The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-07
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

she Improvement being due to . busi-
ness-like consideration of influences
having special application upon certain
industries and property. The limited
demand for exchange in tina laos of an
easy money market neutralized the
effect Of the high rates Of sterling and
In some circles belief was currens that
ntele, II any, gold in addition 10 the
$500. 600 20 DO forwarded by to- morrow's
steamer, would be shipped this week.
Tobacco moved in sharp contrast TO
tho general market and although An
early concession Of 1% per cent. was
tuliy recovered the stock displayed
sagkiDg tendency and eventually closed
with net loss of n point.
Toward midday the market devel-
opsd aresctionary tendency on antici.
pseion OF tho passage Of the Cuban reso-
!utions In the House by very large ma
1ority. Realizations were general and
me traders made effective raids upon
entire list below Saturdays closing
level.
closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 16; Adams Express, lat,
Baltimore and Ohio, 1873; chesapeake
and Ohio, 16H; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, TN; Chicago Gas. 67S; Q. o. G.
and 81. Louis, IS, DEL, LAckAwanna
and Western, 1918; Distillers and Cat
ele Feeders Co., l7S; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred, SsA; Great Northern pre-
ferrsd. ITO; Lake Shore, 1474; Lead
Trust, 24H; Louisville and Nashville,
4s&; National Cordage, Az; National
Oords9e preferred, OK; N. ]. Central,
los; Norfolk and Western preferred,
5N; Northern Pacific preferred, 11x;
Northwestern, 103N; Northwestern pre-
ferIcd. LAG; N. Y. Central, 90; NY,
snd New England. 40; Pacific Mail.
1oh; Rock Island, 71M; st. Paul, 751;
st. Paul and Omaha, 30%; Southern
Pacific, 10; Sugar Refinery, 11sA;
Union Pacific, 8; Western Union,
sax; General Electric, 37A, southern,
8; southern preferred, z9H rloa:co
S79; Tobacco preferred, 10OH.
Now York Money MARKET
New YORK, April 6.-Money on ,sll
easy al SOAK per cent. last loan a'per
cent, closed $685. per cont. Prime
mercantile paper 5N@6N per cent. i;
sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at4. $500
4.S9A for demand and 4.ss@4.ss]6 for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.SS%@4 so
and 4.9o@4 90x. Commercial bills,
4.S7A. Silver certificates, 6sx. Bar
silver. os. Government bonds steady.
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
firm. Petroleum weak, closed 1888.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. April o.-This was q great
bull day In the wheat market. which
closed ooN for the day. 1t got assist
ance from all quarters but the demand
for export. Corn was quiet but Arm on
light receipts. Oats were firm with lit
tie for sale. Hog products were quiet
and showed little change.
follows.
Wheat. No. s-April. opening. e44;
closing, Sc; May. opening, 65, clos
ing. 64H; June, opening. 65K, closing,
67A; July, opening, 65%. closing, e7X,
Corn, No. s-April. opening. -,
closing, a9x; May, opening. 29X,
closing, 3oA; July. opening. $685., clos
ing, ak; September, opening, 80.
closing, $3.50.
Oass Ne s-April, opening, -,
closing. 1919; May, opening 1919. clos
ing, s0&; July. opening, 20X, closing,
s0s; septsmber, opening, 2OM. closing.
Mess pork, per bbl.-April, opening.
s.37H, closing, s.55; May. opening.
s IS, closing, s,62H: July, opening,
o'IO, Closing, o2H.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April opening,
sos. closing, sos; May, opening,
sos. closing. $40; July. opening,
$50, closing. 5.25.
Shors ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
Ing, 4.4o, closing. ass; May, OPEN
ing. ASS, closing. 4.6O; July, opening,
40, closing, 4.7O.
Cash quotations were IS followE:
Flour nominal; winter patents, 3.5O@
$50; winter straits, 3.oO@3. so; spring
patents. 4o@3 60; spring straits,
60@2.90; bakers, 2.10@2.4O. No. 2
spring wheat, &C; No. spring wheat.
6316 @64; No. . red. 6s%@69H; No. Q
corn, 29& @29H; No. yellow, 2sX@29;
No. oats. 1oH; No 8 white, 21@2lA;
No. white. 1sH@2OX; No. rye. SO;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8. -; No.
4. -; No. faxsssd, $3.50; prime
timoshy seed, 3.25@ g 30; mess pork per
Dbl. s.55; lard per 100 lbs, sos; short
ribs sides (loose) %.55@4 60; dry sailed
shoulders. (boxed) AZ; shorsclear sides
(boxed). Az; whiskey. distillers'
finished goods, per gallon. 1.22; sugars.
cut loaf, 6. 90; granulsted, 5.37; standard
A, 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 6.-Flour
nrmer; lancY 3.25@3 SO; family. ASSOC
8 90. Wheat strong; No. red, IA
Receipts, LOO; shipments. -. Corn
strong. higher; No. Q mixed 3I3S. Oats
firm; No. mixed, 90. Rye lower; No.
Q, AZ. Lard stesdy 400. Bulk meats
quiet, steady. AIS. Bacon firm, $50.
Whisky, steady; sales 641 barrels. 1872.
Butter active, steady; fancy Elgin
creamery, 90; Ohio, 1916; dairy. IL.
Sugar firm Euoe uuiet stesdv. IN
Cheese steady; good to prims Ohio fat,
9@9Hc.
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