The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-09
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

New York Stock Market.
NKW YORK, April S.-The stock mar.
Ket was irregular to-day on q mo6era.e
voIcme OF business. The dealings in
sne main were professional and unin-
teresung. In the early trading a fair
movement was noted with general i'm
Provements in prices. the advance. how.
ever being confined TO fractions.
IoDscco developed marked WEAKNESS
eerly In con.rnss to the general trend
OF prices and lost ~ per cent. At the
low polns covering purchases caused
rahy OF rs per cent. to Az. The sue
ceeoinR nuctuations in this stock were
etratlc within narrow rsnpe. but the
closing was near the best figure NJ tho
ooy' Inc general market closed weak
In tono, with the net changes frxction-
ally lower.
Closlng stocks were as follows:
Asenison, 1SH; Adams Express, lat,
baitlmote and Ohio, 1888; chesapeake
ana Ohio, is; Chicago, Burlington and
QUINCY I7S Chicago Gas, GIN; Q. @. G.
ana st: Louis, -, DEL. Laokawsnna
ana western. 471s; DistiIlers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, =; Erie, -; Erie
preferred. -; Great Northern pre-.
aerreo' ITO; Lake Shore, lat: Lead
Truss; s4S; Louisville and Nashville,
9sH; National Oordsge. -; National
U ,oI. preferred. =; N. J. Central,
loo; Norfolk and Western preferred,
~ Northern Pacific preferred, 11N;
northwestern, l034; Northwestern pre-
Ief,ea, l4oN; N. Y. Central, %; NY.
and New England. 40; Pacific Mau.
251; Pullman Palace, 1855; Reading.
1915 Rock Island, II; st. Paul, 7bS:
81 Paul and Omaha, SO; Southerp
racine 19A; Sugar Refinery, 117%;
Union Pacific, 81; Western Union,
ooN; General Electric, 379S. jo4thern,
y; southern preferred, 29x. r,oa,co.
o4A; Tobacco preferred, %.
New York Money MARKET
q NEW YORK, April s.-Money on sail
nrmer at 3@3A per cent, last loan per
CENT closed 3H@4 per cont. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@6x per cent;
sterling exchange firm with actual
business in bankers bills at 4. 500
S9A for demand and Assn for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssX@4 SO
ana 4.e9@4 30. Commercial bills,
o. SILVER certificates, 6s@6SH. Bar
silver, 6sA. Government bonds steady
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds easier.
re'foIeum closed hrmer at 121%.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April s-Whest ran IN and
down the scale to-day like mercury In
thermometer plunged alternately into
. polling and freezing mixture. 1t stood
Delow zero as the session was closing.
Inc range OF the May price was from
6oH to So. Corn and oats were strong
early with wheat, later in sympathv
Even provisions, which made an indie
pendently strong start, closed weak in
part.
The leading futures rauoed to-day
follows.
Wheat, No. s-April, opening, 65X;
closing. e5H; May, opening. e6%, clos
ing, 664; June, opening, 81, closing,
69S; July, opening, 673S, closing, 66x,
Corn, No april, opening,
closing, 293; May, opening, ao1,
closing. 30S; July, opening, ak, clos.
Ing. BIZ: September, opening, SAX,
closing, a2ss.
Oats No. s--April, opening, -,
closing. 10; May, opening, 90. clos
Ing, 1917; July. opening. 2O%, closing,
20; September, opening. 2oX, closing.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening,
S65, closing, $780,; May, opening,
72N, closing. s.57K July, opening,
800. closing, Tx.
Lard, per 100 lbs April. opening,
"'-N'ef SASsAABt - Ddyt opening,
$40. closing. S s5; July, opening,
SAX, closing. 40.
Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
Ing, 4.691, closing, ASS; May, OPEN
ing, 4.67}6 closing, 400; July. opening,
4.65, closing. 4.72h.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, g. 5O@
$50; winter straits, 3O0@3 so; spring
patents. 340@3 60; spring straits,
6o@2.9O; bakers, 2.1O@2.4O. No. 2
spring wheat, 65H; No. 3 spring wheat,
65@66; No. red. 6sA@6SX; No. Q
corn, 2S%@2s}6; No. 2 yellow, 2s%@2o;
No Q oats, 193s@l9X; No. white,
2lA@2a; No. white. 19@21N; No. Q
rye, 57N: No. barley, nominal; No. 3,
=; No. q, -; No. / flaxseed, 90;
primo timothy seed, 25@3.aO; mess
pork per bbl.. s.5o@s.6O; lard per 100
lbs, 071; shors ribs sides Qoose)
GOO .65; dry sailed shoulders, (boxed)
4N@4$; short clear sides (boxed).
4%@4H; whiskey, distillers' finished
goods, per gallon, 1. 22; sugars, cut Loaf.
& 90; grsnulated. 5.37; standard A, 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April s.-Flour
firm; fancy 3.25@3 so; family. ASSOC
800. Wheat firm; No. red, TAX.
Receipts. 2.1Oo; shipments. 500. Corn
active; No. mixed 31x. Oats firm;
No. 2 mixed, 90. Rye steady; No. Q, Al.
Lard firm, 500. Bulk meats steady,
AIS. Bacon firm, $50. Whiskey, quiet;
sales 500 barrels, 122. Butter steady;
fancy Elgin creamery, 90; Ohio, 14@I5;
dairy. 10. Sugar firm. Eggs weak, OK.
Cheese steady; good to prime Ohio fat
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