The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-22
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stoch nr.rL.t


ties was subjected to the test of real.
ising on fairly large scale. but on the
whole proved superior to the liuuida-
tion. The volume of business was large
and fairly we'll distributed, with the
railroad stocks holding ,heir own In
point of sctivity. The sharp upward
movements in prices that was In progress
1T the close OF business yesterday was
resumed at the outset today and on an
increased volume of trading. q favora-
BILE influence being exerted by higher
prices for American securities in Lon
don. Another encouraging factor was
further weakness in sterling exchange
rates, including reduction OF half q
cent In the posted figures by one leading
drawer. There was some irregularity
In prices In the forenoon session.
The trading element Was inclined to
work for reaction, but although the
offerings were we'll taken . decrease in
commission house buying was noticed.
Recovering BY shorts prevented ma.
teriai losses In all but few instances.
sugar ran oil l u to 1s4X. The stock
again led the entire market in extent
Of trading. Tobacco gsined q slight
fraction in the early dealings. The
stock declined a and closed with a net
gain Of per cent.
Closing STOCKS were IS follows:
Atohtson, 1879; Adams Express, 149;
baltimore and Ohio, 16H; Chesapeake
and Ohio, l7%; Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, s0%; Chicago Gas. 6sfa; o. @. @.
ana 50. Louis, 35x, DEL, Lackawanna
and Western, 159; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1sA<; Erie, 15A; Erie
preferred. 4ox; Great Northern pre-
Trust, ssss; Louisville and Nashville,
52ss; National Cordage. AN; National
Cordage preferred, OK; N. ]. Central,
107H; Norfolk and Western preferred,
81; Northern Pacific preferred, 1lX;
Northwestern, 10596; Northwestern pre-
ferred, LAT; N. Y. Central, s7x; N. Y,
and New England. 40; Pacific Mail,
2s1; Pullman Palace, 100; Reading,
1898; Rock Island, TAX; st. Paul, 7sX;
st. Paul and Omaha, al; Southern
Pacific, 194; Sugar Refinery, 1874;
Union Pacific, on; Western Union,
s5S; General Electric, 37sl; Southern,
III; southern preferred, BIZ, 400 SEQ,
73N; Tobacco preferred. 90.
New York Money Market
New YORK, April 21.-Money on SAIL
easier at 2H@a per cent, last loan per
cent, closed 8. per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5@e per cent;
sterling exchange heavy. with
actual business in bankers' bills at
.ssH@4.ssk for demand and 4.s7H@
ASK for sixty days. Posted rates 4. $50
4.SsH and 4.s9@4 s9K. Commercial
BILLS, 4.s6%. Silver certificates, 67%@
6sA. Bar silver, 67H. Government
bonds strong. State bonds dull. Railroad
bonds firm. Petroleum strong, closed
at 1919 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 2I.-FIne growing and
seeding weather was reported from the
wheat States, together with liberal
liquidations, caused another sharp de-
cline in wheat to-day. 1t opened and
closed weak. Corn. oats and provisions
were watery productions of wheat.
The leading futures ranged TODAY ss
follows.
Wheat. No. s-April, opening. e4H.
closing. 6sX; May. opening, 6sX,
closing. 63A; July, opening, 65N, clos
ing, 64ss; September. opening, 81. clos
ing, 66%.
closing, s9A; May. opening, s9%,
closing. 29A; July. opening, 39X, clos
ing. 29h; September, opening, BIZ.
closing, 31sS.
Oats Nc. y-April, opening, -,
closing. 1s%; May; opening, 19s&, clos
Ing, 19H; July, opening, 20H, clos
X.
closing, 20A.
Mess pork, per bbl.-April, opening
8 so. closing; s.45; May. opening,
S:55. closing, s so; July, opening, s.72X,
closing, $40.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-Aprn, opening
ASS, closing, 4 IS; May. opening,
4 IS, closing, ASS; July, opening
s 90. closing, 500.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-April, open.
ing. 4,S71s. closing, 4.25; May. opening,
4.27H closing, 4.a5; July, opening, 44OH,
closing, 40.
Cash quotations were IS follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, g. O0@3 so; spring
patents, a.4o@3 60; spring straights,
26o@S'90; bakers. 9.1O@2.4O. No. 2
spring wheat, 62%@6sX; No. 8 spring
wheat, 60; No. red. 66H@67H; No. .
corn, 29k; No. oats, 19}S; No.
8 white. 19%@l9N; No. white, 200
23h; No. rye, 37@37M; No. Q barley,
nominal; No. 8. =; No. A.; No. /
faxseed, 90; prime timothy seed, 335;
mess pork per bbl.. s.50@s SIS; lard
per 100 lbs. 4.s5@4 s7]6; short ribs
sides Qoose) 4.25@4 80; dry sailed
shoulders. (boxed) 41s@49S; short, clear
sides (boxed). 4N@4%; whiskey dis
tillers' finished goods, per gallon. 1 %;
sugars, Oos Aobit OsSoI BEauulhE6u, D. 0z,
standard A, $40.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April a1.-Flour
easy; fancy 3.8o@a55; family. 2.25@
8 80. Wheat dull, lower; No. red.
72@73. Receipts, I 500; shipments.
-. Corn easy, No. mixed a0H@3l.
Oats easy; No. 2 mixed 23A. Rye quiet,
No. Q, AK. Lard easy, AIS. Bulk
meats quiet. $50. Bacon steady; $50.