The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-15
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stock Market.

she industrials with Sugar holding the
nrst place. London came lower for
Americans, but the locsl market opened
animated and strong.
Tobacco early lost q sharp fraction,
put ct extreme lower point purchasing
oloere came In and the shorts becoming
epptenenslve on account of the scarcity
OF the stock rushed to cover and caused
rally OF ~ per cent. to s6x. The
sale OF $4,000 of the script was re-
ported to-day at IS. In the final deal.
ings general realization caused recess
sions and impaired an easier tone to
the closing. The net changes recorded
slight gains as . rule.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atehison, lex; Adams Express, 14s;
bsitlmote and Ohio, 1888; Chesapeake
anu ohio, 1913; Chicago, Burlington and
Ou!ncy' 7sH; Chicago Gas, 6o%; o. O. Q.
anu W. nt. Louis. a5A, Del. Lackawanna
ana western. 159x; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1sI; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, 3sH; Great Northern pre-.
1erred, ITO; Lake Shore, 147h; Lead
Trust, s4H; Louisville and Nashville,
ooA; National Cordage, AZ; National
Oorda1e preferred, 9as; N. j. Central,
10Y ~; Norfolk and Western preferred.
S&; Northern Pacific preferred, 1oX:
northwestern, 104S; Northwestern pre-
ierred, las; N. Y. Central, 96k; NY.
ana ana new England, 4;s Pacific Mail,
~ Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
Ss9s' 6oof Island, 71sS; st. Paul, rs;
OF. Faul and Omaha, 39A; Southern
racine by; Sugar Refinery, 1s2h;
81; General Electric, a7s1: 3outhern
~; Southern preferred. 30A r,oa.co.
"a; Tobacco preferred, 90.
New York HIonev HTa-h..
NEW YORK, April 14.-Money on SAIL
easy at s@3s per cent, last loan per
cent, closed 3 per cent Prime
mercantile paper 5K@6N per cent;
sterling exchange heavy with .ctna1
business In bankers bills at ssX@
4:SSA for demand and 4.s7%@4.ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss94, so and
4.9o: Commercial bills, 4.66X. silver
certincates, 67X. Bar silver, 67k. Cow
eminent bonds strong. State bonds
dull Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
strong, closed at 1913 bid.
Chicago Market,
CHICAGO, April 14.-BriIlisnt spring
weather materially affected the wheat
market to day. The prices closed N@
Sc lower than yesterday. Corn 10 un-
ohsnged' Oats lost Ho. Pork in the
The leading futures ranged to.dav.
follows. 90
Wheat. No: April, opening, e5A,
closing, "a ; May, opening, 65N. clos.
Ing. 65;. June, opening. 66A, closing.
% q; July, opening, 65. closing, 66S:
September, opening, 81. closing. 66S'
Corn, No. april, opening, -
closing, 2s%; May, opening, BOX
closing. aoB; July. opening, ai1, clos.
inR,. BIZ; September, opening, 32X.
closing, 32s4. S'
Oats Ne. .-April, opening, -.
closing: ID; May. opening. 20, clos
ing, lSA; July opening, cox. closing,
ZOE; September opening. 2oss. closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-Ap-il, opening,
s,55. closing, s.55; May, openine'
8 IS. oloaing,; 500; July, opening
s.7716. closing, $50.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April. opening, |
-. closing. 500; May. opening, o.
closing, 500; July. opening, 51s,
closing. 5,12.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-April, open-
ing, $50, closing. 4.5o; May, open.
Ing, AT, closing. 4.57}6; July. opening.
400. closing. ASK.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
o'oo' "AnsoH Ssrdltst o.UU0D !. 81; spring
patents, a.40@3 6oi spring strait hts,
5000 80; bakers, 2.1o@s.4O. No. .
spring wheat, 64ss; No. 8 spring wheat,
65H; No. red. 67X@69; No. corn,
3OM; No. Q yellow, 2916; No. Q oats,
l9I; No: white. 21N@33H; No. 3 |
white 2o@2iH; No. rye. 81; No. Q |
barley, nominal; No. 8, 90; No. 4, -;
No. faxseed, 90; prime timothy seed,
1925; mess pork per bbl.. s.55@s.6o; !
lard per 100 lbs. 4.95@97H; shors ribs
sides (loose) 4.40@445; dry sailed |
shoulders, lboxed) 4N@45S; short
clear sides (boxed), 4%@4X; whiskey,
distillera' finished goods. per gallon,
1.22; sugars, cut loaf, 6 25; granula.ed, |
5.62; standard A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 14.-FIour
easy; fancy 3.30@3 IS; family. ASSOC
8 90. Wheat easy; No. red, "a. Re.
ceipts, 1850; shipments. -. Corn
firm; No. mixed EEK. Oats essy:
No. mixed, 2s@2236. Rye steady; No. |
3, A. Lard weak; 4.s5. Bulk meats
barely steady. ATS. Bacon steady $50.
Whiskey. steady; sales All barrels at |
1872. Butter lower; fancy Elgin |
creamery. 10; Ohio, 14@15; dairy, ii. |
Sugar firm; hard refined, 4@6A. Eggs |
weak, 9@9H. Cheese steady; good to |
prime Ohio fat 9@9Nc.
Familiar Question.
when was boy" said the middle
aged man, my mother always used to ask |
me when 1 was going away anywhere,
Have you got everything?' She wanted to |
be sure, SO that when got there and I'M
mo L nht lt-e, IL n