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

cisble effort OF continued engagements
OF gold for export on to-day's stock
market was Q contraction Of business,
Inc trading was on limited basis, but
20 Tar % IL went was fairly we'll dig
triputed. In no instance, reducing
american Tobacco TO full stock, was the
lo,O0o share mark reached. The infu-
ence OF the gold engagements, amount =
iDR TO 50, $50. 600, WAS Offset by the ex-
IRENE ease in money, further reported
In general trade, more en-
couraging advices regarding the
progress made in planting the crops and
higher market IF American securi-
ties In London and moderate purchases
In This market for that account.
All OF the gold engaged for shipment
goes to Germany and Indications point
to the outQo Of q similarly large amount
ct the end of the week. The market at
times reflected realizing sales. but in a
general way the current of prices was
| upward and the closing was at about
the best figures and showing fractional
gains In most instances. A rise of IN
per cent. was established in Manhattan,
on the expected extension of the com
pany's facilities.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison, 16; Adams Express, $50;
Baltimore and Ohio, Tx; chesapeake
and Ohio. l7A; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, SIN; Chicago Gas, 705s; @. O. G.
and 81. Louis, IS; Del. Lsokawanna
and Western, 19l; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 10; Erie, 1zX; Eric
preferred, 3sh; Great Northern pr.
terred, liz; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Trust. s6X; Louisville and Nashville,
Six National Cordsge, S; National
Cordage preferred, 10; N. ]. Central,
| 106N; Norfolk and Western preferred,
81; Northern Pacific preferred, 12x;
Southwestern. 1o6 Is; Northwestern pre-
ferred. 14sH; N. Y. Central, 9sA; N. Y,
Elk; Pullman Palace, 100; Reading,
12%; Rock Island. Tx; 81. Paul, 10;
St. Paul and Omaha, AK; Sou,herp
Pacific. 90; Sugar Refinery, 124X;
Union Pacific SIS; Western Union,
s6%; General Electric, 56M; Southern,
9&; Southern preferred, Blk; Tobacco.
6s; Tobacco preferred, 95.
New York Money Marhes
NEW YORK. May 4.-Money on sail
easy at az per cent. last loan sN
per cent, closed az per cent. Primo
mercantile paper 4K@5K per cent. (;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bsnkers' bills at 4 $500
4:s9 for demand and 4.s7A@4ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.Ssx@4. so
and s9H@490. Commercial bills,
4.sH@4.s7. Silver certificates, 6sH@
6sN. Bar silver, 6s. Government
bonds strong. State bonds dull. Rail.
road bonds firm. Petroleum steady,
closed OF 125 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 4-Wheat was de-
pressed and easier to-day, owing t.
lack of local support snd the absence CO
general demand. July closed easier at
6lss, or 40 below Saturday. Corn was
easy, oats steady and provisions frmer.
The leading futures ranged to-dsy as
follows;
Wheat. No. 9-May, opening, 59%,
closing, COZ; June. opening, COZ. clos
ing, 61A; July, opening, 6I%, closing,
6l%; September, opening, 62%, clos
ing. 62K.
closing. ssi July. opening, COX, clos
Ing, 29ss; September, opening, 3O%,
closing. 3OsS.
Oats Ne. s-May. opening. l7ss, clos
ing, 17y; June, opening. 1874. closing,
1sA; July, opening. 10. closing,
lsA; September, opening, 1e4, closing.
Mess pork. per bbl.-Msy. opening,
7.97k, closing, Z 90. July, opening,
s.15. closing, s.o2H; September. open
ing, S.37k, closing, $40
Lard, per 100 lbs.-May. opening,
4.eaK, closing, 4.s7h; September,
opening. sos. closing, S 05.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-May, open.
ing, Ajax. closing, 4 10; July, opening.
4.27k. closing, 4.25; Septem Der, open.
ing, AN, closing, 4 49,
Cash quotauons were IS follows:
Flour dull; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits. 5.0O@3 so; spring
patents. a40@3 go; spring ssrniRhts,
2 6o@2.90; bakers. 2.1o@2.4o. No. 3
spring wheat, 60X; No. spring
wheat. 54@59k; No. 8 red. 64H; No.
Q corn, ss1<; No. Q yellow, ssk; No. Q
oats, is; No. . white. 19X@2l;
No. white, lsH@lsH; No. . rye. ASK;
No. barley. nominal; No. 8. 400
90; No. 4. 26; No. fsxseed.
s9X; prime timothy seed. $50; mess
pork per bbl., 7.o0@s. 90; lard per
100 lbs. AIS; short ribs sides (loose)
4.1o@4. Is; dry sailed shoulders. (boxed)
4h@4%; Short. clear sides tboxed).
4B@4A; whiskey, distillers' finished
81; grsnulatad, SIS; standard a, -.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May Flour
dull; fancy s.25@3.s0; family, ALSO
sos. Wheat dull; No. red. 67. Re
ceipis. 1850; shipments, $500. Corn
dull; No. Q mixed, 31N. Oats easy;
No. mixed, go. Rye easy; No. Q,
40. Lard quiet, 4.65. Bulk meats quiet;
4.s7N. Bacon steady; 5.25. Whiskey.
quiet; sales 467 barrels at 122. Butter
ateady; fancy Elgin creamery, 1914;
Ohio. 12@i3; dairy, s. Sugar barely
steady; hard refined 1-16. Eggs dull.