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

New York Stock Market.
NEW YORK. juno 4.-The most i'm
portant influence upon the general mar.
ket to-day WAS exerted by exhibits of
railroad earnings for the fourth week
ana month. The statements were not
uniform in tenor. "a both losses and
gains were reported. The decreases
oeing the more numerous, the general
railway list moved in q narrow groove
out some OF the specialties were con-
spicuous for wide fluctuations.
CLOSING stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 14Ss; Adams Express, las;
baltimore and Ohio, 17X; chesapeake
ana Ohio, I5%; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 77ss; Chicago Gas, e7X; O. @. @.
ana St. Louis, "a; Del, LaokAwanns
ana Western, 163H; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., II; Erie, IAN; Erie
preferred, 34x; Great Northern pre-.
Ierred, lis, Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Trust 81; Louisville and Nashville,
1sS; National Cordsge, 5H; National
Cordage preferred, 10; N. j. Central,
1885; Norfolk and Western preferred,
IVA; Northern Pacific preferred, 15X;
Nofthwestern, 104x; Northwestern pre-
1erfed, l4s; N. Y. Central, 90; N. Y.
ana New England. As; Pacific Mail,
S4A; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
9&; Rock Island, COX; ST. Paul, 76%:
st. Paul and Omaha, ask; Southern
Pacific, 1914; Sugar Refinery, 12ex;
Union Pacific, z; Western Union,
o4A General Electric, 33K; Southern.
SH southern preferred. 2s<; Tobacco,
"a; Tobacco preferred. %.
Chicago Marhss.
CHICAGO, June 4.-BAd crop reports
which 30 influenced yesterdays wheat
market were sgAin the prime factors in
determining the result of to days spec
ulstlon and turned an apparently hope.
!essly weak market into q strong one,
July closing about Nc higher than yes
terday's close. Corn closed about 10
higher and oats trifle lower. Provis-
ions made some advances.
The leading futures ranged to-day IS
follows;
Wheat. No. s-June, opening, SEX,
closing, 57$; July, opening, 57]S, clos
Ing 57$; September, opening, So,
closing. 5sss.
Corn. No. 2-June, opening, BIN, clos.
Ing; 27H; July, opening, %, closing, 2sx;
September, opening. 80. closing, 29sS.
oats Nc. S-July, opening, 10. clos
Ing. is; September, opening. 1sK,
closing, 1875; May, opening. 81, clos
Ing, 2lH.
Mess pork. per bbl.-July, opening,
7.o2H, closing, 7.O7N; September, open
Ing. 7.25, closing. 7.25.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-July, opening,
AJAX, closing. 42O; September, open.
ing, 4.s0. closing, AS.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-July. OPEN
Ing. s.77<, closing. $50; September
opening, 3.e2k. closing, 3. 95.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour firm; winter patents, ssrsights,
2.60@2.90; bakers, 2.10@3.5O; spring
patents, 3.40@a.sO; spring 3.5O@a 80;
winter straits, s.00@2.40. No. Q spring
wheat, 57ss; No. spring wheat, -;
No. . red. 6o%@6l; No. . corn. 27X@
97H; No. yellow corn. -; No. 2oats,
174f; No. white, 100000; No. 8 white,
1sH@l9; No. . rye. 32H; No. . barley,
nominal; No. 3. 80; No. 4. 26@2s; No. /
fsxseed. 70; prime timothy seed, 3.15;
mess pork per bbl.. 7oo@7. O5; lard per
100 lbs. 40; short ribs sides (loose)
4A@4A; short clear sides (boxed), 3%@
4; whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon. lag; sugars, cut loaf 95;
granulated, S. 80; standard A, -.
New York Money Maraes
NEW YORK, June 4.-Aoney on sail
easy ct 1k@2 per cent, last loan 2
per cent, closed Q per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5N per cent;
sterling exchange heavy with actual
business in bankers' bills at 4ssA@
ASK for demand and 4.s7H@4s7H for
sixty days. Posted rates 4ss@4ssx
and s9@4 son. Commercial bills,
4.s6H. Silver certificates. 69A@60sS.
Bar silver. 6s%. Government bonds
hrmer. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds irregular. Petroleum closed strong
at 107 bid.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. June Flour