The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-15
FIkANcEAND COMMERCE
New York stock m.rh.t.


New YORK, May l<.-Dullness and
strength characterized to-day's stock
market and the very moderate total OF
business records show trifiing Inn
provemens as to distribution. There
were few new infiuenGes bearing upon
the speculation, aside from the ones that
nave been worn almost tnreadbare.
The news of the day was meagre. but
was favorable In the whole. Consider
able uncertainty WAS apparent regard
ing the probable extens OF the sxpor 8
OF tho precious metal, but the concen-
aus OF opinion was that about 50, 0O0.-
GOO In the aggregate would be shipped.
destined to Paris and Berlin. The mar
kes closed firm with fractional net
gains general.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atehison. is; Adams Express, l4e;
baltimore and Ohio, IT'S; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l61S; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 79sS; Chicago Gas. 6s; @. o. G.
and st. Louis, "a; DEL. Laokswanna
and Western. 159; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1sH; Erie, 14x;.. Erie
preferred. 37k; Great Northern pre i.
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, 14s; Lead
Trust. s5H; Louisville and Nash Vile,
81; National Cordage. S; National
OoroaEe preferred. 9H; N. j. Central,
100; Norfolk snd Western preferred,
sx; Northern Pacific preferred, 12;
ferred. l4s; N. Y. Central. 97x; N. Y.
and New England. As; Pacific Mail,
26M; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
llx; Rock Island, 70S; St. Paul, 77x;
81 Paul and Omaha, %ax; Southern
Pacific, 19A; Sugar Refinery, 124ss;
Union Pacific, sA; Western Union,
SeA; General Electric, BAN; Southern,
VS.; Southern preferred, 80; Tobacco,
6aH; Tobacco preferred. 90.
New York Money marhes
NEW YORK, May 14.-Money on sail
easy st2H@3 per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed sx per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@ok per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4 ssk@
4:SsX for demand and 4.87N@4.s7Sl for
and ssk@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.s6X. Silver certifioates, 67K@6sM.
Bar silver. 67H. Government bonds
steady. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds strong. Petroleum steady, closed
at 100 bid.
CHICAGO, May l4.-FAvorable weather
reporsa and damage insects held the
wheat market steady to-day. July
closed unchanged at 6s%. Corn and
oats were firm and provisions improved
on comparatively light hog receipts.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat, No. s-May. opening. eah,
closing, 62S; June, opening, 63. clos
Ing, 62%; Jul y, opening, 63k, closing,
63$; September, opening, "a. clos
ing, "a.
Corn, No. s-May. opening. go,
closing, 2s%; July. opening, 2ss1,
closing, 29X; September, opening.
81, closing, 81.
Data Nc. s-May. opening. lsx. clos
ing, 1873; June. opening, 1917, closing,
19H; July. opening, 1917, closing.
1875 September, opening. 1915, closinR,
Mess pork. per bbl.-Msy. opening,
-, closing, 7.72N; July, opening,
40, closing. $50; September. open :
Ing, 7.s5. closing, 7.95.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-May. opening,
=. closing. AGO; July, opening,
4.osM, closing. 40; September,
opening, 4.77N. closing. 4.s5.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-May. OPEN
ing, -, closing. AIS; July, opening,
4.1o, closing. 4.l2M; September, open
ing, rs, closing, 427]<.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour neglected; winter patents.
a.5o@a.so; winter straits, sOo@
so; spring patents, 34O@3 60; spring
sirsights. 26O@2 90; bakers. 2.1o@
2.4o No. spring wheat, 6esS; No.
spring wheat. IS; No. Q red. 66%@
66S; No. corn, 29%@29N; No. Q
oats, 19H; No. Q white, 21@2l%;
No. white, 10h@2l; No. rye, 36K;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 23@34;
No. 4, %; No. flaxseed, s6N; prime
timothy seed, $50; mess pork per
bbl.. 7.7o@7 rs; lard per 100 lbs,
46O@4.62H; short ribs sides (loose)
05@4. 10; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4N@4%; short clear sides (boxed),
4@@4%; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut
loaf rs; granulsted, 5.621@5 rs; stand.
ard A. -.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 14.-Flour
quiet steady; fancy 3.25@3.50; family.
2.75@3.0 5. Wheat steady; No. red,
6sk. Receipts. $500; shipments, 1,lo0.
Corn quiet; No. mixed, ak. Oats
firm; No. mixed, s1H. Rye steady,
No. Q, 40H. Lard frmer 465. Bulk
meats easy. 4.37A6. Bacon quiet. 5.25.
Whiskey, steady; sales $50 barrels at
20. Butter barely steady; fancy Elgin
creamery. IS. Sugar barely steady.
Eggs easy, &c. Cheese steady,
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