The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

,esnarRy winch has recently prevailed
In It's precincts, decided activity and
semi- panicky condition being noted for
an interval in the early afternoon.
The decentralization grew out of a iob-
ping report, emanating from Wash
ington that President Cleveland was
about to send to Congress o vigorous
message on the Cuban question,
Inc ell CT on the stock market WAS in
stanssneous, and, recalling the shock to
values resulting from the famous Vene-
zuelan message, holders Of securities be.
gan to throw them over right and left.
one OF the largest commission houses
was liberal seller on the report and
took back considerable amount Of vari-
GUS stocks on the publication of an
authoritative denial of she rumors. Stop
loss orders were reached all along the
line and considerable uneasiness pre-
vailed owing to the tension in financial
circles.
The traders also made effective
drives at the list, . bear leader, who
has not been conspicuous In the market
Tor some time, being foremost In the
attack The losses scored At the ex-
IRENE low point ranged up to az cents
and the selling was of general char
acter. The market lspsed into dullness
after the frst hour, but . better tone
was noted and On improving tendency of
prices
The upward movement eliminated
about o'clock when the bogus Cuban
report referred to, came like q bolt out
OF clear sky, the railway properties
being this time severely depressed in
common with the other shares. The
pressure against the list gu bsioed around
1880 and although the sentiment wss
rather nervous in the subsequent deal
ings o general upward movement de-
veloped and recoveries ensued of K@1
per cent The closing WAS irregular.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison. 13H; Adams Express, 147;
Baltimore and Ohio, III Chesapeake
and Ohio, lax; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 75A; Chicago Gas, 66H; O. &C.
and ST. Louis, 80; Del, Lackawanna
and Western, 16o; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 14H; Erie, 13H; Erie
preferred. 34H; Great Northern pre-
ferred, 11s; Lake Shore, 149A; Lead
Trust, 23H; Louisville and Nashville,
47A; National Cordage, S; National
Cordage preferred, 9M; N. J. Central,
lob; Norfolk and Western preferred,
10; Northern Pacific preferred, 13X;
Northwestern. 1o1; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 145H; N. Y. Central, 94X; NY,
and New England, 4O<; Pacific Mail,
20; Pullman Palace, 1856; Reading,
IN; Rock Island,esH st. Paul, TAX;
St. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific, 1sH; Sugar Refinery, 121%;
Union Pacific, 6%; Western Union,
s4H; General Electric. 80; Southern,
sH; Southern preferred. 26H; Tobacco,
"a; Tobacco preferred, 81.
Now York Money Market
NEW YORK, June 10.-Money on call
easy at 1M@2 per cent, last loan TX
per cent, closed lh@2 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@ox per cent.
sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at Assn
for demand and 4s7H for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.ss@4ssN and
s9@4.s9H. Commercial bills, 4.soX.
Silver certificates. 6sH@69. Bar silver,
6sH. Government bonds weak. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds weak.
Petroleum closed strong ct 1l6.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. June 10.-Whest had q game
of see-saw to- day with rumors OF Cuban
recognition on one end and Apprehen-
sions OF the Government crop report on
the other, the net result of which was
to cause decline in July Of cent from
yesterdays close. Corn held surpris-
ingly we'll and closed unchanged, as did
oats. Provisions made slight advances.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat, No. s-June, opening, 574@
6s,closing. 57%; July. opening, 57%@
5sA. closing. 57%; Septem Der, OPEN
ing, 57%@5sE, closing. 5Sss.
Corn. No. 2-June opening, els, clos
ing;. 27ss; July. opening, 27%,
closing, 27X; September, opening, 2sX,
closing, 2s21. "
Osts Nc: z-July. opening. 17X.
closing. 17X; September, opening, 49,
cosing, 1s@1sM; May, opening, 2o%,
closing. 2oss@soX.
95. closing, ITO; September, opening,
7.o7H. closing, 7.27<.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-July, opening,
4.i0. closing. 4.12H; September, open
Ing, 4.25. closing, 4 27A.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-July, open.
Ing. $40, closing, 372Ni September,
opening, s.S5, closing, 3.s75<.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour dull; winter patents. straights,
26o@s.sO; bakers. 2.1o@3.5o; spring
patents, 3.4O@3 so; spring a.5O@3.s0;
winter straits, 8.00@2.40. No. Q spring
wheat. 57H; No. 8 spring wheat, 81;
No red. 6o&@6l%; No. 0 corn. 27ss;
No. yellow corn. 27X; No. Q oats.
17X@1s; No. . white. 19A@19X; No.
white. 1915; No. . rye. 80; No.
barley. nominal; No. 8, 23@32; No. 4.
s3k@26; No. fsxseed, so; prime
timothy seed, 8 05; mess pork per bbl.,
7.o5@71 10; lard per 100 lbs, 4O5@
07><; short ribs sides Qoose) 3.7o@
S.75; dry sailed shoulders, (boxedD
4B@4A; short clear sides (boxed), 4@
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