The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-14
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market,

New York Stock Market.
New YORK. April l3-To-day's stool,
market reflected more hopeful view
of the situation. although trading was
moderate in volume. The transactions
were fairly we'll distributed and sub
stanlsl advances In prices occurred in
some instances.
off with an Improvement o. q point. Il
was noted that brokers for insiders were
the principal sellers OF the stock to-day,
while the buying was careful to cover
shorts. Closing was strong with prices
| at the top notch.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison, 16; Adams Expresn, las,
Baltimore and Ohio, 1sK; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1873; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 1879; Chicago Gas, 69%; @. O. G.
and st. Louis, 35, DEL, Lsckawanna
and Western, 159H; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., Is; Erie, IAN; Erie
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, 147A; Lead
Trust. 24H; Louisville and Nashville,
50X; National Cordage, ~; National
Oordsge preferred, 9X; N. ]. Central,
107H; Norfolk and Western preferred.
6%; Northern Pacific preferred, 1lM;
Northwestern, 103%; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central, eox; NY,
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
26N; Pullman Palace, 1877; Reading,
lsS; Rock Island, 7lss; st. Paul, rs;
st. Paul and Omaha, 3ss<; Southern
Pacific, 20; Sugar Refinery, 1214;
Union Pacific, SIX; Western Union,
say; General Electric, $3.50; SOU thern,
eA; Southern preferred. 80 r,oa .co,
s4S; Tobacco preferred, 99H.
New York Money MARKET
Nrrtxy
easy at 1894 per cent, last loan per
mercantile paper 5k@ex DER cent:
sterling exchange heavy with actusi
business In bankers' bills at 4ssx@
Assn for demand and 4,s7%@4 IS for
sixty days. Posted rates Assn and
4S9H@4.90. Commercial bills, 4s7.
Silver certificates, 6s@6Sx Bar silver,
6S. Government bonds firm. State
bonds inactive. Railroad bonds firm.
Petroleum steady, closed st l2o bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 13.-Whest kept spec
ulators in that cereal guessing to-day.
Itopened weak, but unchanged for Nav,
dropped Is and then made sharp ad-
vance, closing at the highest point of
the day. Corn and oats each M de some
advance, amounting In one case to 20
and the other sc. Provisions lost q
trife OF their Saturdays closing value.
| follows.
Wheat, No. s-April. opening, Ga,
closing. 64E; May, opening, 64sk, clos
ing, IS 4; June, opening, 65, closing,
65S; July. opening, G5, closing, 66A.
Corn. No. 2-April, opening, 29%,
closing, 30H; May, opening, 80,
closing, 29%; July, opening. 3Ox, clos.
Ing, 311s; September, opening, BIZ,
closing, 3OH.
! Oats Nc. z-April, opening, -,
closing. 32N; May, opening. 19A, clos
Ing, 1873; July. opening, 1888, closing,
soH; September, opening, 2O9s. closing.
2O}<.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening,
8 60, closing; 500; July, opening,
s.77H, closing, $50.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
-. closing. 500; May, opening, S OF,
closing, SOY; July. opening, S 20,
closing, S 20.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, so, closing, 45o; May, OPEN
Ing, ASK. closing, 4. SO; July, opening
4.671s, closing, 4.65.
| Cash quotations. were rs follows:
| Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, a.Oo@3 so; spring
patents, 3.40@3 60; spring straits,
2 60@2.90; bakers, 2.1O@2.4O. No. 2
spring wheat, 64%; No. 8 spring wheat,
6a@65; No. red, 6sX@69H; No. ecorn,
29eS; No. Q yellow, 29H; No. oats,
19H; No. white. 19@19N; No. white,
19@2oM; No. rye. 81; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8. -; No. 4, -; No. /
iaxseed, OIL; prime timothy seed, 1850
8 30; mess pork per bbl.. s.55@s. co.;
lard per 100 lbs. 5.0o@5.O2A; short ribs
sides Qoose) 45O@4.55; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 4N@4%; short
clear sides (boxed), 4ss@4X; whiskey,
distillers' fnished goods, per gallon,
i.22; sugars, cut loaf, G 25; granulated,
S 60; standard A. $50.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 13.-Flour
steady; fancy 3.30@3 IS; family. $500
800. Wheat easy; No. red. 74@74%.
Receipts. 200; shipments. 1000. Corn
weak; No. mixed 31N@32. Oats
easy; No. mixed, 2s@22x. Rye steady;
No. 2, a.. Lard quiet; 4s71f. Bulk
meats steady. ATS. Bacon firm, $50.
Whiskey. steady; sales ATT barrels at
1872. Butter steady; fancy Elgin
creamery. 20; Ohio, 14@15; dairy, IL.
Sugar firm; hard refined. 4@6A. Eggs
quiet, OK. Cheese steady; good to prime
Ohio fat 9@916c.