The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-19
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock marhes.

quite pronounced in the forenoon stock
speculation. the extreme low points be-
Ing reached about midday. In the
afternoon the trading was Arm. The
volume OF business WAS moderate snd
tne distribution Indifferent. the DEAL
lnes peing almost entirely professional.
aside from the transaction for foreign
account Persistent selling of the inter.
national shsres upon European orders
was siscoursging influence in the
early operations, st. Paul being chiefly
active. Louisville and Nashville, how
ever scored the most important de-
cline. The chief points Of attack were
the industrisls and material declines in
prices occurred in them on only mod.
crate dealings.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison. 1919; Adams Express, lat;
Baltimore and Ohio, INV; Chesapeake
ana ohio, l6H; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 79%; Chicago Gas, 67X; O. @. G.
and st. Louis, 80; DEL, Lsckawsnns
and Western. 159; Distillers and Cat
tic Feeders Co., 1875; Erie, 14A; Erie
preferred, SO; Greet Northern pre-.
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, 14S; Lead
Trust, S5A; Louisville and Nashville,
5oB; Nationsl Cordsge, AZ; National
Cordage preferred, on; N. j. Central,
103H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
So; Northern Pacific preferred, 11X;
northwestern, 104H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l4s;k N. Y. Central, 81; N. Y.
ana New England, As; Pacific Mail,
1928; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
Ms; Rock Island, 69x; st. Paul, 771;
81 Paul and Omaha, 4ass; Southern
racine 19H; Sugar Refinery, 121X;
Union Pacific, TX; Western Union,
s4%; General Electric, BAN; Southern,
s%; Southern preferred, 29X; Tobacco,
654; Tobacco preferred, 9SK.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, May 1s.-Money on SAIL
easy at 2@21s per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5K per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bankers' bills at 4 SS%@
4:ss% for demand and 4.s7N@4. SIX for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss14. SO
and 4,s9M@4 90. Commercial bills,
4:s6N. Silver certificates, 6sss. Bar
silver, 67%. Government bonds firm.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
hrm. Petroleum weak, closed at lis
bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 1s.-Crop Improvement,
Russian shipments and the small de-
crease in the visible supply caused q
sharp decline in wheat to-day. July
closed easy at 61A, cent and quar-
ter below Saturdays close. Corn and
oats were dull but steady and provisions
rather heavy in the end.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat, No. 2-May, opening, GIN,
closing, coy; June, opening, 6l2S, clos
ing, CO.'S; July, opening, 62ss, closing,
61B; September. opening, SO, clos
ing, 60.
Corn, No. s-May. opening, -,
closing, 2sN; July, opening, COX,
closing, 29H; September, opening,
30E, closing, 30%.
Oats Nc. INLAY. opening, 10. clos
Ing. 1s%; June. opening, 19H. closing,
19A; July, opening, 1919, closing.
19N; September, opening, l9%, closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-Msy, opening,
=, closing, 757k; July, opening,
40, closing, 7.65; September, open
Ing, 7.90, closing, 7.sO.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-May. opening,
-. closing. ass; July, opening,
GIN, closing, 4.62k; September,
opening, $50, closing, Ark.
Short ribs. per 100 lbH.-May. OPEN
ing, =. closing. 90; July. opening,
4.10, closing, 405; Septem Der, OPEN
Ing, 425, closing, 4 90.
Cash quotations were ss follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents,
3.5O@3.s0; winter straits, 5000
3 so; spring patents, 4O@3 60; spring
straights, 6o@2.90; bakers. 2.1O@
S.4o. No. spring wheat. COX; No.
spring wheat. 6o@6lN; No. 3 red,
64M@64A; No. Q corn, esq; No. Q
oats, 19@19A; No. 8 white. 2OH@2l4;
No. white, 19A@2iA; No. Q rye, SO;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8. 2s@34;
No. 4, S7@29; No. faxssed, SSH;
prime timothy seed, 3.25; mess pork
SIX; short ribs sides (loose) 4 O5@4.I5;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4@41;
short clear sides (boxed), 4X@44;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods. per
gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf 25;
grsnulated, 5.62N@5 rs; standard A,
SIS.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 1s.-Flour
quiet. steady; fancy 3.20@3.4o; family.
2.70@3.00. Wheat quiet: No. red
67@6s. Receipts. 900; shipments. $500.
Corn quiet; No. Q mixed, 3O@3l. Oats
firm; No. mixed. 21S2. Rye quiet;
No. Q, 39A. Lard steady; 4.50. Bulk
meats easy, 4.37K. Bacon quiet, 5.25.
Whiskey, steady; sales 5s1 barrels at
%. Butter firm; fancy Elgin creamery.
IS; Ohio. 1903; dairy, 8. Sugar barely
steady; hard refined. 5-i6@6 16
Eggs dull. &c. Cheese steady; good to
prime Ohio fat. SO.
If Acme Corn Cure fails to remove
the corn you get your money back for
the asking. ESQ. bottle. Sold by q.
q. BARNES, HE puta nm praacrfntions o.