The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now YORK stock nrnrket.

three stocks in the regularly &C tive list
recorded respectable totsl OF dealings
and ief. only St. Paul and Burlington
emitted to distinction In this respect.
INC course OF prices wss Irregular The
initial dealings were quiet with prices
iatner irregular. Tobacco soon became
the center OF attraction and although
the first sale WAS ct q fractional al.
vance the stock developed weakness on
Tree offerings. The announcement OF
sne suspension Of q member of the ex-
cnange had no effect, as his embarrsss.
ment has been discounted.
sugar yielded 1x and others lost
Iractionally sharp In fluctuations.
Tobacco played some strength at this
luncture, rising Nc. The rally was soon
lost and closed near the lowest point of
the day. 80, = -
Closing stocks were az follows:
Atohison, 1915; Adams Express, lat,
Baltimore and Ohio. IS; chesapeake
snd Ohio, 1879; Chicago, Burlington and
Vuincy, TN; Chicago Gas, 6s; O. O. O.
and st. Louis, SAX, Del, Lackawanna
ana Western. 159k; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., Tx; Erie, 1416; Erie
preferred. 80; Great Northern pre-
ierred, ITO; Lake Shore, lat; Lead
| Trust. "a; Louisville and Nashville
~; National Cordage. -; National
| Cordage preferred, =; N. ]. Central,
los; Norfolk and Western preferred,
SN; Northern Pacific preferred, 1875;
NORTH western, 103H; Northwestern pre-
ierIed, las; N. Y: Central. ee76; NY.
snd New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
&c; Pullman Palace, 1855; Reading,
loH; Book Island, 7oA; st. Paul, IS;
st. Paul and Omaha. SO; Southern
Pacific, 1915; Sugar Refinery, 117s;
| Union Pacific, s&; Western Union,
S3N; General Electric, 376, 5uu thern,
| so; Southern preferred, 29A, C,oa &C,
S39s; Tobacco preferred. 81.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 9.-Money on sail
firm at 316@4 per cent, last loan 3k per
cent, closed az per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 5H@6H per cent. i;
sterling exchange easier with actual
business In bankers bills at 4S9
for demand and Assn for sixty days.
Posted rates 4.ssx@4s9K and 400.
commercial bills, 4.s7x. Silver certif-
Gates, 6s3s @6sH. Bar silver, 6s&. Gov.
ernment bonds firm. State bonds dull.
Railroad bonds firm. Petroleum weak,
closed at 100 bid.
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO. April 9.-Chiefy on account
OF the general rain wheat suffered Xc
to-day. Corn Ia q lower and oats un-
changed. Pork and ribs were practi-
cslly unchanged.
The leading futures ranged to-day as
follows.
Wheat. No. s-April. opening, e5X@
&c; closing, 65; May. opening, sc clos
Ing, 65S; June, opening, 67H, closing,
66A; July, opening, 67A, closing, 661 :,
Corn, No. april, opening, 2e%,
closing, 9s4; May. opening. soM.
closing, 80; July. opening, 3116, clos.
ing,. 81: September, opening, 32%,
closing, 32N.
closing. 10; May. opening E'n iexa@loX'
closing, 19%@19X; July. opening, cox,
closing. so@soH; September. opening
cox, closing. s0%.
Mess pork. per bbl.-April. opsning,
s.65, closing, $780,; May. opening,
$50, closing. $50 July, opening,
$50, closing, 81.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
5.13k. closing, 5.12H; May, opening,
5.22N, closing, $40; July, opening,
5.27H, closing, 5.92M.
| Short ribs, per 100 lbs.-April, OPEN
ing, IS, closing, ass; May, opon-
ing, 4.65, closing, 60; July. opening,
ATS. closing, 4.721s.
Cash quotations were rs follows:
Flour nominal; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits, s.0O93 so; spring
patents, 3.4o@3 60; spring straits,
2.G0@2.90; bakers, 2.1O@24O. No. 2
spring wheat, 65; No. spring wheat,
64n; No red, -; No. corn,
29k; No. yellow. 29E; No. oats,
1o1s @19X; No. white, 19@21; No.
3 white, z0@21X; No. rye, 81: No. Q
barley, nominal; No. 3, =; No. 4, -;
No. 1 faxseed, 81; prime timothy
seed, 25@3.a5; mesa pork per bbl..
s.45@s so; lard per 100 lbs.. sos; short
ribs sides Qoose) 4 55@4 60; dry sailed
shoulders, (boxed) 1905; short clear
sides (boxed). 4%@4X; whiakey, dis.
tillerS' finished goods, per gallon, 1.22;
sugars. cut loaf, 90; graduated, s. 81;
standard A. 5.25.
Cincinnati Produce Market.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 9.-Flour
steady; fancy 3.25@3.50; family, ASSOC
500. Wheat scarce, firm; No. red,
75 Corn active; No. Q mixed -.
Oats firm; No. 3 mixed. 2216. Rye
firm; No. Q. 81. Lard steady, 500. Bulk
meats steady, AIS. Bacon firm, $50.
Whiskey, fair demand; sales SAC barrels
at 12S. Butter steady; fancy Elgin
creamery, 90; Ohio, 14@15; dairy, 10.
Sugar firm. Eggs quiet, 9]<. Cheese
steady; good to prime Ohio fat 9@9Hc.
Plotting Against Lamb.
a special dispatch from Rich m ond TO
the Washington Times of yesterday
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