The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-16
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York stook Market.


provement In regard to the distri-
button OF the trading was noted. Com
mission house orders were conspicuous
by their absence and the feature of the
speeulation was saggipg tendency on
liquidation by forei. N and domestic
holders OF securities. The gold en-
gagemense were only atou. one. half AS
large az had been expected, amounting
TO 200, 600 on special German account.
sugar, Tobacco and Leather Preferred
were the weakest OF the high priced
industrials, selliog off 1A@I%. The
closing was weak at about the lowest.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, l4X; Adams Express, 147;
and Ohio, 1915; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 7s%; Chicago Gas, 67sk; @. @. G.
and st. Louis, SO; DEL, Lackawanna
and Western, 159; Dissillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 17%; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, a6&; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, lis; Lake Shore, ASK; Lead
Trust, IS; Louisville and Nashville,
49S; National OordAge. Az; National
Cordage preferred, 9k; N. ]. Central,
1O4H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
SM; Northern Pacific preferred, 12;
northwestern, 104H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 14s; N. Y. Central, 96A; N. Y.
and New England, 43; Pacific Mail,
25A; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
loS; Rock Island, 79k; st. Paul, Tx;
81. Paul and Omaha, 43H; Southern
Racihc, 10; Sugar Refinery, 1919;
Union Pacific, rs; Western Union,
S4%; General Electric, 33ss; Southern,
"a; southern preferred, 29A; Tobacco,
o4%; Tobacco preferred, 9s.
New York Money Marriott
YnDLy
easy at 2@3 per cent. last loan az
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4@5x per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills at ss<@
4:ss% for demand and 4.s7H@4S7H for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss@4 80
and 4.s9H@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.s6A. Silver certificates, 6s@6SH.
Bar silver, 6s. Government bonds
firm. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds firm. Petroleum weak, closed
at lis bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May 15.-Wheat finally sue
cumbed to-day in the absence Of ship
ping demand. The weakness was fur
Their augmented by more favorable crop
reports, and July wheat finally closed
1c lower shan yesterdays final figures.
closing Is lower, oats Is lower and pro.
visions 5@15c lower.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat. No. 2-May, opening, 62%,
closing, 614; June, opening, 63M. clos
ing, 61%; July, opening, 63sk, closing,
639s; September, opening, 64H, clos
ing, 63B'
Corn, No. 2-May, opening, ss%,
closing, 2sss; July. opening, 29X,
closing, 291l; September, opening,
81, closing, a0M.
Oats Nc. S-May, opening, 10, clos
ing, 10 June, opening. 1914, closing,
l9A; July. opening, 1873. closing.
1914; September, opening, 20. closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-May. opening,
-, closing, 75sN; July, opening.
$50 closing, 7.65; September, OPEN
Ing, 7.o5, closing, 7.s2K.
=, closing, AGO; July. opening,
40. closing. 4.e5; Septembe
opening, ass, closing. 4.s0.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-May. open.
ing, -, closing, 90; July, opening,
AIS, closing, 4.05; September, open
Ing, 4.27H, closing, 90.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents,
3,50@3.So; winter straits, 5000
3 so; spring patents, 34O@3 60; spring
straights, 2eO@2.90; bakers, 2.10@
2.4o. No. spring wheat, 61A; No.
spring wheat, -; No. Q red, 65A@
65N; No. corn, 2s&@29; No. Q
oats, 19A; No. 3 white, 2lH; No.
white. 2O@2l; No. Q rye. 36A; No.
barley. nominal; No. 8, 2o@34; No.
4, 90; No. 1 aaxseed, SIN; prime
timothy seed, 1925; mess pork per
Dbl. 7.6o@765; lard per 100 lbs..
400; short ribs sides Qoose) 4.O5@4.15;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 4N@4%;
short clear sides (boxed), 1904;
whiskey, distillera' finished goods, per
gallon, 1.22; sugars, cut loaf 625;
granulated, 5.62N@5 rs; standard A. =.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. May 15.-Flour
quiet. steady; fancy 3.25@3.5O; family.
2.75@3.05. Wheat light demand No.
red es. Receipts, =; shipments, 1000.
Corn dull; No. mixed, 81. Oats
firm; No. mixed, a2M. Rye easy;
No. Q, a9]s. Lard strong; 4.55. Bulk
meats easy, 4.37K. Bacon easy, 5.25.
Whiskey, steady; sales 464 barrels at
1,22. Butter light demand, firm; fancy
Elgin creamery. IS. Sugar barely
steady. Eggs weak. &c. Cheese steady.
Artistic Plano Tuning and Repairing.
WALTON NELSON, piano and organ
tuner and repairer for the Hobbie Piano
Co., is now ready to make annual tun-
Ing contracts for piano tuning. Prompt
attention and irsi class work guaran-
teed. Best of references from manu-
factories and numerous patrons of high
musical standing in Roanoke. Call or
leave ordera at the Hobbie Piano Co.,