The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.


New YORK. May 1a.-There was de-
cided contrsc tionin the volume of bust.
ness to-day, but the tome Of the limited
speculation was firm throughout. Lon.
don prices for Americans came ir-
regular, but moderate purchases for
foreign accounts were executed in this
market The fling of q demurrer in
the proceedings against the Tobacco
management impaired steadiness to the
stock. The more conservative stand
taken by the German reichstag on the
sugar bounty bill strengthened Ameri-
can Sugar stock. rrUs
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison. 1873; Adams Express, 14e;
Baltimore and Ohio. Tx; chesapeake
and Ohio, l6x; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 79H; Chicago Gas. 6s; O. q. o.
and ST. Louis, 1854; Del, Laokawanna
ana western, 1859; Distillefs and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 18H; Erie, AK; Erie
preferred, 37K; Great Northern pre-.
ferred. lis; Lake Shore, 14e; Lead
Trust. ssK; Louisville and Nash Vile,
SON; National Cordage, S; tNasional
Oordage preferred, 9X; N. j. Central,
!ooA Norfolk and Western preferred,
-; Northern Pacific preferred, 11M;
southwestern. 1o4H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central. 81; N. Y.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
90; Pullman Palace, I57; Reading,
ID; Book Island, 70; st. Paul. Tx;
50. Paul sndsOmshs, AK; Southerp
Pacific, 1eK; Sugar Refinery, 1874;
Union Pacific, IN; Western Union,
SOY General. Electric, BAN; Southern,
US; southern preferred, 295s; Tobacco,
$685. Tobacco preferred, 97k.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May 13.-Money ON sail
easy ut 2k@3 per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed sH per cent Prime
mercantile paper 4@sk per cent;
sterling exchange heavy with actual
business In bankers bills at 4 ssk@
4:ssA for demand and 4.s7k@4.s7s1 for
Sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssk@4 80
and 4seH@4 90. Commercial bills,
Bar silver. 67N. Government bonds
strong. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds easier. Petroleum steady, closed
at 120 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 1a.-Reports of damage
on the one hand and refreshing rains
on the other kept wheat nervous to-
day. The market in the end closed
steady, but e below yesterday. Corn
and oats were rather weather weak on
account Of rains, and there was slight
decline In provisions.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat. No. s-May. opening. esx
closing. 6SH; June, opening, 63X, clos
Ing. 62S; July, opening, 64A, closing,
cay; September, opening, 64X. olos-
ing. GAS.
Corn. No. s-May. opening. sex,
closing, 2sX; July, opening. aO%,
closing. 29X; September, opening.
Blk closing, BIZ.
Oats Nc. s-May. opening, 1ssz. clos
Ing. 1sN; June, opening. 1915, closing.
lex; July. opening, 19x, closing,
l9S; September. opening, sO1s. closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-May, opening,
=. closing, 767k; July, opening,
7.67N, closing, 7.65; September, open :
Ing, 7.eo, closing. $50.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-Msy opening,
Es~.' closing. ass; July, opening,
opening. 4.sO. closing, 4.7716,
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-May, OPEN
Ing, -, closing. 400; July, opening.
4.12k. closing, 40; Septem ber OPEN
Ing, IS. closing, ASK.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour neglected; winter patents,
3.50@S.S0; winter straits, 5000
3 so; spring patents, 3.4O@3 so; spring
ssrsights. 2.60@29o; bakers, 9.10@
S.40. No. spring wheat. 62sS; No.
spring wheat, 55@57; No. Q red ,66x@
66k; No. corn. 29T@29%; No. .
oats. 10; No. Q white, 2OX@20%;
No. white, 19k@2lA;No. 8 rye. 361f;
No. barley, nominal; No. 3, 2o@33;
No. 4. 2s<; No. faxseed. s6h; prime
timothy seed. 3.a5; mess pork per
bbl.. 760@7e5; lard per 100 lbs,
4.57H; short ribs sides Qoose) 4.O5@
4. lo;.dry sailed shoulders. lboxed) 4h@
Az short clear sides (boxed), 4N@
4ss; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf.
25; granulated, 5.6SH@5 rs; stand
ard A, -.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 13-Flour
dull; fancy 3.25@3.5O; family 1908. O5.