The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-26
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Row York Stock Market.

intervals the bears endeavored to raid
the list for the purpose Of getting back
their contracts, but finally they con
cluded that stocks were too we'll held to
be shaken out by the ordinary methods
employed by professionals, and they
sens their brokers into the board with
orders to cover at The market. At one
time they did succeed In forcing Sugar
down to 9SM, Chicago Gas to 6s%, Cord
age TO 23N and General Electric to 34E.
Worry little stock came out except in
the case OF Sugar, which WAS sold by
limited holders on the reported utter
snces OF Senator Aldrich predicting the
adoption OF free sugar clause and the
duty on the price Of raw sugars. As far
as the railway list is concerned the
bears hammered away without making
any impression and as stated above they
finally covered. The market was ben-
Gifted by she easier condition OF sterling
exchange. the result OF shipments OF SO.
curities TO London and lower discounts
at that center and the falling off in the
demand for remittanoes; the prospect
of an early settlement OF the bi,uminous
coal strike and the action of the West
ern railroad managers attheir meeting
yesterday referring the matter of max
ing rates to the executive ofiicers OF the
various roads.
The fact that less than 81, 600, 900 in
gold will be forwarded to Europe to-
morrow WAS not without its influence.
Prices advanced II TO e per cant. from
the lowest point OF the morning and
$4,000 shares changed hands. The
largest advances follow: Chicago Gas
rose az. St. Paul ~, Rock Island II,
Burlington and Quincy N, Northwest
Louisville and Nashville TX, Missouri
Pacific ~, New York Central u and
Western Union l. The m arket closed
strong at about the best figures of the
day. Net changes show gains Of n to
rs per cent, and in the specialties
Cordnge preferred rose 2, while Ma
tional Cordage preferred fell TX. The
bond market was higher Sales Of listed
stocks, 178, 900; unlisted, 1O4, 900. Treas.
ury balances: Coin, Sss, 759, 600; cur
rency, $50, $4,000
Money on call WAS easy at per cent,
last loan at I, and closing offered at
per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
3H@4 per cent Bar silver, 62H.
business in bankers bills at 487 4@4s7%
for sixty days and 1854 for demand;
posted rates, 488@@49O. Commercial
bills, 4S6N@4s7 Government bonds
steady. Stare bonds dull. Railroad bonds
f1rmer. Silver at the board neglected.
Norfolk and Western closed at 2O]1.
Produce and Merohandise.
New YORK, May 25-Flour dull,
weak, free offerings; winter wheat, low
grades, 1.90@2.5O; do. patents, 31O@
$40; Minnesota clear, 2.25@2.75 pat
ents, 3.25@4 10; low extras, 10000. so;
Southern flour dull, weak; common to
fair extra. 2.00@3 90; good to choice do,
3.0o@3.50. Wheat dull, weak, A@H
lower; No. red, store and elevator SIX,
afoat 57H; options dull, with only local
Scalpiug and switching trade, declining
%@ 9S on easier cables aud weaker at
West, rallying H@H on local covering,
closing steady at A@% under yester-
day; No. red, closed May, 57H; July
Corn dull and frmer; No. Q, AK eleva.
tor, 43H afioat; options were dull and
UNCHANGED with the close; May, AZ;
July, 43}6; August, A. Oats dull, un-
changed; May, 59x; June, asA; july,
38; No Q. white, June, Az; July, 42Z;
spot No. Q. 40A; No Q white, AK;
mixed Western, 40@42K; white do,
43@47. Hay, moderate receipts, steady;
shipping, 60@65; good to choice, sO@
90. Wool frmer, moderately active;
domestic fleece. 20@25; pulled, l6@25.
Beef dull, steady; family, 1904; extra
mess, o0@s.50; beef hams quiet, 1s@
1880; tierced beef inactive, easy.
Peanuts quiet; fancy handpicked,
4M@4ss. Coffee options steady, un.
changed to 10 points up; closed barely
steady, uncnanged to S points down;
May. 15.1o@15.l5; June, 1890; July,
IA 75@14.s5; August, 14.40@14.45; DC
har
spot Rio dull, nominal; No 7, Tx.
Sugar, quiet, raw unchanp ed; fair re.
hning. 7-l6; refined dull, unchanged;
off A, 11.16@3 1915; standard A, 4@4
ale; cut loaf. 4N@4 1916; crushed,
4%@4 1915; granulated, 4@4 5.l6
Freights to Liverpool, market un-
changed, weak; cotton, 50+d; grain, Id
asked.
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