The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-08
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now YORK stock market,

Now York Stock Market
NEW YORK. May Politics was re-
heoted to an extent In to-day's stock
market and prices sold of both for
foreign and domestic account, owing to
apprehension regarding the attitude of
prominent political candidate on the
monetary standard. A weakening in
huonce in addition to the foregoing was
. temporary s,iffening in money.
Tobacco moved irregularly but broke 1
per cent. The pressure against the list
was continuous and final prices were at
the lowest Of the day. Railway bonds
oriited downward, Governments were
dull, but regular on sales OF 16, 500.
closing STOCKS were rs follows:
Asohison, 14X; Adams Express, 149;
Baltimore and Ohio, lax; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l6x; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 7sA; Chicago Gas, 69Ni O. O. @.
and st. Louis. 1854; Del, Laokswsnns
ana Western, u; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 10; Erie, IL; Erie
preferred, 37H; Great Northern pre-
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, 1893; Lead
Trust. IS; Louisville and Nashville,
so; National Oordsge. sH; National
Cordage preferred. Is; N. ]. Central,
!o5T; Norfolk and Western preferred,
A; Northern Pacific preferred, 12H;
Norshwestern. 1o4x; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l4s; N. Y. Central, 97%; N. Y.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
90; Pullman Palace, 100; Reading,
llH; Rock Island, 71H; ST. Paul. rs;
81. Paul snd Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 127%;
Union Pacific, g.; Western Union,
81; General Electric, 349l; Southern,
10; Southern preferred, ask; Tobacco,
65ssi Tobacco preferred. 81.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. May Mooney on sail
hrmer At 2h@4 per cent, last loan s1<
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4}6@5x per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers' bills at $3.50
4:se for demand and 4.s7%@4.ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.Ssk@4 SO
and s9K@4 go. Commercial bills,
4.s7. Silver certificates, 6sk@6sN.
Bar silver, 67T. Government bonds
irregular. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds heavy. Petroleum easier. closed
at 122N.
Chicago Ezarket-
CHICAGO. May Wheat was strong
to-day on damage reports from Missouri
and Kansas inothe way of chinch bugs
and dry. hot winds. July closed at 81.
an advance Of u over yesterday'y close.
Although the news affecting corn and
oats was bearish, as q rule those arti-
Giles ruled very strong, the July futures
OF each gaining 20 per bushel for the
day. PROVISIONS ruled tame and rather
weak, closing ct q slight decline:
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat, No. e-May, opening. 61H,
closing, 6l7S; June, opening. 69A, clos
Ing, cas-; July, opening, 624, closing,
"a; September, opening, 63, clos
ing, 63%.
closing. 2sH; July. opening. 29M, clos
ing, 30ss; September, opening, 3O%,
closing. S0A.
Oass Nc. a-Msy, opening. 1875. clos
ing. 1875; June, opening, lsN, closing,
1sN; July, opening, 10. closing.
10; September, opening, 19I, closing.
1879.
Mess pork. per bbl.-May. opening.
s.O2k. closing, 6. 05; September, open
ing. $40. closing, $40.
Lard, per 100 lbs.--May, opening,
-, closing. $50; July, opening,
go. closing. 4.s7h; September
opening. sos, closing, OAK.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-May. OPEN
ing, -, closing, 90; July. opening.
4.2O, closing. 4.27N; September, OPEN
ing, 4 As, closing, 4.42x.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 8.O0@3. so; spring
patents, 34O@3 60; spring ssraights,
2.60@2. 90; bakers, 2.1O@2.40. No. Q
spring wheat. 613s; No. spring
wheat, 5s@61; No. Q red, 65]S@ 6G; No.
corn, 2s2; No. Q yellow, 29A; No. Q
oats, 1s; No Q white, 20A@21N;
No. 3 white, 1SN@19sl; No. rye, SO;
No. barley, nominal; No. 3, 3l@
SO; No. 4, nominal; No. 1 faxsecd,
Sc; prime timothy seed. $40; mess
pork per bbl., s.o0@s 05; lard per
100 lbs, 4.s0; short ribs sides Qoose)
4.2o@4. 3o;dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4N@4&; short. clear sides (boxed),
4S@4A; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods. per gallon. 1.e2; sugars. cut loaf.
81; granulated, SIS; standard A. -,
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. May Flour
poor demand; fancy 3.25@3 so; family,
ALSO sos. Wheat light demand; No.
. red, 81. Receipts, 1000; shipments.
500. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed, Biz. Oats
firm; No. 2 mixed. 21H. Rye active; No.
Q, 42. Lard steady 65. Bulk meats
quiet. steady; 4.37M. Bacon steady;
5.s5. whiskey. steady; sales 5ss bar.
rels at 1.s2. Butter good demand; fancy
dairy, 8. Sugar barely steady; hard
refined Lie. Eggs weak, Sc. Cheese
steady; good to prime Ohio fat, 9@9k.
& Smoke 49,