The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-24
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock Market.


Now York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, May 23.-An improve
ment in the tone OF speculation in tho
stock exchange was apparent at the
opening and prices advanced. Soon,
however, selling movement was de-
veloped In Distilling, and 1t was ru-
mored that big pool in the stock was
liquidsting it's holdings. Sugar was also
offered in large blocks. and by clique
manipulation was depressed in the hope,
1T 10 said, OF reaching stop orders at 116.
Inc stock had risen half per cent. to
lloA In the morning and was sold down
to 1l6 with the effect of bringing out
heavy blocks OF stocks. In the after.
noon there was rally OF Il, but in
final dealings there was reaction of
~ per cent, the last being the lowest
price Of the day.
Closing stocks were as follows.
Atchison. ~; Adams Express, 14a;
Baltimore and Ohio, 62K; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 223f; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 70; Chicsgo Gas, TAX; G. g. @.
and St Louis. 43x; Del. Lackawanns
and Western. 162; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 90; Erie, 13M; Erie
preferred, s7A; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 132; Lake Shore, 146; Lead
Trust, BAN; Louisville and Nashville,
o~<"f ANesShoA OOE0oBSs RAJ N8tlOnAk
CordsKe preferred, 6&; N. J. Central,
100H;.Norfolk and Western preferred,
lax; Northern Pacific preferred, 1sX;
Northwestern. 99%; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 144; NY. Central. IOlX; NY,
and New England, AK; Pacific Mail,
26H; Pullman Palace, 172; Reading,
1875; Rock Island, 6sx; St. Paul, 66X;
ST. Paul and Omaha, 3Sx; Southern
Pacific, 2oN; Sugar Refinery, l17x;
Union Pacific, 14X; Western Union,
92A; General Electric, 33sl; Southern,
Ia; Southern preferred, 39A; Tobacco,
1887; Tobacco preferred, liz.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 23.-With foreign mar
kets booming and domestic crop damage
reports growing more and more numern
Gus, wheat plunged wildly up and down
over cent range to day, ending 1Xc.
higher than yesterday at 7SXc. for
July. Corn WAS apparently neglected,
apparently upheld by wheat. 1t only
gained 10. Oats rose 1Nc. on crop
damages. Provisions su ffered from too
many hogs and lost 10 cents each in
pork and lard and 73S in ribs.
The scene in the wheat pit tram
seconded all recent efforts at sensations
alism. The cause principally contribu-
tory to the additional excitement and
sensational advance to-day was the cor.
roboration of the worst that was pre-
viously reported OF the damage to the
crop.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows:
Wheat, No. 2-May, opening, 10000,
closing 77S4; July. opening, sO@sl%,
closing 7SI; September, opening, SOFA
sO7S, closing 1875. Corn No. 2-May,
al
Ing, 51S, closing, Sc; September, open
ing, 56H@57, closing, 56M. Oats No. Q
MAY, opening, 80, closing, 3oM; June,
opening, 305s closing, 3OS4; July, open.
Ing, 80 4 OBI e; closing 81 "a Mess pork,
per bbl.-July, opening, 1875, closing
!2.6O; September, opening, 1870 clos
Ing, 1890. Lard, per 100 lbs.-July,
opening, CTS. closing, GO; September,
opening, o7}6, closing, 6.s5 Short
ribs, per 100 lbs-July, opening, 6 SAX,
closing, $50; Septem Der, opening, 6. 60,
closing, $50.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour strong; winter patents. 5000
$50; winter straights, 5000 25; spring
patents. a.50@3.s5; spring straights, $50
@2.75; No. Q, spring wheat, S1%; No. 8
spring wheat, 10; No. red, 77%@7s4;
No. corn. x; No. 8 yellow. 539l; No.
oats, 30%; No. Q white. 33N@34A;
No. white, 33@aaS5; No. . rye, 66x;
No. barley, 5ON@5136; No. 8, 49@5l;
No. 4, nominal; No. 1 haxseed, I.4s;
prime timothy seed, 500, mess pork, per
bbl., 12 62M@12.75; lard, per 100 lbs,
6 60; short ribs sides, Qoose). 6. 2O@6. 2a;
dry sailed shoulders (boxed) 54@5%;
short clear sides, (boxed), 6%0p6%;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods per
gallon, 1.26; sugars, cut loaf. 5.13; gran.
ulated, 400; standard A. 4.56