The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-08
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock Market.

general list proved superior TO the pro-
nounceo weakness in American Tobacco,
The break in Tobacco was variously ex.
pialned. One report was that traders.
oetecting attempts on the par. of the
insiders to unload, had taken away the
market. The decline wss also attended
oy nncon hrmed runners of Injunction
proceedings 30 restrain the payment of
Ine per cent. scrip dividend and 1t was
nhsily stated that meeting Of the
authorities OF the stock exchange had
been called TO investigate the methods
OF management of the American
Tobacco Company. The last repors was
denied by an officer of the exchange. It
nad been expected that the decisive vote
In the House on the Cuban belliRerency
would have great effect on stocks. Lon.
oon cables, however, reported only
trifing changes In American railroads.
oscillations later caused sharp recess
sions In some instances. The selling
movements was exhausted before midday
ana under tho leadership Of Sugar and
Union Pacific most Of the early declines
were recovered. The market closed firm
with fractional gains.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 16; Adams Express, lat,
Baltimore and Ohio, 1sA; chesapeake
ana Ohio, l6H; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy, 1915; Chicago Gas, IS; O. O. @.
and ST. Louis, 35<, Del, Lsckawanna
ana Western, 1591; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, l79&; Erie, 14X; Erie
preferred. 80: Great Northern pre-.
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, lat; Lead
trust, "a; Louisville and Nashville,
4sA; National Cordage, An; National
Cordage preferred, OK; N. ]. Central,
loo; Norfolk and Western preferred,
~; Northern Pacific preferred, 11x;
northwestern, 1036; Northwestern pre-
ferred, lac; N. Y. Central, %; NY.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
263s; Pullman Palace, 1855; Reading.
lo%; Rock Island, 7lS; St. Paul, 75%;
81. Paul and Omaha, 39E; Southern
Pacific, 19H; Sugar Refinery, 119;
Union Pacific, 9; Western Union,
s5I; General Electric, 37x. Southern,
y; southern preferred, 29x. rjpa.co,
ed9s; Tobacco preferred, 100.
New York Money MARKET
NEW YORK. April 7.-Money on sail
easy at 3@3H per cent, last loan per
cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@6H per cent. :;
sterling exchange strong with actual
business In bankers' bills at 4.s9@
4s9A for demand and 4.ss@4ssA for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss%@4 so
ana 4's9@4 s9A. Commercial bills,
s;s1@' silver certificates. 6s@6sH. Bar
sliver' 0s7s. Government bonds steady
State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds
firm. Petroleum weak, closed 100 hid
Chicago Market.
Inc leading futures ranged to-day as
Wheat, No. s-April, opening, e41:
closing, &c; May. opening. e5, clos
ing, 6aN; June, opening, 65k, closing,
o7a; July, opening, 65Ss, closing, 67X,
Corn. No. april, opening, 80.
closing, 29%; May, opening, 2ex,
closing, 50A; July, opening, 3O%, clos.
Ing, BY; September, opening, 80,
closing. 32ss.
Oats No. z-April. opening, -.
closing. 1873; May, opening. 1919. clos
ing, 20ss; July, opening, 2ON. closing,
SoS; September, opening, 2O1<, closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-Ap.il, opening,
. s7N, closing, s.55; May, opening,
A. closing. s.62N; July, opening,
$40 closing, ss2h.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
sos. closing, sos; May. opening,
SOS, closing. $40; July. opening,
$50, closing, 525.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, 4.4O, closing. ass; May, OPEN
ing, 4.55, closing, 4.6O; July, opening,
4.70, closing, 40.
Cash quotations. were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, 8. 5O@
$780, winter straits, 3.OO@3 SO; spring
patents, a.40@3 60; spring straits,
oo(92.9o; bakers, 2.10@2,4O. No. 3
spring wheat, &c; No. spring wheat,
63h Goa; No. Q red, 6sN@694; No. .
corn. 29S @29H; No. yellow, 2sX@29;
NO. oats, 1917; No. Q white. 2I@2l4;
NO. white. lsk@2oX; No. Q rye. Sc;
4, =; No. faxseed, ssX; prime
timothy seed, 3. esq 80; mess pork per
bbl., s.55; lard per 100 lbs, sos; short
ribs sides (loose) 55@4 60; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) AZ; short clear sides
looxed), Az; whiskey, distillers'
hnished goods, per gallon. 1 go; sugars,
cut loaf, 500; granulated, 5. 81; standard
A, SOS.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, April Flour
frmer; fancy 3.25@3 so: family, ASSOC
800. Wheat firm; No. Q red. 74H@75.
Receipts, 3.100; shipments. 500. Corn
steady No. mixed 31S. Oats steady;
NO. mixed, 90. Rye firm, shade higher;
No. 2, Aga. Lard firm, 400. Bulk
meats steady, ATS. Bacon quiet. S. so.
Whlskey, steady quiet, steady; sales 537
barrels, 1872. Butter lower; fancy Elgin
creamery, 20; Ohio, 14@15; dairy. 10
Sugar firm. Eggs weak, OK. Cheese
steady; good to primo Ohio fat 9@9Nc.
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cramp, diarrbna. cholera morbus, chill
blsins, toothache. Used informally
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