The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-01
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York Stock nrarket.


New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, April 3O.-The result
OF to-day's speculation on the stock ex-
cnange ie q very general Depreciation in
values which is most pronounced in
the granger shares. At the opening
trading was fairly active, but prices as a
rule were lower and in the early deal
ings further decline took place in
wheat. At the end Of the first quarter
OF an hour buying movement was de-,
veloped in the industrials in which Con-
eral Electric was most prominent,a as the
purchasing in this stock being due to
the publication of the figures of the an.
nuai report which made better show
ing than had been anticipated. The adj
Venclng tendency was checked shortly
AFTER II O'Clock and the figures continued
70 move downward up TO 1870 o'clock.
AFTER delivery hour speculation again
became depressed and continued weak
20 the close. The bond market was &C
tive and strong until near the close
when prices essed off in sympathy with
the heaviest of the ahsre speculation,
The sales were SO, AIT, 600.
Closing stocks were IS follows.
Atohison, 5H; Adams Express, 143;
ana Ohio, 1879; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 1914; Chicago Gas, 73&;C O. G.
and st. Louis, 4lx; Del Lackawanna
and Western, 159; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1917; Erie, Tx; Erie
preferred, 24H; Great Northern pre-
ferred, 103; Lake Shore, 143A; Lead
Trust, "a; Louisville and Nashville,
5oA; National Cordage, 6; National
Cordage preferred, 9ss; N. j. Central,
IS; Norfolk and Western preferred,
llSN; Northern Pacific preferred, DIX;
NORTHWESTERN, 068; Northwestern pre-
ferred. lao; N. Y. Central, 9sx; N. Y.
and New England. asN; Pacific Mail,
%; Pullman Pslace. 172; Reading,
l6A; Rock Island, 46A; ST. Paul, 90;
81. Paul and Omaha, ASK; Southern
Pacific, 17N; Sugar Refinery, 109x;
Union Pacific, 12K; Western Union,
eS%; General Electric. 33A; Southern,
1925; Southern preferred, 364; Tobacco,
1887; Tobacco preferred, ITO.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. April 3o.-Wheat turned
short around to-day and slid down 70
6S e for July, closing ~ cents lower
than yesterday. Weak foreign markets
and big shipments from exporting coun.
tries encouraged free selling and caused
the decline. July corn closed 10 lower;
May oats 10 lower and provisions at de.
clines.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
Wheat No. april, opening 621f@
6sX, closing 61sl; May, opening ee&@
So, closing 60; July opening 65X@64A,
closing 63B @65A; September, opening
94S@e4N, closing 6aI. Corn No g.
April, opening 47x, closing 47A;Mny,
opening 473 closing AN; July, opening
4s&@4sSs, closing 47%@4s; September,
opening 4eS, closing 40. Oats No. 9
May, opening 2sA, closing 27%; June,
opening 2s8, closing 2ssS; July, open
ing ssB, closing 2sH. Mess pork, per
9bi.-May, opening -. 05, closing / s7H;
July, opening 10 80, closing i22o; Sep
tenn Der, opening i2.45. closing 1915.
Lard per 100 lbs.--May, opening s.7716.
closing 6.e7T; July, opening 92N,
closing 6.s5; September, opening o7E,
closing 700. Short ribs, per 100 lbs
May. opening Is. closing 6 10; July,
opening 6.35, closing 6.27}6; September
opening, $50, closing Gas.
Cash quotations were as follows:
FLOUR strong; winter patents, 2.9O@
20; winter straights, 9 10000; spring
patents. 2.1o@s so; spring straights, 25
OSLO; bakers, 1.s5@2.25; No. spring
wheat. 66@674; No. spring wheat,
63<; No. red, 6lA@62; No. corn,
47S; No. yellow, 4oH@46sS; No. 3
, 80, AZ. Wnltet oE05o; NO.
white, 31A@32; No. 3 rye. s3; No. Q
barley, 51@51H; No. 3, 4S@5116; No. 4,
nominal; No. flaxseed, l.43M; prime
timothy seed, $40; mess pork, per bar.
rel. ll.s7H@12.17N; lard, per 100 lbs,
o.67H@6.72H; short ribs sides, (loose),
6.07H@6.1o; dry sailed shoulders
lboxed), 5%@5H; shorts clear sides,
(boxed), o60@6.69N; whiskey, distill..
ers finished goods per gallon. leo;
sugars, cut loaf 4.ss; granulated, 4.l2;
atapdord no -'