The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stock nIarhet.


New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK. May 6.-The etock mar
kes continues in rut and complaints of
the lack of commission business are
general. The gold shipments, political
| uncertainties here and in Europe, and
the fact that Congress persists in sit.
| ting are all advanced in explanation of
the speculative apathy. Meanwhile the
standard railway shares are Completely
relegsted to the background and the
! limit OF speculation is confined to GER
tain OF the speculative industrials.
sugar and Tobacco we're the leaders in
extent OF dealings. The increase in the
shipments of gold by to-morrow's
German steamer to $4,000. 600 and ex-.
pectsttons that additional exports will
| be made ON Saturday to Paris exerted
9 depressing effect upon prices.
/ Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 1873; Adams Express, 149x;
and Ohio, II; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, soH; Chicago Gas. 69X; @. G. c.
and st. Louis, IS; DEL, Lackawanns
and Western, 16lA; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1879; Erie. 14}6; Erie
preferred. 81; GreAt Northern pre-.
| ferred, lis; Lake Shore, 1893; Lead
Trust, a5k; Louisville and Nashville,
| 5OB; National Cordage, s.; National
| oorasge preferred, 10; N. ]. Central,
| 1ooS; Norfolk and Western preferred,
81; Northern Pacific preferred, 12X;
| North western, l05%; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 14S; N. Y. Central. 97%; N. Y,
and New England. 40; Pacific NAH,
26N; Pullman Palace. 100; Reading,
1919; Rock Island, I'M; st. Paul, rs;
81. Paul and Omaha, ASK; Southern
Pacific, 19H; Sugar Refinery, 124%;
| Union Pacific, SM; Western Union,
| 9oS; General Electric, $3.50; Southern,
| 91e; Southern preferred, 3lss; Tobacco,
&c; Tobacco preferred, 81.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May 6.-Money on sail
easy ut 2@2N per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed 2K per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4k@5x per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4 ssN@
4:S9% for demand and 4.s7H@4.sS for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssx@4 SO
and s9N@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.s6%. Silver certificates, 6sA@6sx.
Bar silver, 6SH. Government bonds
| hrm. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds steady. Petroleum firmer, closed
at 123.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 6 -Chinch bugs and
| wind reports from Kansas caused wheat
to close firm with yesterdays close.
Corn, oats and provisions were dull and
! featureless.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
| follows;
Wheat, No. s-Msy. opening, e1N,
| closing, 617s; June, opening, 62A, clos
Ing, 62%; July, opening, 624, closing,
6S%; September, opening, SO. clos
ing, 63%.
Corn. No. 2-May. opening, ssx,
closing, 2s}; July, opening, 20X, clos
ing, 29ss; September, opening, 3O%,
closing, 3OX.
Oats Nc. s-May, opening. 1875, clos
| Ing, 1S]s; June, opening, 1917, closing,
| 1SH; July, opening, 10. closing.
l9; September, opening, 19A, closing,
1881.
Mess pork. per bbl.-May, opening,
7.97H, closing. 97N; July, opening.
SOAK. closing, s.o5; September, open :
ing, $40, closing, 80.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-May. opening,
=, closing, 4.sO; July, opening,
90, closing, s73s; Septem Der,
opening, sos. closing. S O21S.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-May. OPEN
ing, -, closing, 4 90; July, opening.
4.20, closing, 427N; September, OPEN
ing, As, closing, 442M.
Cash quotatlons were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents, 3.5O@
$50; winter straits, s.OO@3 so; spring
patents, 3.40@3 go; spring straights,
2.60@2 90; bakers. 2.1O@2.4O No. Q
spring wheat, 61B; No. spring
wheat. 5s@6l; No. red. 65T@6G; No.
corn, 2SM; No. yellow, 29H; No.
oats, 10; No. white, 2OH@21%;
No. 8 white, 1sH@19A; No. rye, SO;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 31@
SO; No. 4, nominal; No. faxseed,
Sc; prime timothy seed, 3 80; mess
pork per bbl., s.Oo@s O5; lard per
100 lbs, 4.s0; short ribs sides (loose)
4.20@4. 30;dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4h @4%; short, clear sides (boxed),
4B@4H; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods. per gallon, 1.22; sugars. cut loaf.
6.37; granulated, 5.75; standard A. -.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, May 6.-Flour
dull; fancy 5.25@a.6o; family. ALSO
05. Wheat light demand; No. q red,
81. Receipts. 1000; shipments. 500.
Corn quiet; No. mixed, 81. Oats
dull; No. mixed, ak. Rye easy; No.
Q. SO. Lard quiet, steady 4.37H. Bulk
meats quiet steady; 4.37H. Bacon
steady; 5.s5. Whiskey. quiet; sales 537
barrels at 1.22. Butter steady; fancy
Elgin creamery. TN; Ohio. 12@13;
dairy. 8. Sugar barely steady; hard
refined Lie. Eggs wesk, SC. Oheese
steady; good to prime Ohio fat, 9@9H.
Smoke
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