The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-21
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

movement to-day WAS almost entirely
oaaed on professional operations and
manipulation by the inside Interests In
sugar against the shorts. The deal
ings In the last mentioned stock COM
priaed over $1,000 shares. Sugar receded
small fraction 10 l20. but later rushed
up sH per cent. to 122X. The market
curing the greater part Of the day was
In condition of semi-stagnation, but
prices were we'll maintained. The
absence OF any selling pressure evoked
favorable comment.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 1875; Adams Express, 147:
Baltimore and Ohio, 1s; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l6X; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 1873; Chicago Gas. 67}s; O. O. @.
and st. Louis, SO; Del. Laokawanps
and Western, 100; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1914; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, 34x; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, 149%; Lead
Trust, s5h; Louisville and Nashville,
ooB; National Cordage, AZ; National
Cordage preferred, 9%; N. j. Central,
"a; Norfolk and Western preferred,
81; Northern Pacific preferred, 11%;
Northwestern, l04sl; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 14sk; N. Y. Central, 96%; N. Y,
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
25N; Pullman Palace, 157; Reading,
1919; Rock Island, 7OA; st. Paul, 77X;
st. Paul and Omaha, 43%; Southern
Pacihc, 1873; Sugar Refinery, 122x;
Union Pacific, IN; Western Union,
s4B; General Electric, Ban: Southern,
w; southern preferred, 29%; Tobacco,
ooH; Tobacco preferred, 90.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May 2o.-Money on sail
easy at 2@2k per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed 2@2H per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@sk per cent. {;
sterling exchange firm with actual
business In bankers' bills at 4 ss%@
4;ssN for demand and 4.s7H@4.s7X for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4.s9
and 4.s9N@4.90. Commercial bills,
4.s7. Silver certificates. 6S@6sH.
Bar silver, G7H. Government bonds
steady. State bonds inactive. Railroad
ponas hrm. Petroleum easier, closed
at Ill bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 20.-Hessian fly in
michigan wheat was the principal agent
In creating very strong market for
that article today. July closed st 60, or
ss over yesterday. Corn and oats
were steady and provisions very heavy
and lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat. No. s-May, opening, COX,
closing, 611s; June, opening, 81, clos.
ing, 61N; July, opening, 6l1s, closing.
60; September, opening, 62%, clos
Ing. 63H.
Corn. No. 2-May. opening, 2sM,
closing, esq; July. opening, COX,
closing, 29%; September opening,
3oX, closing, 3OH.
Oats Nc. Inlay, opening, 1919. clos
Ing, 10; June, opening, 1919, closing,
19H; July. opening, 19H, closing,
1919; September, opening, 1919, closing,
Mess pork, per bbl.-May, opening,
=. closing, $50; July, opening,
7.62N, closing, 7.55; September open :
ing, IT'S, closing, 7.67K.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-May, opening,
-, closing, 4.45; July, opening,
4.57k, closing. ASK; Septem ber,
opening, 4.72h, closing, 465.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-May, open.
ing, -, closing, s7N; July, opening.
400, closing, 3.97h; Septem Der, open
Ing, IS, closing, 4 O5.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents.
5.5U@5.SO; winter straits, 5000
$50; spring pstents, 3,4O@a 60; spring
sslaights. 2.6O@sso 30; bakers. 2lO@
2'4o. No. spring wheat. 6lk; No.
spring wheat, 59H@6O; No. Q red
65ss; No. corn, 2s%: No. 2roats,
19A@19k; No. white. 81; No. 3
white, 20; No. rye, 3516; No. bar
ley, nominal; No. 3, 2sx@3O; No. 4,
27@31; No. 1 haxseed, sSH; prime
timothy seed. 3.s0@525; mess pork per
bbl.. 7.55@7 SIS; lard per 100 lbs. 445@
4.47M; short ribs sides (loose) 1904 90;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4@44;
short clear sides (boxed), 4@4}s;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods, per
gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf 600;
granulated. 5.45; standard A. -.
Cincinnati Produce markot.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. May 2O.-Flour
quiet easy; fancy 3.2O@3.4O; family.
2.7o@a.00. Wheat quiet, steady; No. Q
red 81. Receipts. 1000; shipments. 1880.
Corn easy. lower; No. mixed, 80.
Oats firm; No. mixed. 21%. Rye
dull. easy; No. Q, as. Lard quiet,
lower; 4.37k. Bulk meats easy, 4.25.