The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-23
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

Now York Stock Market.
NEW York. April 22.-The genuine
Character of the present bull move
mens In stocks was again tested to day,
wisn the result of RESUMPTION of
strength after liberal realizing orders
had spent their force. An increase,
TOO, In the volume of business occurred
ana commission house orders were re-
nected in wider distribution of traua-
action In the railway list and in ripple
OF animation in the Vanderbilt shares
for investment account. Aside from
Sugar the industriAls closed near the
top level.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison. 1873; Adams Express, 149;
baltimore ana Ohio, 17A; Chesapeake
sna Ohio, l7%; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, SIX; Chicago Gas, 69%; O. @. G.
and St. Louis, 35h, DEL, Lackswsnns
and Western. 1o1k; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 30T; Erie. 1885; Erie
preferred. 40K; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
Trust, ASK; Louisville and Nashville,
52S; National Cordsge. S; National
Oordage preferred, 9%; N. ]. Central,
l0s%; Norfolk and Western preferred,
AZ; Northern Pacific preferred, 11X;
Northwestern, 105%; Northwestern pre-
ferred, lat; N. Y. Central, 9sas; N. Y.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail.
27S; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
ID; Rock Island, TAX; st. Paul, 7sH;
St. Paul and Omaha, 4sA; Sousherp
Pacific, 1895; Sugar Refinery, 1875;
Union Pacific, 9ss; Western Union,
IS "a; General Electric. 37X; Southern,
10; Southern preferred, SO. Tobacco,
7A$; Tobacco preferred, 95.
New York Money Marke,
NEW YORK, April 29.-Money on sail
easier at 2H@3 per cent, last loan per
cent, closed 8 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@6 per cent. j;
sterling exchange heavy. with
actual business in bankers' bills at
4 SsA@4.ssM for demand and 4.s7x@
SIX for sixty days. Posted rates 1880
4.ssM and 4s9@4 s9k. Commercial
bills, 4.s6M. Silver certificates. 67X@
6sA. Bar silver, 67H. Government
bonds strong. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds hrm. Petroleum strong, closed
/ At 1873 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 22-Wheat closed
somewhat off from the opening to-day.
after having remained steady through.
out the days transac tions. Corn and
oats closed at the opening price and
pork, lard and ribs with but little
change.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. e-April, opening, e4x,
closing. 64X; May. opening, ea1,
closing. So; July, opening. essf. clos :
| ing, 63H; September, opening, 64k,
closing, e4;A June, opening, 63N, clos
ing. oak.
Corn. No. april. opening. -,
closing. i9A; May. opening. ssS,
closing. 2ox; July. opening, aOss. clos
closing. 81x.
Oats he. s-April. opening, -,
closing. 1sa; May; opening. loN. clos
ing, l9N; July, opening. 1915, clos
ing. 1915; September, opening. 2os6,
closing. 3OA.
Mess pork, per bbl.-April, opening,
| s.45, closing, SAX; May, opening.
s45. closing, 47T; July, opening. s.65.
closing, s,e7x.
Lard. per 100 lbs.-April. opening,
sax. closing, 4.s2N; May, opening,
4ssh. closing. 4ssH; July. opening.
| 4.971<, closing, 4.97k.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
Ing. rs. closing, 4.22M; May. opening,
so,, cloaing. 422N: July, opening.4.4o
closing, 4.371s.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, 3. 500
$50; winter straits, s.0o@3.50; spring
patents. 3.40@3 go; spring straights,
60@s 90; bakers. 9.1O@2.40. No. 2
spring wheat, 62H; No. spring
wheat. 6s1s; No. . red, 66@67; No. 9
corn, 29H; No. oats, 1915; No
white, 20A@2lx; No. 9 white, 1870
leh; No. rye, 81; No. Q barley, NOM
inal; No. 8, -; No. a.; No.
haxseed. 90; prime timothy seed, 335;
mess pork per bbl., s.5O@s SIS; lard
per 100 lbs, 4 s2H; short ribs sides
Qoose) 420@4 IS; dry sailed shoulders,
lboxed) 4s@4%; short. clear sides
(boxed), 4sS@4h; whiskey distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, 1.22; sugars.
cut loaf. 6.25; granulatsd, 5.62; stand
ard A. $50.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 22.-Flour
easy; fancy 3.6o@3.55; family, 2.25@
8 90. Wheat easy; No. red, 79
Receipts, 5000; shipments, -. Corn
quiet; No. mixed 3Ok@31. Oats in
good demand; No. mixed 81. Rye
steady, No. 3, 40. Lard in slight de-
mand, 4.73H. Bulk meata quiet, $50.
Bacon barely steady; 4.25. Whiskey,
quiet; sales sal barrels at 1879. Butter
dull; fancy Elgin creamery. 10; Ohio,
14@16; dairy. o. Sugar firm. Eggs
easy. &c. Cheese steady, good to prime
Ohio fat, 9@sH,