The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-04
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock nIarhet.

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Now York Stock Market.
| NEW YORK, June 3.--Tbe week opened
! on the STOCK exchange quiet as TO the
'rauing but firm as to the tone o. spec
| uiation and these were the prevailing
| characteristics throughout the day. The
volume OF business was much smaller
| than on any day for weeks past and
there were at times periods OF DIN etc
ssagnation.
Chlsf among the influences which led
10 she lmp1oved tone Of tho market were
favorable crop reports and as was
natural under these circumstances the
Erangers shares were prominent in the
upward movement. The placing of the
United States Cordage Company in the
hands OF receivers had but little effect
on these securities of that company in
asmuch as 1t had been anticipated for
some time past.
CloslnR stocks were as follows
Atchison, rs; Adams Express, 144;
Baltimore and Ohio, 62k; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 22ss; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, SO; Chicsgo Gas, 1919; C. c. C.
and st. Louis, 44]s; Del. Lackawanna
and Western. Ice; Disrillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 81; Erie, 1913; Erie
preferred. 90; Great Northern pre-
ferred, 12s; Lake Shore, 146N; Lead
trust 36H; Louisville and Nashville,
oSss; National Cordage, az; National
CordaRe preferred, OK; N. j. Central,
l0l&; Norfolk and Western preferred,
leA; Northern Pacific preferred, 19H;
northwestern. 90; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 1441s; NY. Central, l01A; NY,
and New England, AK; Pacific Mail,
sos; Pullman Palace, 172A; Reading,
1875; Rock Island, G9H; ST. Paul, 81 =
o. Paul and Omaha, 3SH Southern
Pacific, IS; Sugar Refinery, ll7%;
Union Pacific, 1879; Western Union,
VIZ; neral.Electric, 1868; Southern,
1917; Southern preferred, 39as; Tobacco,
ll3; Tobacco preferred, 1l4$4.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, June IA sag and a recov.
cry were the features in all Of the pits
on the board Of trade to-day. Though
the fluctuations in grain were rather
WIDE, the close shows comparatively
small divergence from the final figures
on Saturday, wheat being hc, corn &c
and oats &c lower. Provisions are prac.
tically unchanged.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows:
Wheat, No. 2-June, opening, 77Z@
1879, closing 77S@77X; July, opening,
7sT@793s, closing 7sM@7s%: Septem-
Der, opening, 1895 @sO, closing 79s<. Corn
NO 2-June, opening. 51H, closing,
81 July, opening, 52A@52H, closing,
alS; September, opening, 53A@531,
Closing. 52T. Oats No. 2-June, open.
ing, s9M, closing, 1898; July, opening,
ooA @303s; closing, 3OH; Septem Der,
opening, 30ss@3oH, closing, 29M@3O
mess pork. per bbl-July, opening,
l2.52H, closing, 10 GO; Septembe Der open
Ing, lass, closing, 12.s7H. Lard, per
100 lbs.-July, opening, 65 closing,
co. y; September, opening, 6 s71. clos
Ing, S7]s Short ribs, per 100 lbs
July, opening, 391S, closing, 6. IS; Sep.
ten Der, opening. SEX, closing, sex.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dill but steady; winter patents,
3.70@4.00; winter straights, $3.50
spring patents, 9o@4.3o.; spring
straights, 1904 90; bakers, 2.9o@3.25.
No. 2, spring wheat, 7s%@s1%; No. 3
spring wheat, 1880; No. 2 red, 779k@
TN; No. corn, 81 Isl No. yellow, ST.
No2 oats, 29H; No. Q white. 31N@32;
No. white, 3l@31k; No. rye, 65;
NO. barley, 51x asa; No. 3, 6O@5l; No.
4, nominal; No. flaxseed, 1.45M@l as;
prime timothy seed, 500; mess pork, per
Dbl, 5o@12.62H; lard, per 100 lbs,
6:57 y @6 60; short ribs sides, (loose). g. IS
@6.3o; dry sailed shoulders (boxed) SIX
@5N; short clear sides, (boxed), 6%@
6S; whiskey. distillers finished goods
per gallon. 1868; sugars, cut loaf, SID;
graduated, 4.69; standard A, 4.56.