The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

nary perfor nRnce OF the directors OF
the American Tobacco Company at yes
tcrday's meeting was the absorbing
topic Of interest In Wall street to-day.
Incorporating and the directors were
referred to tnforoible terms snd rumors
are current OF injunction proceedings
to restrain the payment OF the extra
scrip dividend. The advance OF over IS
per cent in the curb bid price yestef-
day over the actual closing fgGre led
the financial community to expect bad
quarter of an hour" for the shorts shis
morning and so indeed 1t improved. At
the opening simultaneous sales were
made on 5000 ahares at IS to 81, es
final price was ssN or without change
from Wednesdays closing. The general
list was almost entirely negleo ted pend.
dug the manipulation IN Tobacco shares.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison, 16; Adams Express, 147,
Baltimore and Ohis, liz; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 1885; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, H7x; Chicago Gas, '67,S; o. o. G.
and st. Louis. SO. DEL, Lsokawanua
and Western. 1878; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, L.; Erie, Is; Erie
preferred. 37A; Great Northern pres
ferred. les; Lake Shore, lt6; Lead
1AouNt So&t hOulbNllk0 6uu 4N6bANll1OS
50H; National Cordage. AZ; National
Corda8e preferred, 9ss; n. J. Central,
104; Norfolk and Western preferred,
6%; Northern Pacific preferred, 11N;
Northwestern, 1O3H; Northwestern pre-
ferred, l453S; n. Y. Central, 85k; NY.
and Now England. 40; Pacific Mail,
81; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
AZ; Rock Island. 71x; st. Paul, 75X;
st. Paul and Omaha, 39K; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, INK;
Union Pacific, 8; Western Union,
s3H; General Electric. 36x. sou thern,
9B; Southern preferred, 29A; r,oa eco,
s9A; Tobacco preferred. 1ooH.
New York Msuey Market
New YORK, April S.-Money on sail
Arm at aH@4 per cent, last loan per
cent, closed a%@4 per cont. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@6H per cent;
aterling exchange Arm with actual
business in bankers bills at 4ssN@
4.sS for demand and 4.s7X@4.ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssx@4 80
and 4s3K@4 90. Commercial bills, 4.s7.
Silver certincAtes, 68x. Bar silver, 6s.
Government bonds steady. State bonds
inactive. Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
weak. closed 1873.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. April ALI the specula-
tive movement started Arm and closed
weak to-day. Fear Of gold shipment
was the leading cause OF the weakness.
Whest compared with yesterdsy's clos
ing price was nc lower. Pork declined
from 15c TO 17Nc and lard and ribs
each 10c.
The leading futures ranged to-day 90
follows.
Wheat. No. e-April. opening. 63s6;
closing. 62X; May. opening, 81 ~. clos
Ing, 63%; June, opening. 64ss. closing,
81; July, opening. SAX. closing. "a,
Corn. No. 2-Apru, opening, -,
closing, 2S%; May, opening, 29M,
closing. 1855; July. opening, aOX, clos.
ing, 3o%; September. opening, Biz,
closing, 31E.
Oats Nc. y-April, opening, =,
closing, 1881; May, opening, 19X, clos
ing. 1914; July. opening. 2Oh. closing,
1913; September, opening, 20A. closing,
20h.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening.
s.55, closing. s.35; May, opening.
6Sts, closing, sax; July, opening.
s.s2H. closing, s.69x.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
5.o7k. closing, 500; May. opening,
5.12H. closing. sos; July, opening,
5.12H, closing, 5.19H.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, 4.65, closing, sex; May, open.
ing, 40, closing, 4.57x; July, opening, |
4.s0, closing. 4.674.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500 |
$50; winter straits, 5.O0@3.50; spring |
patents. 3.40@3 80; spring straits,
2 60@29O; bakers, 2.1O@240. No. 2 |
spring wheat, 631z: No. 8 spring wheat,
-; No. red. 65k@66; No. Q corn,
2sS@2sA; No. yellow, 2sXG29; No.
Data, 10; No. . white. 20H@2l; No. |
white, 19k@2oN; No. 3 rye, 35x; No. !
barley. nominal; No. 8, -; No. -;
No. fsxseed, ssH; prime timothy
seed, 80; mess pork per bbl.. s.37N@ |
$50; lard per 100 lbs. 500; short ribs
sides (loose) 55@4 60; dry sailed
shoulders, tboxed) 4N@4x; short clear
sides (boxed), 4%@4N; whiskey, dis
ttllers' finished goods, per gallon, 1.22; |
sugars, cut loSf, 90; granulated, 5.37; |
standard A. 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 2.-Flour
quiet; fancy, 3.25@3 so; family. ALSO |
90. Wheat nominal; No. Q red, TN. |
Receipts. 1900; shipments. 1000. Corn |
firm; No. Q mixed 81. Oats steady;
No. mixed. 21@21j<. Rye quiet; No. |
Q, 40. Lard frmer 400. Bulk meats |
easy. Ala. Bacon barely steady, $50.
Whiskey. steady; sales 5s7 barrels, 1872.
Buster fair demand. Sugar firm.
Eggs firm 9Hc. Cheese steady.
Men and Vamsp Na,rtx A.ru