The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-06
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

NOW fork Stock Market.
NEW YORK. June 5.-Although the
dealings In stocks to-day were on the
same modest scale as usual RECENTLY.
speculative sentiment was cheerful and
coverings OF shorts WAS q resulting fes.
ture' The market retained It's strong
tone throughout and although the trad
ing became very dull after the first hour.
prices were we'll held, except in one or
two instances. A considerable degree
OF snap marked the final operations, the
pess ngures OF the day being then re-.
corded.
Olosing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, lax; Adams Express, las;
baltimore and Ohio, Tx; chesapeake
and Ohio, 1tX; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 77H; Chicago Gas, 6sH; O. O. @.
ana st. Louis, 339&; Del, Lackswanna
ana Western, 165; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 13A; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, BAN; Great Northern pre-
Ierfed, lis; Lake Shore, 15OX; Lead
Trust, rs; Louisville and Nashville,
1sS; National Cordage, SIS; National
Oordage preferred. 10H; N. J. Central.
!U6S; Norfolk and Western preferred,
loN; Northern Pacific preferred, 15x;
Northwestern. 1851 Northwestern pre-
ferred. l4s; N. Y. Central, eoH; N. Y,
and New England, 46K; Pacific Mail,
24A; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
9&; Book Island, 7sN; ST. Paul, rex;
s. Paul and Omaha, 42X; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 124x;
Union Pacific, IN; Western Union,
eo$; General Electric, SO; Southern,
81; Southern preferred, 2sX; Tobacco,
eeS; Tobacco preferred, 81.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, June 5.-Further bad CROP
news WAS again the all-importaut factor
In wheat to-day and caused an advance
In July OF u per cent. per bushel over
yesterdays closing quotations. Corn
and oats did not share in the bullishness
OF wheat, each closing at about q loss.
Provisions ruled firm and closed at q
good advance.
follows;
Wheat, No. s-June. opening, SIX
@5s g, closing, sos; July, opening. 5sM
@6SS, closing, 59ss; September, OPEN
Ing, 5sX@59k, closing. COX.
OoFn' No; s-June, opening. 27x. clos
Ing; FIX; July, opening, 2sss, closing,
2sB@2SA; September, opening, 29T,
closing. 29H@29A.
Oats Nc. z-July, opening, 17X@1s,
closing, 17H; September, opening, 1ssS,
closing, 1sh; May, opening, 21H, clos
Ing, 81.
Mess pork. per bbl.-July, opening,
7.isk. closing, 7.25; September, open
Ing, 7.30, closing, TAO.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-July, opening,
4 Is, closing. 4.3o; September, opening,
4.40. closing, 4.45.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-July, OPEN
Ing. 3.Ss1S, closing, 3.s2N; September,
opening, 400. closing, 4.o7k.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, straights,
S.60@2.e0; bakers, 2.10@3.5O; spring
patents. a.4O@5.oo; spring a.50@s $50;
winter straits. S.00@2.40. No. Q spring
wheat, SON; No. springwheat, 55@5s;
No. red. 62ss@62N; No. . corn. 1850
S7H; No. yellow corn, 2s4@2sH; No.
Q oats, IS; No. Q white, 1s@l9H; No. 8
white, 1sh@19A; No. rye, SO; No. Q
barley, nominal; No. 8, 94H@32; No. 4,
s4@26; No. 1 faxseed, 79<; prime tim
othy seed, 3.l2H@S,15; mess pork per
bbl.. 715@720; lard per 100 lbs, 4.a2k
ga 25; short ribs sides (loose) $3.50 90;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 1904;
short clear sides (boxed), 3X@4; whis-
key. distillers' finished goods. per GAL
Ion. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf S e5; granu-
lated, S. 80; standard A, -.
New York Money Market
New YORK. June 5.-Money on sail
easy at 1N@2 per cent. last loan
per cent, closed 1N@2 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@6N per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at 4 ssA@
Assn for demand and 4.s7H@4.s7H for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.sS@4.ssN
and 4s9@4 s9H. Commercial bills,
4.s6M. Silver certificates, 6s%@69A.
Bar silver, 6s%. Government bonds
firm. State bonds dull. Railroad bonds
firm. Petroleum closed strong at los
bid.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. June 5.-Flour
firm; fancy 3.15@3.40; family. 2.6O@
2.s5. Wheat firm; No. 3 red 631f. Re.
ceipts 1900; shipments. 500. Corn
stronger; No. Q mixed, 2sH. Oats firm;
No. Q mixed, 21H. Rye dull; No. Q, SO.
Lard frmer, 4.05. Bulk meats stronger,
4.12H. Bacon dull, 500. Whiskey,
firm; sales 5S1 barrels at 1.2s. Butter
firm; fancy Elgin creamery, Tx; Ohio.
1908; dairy. 8. Sugar active, firm;
hard refined, 3.72@5.97. Eggs quiet, &c.
Cheese steady; good to prime Ohio fat.