The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-28
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, April 27.-The volume
OF business in stocks to-day was fairly
large. ana the tone of the speculation
was nfm throughout. The distribution
OF business was Indifferent. Sugar
inquired for nearly one.third of the en-
WIG oesnngs, aud respectable total
was reschod only by St. Paul In the
railway list. A favorsb BILE influence unon
the market ut the outset was the re-
ceipt OF London cables showing advances
In the prices of American securities 1T
tnet centre. The uncertainty regarding
ene ontoome OF the legal complications
encircing the payment Of the 90 per
cent scrip dividend on Tobacco re-.
pressed dealings in the stock until late
In the day, when the announcement that
. semporary adjournment in the pro-
ceeoiugs before the chancellor of New
Jersey had been ordered Caused a iump
OF 1H per cent A partial recession
Closing etocks were as follows:
Atchison, 16X; Adams Express, $50;
ba!nmors and Ohio, 17x; chesapeake
and Ohio, l7x; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, sax; Chicago Gas, $685. q. O. G.
ana 81. Louis, IS; DEL, Lacksvaans
ana Western. 1914; Disullsss and Cat
tie Feeders o., 1915; Erie. 1915; Erie
preferred. a9x; GrsAt Northern pre-.
aerfso' ITO; Lake Shore, 150H; Lead
Iruas, s7x; Louisville and Nashville,
S2H; National Oordxge, SIX; National
Cordage preferred, lOX; N. j. GENITAL.
107H; Norfolk and Western preferred.
5x; Northern Pacific preferred, IsX:
Northwestern, 1865; Northwestern pre-.
fsr!sd. l46M; N, Y. Central. 9sM; N. Y,
and Now England, 40: Pacific Mail,
s7A; Pullman Palace, 1873; Reading.
1875; Book Island, 73x; st. Paul, 70;
-. Paul and Omaha, 44%; Southern
Pacihc, 30; Sugar Refinery, 124X;
Union Pacific, s%; Western Union.
soS; General Electric, 37H: Southern,
9E; southern preferred, 3l}S; Tobacco,
70; Tobacco preferred, e5.
Now York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 27.--Money on sail
easy at SH@3 per cent, last loan az
per cent, CLOSED ~ per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4x@6x per cent;
sterling exchange firm and higher with
actual business In bankers bills at
sSN for demand and 4s7&@4.ss for
sixty days. Postsd rates 4.ssN@
4.SeN and 4.s9K. Commercial bills,
4 soA. Silver certificates, 6esA@@6sX.
Bar silver, 6S. Government bonds
strong. State bonds dull. Railroad
BONDS hrm. Petroleum easier, closed
ct 13o& bid.
Chicago Market
CH1UAGo, April s7.-Ths influence
OF the general opening of Russian ports
ana eao consequent heavy grain ship
msA3 iion shas country WA strongly
felt In che wheat nnsket here to-Sav
and July elesel vita . net dsslinc Of
10. Cora and oAts wese alec weak.
losing A@Ac snd Sc, usepeeNvely.
Provisions soid lower thaa en- any pre-
vioas day Of the season.
Ths leading futures ranged to-day N
follows.
Wheat, No. a-April, opening, osx.
closing. o2X; May. opening, osX,
closing, 6sX; July, opening, Sax, clos
ing. 64A; September, opening, oS,
closi.e' o4a; June. opening, 6ak. clos
Cora. No. s-April, opening. -
closing. seh; May. opening, soH,
closing. soA; July. opening. s0x, olos-
Ing, aek; September, opening, SIX,
closing, Blk.
oass Ne s-April. opening, -,
closing: ls&; May; opening. 1913. clos
Ing, lsX; June, opening, -. closing,
l9N; July. opening. 19H, closing,
l9H; September, opening, cox, closing,
Mess pork, per bbl.-April, opening,
s.o2N, closing, s.12k; May, opening,
s.5sk.: closing, SILK; July, opening,
$50. closing, s.s7k.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
AS. closing, 4.7216; May, opening,
4 rs. closing, ARK; July, opening,
500, closing. ass.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing. AIS, closing. 4.1O; May. opening,
AIS, closing, 4.l0; July, opening, Ask,
closing, ASS; Septemb Der, opening, 4. IS,
closing, 4.57H.
Cash quotaEons were as follows:
Flour quiet; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, s.O0@3 so; spring
patents. 4o@3 go; spring straights,
260@2 90; bakers. 2,1O@2.4O. No. Q
spring wheat, 62M; No. spring
wheat, 691; No. . red ,65%@@66Jk; No.
8 corn, 29H; No. 3 yellow, ssX; No.
oats, 19A; No. Q white, 30; No. s
white. 1sX@20k; No. 8 rye, ae%@a7;
No. . barley, nominal; No. 0, $3.50
56M; No. 4. -; No. / faxseed,
90; primo timoshy seed. 3.25; mess
pork per bbl., s.17H@s IS; lard per
400 lbs. 4.72k@4.75; short ribs sides
(loose) 4.1o@4.2O; dry sailed shoulders,
(boxed) 4n@4&; short. clear sides
(bozed), 4N@4$; whiskey, distillers'
finished goods, per gsllon, 1.22; sugars,
cut loaf 6.25; granulated, 5,62; stand.
ard A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 27.-Flour
steady; fancy s.s5@3.s0; family, 3.75@
3.05. Wheat quiet; No. 9 red. 71H@
70. Receipts, l,700; shipments. 800.
Corn active; Nc. Q mixed, 3Ok@31.
Oats quiet; No. mixed, 21@21K. Rye
firm; No.a. 4sH. Lard weak; Ask.
Bulk meats castor, 4.37]s. Bacon mod.
crate demand; b.s5. Whiskey, steady;