The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-23
FINANCE ANp coMMERcE
Now York stocn s1.rEst.


NEW YORK. May 23.-These stocks re-
lieved the market to-day from prscu-
cal stagnation: Sugar, Tobacco and
manhattan, The last mentioned was
the only one In the railway list that
attsined respectable proportion, even
sucn On old standby IS st. Paul figuring
Tor less than 5000 shares. London was
moderate seller Of Americans, but It's
operations were on . small scale.
Inere was marked falling off in the
amount OF political gossip. The specu-
Ision opened weak and lower but the
concessions made were fractional and .
ntm tone soon developed under the
leadership Of Sugar and Tobacco. The
market closed strong 1T the ton level.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atehison, 15H; Adams Express, l4s;
baltimore and Ohio. 1s1<; chesapeake
ana ohio, 1913; Chicago. Burlington and
ouinSy' 7sH; Chicago Gas. 6sH; O. O. @.
ana 81. Louis. 33<; Del, Laokawsnns
ana western. 100; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,. 1sx: Erie, u; Erie
preferred. a6X; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, I49; Lead
trust, ssH; Louisville and Nashville,
ooN; National Oordage. SIX; National
ooraege preferred. 10h; N. ]. Central,
lVoH Norfolk and Western preferred,
SA; Northern Pacific preferred, I1X;
Northwestern, 105x; Northwestern pre-
fer,ed, l4Sk; N. Y. Central. 96k; N. Y.
ana New England. As; Pacific Mail,
se1; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
Ms; Rock Island, 7O}<; ST. Paul, Tx;
81. Paul and Omsha, 43sS; Southern
Pacific, 1eA; Sugar Refinery, 124x;
Union Pacific, 7X; Western Union,
SoH; General Electric, "a; Southern,
Va; southern preferred, 29X; Tobacco,
o7Ss Tobacco preferred, 99k.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. May 22.-Money on sail
easy ct 2@2H per cent, last loan .
per cent, closed 2@2K per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5k per cent;
sserhng exchange firm with actual
business In bsnkers' bills 1T 4 $500
4:ss for demand and 4.s7N@l.ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4 80
and 4.s9k@4.9O. Commercial bills,
4:s7' Silver certificates, 6sX@6sx.
Bar silver, 67H. Government bonds
steady. State bonds inactive. Railroad
bonds firm. Petroleum steady, closed
at 1IoA.
CHICAGO. May 22.-On small exports
and disbelief in crop dsmsge reports
wheat closed ss below yesterday. Corn
declined only Lie, while oats lost *,
provisions show recessions, particularly
PORK.
The leading futures ranged so-day Is
follows;
Wheat. No. a-M.y. opening, eoA,
ing, 60; July, opening, eix, Closing
ooS september, opening, 62A, clos
ing. 61x.
Corn. No. s-May. opening. -.
closing, 2SA; July. openino. 2qk
closing, 29H; September, opening,
30ss, closing, 3Ox.
Oats Nc. s-May, opening, -, clos
Ing, 1915; June. opening, l9M, closing,
1sA; July, opening, 1915. closing,
!SS; September, opening, l916, closing,
1915.
Mess pork. per bbl.-Msy. opening,
-, closing. us; July, opening.
7.55, closing, 7.2sH; September, open
Ing, 7.55, closing, 7.40.
27H, closing. 4.s5; July, opening,
4.47A, closing. $50; September'
opening, 4.5a%, closing. 4 SO.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-May. OPEN
Ing, -, closing. 80; July. opening.
s71S, closing. 3.s7H; Septem Der, open
Ing, 4o2%, closing, 90.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents,
a.5o@a.sO; winter straits, 5000
so; spring patents. $4,000 so; spring
straights, 26o@2.9o; bakers. 9.1o@
$40. No. spring wheat. 59%; No.
spring wheat, 5SN; No. red.
63S @6sE; No. 2corn, 2sN@2s%: No.
yellow corn. 29A@2oss; No. Q oats,
10; No. . white, Ell No. white,
19A@20H; No. rye. Sc; No. barley,
nominal; No. 8, 2s@34; No. 4, 2s;
No. faxseed, s7@s7A; prime tim
othy seed, 3.2o@5,25; mess pork per
Dbl. 7.20@725; lard per 100 lbs,
427@4.30; short ribs sides Qoose) 8. 5000
@3.s5; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4@44; short clear sides (boxed), 4@4M;
whiskey, distillers' finished goods. per
gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf 6 %;
granulated, 5.45; standard A, -.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May 22-Flour
steady; fancy 3.20@3.4O; family. 27o@
800. Wheat quiet; No. red 81.
Receipts. 5000; shipments. $500. Corn
quiet, easy; No. Q mixed, 80. Oats quiet;
No. mixed. BIZ. Rye firm, No. Q,
ss%. Provisions dull; lard 40. Bulk
meats, ABS. Bacon, 500. Whiskey,
dull; Gales 464 barrels at 1.22. Butter
steady; fancy Elgin creamery, Tx;
Ohio. 1903; dairy, 8. Sugar barely
steady; hard refined, 5-l6@6 ale. Eggs
firm, THO. Cheese steady; good to
prime Ohio fat. sH.
You can be served with q nice lunch
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