
1913. The stock was less active than on
yesterday. Net changes show gains of
IS to per cent. outside of Mobile and
Ohio, which rose 2 to 20X. Railway
and miscellaneous bonds were strong.
Money on call nominally per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 3A@4 per
cent. Sterling exchange firm. with
actual business in bankers bills at
4s7A @4S7H for sixty days, and
4ssX@4s9 for demand; posted rates.
4ssk@49O. Commercial bills, 4s6H@
1861. Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
strong. Silver at the board was neg
lected. Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred stock closed at 2OS.
Produce and Merchandise.
New YORK, May 12.-Flour dull,
weak; winter wheat, low grades, 1900
2.5O; fair to fancy, 2.5O@295; patents,
3.l0@4 80; Minnesota clear, 2.25@2.75;
patents, 325@4.15; low extras. / 90@
ESQ; Southern flour dull, weak COM
mon to fair extra. 2OO@3 90; good to
choice do, 3 0o@350. Wheat dull,
weak, 30 lower; No red, store and
elevator, 5s%@59 afloat COZ; options
fairly active and H@%c. lower, July
cOlAihB no. OelOW pE6VlOus lOW T6COTu
and closing weak; No. red, May, 5S%;
June, 593s; July, sos.
Corn dull, easier; No.2, 43%@43N ele-
vator, "A @44% afloat; options dull and
weak at 1s@2s decline; May, 43A; July,
43%; Sep;em "A. Oats dull, easier;
May, 50; July, 36]S; spot No. 2, 3sX39;
No. 2, white, AZ; " estern, 5000; white,
do 42@456. Hay choice, firm; ship
ping, GOO 65; good to choice, $4,000. Wool
quiet. firm; domestic fleece 2o@25;
pulled, 16@25. Beef steady; quiet,
family, 1904; extra mess, OO@s.5o
beef hams dull, is; tierced beef dull
City extra. India mess, 1920 Cut
meats steady, quiet; picked bellies, 7c;
shoulders, &C; hams. loA; middles
nominal. Lard quiet, easier; Western
Steat closed, IT'S nominal.
Molasses nominal; New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, 30@3s, dull, I'M
changed Peanuts quiet; fancy hand
picked, 4A@4ss. Coffee options dull
unchanged to 5 points down. June,
is 40; September, 1855; spot Rio dull
steady; No 7. 1917. Sugar. raw quiet
firm; fair refining, ZIG; refined quiet
steady; of A, 8 ii 1908 1915; stand ard
A, 4@4 $780, cut loaf, 1904 1916;
crushed, 1904 15-le; graduated, 40
4 SIC Freights to Liverpool market
dull, easy; cotton, 3-32 pence; grain,
pence.