The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-02
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

Now xork Stock Market.
new YORK. May 1.-The absence Of
outaide interests In the stock market
WAS sharply defined to-day, the sggre-
gate tr.nsactions barely footing up
100, 600 shares. Tobacco figured for one
third Of the dealings. The pivotal
influence upon the speculation to- day
was the engagements of gold for ship
mont by ,o-morrow's steamer. The
actual amount Of gold thar Was with
drawn from the assay ONCE to-day
amounted to about 81, 445, 900. Tho de-
ciston OF the court permitting the pay
mens OF the extra dividend of 90 per
cent In scrip 10 the common stock
holders OF the American Tobacco Com
pAny was followed by an irregular
movements In the stock with . rescting
tendency. The announcement of the
signature OF the decree of foreclosure of
the Reading properties caused 0 slight
gain In the stock, which was not re-
tanned.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 1oX; Adams Express, $50;
Baltimore and Ohio, 171s; Chesapeake
and Ohio, II; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, s0%; Chicsgo Gss, 61S; o. o. o.
and 81. Louis, 35; Del, Lackawanna
and Western, 159A; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1914; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, ash; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, 149x; Lead
Iruss, S6H; Louisville and Nashville,
eiH; National oordsge. s; National
Oordage preferred. ION; N. ]. Central,
106H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
o%; Northern Pacific preferred, 1915;
northwestern. 1865; Northwestern pre-
ferrsd, 14s; N. Y. Central, 9s; N. Y,
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
SIX; Pullman Palace, 100; Reading,
1873; Book Island, 71%; St. Paul, 7sX;
80. Paul and Omaha, a.; Southern
Pacific 20; Sugar Refinery. 1874;
Union Pacific, sx; Western Union,
se3s; General Electric, 36x: Southern,
9t<; southern preferred, 31a; Tobacco,
60; Tobacco preferred, 81.
New York Money Market
New YORK. May 1.-Money on sail
easy at SN@3 per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4M@5% per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bsnkers' bills at $500
4.s9 for demand snd 4.s7M@4ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssE@4 80
and a. s9H@4.9o Commercial bills, 4.s7.
silver certificates. 6sB@68x. Bar sill
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds steady.
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Chicago Market
CHICAGO, May IAN improvement
In the weather condition in the winter
wheat belt and heavy May deliveries
created q weak wheat market and July
closed 14c below yesterdays final
figures. Corn and oats participated in
the weakness and closed i lower each.
Pork and ribs closed lower, lard show
ing slight advance.
The leading futures ranged to-day az
follows;
Wheat, No. SHAY, opening, 90,
closing, 6o%; July. opening, o., olse-
ing. oSx; September, opsaing, o4H,
closing, 6aH; June, opening, 68%, clos
ing. osH.
closing. ASK; July, opening, a0A. clos
closing, 3lA.
oAss Ne. MAY. opening. 17k. clos
Ing. 17ss; June, opening, =. closing,
10; July. opening, 19A. closing,
lsN; September, opening. 1873, closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-May, openioe,
s.o7h. closing, 7.05. July, opening,
$50. closing, $40; September, open-
ing. s.47<. closing, $50.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-May. opening,
40. closing, ATS; July. opening,
4's5. closing. 4s7h; September,
opening 500, closing, s O2N.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-May, open.
Ing, 400, closing, 4.oSK; July. opening,
AGO, closing. AIS; September, opening,
4.32N, closing, 4.a0.
Cash quotasions were as follows:
Flour dull; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 8.O0@3 3. so; spring
patents. 3.4O@3. 60; spring atraights,
26o@s.9o; bakers. 2.1o@3.40. No. Q
spring wheat, 6oX@6o%; No. spring
wheat, 61k; No. . red. 64H@6s; No.
corn, 2sA; No. Q yellow, 2sX: No. 9
oats, 1s@1sA; No. 3 white, 19X@2ox;
No. white, 1s}6@19N; No. 3 rye, 35H;
No. bsrley, nominal; No. 8, $500
49,; No. 4. -; No. iaxseed,
9OA; prime timothy seed, 3 30; mess
pork per bbl.. 7.95@s.O0; lard per
100 lbs, 4.50; short ribs sides (loose)
40o@4 05; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4h@4x; short. clear sides (boxed),
4B@4A; whiskey. distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf.
81; graduated, s. rs; standard A. -.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. May Flour
dull; fancy 3.25@3.50; family. 1850
3.o5 Wheat dull; No. red. 70. Re-
ceipts, 1000; shipments. 500. Corn
firm; No. . mixed. 81. Data easier;
No. 3 mixed. s0@2l. Rye barely
steady No. Q, 40. Lard steady; 4. go. Bulk
meats steady 4.3756. Bacon steady; rs.
Whisky. STEADY; sales 524 barrels at
1872. Butter firm; fancy Elgin creamery.
16; Ohio, 1908; dairy, 8. Sugar barely
steady; hard refined 1-16. Eggs easy.
&c. Cheese steady; good to prime Ohio
fat, 9@eK.