The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-18
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York Stock nIarkst.

| NEW YORK, April 17.-The specula.
tive temper underwent q change from
Immediately previous conditions. The
course OF prices were generally down
| ward, rejecting the effect of realizs-
lions on Wednesday and Thursday and
the practical elimination OF the shor,
interest. There was hardly trace OF
tho commission house buying which
within day or two past has been on
encouraging feature. The distribution
OF business in the railway shares was
poor only one stock. st. Paul, recording
fsir total. In the Industrials. Sugar
counted Tor over one-fourth Of the en-
tire transactions. The Cotton Oil shares
were comparatively active and de-
veloped marked hesviness. The bears
made repeated drives in efforts to COM
( pei liquidation and depressed the COM
mon preferred with fractional recover
| tes In both instances. Continued liuu.
dations by inside interests depressed
Tobacco ~ per cent. at the outset, but
in The late dealings the stock WAS taken
by brokers identified with the manage
mens and Was marked up "a cents to
| ~, reacting point 1T the close in sym.
psthy with the heaviness of the general
market. The closing was weak, at
! about the lowest Of the day.
Closing stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 1915; Adams Express, 149;
and Ohio. l6A; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, 77%; Chicago Gas, 6s4; c. @. G..
and st. Louis, 34H, DEL, Lackawannn
and Western. 159; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1879; Erie, 1875; Erie
preferred, 40A; Great Northern pre-
ferred. Ill; Lake Shore, 147x; Lead
Trust, 81; Louisville and Nashville,
51B; National Cordsge, Az; National
Cordage preferred, O; N. ]. Central
106H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
51s; Northern Pacific preferred, TO-;
Northwestern, 103M Northwestern pre-
ferred, lac; N. Y. Central, 10; N. Y,
and New England, As; Pacific Mail,
271; Pullman Palace, 159; Reading,
llS; Rock Island, II; st. Paul, TEX;
st. Paul and Omaha, 39%; Southern
Pacific 1915: Sugar Refinery, 123k;
Union Pacific, So; Western Union,
"a; General Electric, 37H; Southern.
9ss; Southern preferred, 30H E3pa. cc,
6S1s; Tobacco preferred, 95.
Now York Money Marhet
New YORK. April 17.-Money on sail
easier at 21S@3 per cent, last loan per
cent, closed 3 per cent. Prime
mercsntile paper So per cent.
sterling exchange dull snd!easier. with
actual business in bankers bills at
SsH@4s S% for demand and 4.s7%@
4SS for sixty days. Posted rates 4.ssX@
4.se and 4.s9H@4 90. Commercial bills,
4.s7. Silver certificates, 67%@67sl. Bar
silver. 67%. Government bonds strong.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds firm.
Petroleum weak, closed at 1873 bid.
Chicago Market.
The leading futures ranged to-day ss
follows.
Wheat. No. april, opening, 65A@
65H, closing, 66H; May, opening,
o5%@66, closing. 65%@66%; July,
opening, 66X@67, closing, 67I;
Corn, No. 2-April. opening. 294,
closing, 80; May, opening, aoH@ 3os6;
closing. 3oN; July, opening. s1sS,
closing, slh; September. opening,
oats Nc. s-May. opening, 1915,
closing, 90; July. opening. 9OK@eo1,
closing, 9Ofl; September, opening, 2ox,
closing. 2Ox.
Mess pork, per bbl.-May. opening
8 5716, closing; s.oaH; July, OPEN
ing, $50, closing, s92H.
Lard, pc: !oo lhs.-May. opening,
4.95. closing. 495; July, opening, $40,
closing, $40.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-May, open.
ing. 4.37N, closing, 442h; July, open
ing. 4.56, closing, ASS.
Cash quotations were as follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
also; winter straits, S.OO@3 so; spring
patents. 3.40@3 60; spring straights,
2.6O@2 90; bakers, 2,10@2.40. No. 2
spring wheat, 66H; No. spring wheat,
65h@66h; No. red, 69% @7OX; No. Q
corn, SOH; No. yellow, 3o9l; No. Q
oats, 20; No. Q white, 90; No.
white, 10000; No. Q rye. 37K; No.
Q barley, nominal; No.3, -; No. 4,
-; No. / flaxseed, 81; prime timothy
seed, 3.25; mess pork per bbl.. s.7O@
s.75; lard per 100 lbs, 4.95@4 OK;
short ribs sides Qoose) 44O@4 As;
dry sailed shoulders, (boxed) 41@4%;
short, clear sides (boxed), 4H@4%;
whiokey distillers' finished goods, per
gallon, lee; sugars. cut loaf, 6 25; gran.
ulated, 5.62; standard A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. April I7.-Flour
firmer; fancy 3.3o@355; family, ASSOC
800 Wheat strong; No. red, TAX.
Receipts, 400; shipments. 1000. Corn
firm, No. 2 mixed 31H@31X. Oats
strong, No. 2 mixed, 90. Rye steady,
No. Q, A. Lard quite; 4sO. Bulk
meats. $50. Bacon steady; $50.
Whiskey. buiet; sales SIG barrels at
1872. Butter weak; Sugar firm; Eggs
weak, 9; Cheese steady.