The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-29


NEW YORK. May es The stock mar.
kes was more animated to-day but at
the expense OF values, the general con-
disions fsvoring the bears. The ran.
way stocks received more attention than
mas been usual recently In the indus
trials Sugar broke badly on reported de.
clsnes In the domestic and foreign
grades OF the product. manipulation by
insiders being discernable Laciede
Gas dropped ~ on news of damage 20
the company's plant at ST. Louis. but
subse quently rallied a point. On the
rally the arket became listless until
near the close, when renewed pressure
was exerted against the list, forcing
prices to the lowest point. Burlington
soucnea ~ against 1888, last nights
final sale.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atchlson' 14&; Adams Express, $50;
bsItlmote ana Ohio, l7X; Chesspeakr
and Ohio, 69s Chicago, Huntington and
quincy, ~; Chicago Gas, 66X; c. G. G.
and ST Louis, 344; Del Lackawsnna
and Western, 1905; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., l73<; Erie, 1ak; Erie
preferred, ASA; Great Northern pre-
terred' llSN; Lake Shore, 149; Lead
Trust, 24%; Louisville snd Nashville,
40; National Cordage, SIS; National
Curdage preferred, 10; N. j. Central.
los; Norfolk and Western preferred,
7S; Northern Pacific preferred, 15H
Northwes tern, los u; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; n, Y. Central, 964; N. Y.
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
25%; Pullman Palace, l57; Reading,
10; Rock Island, 69ss; St. Paul, rs;
st. Paul and Omshs, 42JS; Southern
Pacific lsA; Sugar Refinery, 12l%;
Union Pacific, *; Western Union,
S4%; General Electric, 33%; Sou bern,
sS; southern preferred, 2SX; Tobacco,
663s; Tobacco preferred, 90
New York Money market
NEW YORK, Msy 2s.-Money on call
easy at SOC per cent, last loan l i
per cent, closed IN per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5k per cent.
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at Ss%
4 Ss% for demand and 4 s7H@4 SIX ior
sixty days. Posted rates $500 SO
and s9H@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.s7. Silver certificates, 6sA@6S%
Bar silver, Gs$. Government bonds
steady. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds lower Petroleum steady, closed
st los.
Chicago Market
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat, No. a-May, opening, 5s@
$50, closing, SIS; June, opening, Co.'S
Closing, 90; July, opening, 5sH@5s%,
closing, $50; septem6 Der, opening
5sA @59H, Closing, 594@59ss.
Cora, No. INLAY, opening, 27ss,
closing 27ss; June, opening, 275S, CLOS
ing; 27$s GERS; July, opening, 2ssS,
closing, 2s@t: Sepsem Der, opening, 294s,
closing, 29%.
Usts ~ s-May, opening, 1873. clos
ipg, l. n; June, opening, 1913, osing,
is%; July, opening, ISL, closing,
1874; September opening, 1873 cos
ing ls5s
Mess pork, per bbl.-May, opening,
=, closing, : Is; July, opening
Z TO- closing, 7.221s; September, open
ing, .25, closing, 7.4O.
Lard, per 100 lbs May, opening,
271f, closing, 4.17&; July, opening,
221s. Closing. 80; Septem ber,
opening, 371S closing, 40.
SnoF, RIBS, per 100 .bs.-Msy. open
Ing, -, closing, so; July, opening.
B s21&, closing, 3 9; Septenp Der, open
ing, 9716, closing, 4.02}S.
Cash quotations were rs follows:
flour dull; winter patents,
50@3.S0; winter straits, Qua
> oU; spring patents, 40W3 81; spring
ssraights, 5000 90; bakers, 3 100
24o No. spring wseat, IS; No
spring wheat, Sc; No 2 red,
$4,000; No. corn, 27M@s7A; No .
yeiiow corn, 2s$s@2s16; No . oats,
IS; No white, l9MS2O; No. )
white, 1874 @l9s<; No rye, 80; No. 2
barley, nominal; No. 3, 29@33; No. 4,
2s@20; No. ! faxseed, s3ls; prime tim
uthy SEED, 300; mesa pork per bb,,
1902. go; lard per 100 lbs. 4.25;
snor, ribs sides (loose) 3 s5@3. 90; dry
sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4@4%; short
ear sides (boxed), 35s@4; whiske,,
dls" ttllers' finished goods, por gallon
l %; sugars. cut loaf 90; granulated,
As; standard a. -.
Cincinnati Produce aarket
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 2S-Flour
quiet; fancy 3.2o@3.4O; family, 2.7o@
3 60 Wheat barely steady; No 3 red
66hG7. Receipts, -; shipments
=. Corn lower; No. mixed, 2s%
Oats easy; No. mixed, ak Rye
easy; No. 2, SO. Lard dull, 4.05
Bulk meats, quiet 400 Bacon, easy,
is7H. Whiskey, steady. Butter firm;
fancy Elgin creamery. l7H; Ohio. l2@
ID; dairy. 8. Sugar barely steady; hard
refined, 72@5.97 Eggs steady, SIC
Cheese lower; good to prime Ohio flat.
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