The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
FINANCE AND COMMERCE
Now York stoos nrarket.


Now York Stock Market.
NEW YORK, April 29.-The stock spec-
ulation shrsnk considerably in volume
to-day and the market was largely per-
functory. At intervals trading was
monotonously dull. Late in the day the
gold export rumors caused decided
pressure in some instances. Sugar,
Tobacco and Burlington leading the
downward movement. On down grade
the market became moro active. The
concessions from the top level included
~ In Tobacco, 1% in Sugar and sharp
fractions In other leading shares. The
closing was heavy at slight net losses
In most cases.
Closlng stocks were as follows:
Atchison, 1875; Adams Express, $50;
baltimore and Ohio, 17A; Chesapeake
sna ohio, l7A; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy slS; Chicago Gas, e9%; O. O. @.
ana St; Louis, 35M; Del., Laokawanna
tie Feeders Co.,, 19k; Erie, IS; Erie
preferred, 80; Great Northern pre-
ferred, ITO; Lake Shore, $50; Lead
trust. 26H; Louisville and Nashville,
52s; National Cordsge, SIS; National
Cordage preferred, 10; N. ]. Central,
107; Norfolk and Western preferred,
5S; Northern Pacific preferred, 1eH;
northwestern. 1051; Northwestern pre-
ferred. l4s; N, Y. Central, %; N. Y,
and New England, 40; Pacific Mail,
27N; Pullman Palace, 1853; Reading,
lSA; Rock Island, 7l}S; St. Paul, 7sX;
81 Paul and Omaha. 43X; Southern
Pacihc, 1915; Sugar Refinery, 129A;
Union Pacific, s%; Western Union,
sSS; General Electric, 374: Southern,
Va; southern preferred, 3l4{; Tobacco,
HH; Tobacco preferred. 81.
New York Money Market
NEW YORK, April 29.-Money on ,nll
easy ssa@2H per cent, last loan 2x
per cent, closed Q per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4h@6k per cent;
eterllng exchange firm with actual bus
mess In bankers' bills at $500
4:es Tor demand and 4.s7H@4ss for
sixty days. Posted rates 4.ss%@4. 80
and 4.s9K@4 90. Commercial bills, 4.s7.
SILVER certificates, 6sH@@6s%. Bar
silver, 6SA. Government bonds steady.
State bonds dull. Railroad bonds irrer-
uiar. Petroleum strong, closed at 124x
bid;
Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, April 29.-The tremendous
increase In the estimates of the export
surplus OF the Argentine wheat crop
caused sharp break in wheat after
prices had ruled higher nearly all day,
knd July closed 10 lower than yestere
days final figures. Corn and osts were
similarly affected and closed nc lower
each. Provisions closed irreguiarly
lower.
The Iesding futures ranged to-day as
follows;
Wheat. No. s-April, opening, ssx.
ciosing, 61N; May. opening. esA.
closing, 60; July. opening, 64%, clos
ing. 65x; september, opening, 64%,
closing. 64K; June, opening, 63X, clos.
ing. 6ax.
closing. asx; May. opening, 80,
closing. 2sSi; July. opening, aO&. clos,
Ing, 3oH; September, opening, 3I1,
closing. 31%.
Oats Nc. s-April. opening, -,
closing. lsA; May; opening. 1sX. clos
ing, 1sN; June. opening. -. closing,
19H; July. opening, isN, CLOSING
l9A; September, opening. 1915. closing,
Mess pork. per bbl.-April, opening,
BIS, closing, sos; May, OPENING.
SIS closing, 8 O5; July, opening,
s.a2K. closing, s.25; September, open
Ing, s.57x. closing, s55.
Lard, per 100 lbs.-April, opening,
67H, closing, 67x; May. opening,
67h, closing, 671S; July. opening,
ASK. closing. sax; Septembe
opening 500, closing. 4.97N.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-April. OPEN
ing. 4,o7h, closing. 90; May. opening,
4.O7K. closing, 400; July, OPENING
4.22N, closing, Ais; Septem Der, opening.
Dash quotations were as follows:
Flour steady; winter patents, $500
$50; winter straits. s.O0@3 so; spring
patents. 5.40@a 60; spring ssraights,
2.6o@2.9o; bakers. 2.10@2.4O. No. 9
spring wheat. 61A; No. spring
whest, 60; No. Q red. 65@66; No.
3 corn, 2ssl; No. 3 yellow. 2eX; No.
oats, 1879; No. white. 2O@20X;
No. white, 1881; No. Q rye, IS;
No. barley, nominal; No. 8, 3l@
56; No. q. -; No. faxseed,
91A; prime timothy seed, 3.25; mess
pork per bbl.. s.o5@s.1o; lard per
100 lbs, 4 67N@4. 20; short ribs sides
(loose) 4o5@4. 10; dry sailed shoulders,
lboxed1 4h@4%; short. clear sides
lboxedl, 4B@4H; whiskey, distillers'
finished goods, per gallon. 1.22; sugars,
cut loaf, 81; granulatsd, SIS; stand.
ard A, $50.
Cincinnati Produce Marhst.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. April 29.-Flour
eteAoyi FANCY 3.25@3 SO; family, 1850
sos, Wheat quiet, steady; No. red,
7oN@71. Receipts, $500; shipments,
5000. Corn firm; No. Q mixed, 30K.
Oats scsive; No. mixed, 81. Rye
quiet; firm No. Q, A. Lard easier; 4. so.
Bulk meats steady 4.37H. Bacon dull;
o.!2N. Whiskey. steady; sales 534 bar.
rels at 122. Butter steady; fancy Elgin
creamery. l6; Ohio. 1903; dairy. 8.
Sugar firm; hard refined 4 Lie. Eggs
weak, &c. Cheese steady; good to prime
Ohio fat 9@sx.