The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.


New YORK, June 2.-Dullness and n
declining movement of prices were the
cnaracteristics of to- days stock market.
Inc speculation reflected disappoint-
ment over the shors-lived bullish sem
lment on Americans In London. The
trading WAS almost exclusively profes.
sional. Foreign operators were moder-
ate sellers OF the ilterns tionals and an
easier market for foreign exchange was
on ses by reported advsnce in the bid
pfice ior American gold by German
bankers.
Closing stocks we're as follows:
Atonison. ~; Adams Express, $50;
bsiHmofe and Ohio, 17S; Chesapeake
Sne ohio, l5E; Chicago, Burlington and
Vuincy' n; Chiosgo Gas. 67ss; O. @. @.
and Western, 100; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., Tx; Erie, IA; Erie
preferred, 35X; Great Northern pre-.
lerred, lis; Lake Shore, 149%; Lead
trust S4S; Louisville and Nashville,
49A; National Cordage, S; National
Oordage preferred. 10; N. j. Central,
104; Norfolk and Western preferred,
ION; Northern Pacific preferred, 15X:
northwestern, 104; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l4sk; N, Y. Central, 90; N. Y,
ana New England, As; Pacific Mail,
S5H; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
Ssf; Rock Island, COZ; st. Paul, 76I;
st. Paul and Omaha, 42X; Southern
pacihc' 10; Sugar Refinery, 122N;
Union Pacific, ~; Western Union,
o4S; General Electric, 33M; Southern,
%; southern preferred, 2sA; Tobacco,
% IS; Tobacco preferred, 90.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, June 2.-Wheat made new
low record for the season to- day touch
ing oSS momentarily, but rallied and
closed with gain Of u cent over yes
teroay's final figure, the big worlds Wis
ible decrease being responsible for the
hnsl rally. Corn and oats both exhib-
ited strength, closing u and a higher
respectively. Provisions made substan-
tial gains.
follows;
Wheat. No. a-June. opening, SIS, clos.
ing, 55S; July, opening, 55%, closing,
56S; September, opening, 55H@56M,
closing. SIX.
Corn, No. 2-June. opening, 26H clos
Ing; 81; July. opening, 27ss, closing, 27X;
September opening, 2s1s, closing, 2ss<.
oats Ne. s-July. opening. 171s clos
ing, l7%; September, opening, Tx,
closing, 1sH@1SA; May, opening, COX,
Mess pork. per bbl.-JuIy, opening.
ing. 7.o71s, closing, INK.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-july, opening,
AJAX, closing, 4.17K; Septem Der, open.
Ing, 4.27H, closing. 400
Short.ribs, per 100 lbs.-July, open.
Ing 3.62N, closing, 3.72N; September.
opening, $50, closing, 3 90.
Cash quotations. were as follows.
Flour easier;winter patents, straights,
2.60@2.90; bakers, 21O@3 so; spring
patents, 3.40@3.60 spring 3.5O@3 so;
winter straits, 5,O0@2.4O. No. spring
wheat, 50H; No. spring wheat, SAX;
No. red, 59&@6O; No. Q corn, 27H;No. !
2 yellow corn, 27%@27S<; No. 2 oats.
l7N; No. 8 white, 10; No. 8 white, 1s4
% 1871; No. rye, 80; No. barley, nom
inal; No 8. 24N@33; No. 4. s4k@29;
NO. haxseed, 7sH; prime timothy seed,
3.l5; mesa pork per bbl., 6 95@7 90; lard |
per 100 lbs. 60; short ribs sides Qoose)
3 .7o@3.75; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) |
4B@4ss; short clear sides (boxed), ak
GA; whiskey, distillers' finished goods, |
per gallon, 1,22; sugars. cut loaf S 95; |
granulated, 5.32; standard A, -.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. June 2.-Money on call |
10Y 80 A|VS PCA SSAk't Ahet lOhu q
per cent, closed III per cent Prime
mercantile paper 4@5K per cent.
sterling exchange heavy with actual
business In bankers bills at 4 ssA@
L. SSN for demand and 4.s74{@4 SIX for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4 80
and 4s9@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.s6H. Silver certificates, 6s%@69.
Bar silver, 6sA. Government bonds
firm. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds heavy. Petroleum steady. closed
st LOG bid.
Cincinnati Produce Earket.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 2.-Flour
dull; fancy 3.15@3.40; family. 2.e0@
ass. Wheat dull, lower; No. red GEO
63M. Receipts, 5000; shipments. 500.
Corn easy; No. mixed, %. Oats firm;
No. mixed, 2OA@alA. Rye nominal;
No. 2, SO. Lard steady. 4.O5. Bulk meats