The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-01
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stock Market.

~ :ReAn hoteo so-oby In the btOCk
speculation, the aggregate Of dealings
being on holiday basis. OF the mes
gre total nearly one-third was distri.
buted In the Changers and Industrials.
ASIDE from discussion of gold export
probabilities call by the Treasury on
the depository banks and the crop move
ment as defined by the April traffic re-.
surns OF the Chicago, Burlin2 ton and
quincy there WAS no news shas found re-
tec,ion in prices. A. the beginning Of
business the opinion was general that
from SS,O00,000 to S3. 600, 900 In gold
would be shipped on Saturday. Sugar
was adroitly manipulated and Tobacco
WAS erratic. The stock at times fell be.
low tne nnal sale OF yesterday but st the
Lowest points recoveries ensued and IL
left of ct q slight net Improvement,
Tho pressure against the market WAS
most pronounced in the trading in the
early afternoon. but In the closing the
expectation OF smaller gold shipments
than had been pre6gured upon led to n
rally, In which Sugar figured for / n DER
cent.
Closing stocks were 80 follows:
Atohison. 15H; Adams Express, $50;
baltimore and Ohio, II; Chesapeake
and Ohio. TX; Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, so%; Chicago Gas, e9fi o. O. O.
and st. Louis, IS; Del, Lackawanns
and Western. 159; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1875; Erie, lax; Erie
preferred. 80; Great Northern pre-.
1ersed' ITO; Lake Shore, 149X; Lead
Trust. a5H; Louisville and Nashville,
Oordage preferred, 10; N. ]. Central,
1o7$; Norfolk and Western preferred,
5$; Northern Pacific preferred, lax;
Northwestern. los ss; Northwestern pre-
ferred, 14s; N. Y. Central. 90; N. Y.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
FIN; Pullman Palace, 1925; Reading,
l2$; Rock Island, 7lX; st. Paul, 7sX;
81. Paul and Omaha, 43X; Southern
Pacific, 1873; Sugar Refinery, I23X:
Union Pacific, s]S; Western Union,
9ox; General Electric, 364S: Southern,
%; southern preferred, Blk; Tobacco,
7lA; Tobacco preferred, 81.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 30.-Money on sail
easy at 2H@3 per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4h@5 per cent.
sterling exchange easier but not quota
bly, lower, with actual business in
bankers bills 1T ssk@4.s9 for
demand and 4.s7A@4.ss for sixty DAYS.
Posted rates 4.ssK@4,s9 and 4 5000
APO. Commercial bills, 4.s7. Silver Ger.
nncates, 6sH@6Sx. Bar silver, IS.
Government bonds easier. State bonds
dull. Railroad bonds easier. Petroleum
steady, closed at 124h.
Chicago Narket.
CHICAGO. April 3O.-Whsst had n
midday period of weakness to-day, but
In the frat half hour OF the session and
again during the last forty minusss IA
was very firm and closed with net gain
for the day Of 10 per bushel. The
closing strength was due TO rumors Of
Spanish removal of grain duties and
strength Of outside markets. Changing
Mhy holdings to later deliveries was the
feature Of the days trading in all of the
pits. The closing prices for corn, oats
and provisions we're each ut o shade of
improvement for the day.
follows:
Wheat, No. s-April. opening, so.
closing. So; May. opening, e2k.
closing. cas-; July, opening. sax, clos
ing. "a; September, opening, o4%.
closing. 64%; June, opening, 6Sa6, clos.
ing. 63ss.
Corn, No. s-April. opening. -,
closing, as%; May. opening. 2s%,
closing. 2s&; July, opening, 3OsS. clos
Ing, 3oS; September, opening, 31H,
closing, 5l%.
Oats Nc s-April, opening, -,
closing. 17sS; May; opening, 1sI, clos
ing, 17H; June. opening, IsX, closing,
1SH; July, opening, 19A, closing,
l9A; September, opening, 1914, closing,
1875.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April. opening,
90, closing, $40; May, opening.
SOC. closing, s 10; July, opening.
90. closing, s.35; September, open
ing, so. closing, s57N.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
65. closing, 40; May. opening,
465. closing, 4.7O; July, opening,
$50. closing. 4 IS; Septem bar,
opening. 4.95, closing, 5 90.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, open.
ing. 90, closing, 4 02]6; May. opening,
400, closing, 4.02N; July. opening,
Az closing. 4.20; September opening,
30, closing, AS.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour dull; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, 8.OO@3 SO; spring
patents. 5.40@3 GO; spring s.raights,
2 6o@29 90; bakers. 2.10@2.4O. No. 3
spring wheat. 90; No. 8 spring
wheat, "a; No. red. o5@66; No.
. corn, 2sS@29A; No. Q yellow, 294;
No. oats, 1874; No. 8 white, 90;
No. white, 17K@19H; No. Q rye, 35A;
No. 9 barley. nominal; No. 8, as@
36; No. 4, -; No. faxseed,
81; prime timothy seed, 322K; mess
pork per bbl.. s.1O@s.15; lard per
100 lbs. 4.7o; short ribs sides (loose)
4.o0@4 05; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4h@4%: short. clear sides (boxed),
4B@4Hi whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon. 1.22; sugars. cut loaf.
6 81; granula.ed, 5.75; standard A, -.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 30.-Flour
quiet. steady; fancy 3.25@3 so; family.
s.75@a.05. Wheat steady; No. Q red.