The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.


NEW YORK. Aprn ttO.-The small
est total of busin resi- recorded lately
was made to-day. OF naggregs,e deal.
ings fell short Of and!ooo shares. At
intervals during the day Il condition OF
POSITIVE stagnation ruled, but in the
main. the speculation, which WAS en-.
tlrely professional, was ssrong. Cow
ering OF shorSs was the chief force un-
oer the market. For several days past
she bear traders anticipating vigorous
acHon by the President in re gard to she
ouoan question imbrcglio have been
putting out mes, figuring that the en-
dor ement by the national executive Of
she overwhelming vote in Congress In
favor OF Cuba would result in q depres-
sion In the stock market. The market
Closed firm at general fractional gains.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchlson, 15H; Adams Express, 14S,
baltimore and Ohio, 10; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l5X; Chicago, Burlingt ton and
quincy, Tx; Chicago Gas, 6sH; @. @. G.
ana st. Louis, afN, DEL. Lackawanna
ana Western. 159x; Distillers and Cat
s1e Feeders Co.,, 12x; Erie, 14<; Erie
preferred. SO; Great Northern pre-
1erred, ITO; Lake Shore. 147; Lead
Trust. "a; Louisville and Nashville,
1915; National Cordsge. AZ; National
Uordage preferred, 9; N. J. Central,
10oH; Norfolk and Western preferred,
sSN; Northern Pacific preferred. Tx;
North western, 102k; Northwestern pre-
ferred, las; N. Y. Central, 90; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
26x; Pullman Palace, 1856; Reading
IoA; Rock Island, 7OX; St. Paul, 751;
81. Paul and Omaha, 3S; Southern
Pacihc, 1sA; Sugar Refinery, 117X;
Union Pacific, s<; Western Union,
saN; General Electric. So; sou thern,
y; southern preferred, 29% r3pA &C,
SST; Tobacco preferred, 90.
New York Money Msrhet
NEW YORK, April 1o.-Money on sail
easy at SN@4 per cent, last loan 316 per
mercantile paper 5K@6X per cent:
sterling exchange dull and easier with
actual business in bankers bills at
4 ss@4.S9 for demand and 4 IS for sixty
days. Posted rates 4.ssx@4 80 and
4.s9H@4.9O. Com mercisl bills, 4.s7.
silver certificates, 6S4. Bar silver, 6SA.
government bonds firm. State bonds
dull: Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
steady, closed ct 100 bid.
Chicago Markes.
CHICAGO, April 1O-An anxiety as to
what the full acreage of wheat
would be published by the government
caused dull day in wheat May
closed nc higher than yesterday. Corn
closed without change and oats gained
40. pork closed with gain of Sc,
while lard and ribs each lost exc.
The leading futures ranged to-day rs
follows.
Wheat, No. s-April. opening, 659s,
closing, 65B; May, opening, 66s6, clos
ing. 65H; June, opening, 66H, closing,
&C q; July. opening, 66Ss, closing, $685.,
Corn. No. 2-April, opening, -,
closing, 2s%; May, opening, aoM,
closing. 80; July, opening. BIS, clos
closing. 32X.
Oass Ne. april. opening, -,
closing. 10; May, opening, 19X. clos
ing, 1873; July. opening, eos, closing.
eOA; September, opening, 2ON, closing.
9O9s.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening,
so, closing; SIS July, opening,
SOS, closing, s.75.
Lard. per 100 lbs April, opening,
=. closing, 500; May, opening, =,
closing, ON; July, opening, -,
closing. $50.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, 4.50, closing, so; May, OPEN
ing, ass. closing, 4 SIS; July. opening,
40, closing, 4.671s.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, $500 |
$50; winter straits, 8. 0O@3 so; spring |
patents, 3.40@3 60; spring straits,
2.60@2.90; bakers, 2.1O@2.4O. No. 3 |
spring wheat, 65 Il: No, spring wheat,
64% No. red, 6S% @69s6; No. corn,
29H; No. 2 yellow, 296; No. oats,
1879; No. white, 10000; No. white,
2O@2lH; No. Q rye, 81: No. barley,
-; No. 8. e9@29N; No. 4. 2556; No. / |
haxseed, 90@90h; prime timothy seed,
3 so; mesa pork per bbl., s.50@s.55;
lard per 100 lbs. OF; short ribs sides
loose) 4 5o@4 IS; dry sailed shoulders,
lboxed) 4H@4%; short clear sides
lboxed), 4H@4%; whi6key, distlllers'
finished goods, per gallon, Leg; sugarg,
cut loaf, 6.25; granulated, s 60; standard |
A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce Market
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 1o.-Flour
barely steady; fancy 3.25@3 so; family,
2.5O@3 800. Wheat steady: No. red,
rs. Corn firm; No. Q mixed 80. Oats
firm; No. 2 mixed, 22H. Rye steady;
No. 2, AZ. Lard quiet; 500. Bulk meats
steady. AIS. Bacon firm, 5.55. Whiskey,
quiet; sales ass barrels at 122. Butter
quiet; fancy Elgin creamery, 90; Ohio,
4@16; dairy. 10. Sugar firm. Eggs
dull, 9]s. Cheese steady; good to prime |
Ohio fat 9@9Hc.