The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-17
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

dealings WAS improved by further in.
crease In dealings by commission houses.
To days Sugar figured for nearly one.
third CT the entire dealings The pool
In this specially continues to be active
ana us members predict 1870 or higher
for the stock. The upward movement
to-day resulted in the covering of o.
considerable amount. In the sugar
trade predictions Of further important
advances In the price of the product are
made. To-day the raw grades were
marked up IS pence. The extreme ad-
vance in the stock was 2k per cent,
bringing the price to 1855.
Closing STOCKS were as follows:
Atohison, 1873; Adams Express, 14s;
Baltimore and Ohio, 1sH; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 16H; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, 7eA; Chicago Gas. 60; @. @. C.
and st. Louis, BAN, DEL. Lackawanna
and Western, 159; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1885; Erie, 15H; Erie
preferred. 4oN; Great Northern pre-
ferred, NIX; Lake Shore, 147<; Lead
Trust. 27ss; Louisville and Nashville,
SIX; National Cordage, Az; National
Cordage preferred, az; N. ]. Central,
106E; Norfolk and Western preferred,
30; Northern Pacific preferred, 1OH;
Northwestern, 1O4; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 146x; N. Y. Central, 81; N. Y.
and New England, 4s; Pacific Mail,
27N; Pullman Palace. 1853; Reading,
11H; Rock Island. Tx; St. Paul, 74Z;
st. Paul and Omaha, 39%; Southerp
Pacific, leT; Sugar Refinery, 1861;
Union Pacific, SIX; Western Union,
S4A; General Electric, 81: southern,
20 Southern preferred. 30% r,oa:co
6s7s; Tobacco preferred, 90.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK. April 1e.-Money on sail
easier at 2H@3 per cent, last loan per
cent, closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5N@6K per cent;
sterling exchange dull and easier. with
actual business in bankers bills at
ssN@4.ss% for demand and 4s7%@
4.eS Tor sixty days. Posted rates 4.SsX@
4.s9 and 4.s9N@4 90. Commercial bills.
4.S7H. Silver certificates, 67M. Bar
silver, 67S. Government bonds strong.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds strong.
Petroleum strong, closed at 1872 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 16 Wheat was weak
and strong by turns to day and closed
firm at 65& for May, or &c over yes.
terday's close, on the frost reported
from some Of the wheat growing States.
Corn, oats and provisions were Gil nod
erately Influenced by wheat, the two
former closing with a shade of i'm.
provement. the latter at slight loss.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat, No. 9-AprIl. opening, e5M@
65N' closing. 65X@65%; May. open
ing, 65A@65H. closing, 65%@65X;
June, opening. 65N, closing. &C; July,
opening, 66%, closing, 66%@67;
September, opening, e6x, closing, COX.
Corn No 0-Aprn oDo-y.- ooh<A
29X, closing, s9%@29X; May, open
ing, 5O%@30A closing. aoA; July,
opening, aOA@ao%, closing, 31A@
slss; September, opening, 32%, clos
ing. 32ss@3lN.
Oars Nc April, opening, -,
closing. 10; May, opening, 19sl, clos
Ing, 1919; July, opening. 90, closing,
90; September. opening, 2ON. closing,
Mess pork, per bbl.-April, op,ning,
SEX, closing, s.52H; May, opening,
$50, closing; 500; July, opening,
$40. closing, s.7716.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
4 9s. closing, 95;'' May. opening, 4.95,
closing. Abs; July, opening, $40,
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, 4 80, closing, 4 IS; May, open
ing, 4s5. closing, 1 a7h; July, opening,
$50, closing, ASK.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 3.O0@3.5O; spring
patents, 3.40@3 60; spring straights,
60@2 90; bakers, 2.1O@2.4O. No. 3
epring wheat, 64A; No. 3 spring wheat,
65@65H; No. Q red. 6s5s@69l; No. Q
corn, 30A @30ss; No. 2 yellow, 3Ox@
30ss; No. oats, 19%; No. white,
1879; @20A; No. white, 19x@22; No.
rye, 81; No. barley, nominal; No.
3, =; No. 4, -; No. 1 faxseed, 90;
prime timothy seed, 8 90; mess pork
per bbl.. s.55@s.60; lard per 100 lbs,
490@4.92h; short ribs sides Qoose)
4.35@4 40; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4A@4%; short. clear sides (boxed),
4k@4%; whiskey distillers' finished
goods per gallon, Leg; sugars. cut loaf,
& rs; granulated, 500; standard A. S. 30.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 16.-Flour
quiet, steady; fancy 3.3O@355; family,
2.50@3.oo. Wheat steady; No. red,
"a. Receipts, $500; shipments, $500.
Corn active. steady; No. 3 mixed Blk.
Oats frmer; No. mixed. 22X@23.
Rye firm; No. Q, A. Provisions quiet.
Lard; 4 so. Bulk meats, $50. Bacon
5.37H. Whiskey. active; sales I'll
barrels at 1872. Butter steady; fancy
Elgin creamery, 10; Ohio, 14@1 dairy,
II. Sugar firm; hard refined, 4@64.
Eggs weak, 9@9H. Cheese steady;
good to prime Ohio fiat 9@9]<c.