The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-02
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.


of yesterdays animation, rejecting o
decided diminution OF the short interest.
Tobacco figured for nearly ono third of
the entire dealings, recording sales OF
41,sO0 shares. At the outset weakness
was evident, the price receding tx per
cent. to SSH. At the low level inside
buying caused rally to 90%, q reaction
to ssk followed. The directors declared
the regular quarterly dividend of per
cent. on the preferred, . dividend In
cash OF per cent. and extra disburse-
ments OF 90 per cent. in scrip on the com.
mon stock. The scrip dividend Is esti-
mated with the stock at %, as equal to
Sl,sOO on twenty full shares, or at 95 the
curb bid price 1T would be equal TO ST.
goo on twenty full shares. General mar
ket opened Arm, but soon shaded off all
around
closing stocks we're as follows:
Atohison. 1875; Adams Express, 147,
Baltimore and Ohio, 17%; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l6; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 77es; Chicago Gas. e7}f; O. G. G.
and st. Louis, 36A, Del, Laokawsnna
and Western, 1904; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1917; Erie, 16x; Erie
preferred, 3SA; Great Northern pre-.
ferred. 1os; Lake Shore. 148; Lead
trust. s3&; Louisville and Nashville,
Soi National oordsge. s; National
OordaEe preferred, 9x; N. j. Central.
1o4; Norfolk and Western preferred
6x; Northern Pacific preferred, 1IX:
Northwestern. 1895; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 145H; N. Y. Central. s5N; NY.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail.
81; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading.
~; Rock Island, Tx; st. Paul, IS;
st. Paul and Omaha, 39&; Southern
racine, 10; Sugar Refinery, 117X:
Union Pacific, tx; Western Union.
s4B; General Electric, 37}S, Soithern,
Us Southern preferred. 29M. r,o..co.
S9%i Tobacco preferred. 102.
New York Money Markee
NEW YORK, April 1.-Money on GALL
easy at sN per cent, last loan per
cent, closed 3@3% per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5N@eH per cent;
sterling exchange strong with actual
business in bankers bills at ssX@
4:s9 for demand and 4.s7X@4ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss% and
4.S3H. Commercial bills, 4S7. Silver
certificates. 6Sss@6s%. Bar silver. 6ss
Government bonds firm. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds strong. Petroleum
steady, closed 1877 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April l.-Although the
wheat market was very dull TO-DAY the
price WAS remarkably firm and 1t closed
80 higher for May than 1t did yesser-
DAY. Anxiety regarding the crops of
Kansas and California owing to what
many consider the unfavorable character
ofthe weather prevailing in those States
was an element in the days strength.
Corn and oate were frmer, the former
gaining for May Ac and the latter %c
on yesterdays close. Provisions re-
covered from their recent depression
and made substantial gains.
The leading futures ranged to-day "a
follows.
Wheat. No. s-April opening, 62%;
closing. SO; May, opening, cas-. clos
ing. 63%; June, opening, 63X, closing.
o4S; July, opening, 6a%. closing, Ga,
closing, 2sX; May, opening, 2sx
closing. 29%; July, opening, 3oI<, clos.
Ing, 30N; September, opening, s1X,
closing, a1sz.
Oats Nc. y-April, opening, -,
closing. 1s}s; May, opening, 1914, clos
Ing, 1919; July, opening, 1919, closing,
20; September, opening, eos, closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening,
321S, closing, s SO; May, opening,
S421s, closing, $50; July, opening, 8. 60,
closing, SIT.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
500. closing. 5.o7k; May. opening,
5O7h, closing, $40; July, opening,
5.l2H, closing. 5.27H.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, So. closing. 69h; May, OPEN
Ing, AGO, closing. 4 81; July, opening,
4.7o, closing, 4.77M.
Cash quotations were So follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, s.OO@3 SO; spring
patents, 3.4O@3 60; spring straits,
26o@2 90; bakers, 2.1O@2.4O. No. Q
spring wheat, GO; No. spring wheat,
=; No. red, 65H@66A; No. Q corn,
2sss@2sX; No. Q yellow, 29@29M; No.
oats, 10; No white, 191s@194; No.
white, 19@20N; No. rye, 25 q; No.
barley, nominal; No. 8. -; No. 4, -;
No. flsxseed, ss; prime timothy seed,
1925; mess pork per bbl.. $500 . SIS; lard
per 100 lbs, 5.07; shor: ribs sides (loose)
e5@4 70; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4H@4%; short clear sides (boxed), AK
@4X;whiskey, distillers' finished goods,
per gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf. 90;
granulsted. 5.37; standard A. 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April Flour
steady; fancy, 3.25@3. so; family. a.75@
800. Wheat lower; No. Q red, 72sl. Corn
strong; No. mixed, 81. Oats firm;
No. mixed, -. Rye steady; No.
Q, 40. Lard active. 500. Bulk meats
lower. AIS. Bacon barely steady, $50.
Whiskey. quiet; sales, 545; barrels, 1872.
Butter steady; fancy Elgin creamery.
22; Ohio. Is; dairy, IA. Sugar firm; hard
refined, 3%@ 5 1916. Eggs steady, SIC
90. Cheese steady, good to prime Ohio
fiat, 9@9k.