The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York steck A1.rkef.

FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, May $50 far as the
general stock market was concerned the
speculation was again desul,ory with q
weak tendency in certain of the indus
trial stocks. The standard railway
shates were practically neglected and
In the industrials the only stocks that
attained even comparative activity
were Leather Preferred and American
TOBACCO. The dealings were distinctly
professional. Tobacco declined u on
selling, believed to be long stock. and
closed at the lowest. In the railway
shares the Changers, Missouri Pacific
ana Louisvills and Nashville scored
fractional losses. The market oloeed
weak at general concessions.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 15x; Adams Express, $50;
bsinmofe and Ohio, l6H; Chesapeake
ana Ohio, II; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, s0x; Chicago Gas, 7oX: o. &C.
and St. Louis, 34x; DEL, Laokawsnna
and Western, 16o16; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1sx; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, 3SX; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, 113; Lake Shore, 149x; Lead
Trust. s6A; Louisville and Nashville,
5lS; National Cordage, Az; National
Oordage preferred, 10; N. ]. Central,
106; Norfolk and Western preferred,
S%; Northern Pacific preferred, l2x;
NOR western. log; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l49M; N. Y. Central, e7%; y. Y.
ana New England, 40; Paoifio Mail,
s6H; Pullman Palace, 1e01<; Reading,
ls3s; Book Island, TN; ST. Paul, 7sX;
g. Paul and Omaha, al Southern
Racinc, 19x; Sugar Refinery, 124sS;
Union Pacific, as; Western Union,
ssH; General Electric, 36A;. Southern,
w; southern preferred, 3I<; Tobacco,
o7; Tobacco preferred. 9Gx. r
New York Money Market
New YORK, May 5.-Money on sail
easy at 2@2K per cent. last loan eh
per cent, closed 2x per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4H@s per cent;
sterling exchange easier with actual
business in bankers bills at 4 ss%@
4Se% for demand and 4.s7H@4ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 48sx@4. 80
and s9K@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.S7. silver certificates, 6sA@SsE
Bar silver, 6s9s. Government bonds
stronger. State bonds easier. Rail.
road bonds firm. Petroleum weak,
closed ct 192H.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 5.-After an early
weakness wheat rose ~ on good buy
| Ing and closed firm, showing IN advance
| OF S for the day. Corn and oats each
closed with nc advance and provisions
were Irregular, closing firm.
| The leading futures ranged to-day IS
follows;
Wheat. No: s-Msy. opening. eox,
closing. 81; June, opening, 61A, clos.
ing. 6lN; July, opening, eiyS, closing,
! 6S%; September, opening, 62k, clos
ing. 62A.
Corn. No. 2-May, opening, ssA,
closing. 2sx; July, opening, 29ss, clos
Ing. 2eS; September, opening, 3oX,
closing, s0N.
| Oats Nc. s--May, opening, 17%, clos
Ing, l7H; June, opening, 1s4, closing,
| lsH; July, opening. 1sN. closing,
10; September, opening. 1sA, closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-May. opening,
=, closing, 79sK; July, opening,
SOS. closing, s.o2k; September. open :
ing. s25, closing, s.2sx.
| Lard, per 100 lbs.-May, opening,
=, closing, 4.77H; July, opening,
ass, closing. 4s7N; September
opening. 500. closing, S osk.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Msy. OPEN
Ing, AIS, closing, AIS; July, opening.
AJAX, closing, 4.27H; Septem Der, OPEN
| Ing, 4 37x, closing, AJAX.
Dash quotations were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter VAtents. $500
$50; winter straits. s.dS93. SO; spring
patents. a.4o@a 60; spribg ssraights,
2.60@2. 90; bakers, 9.1O@2.4O. No. Q
spring wheat, 6OsS; No. spring
wheat. So; No. Q red. 65N; No.
scorn. 2s&; No. 2 yellow. 9sX; No. .
oats, 17}S@179S; No Q white, 2O%@91;
No. white. 19x@2o&l; No. o rye. ASK;
No No. barley, -; No. 3. ash@
$1,000; prime timothy seed. $40; mess
pork per bbl.. 7.So@s.O 90; lard per
100 lbs, 4.7s@4.sO; short ribs sides
(loose) --;dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4h@4S; short. clear sides (boxed),
4A@4A; whiskey, dissillers' finished
goods. per gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf,
6.o7; granulated. 5.75; standard A. -.
Cincinnati Produce Mnrkst.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 5.-Flour
moderate demand; fancy 3.25@3 so;
family. ALSO sos. Wheat scarce;
No. red. 6s@69. Receipts, 1850;
shipments, $500. Corn firm; No. Q
mixed. Blk. Oats strong; No. mixed,
%. Bye steady; No. Q, 40. Lard quiet,
465. Bulk meats quiet; 4.37f. Bacon
steady; 6.25. Whiskey, firm; sales 5s1
| barrels at 1.22. Butter firm; fancy
Elgin creamery. TN; Ohio, 12@13;
dairy, 8. Sugar barely steady; hard
refined Lie. Eggs dull. &c. Cheese
steady; good to prime Ohio fiat, o@eK.