The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-25
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
New York Stock Market.

chiefly In the industrials, was attended
by decrease of business go far as the
general market was concerned. A few
OF Sne railway shares reached reepecta.
ible totals, but the speculation conferred
IN the industrials, with Sugar and
TOBACCO she star performers. The FIRST
name oversh allowed the market in poins
of activity, figuring for one-fourth of
the entire TRANSACTIONS. Sugar shaded
OIL fraction early on the news that the
German sugar bounties bill in the
reichsssg had passed Its second reading.
The latest modification in the bill an
been In the direction Of incresaes. This
stock soon rallied IL to 125X, but late
In the day food of sales Depressed
the price AZ per cent. to l21&. Tobacco
was prominent early and on large pur-
chAses rose 2S per cent. to 70. The
advance was partly ascribed to the re-
ported shutting down of some of the
opposinon plants. partial recession
followed, which late in the dsy Received
momentum through free selling bv In.
siders and the price fell to 7o1. The
closing was at rally of about point
from the low level.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atohtson, l6A; Adams Express, $50:
Baltimore and Ohio, II; Chesapeake
and Ohio, 10; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy S2A; Chicago Gas, 60; o. O. O.
and st. Louis, a4H, DEL, Lackawsnna
and Western. 16oK; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co.,, 1919; Erie, 1sX; Erie
preferred. 40; Great Northern pre-.
ferred, Ito; Lake Shore, 1494; Lead
Trust, s7%; Louisville and Nashville,
52%; National Cordage, 51f; National
Uoraage preferred, l0S; N. J. Central,
10sA; Norfolk and Western preferred,
4%. N0rthlrn PanfAo
North western, 1865; Northwestern pre-
ferred, lat; N. Y. Central, 9s4; N. Y.
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
27N; Pullman Palace. 163; Reading,
1875; Rock Island, 72sS; st. Paul, 7sX;
st. Psul and Omaha, 43; Southern
Pacific, 90; Sugar Refinery, 1927:
Union Pacific, s%; Western Union,
86H; General Electric, 37H; Southern,
9S; Southern preferred, Blk; Tobacco,
II; Tobacco preferred. 81.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 24.-Money on sail
easy at 2@2&;; per cent, last loan az
per cent, closed sH per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4h@bN per cent;
sterling exchange steady. with
actual business in bankers bills at
ssN@4.ssX for demand and 4s7X@
SIX for sixty days. Posted rates 4. $500
@'oeS5 Oo|Rs SOh l.
bills. 4.s6X. Silver certificates, 67X@
@6sA Bar silver, 67X. Government
bonds firm. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds firm. Petroleum trong, closed
OF 1877 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. April 24-The delayed
seeding OF spring wheR, IN the North
west and reports of chinch bugs having
made their appearance in the Kansas
wheat fields made weak wheat mar.
ket strong to-day. May closed ut 43%,
or ss over yesterdays price and x
over the opening price. Corn and oats
gained trifle. Provisions also made a
slight advance.
follows.
Wheat, No. a-April, opening, oax,
closing, 631l; May, opening, e3S'
closing. 6a1; July, opening, 64%, clos.
ing. 65H; September, opening, 65M,
closing. e5s; June. opening, 63}<, clos.
ing, g..
Corn, No. april, opening, =,
closing. l9k; May, opening, eo%,
closing. 29s1; July, opening, 30%, clos
Ing. soN; September, opening. 80,
closing, ae1s.
Oats Nc s-April, opening, 10,
closing. 1913; May; opening, 191, clos
Ing, 1919; June, opening, =, closing,
1919; July, opening, 1919, closing,
90; September, opening, cox. closing,
2OK.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening,
s.55, closing. 500; May, opening,
s.55. closing. s 60; July, opening
s.75. closing, s.77N.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April. opening,
4.Ssk, closing. 4.s7N; May, opening,
4.s2H. closing, 4.s7h; July, opening,
s. 90. closing. SOAK.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing. 4.271s, closing. 4 80; May, opening,
4.a7 Il closing, 4.45; July, opening, AJAX,
closing, 4.45; Septem Der, opening, 4 IS,
closing, 4.57x.
Cash quotatlons were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits. s.O0@3 so; spring
patents, a-4o@3 60; spring ssraights,
COCA 90; bakers. S.1o@9,4o. No. Q
spring wheat, 63A; No. 8 spring
corn, 29%@s9A<; No. 2 yellow, so%@
3o54; No. 3 oats. 1s1S; No. . white.
1sk@19%; No. 3 white, 19]S@2oH; No.
Q rye. 36sl; No. Q barley, nominal; No.
8. -; No. 4, -; No. iaxseed,
%; prime timothy seed. 3,2o@3. 30;
mesa pork per bbl.. s.55@s GO; lard
per 100 lbs., 4 s7H@4 90; short ribs
sides Qoose) 495@4 80; dry sailed
shoulders. (boxed) h@4sS; short, clear
sides (boxed), 1904; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods. per gallon, 1 90;
sugars. cut LOST, 6.25; granulated, s. go;
standard A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 24.-Flour
dull; fancy 3.6O@3.55; family, 2.s5@
30. Wheat quiet; No. 8 red, Tx.
Receipts. -; shipments, -. Corn
easy; No. Q mixed 30X. Data dull: