The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-24
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

occurred to-day. Although the total
OF transactions WAS larger than for some
Slme past the animation WAS spAsmodic.
tne trading element played on both
sldes OF the market. At the outset the
markes was unfavorably affected by the
failure OF London to respond to the
improvement that had char &C terized the
lste dealings here yesterday. The
street.. however. regarding the depress-
Ing influence abroad OF the revived Ven.
ezaeian discussion was exaggerated
psio out slight etsention to the lower
London quotations for Americans. An
esfiy selling movement was direo.ed
against the industrials, with Sugar and
Tobacco being subjected to spectsl
pressure. The heaviness Of these shares
caused fractional sympathetic recess
sions In the railway list, but after mid.
day the bulls took hold of the market
with the renewed vigor and substantial
advances occurred.
Closing stocks were az follows:
Atchison, 16A; Adams Express, $50:
Baltimore and Ohio, 16x; Chess peske
and Ohio, Is; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. 50; Chicago Gas. 60: o. O. O.
sno 81. Louis, 35, DEL, Lackawsnns
ana western, 100; Distillers and Cat
tie FeederS Co.. 30; Erie, 15A; Erie
preferred, 40; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, 1496; Lead
Trust, SIX; Louisville and Nashville,
52S; National Oordage, 5]S; National
oosasge preferred, l01S; N. ]. Central,
l0s]<i Norfolk and Western preferred,
Az; Northern Pacific preferred. 10:
Northwestern, 106H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, lat; N. Y. Central, es%; N. Y,
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
~; pullman Palace, 162k; Reading,
ls%; Rock Island, 72X; ST. Paul, 7sX;
-. Paul and Omaha, AK; Southern
Pacific 90; Sugar Refinery, 1875;
Union Pacific, sX; Western Union,
soS; General Electric, 37%: Southern,
va; southern preferred, Biz; Tobacco,
70ss; Tobacco preferred, OF.
Now York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 2a.-Money on sail
easy at 2N@5 per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper Axe per cent;
sterling exchange steady. with
actual business in bankers bills at
8sN@4.sSH for demand and 4.s7%@
SIX for sixty days. Posted rates 4. $500
4.ssH and 4s9@4 s9N. Commercial
bills, 4.s6H@4.s7. Silver certificates,
67H@6sA. Bar silver, 67x. Government
bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad
ponds steady. Petroleum weak, closed
at 12l.
Chicago markes.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Alarm over the
delay In getting spring wheat seed In
the ground in the Red river velley-the
great spring wheat region of the North
west-wAs the governing factor to-day
in rise Of 10 per bushel In the
price. Corn and oats were quiet and
had very slight changes in their values.
Products advanced q little.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. s-April, opening, 6aM,
closing, e3M; May. opening, 63,
closing. 63H; July, opening, 64X, clos
ing, 64x; September, opening, 64&,
closing, 64A; June. opening, 6aK, clos
ing. 81.
Corn, No. s-April, opening, -,
closing, 29%; May, opening, BOX,
closing, 99%; July. opening. 3OT. clos
ing, 3o%; September, opening, 31X,
closing, 80.
Oats Nc. s-April. opening. 1sk.
closing, 1893; May; opening. 1sM, clos
Ing, 1873; June, opening. =. closing,
l9H; July, opening, 1915. closing.
1875; September. opening. cox. closing,
2Oss.
Mess pork, per bbl.-April. opening,
s As, closing, s.47k; May, opening,
s.47M closing. s52N; July, opening,
SOS, closing, s,72k.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
80. closing, 4.s5; May, opening,
80, closing. ASS; July, opening,
95. closing, 4.9716.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-Aprll, OPEN
ing. 4.20. closing, 4.971f; May. opening,
4 80, CLOSING. 4.27x; July, opening, 4.37%,
closing, 4.42N.
Cash quotations. were s5 follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, S.OO@3 so; spring
patents, 3.4o@3 go; spring styaights,
oo@2 90; bakers. 2.1o@2.4O. No. Q
spring wheat, 63M; No. 8 spring
wheat. 6s1<; No. Q red, 66H@671f; No. Q
corn, 29%@soh; No. oats. 19H; No.
. white, 19N@2oA; No. white, 17K@
inal; No. 8, -; No. a.; No. 1
faxueed, 90; prime timothy seed, $50;
mess pork per bbl., s.5O@s SIS; lard
per 100 lbs, 4 sax; short ribs sides
Qoose) 425@4 80; dry sailed shoulders,
(boxed) 4h@4&; short, clear sides
(boxed), 4%@4k; whiskey , distillers'
finished goods. per gallon. 1.22; sugars.
cut loaf. 6.25; granulated, $50; stand
ard A. $50.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 23.-Flour
barely steady; fancy 3.6o@3 IS; family,
2.25@390. Wheat quiet. firm; No. Q
red, 7S@72k. Receipts, 500; shipments.
1000. Corn easy; No. Q mixed 3Ox.
Oats stronger; No. mixed 21K@22K.
Rye quiet; No. Q, northwestern. A.
Lard barely steady, 472H. Bulk meats
quiet, 4.37k. Bacon barely steady;
4.25. Whiskey. dull; sales 435 barrels
at 1879. Butter weak, lower; fancy Elgin
creamery, 10; Ohio, 19@13; dairy. 8.
Sugar firm. Eggs easy, &c. Cheese