The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

NOW hork Stock market.
NEW YORK, June 1e-The stock
market to- day was fairly active with
the railroad stocks unusually prominent
In extent OF business. Some Irregular
tty was apparent in the forenoon opera
tions, but the last half Of tho session
was marked by positive buoyancy in
the leading shares. Covering of shorts
occurred on large scale and there was
lair buying for commission account. The
closing was at the best figures OF the
day and showed substantial gains ever
last nights final figures.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 15&; Adams Express, I47;
Baltimore and Ohio, 1915; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l6H; Chicago. Burlington snd
Quincy. soH; Chicago Gas, 6s9<; q. G. @.
and St. Louis, 33%; Del, Lackawsnna
and Western, 162N; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.. 1864; Erie. 15A; Erie
preferred. 371<; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, 154; Lead
Trust, 26H; Louisville and Nashville,
52$; National Cordsge, 5H; National
CordaRe preferred. 10H; N. ]. Central,
107H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
1915; Northern Pacific preferred, lax;
Northwestern, 104x; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l4s; N. Y. Central, 97X; NY.
and New England, 40<; Pacific Mail,
IS; Pullman Palace. 1877; Reading,
15N; Rock Island, 721s; ST. Paul. 79sS;
St. Paul and Omaha, 44H; Soushern
Pacific, 1915; Sugar Refinery, i22N;
Union Pacific, Sc; Western Union,
85S; General Electric, 335s; Southern,
9X; Southern preferred, 29sS; Tobacco,
66H; Tobacco preferred, 9s.
New York Money Market
NEwYoRK June 16.-Money on call
easy Mt coax per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed 2@2N per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5x per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business In bankers bills ct 4ssH@
ssh for demand and 4 s7H@4 SIX for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4.ssK and
4s9@4.s9K. Commercial bills. 4.s6x.
Silver certificates, 6s%@69. Bar silver,
6SS. Government bonds strong. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds strong.
petroleum closed strong at ZIG bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, June l6 The probable &C
tion OF the Republican convention on
tinct influence on whest to-day and WAS
factor In the frmness with which the
market closed, July showing gain Of
u over yesterdays close. Corn and oats
both ruled firm and closed u and &c
higher respectively. Provisions are
practically unchanged.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat, No. 9-June, opening, $3.50
56H, closing. SIX; July, opening. $500
56%. closing. 57$; September. opening,
57N@57x, closing. 5sA.
Corn. No. 2-June, opening, 27H@
27&, closing; 27%@27X; July, opening
27A@S7H, closing, 2sM@2sA; Sep.
tom hRF nnan{nn 4.
29%.
Oats Nc. Gully, opening, TX,
closing, l74@17%; September, opening,
17X, closing. TX; May, opening, cox,
closing. 2oK@2O%. AO 81
Mess pork. per bbl.-July, opening.
7.12x, closing, IT'S; September, open.
ing, 7.271s, closing, 7.32H.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-July, opening,
AIS, closing. AIS; September, open.
ing, 4.32H, closing, 80.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-July. open.
ing, 3.s21S. closing. as5; Septem Der,
opening, 4 90, closing, 400.
Cash quotations were IS follows:
Flour steady;winter patents, strAighte,
2.eO@2.9o; bakers. 2.1o@3.5o; spring
patents, 3.40@36O; spring 5.50@ 8 so;
winter straits, s.0o@2,4O. No. Q spring
wheat, SIX; No. 8 spring wheat, -;
No. red, 60X@6lN; No. corn, 1880
s7X; No. 3 yellow corn, 2sM@ssA;
No. oats. TN; No. white, 1sX;
No. white. 1s4@1sX; No. . rye,
Blk; No. barley, nominal; No. 8,
22K@31; No. 4. 2O@26; No. haxseed,
SIX; primo timothy seed, 3OO@ O5
mesa pork per bbl., 7.10@7.l5; lard per
100 lbs, 4.1O@4.12N; short ribs sides
Qoose) 3.so@3 So; dry sailed shoulders.
(boxed) 4@4H; short clear sides (bcxed)
4@4B; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon. 1.22; sugars; cut Loaf
5 95; granulated, S. SO; standard A. -.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. June 16.-Flour
steady; fancy 3.1O@3.40; family. ASSOC
2.75. Wheat firm; No. red GO. Re-
ceipts, $500; shipments, $500. Corn
quiet, dull; No. mixed. 2sH. Oats
active; No. 2 mixed, 19@19&. Rye
steady; No. Q, 81. Lard quiet. 4.O5.
Bulk meats easy. 400. Bacon quiet,
AIS. Whiskey, steady; sales 544
barrels at 1.2S. Butter steady; fancy
Elgin creamery. II; Ohio. 1898;
dairy, g. Sugar firm; hard refined,
5.65@3.90. Eggs easy, &c. Cheese
quiet; good to prime Ohio fat, 7@7H.
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