The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-26
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

lection In to-day's stock market of the
cheertul sentiment that had character.
ized the closing speculation last week.
business Was on moderate scale and
tne tone OF the market was depressed,
vigorous efforts against prices being
made BY the board room professionals,
particularly in some of the spe ella ties.
The bear contingent. had absolute con-
troll OF the dealings after the first hour
ana soon developed the existence OF
stop orders In several properties. nota-
oly Manhattan. The unfavorAble in
fiuences bearing upon prices included
engagements of $3.50. 900 in gold for
shipment to Germany to morrow and
the expectation Of increased exports
later In the week. The final prices
were at the lowest of the day.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, l4H; Adams Express, $50;
Baltimore and Ohio, IS; Chesapeake
and Ohio. 16%; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. 1913; Chicago Gas. 67%; Q. o. G.
and st. Louis, 33H; Del, Laokawsnns
and Western, 100; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1sa; Erie, II; u Erie
preferred, $3.50; Great Northern pre-.
ferred. lis; Lake Shore. 149K; Lead
Trust, s4%; Louisville and Nashville,
50A; National Cordsge, SIX; National
Oordsge preferred, ION; N. j. Central,
los; Norfolk and Western preferred,
sB; Northern Pacific preferred, 11X;
Northwestern, 1o5H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, ASK; N. Y. Central, e6}f; N. Y,
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
rs; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
II; Rock Island, FOX; st. Paul. 77H;
st. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 122A;
Union Pacific, 7H; Western Union,
IS; General Electric. 35ss; Southern,
az; Southern preferred. 30; Tobacco,
65H; Tobacco preferred, %.
New York Money Market
New YORK. May 25.-Money on sail
easy at 1A@2 per cent, last loan Q
per cent, closed 1h@9 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5k per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bsnkers' bills at 4 ssX@
4:ss% for demand and 4.s7H@4.s7N for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4 SO
and 4.S9H@4 go. Commercial bills,
4.s6G. Silver certificates, 6sM@6s%.
Bar silver, 6sA. Government bonds
weak State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds weak. Petroleum weak, cloHed
at 170H.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 25.-The break in
COARSE grains and the demorslized con-
dition Of outside markets had disas-
trous effect on wheat and July after 8
rather encouraging opening closed az q
loss Of Js from Saturdays closing price.
Corn and oats both declined sharply and
provisions made low records.
The leading futures ranged to-day ~
follows;
Wheat. No. s-May, opening, eOss,
closing, 59ss; June, opening. 6Oss, clos
ing, 60; July, opening, 61]s, closing,
6o%; September. opening, 62M, clos
ing. CO.'S.
closing. rs; juno, opening, 2sA, clos
ing; 90; July, opening, 90. closing.
2sN; September, opening, 3oas, closing,
2eX.
Oats Nc. z-May, opening. 1875. clos
ing, IS; June. opening, 19%, closing,
lSx; July. opening, 1879, closing,
1873; September, opening. 10. closing,
1sN.
Mess pork. per bbl.-May. opening.
-. closing, z Is; July, opening.
7 80. closing, 7.o71<; September. open
Ing. 7.,4sk closing, 1875.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-May. opening,
4.27K, closing. 4.s5; July. opening,
opening, ASS. closing, 4421<.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-May, open.
ing, -, closing. $50; July. opening.
3.S7M, closing, 3.S5; September, OPEN
Ing. 4.05, closing, 97x.
Cash quotations. were rs follows:
Flour depressed; winter patents.
3.5O@3.sO; winter straits, 5000
3 so; spring patents, 4O@3 60; spring
ssraights, 2.6o@2.9o; bakers, 2.1O@
2.4o. No. Q spring wheat. 59ss; No.
spring wheat, $50; No. Q red.
63H@63ss; No. 2 corn, 2sH@2sA; No.
yellow corn, 2s%@29%; No. 2 oats.
lSN; No. white, 20; No. 8 white,
19A@l9H; No. rye, 35@35x; No. Q
barley. nominal; No. 8, 2s@34; No. 4,
25@25K; No. iaxseed, IS; prime tim
othy seed, $40; mesa pork per bbl..
700@7.10; lard per 100 lbs. 4.20; short
ribs sides Qoose) 3.s0@ @3.s5; dry sailed
shoulders. (boxed) 4@4A; short clear
sides (boxed). 3H@4; whiskey. dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon. LEE;
sugars, cut loaf 90; granulated, 5.45;
standard A.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 25.-Flour
dull; fancy 3.2o@3.4o; family, 2.7o@
800. Wheat nominal; No. red 81.
Receipts, 1000; shipments. 400. Corn
active. easy; No. Q mixed, 29E. Oats
firm; No. Q mixed, 9lA@2l15. Rye
dull; No. Q, 81. Lard dull, lower. AIS.
Bulk meats, dull, 400. Bacon, SIX.
Whiskey, steady; sales 52s barrels at
1.22. Butter steady; fancy Elgin cream
cry, Tx; Ohio. 1908; dairy. s. Sugar
barely steady; hard refined. 3.72@5. OF.
Eggs firm, SC. Cheese steady; good to
prime Ohio fat 9@9k.
You can be served with a nice lunch