The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-16
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

unmistakably strong. The early deal.
lngs we're characterized by certain
amouns OF snap, but after the first rush
OF buying orders WAS executed tho mar.
ket yielded on realizing sales and the
temporarily unfAvorsble report OF an
ADVANCE In posted rates. The market
soon steadied, however, and then re-
!apsed Into decided dullness, prices,
however, being we'll held. Considerable
interest was manifested as to the prob
aple ngures at which Tobacco would be
quoted at the opening. The initisl
price was IL against 81, the final figure
OF yesterday. Subsequently decided
heaviness was noted and reaction &C
CURED to SO. Cash sales were frequent
during the day and an early rise was
suceeeded by q slump TO s2k at the
the close.
| Cioslng stocks were as follows:
Atohison, 16%; Adams Express, 146;
baltimore and Ohio, 1sK; Chesapeake
ana Ohio, l6&; Chiosgo, Burlington and
quincy 7sA; Chicago Gas. 699f; o. G. @.
ana western, 159; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1888; Erie, 14k; Erie
| preferred. ssss; Great Northern pre-
1erree' ITO; Lake Shore. 14s; Lead
Trust. IS; Louisville and Nashville,
5lS; National Cordsge, AZ; National
| Oordage preferred, 9X; N. ]. Central,
| l07]s; Norfolk and Western preferred,
| ox; Northern Pacific preferred, 10X;
| NORTH western, 1O4S; Northwestern pre-
ierIed, l45; N. Y. Central. $3.50; NY.
ana new England. 4s; Pacific Mail,
NA; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
| I'm; Rock Island, 7lX; st. Paul, 76x;
81. Paul and Omaha. 39A; Southern
| Paclnc' l9H; Sugar Refinery, 123X;
Union Pacific, s%; Western Union
| san; General Electric, 37K; southern,
| ~ Southern preferred, 80, c,pa.co,
6S%; Tobacco preferred. 06.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 16.-Money on sail
easy at S@3H per cent, last loan per
cent. closed per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@6X per cent;
sterling exchange steady with actual
business in bankers bills ut s7H
Tor demand and 4.s7X@4.ss for sixty
Gays POSTED rates Assn and 4.ss%@
30: Commercial bills, 4s7. silver
certificates. 67%. Bar silver, 81. Gov
eminent bonds firm. State bonds
nrm: Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum
weak, closed at 123 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 15.-Killing frosts
reported from California and cold wave
AVA shO bhhObb6 ana MINI
nesota strengthened wheat to-day. Corn.
oats and provisions were slightly bene-
lifted by the &c rise in wheat.
The leading futures ranged TODAY ss
follows. 30
Wheat. No. april, opening. 65s
cIoslng' % g; May, opening, 65S6, clos
Ing, GO; June, opening, 65X, closing
&C; July, opening, 655s. closing. 66sS:
september. opening, cox. closing, 66X.
Corn, No. april, opening, 3ON,
closing 30A; May, opening, sOX,
closing. Box; July, opening. sOss, clos.
ing, ooS; September, opening, 32H,
closing, 10; May, opening, 1851 cloa,
ing. 1871; July. opening, cox, closing.
BOZ; September, opening, COX, closing,
s0H. "h'
Mess pork. per bbl.-April. opening,
52N. closing, s52H; NAV. openins
SIN, closing; S.57x; july. openin9
s.75 closing, s.77]6.
Lard, per 100 lbs-April, openino
49s. closing. A. 5;' May. opening, 4.95,
clooing, ACT; July, opening, $40
closing, 5.12&.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs-April, OPEN
ing, 40, closing, IS; May, open.
Ing. 4S5, closing, 4.40; July, opening.
1'ooi otooiuRi 100.
cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominsl; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, S.o0@3. so; spring
patents, 3.40@3 60; spring straights,
2.60@2.90; bakers, 2.10@24O. No. 9 |
spring wheat, IS; No. spring wheat.
63@65; No. red. 6sK@69h corn
0os @3oA; No. yellow, 29N; No. .
oats, 1879; No. white. 10; No. 8
white, l9A@22; No. rye. 81; No. Q
barley. nominal; No. 3. =; No. 4, -;
NO. l haxseed, 90; prime timothy seed,
S.l5@3.2o; mess pork per bbl., $3.50
$780, lard per 100 lbs. 4 95@97K; shor.
ribs sides Qoose) 4.35@4 40; dry sailed
shoulders, lboxed) 4%@4X; short
clear sides (boxed), 4k@4x; whiskey.
distillers' finished goods. per gallon,
l'2S; sugars, cut loaf. 6.25; granulated, |
5.62; standard A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce MArkot
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 15.-Flour
steady; fancy 3.3O@355; family, 2.5O@
800. Wheat quiet; No. red, a. Re.
ceipts' =; shipments. -. Corn |
firm; No. Q mixed Blk. Oats firm;
No. mixed. 22H. Rye firm; No.
2, A. Lard easy; 4.s216. Bulk meats
barely steady. ATS. Bacon hrm,5.5o. |
Whiskey, steady; sales 4S5 barrels at |
1872. Butter steady; fancy Elgin |
creamery. 10; Ohio, 14@15; dairy, IL.
Sugar hrm; hard refined, 4@61. Eggs |
quiet, 9@9N. Cheese steady; good to |
prime Ohio fat 9@sHc.