Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-02
LOCAL MARKETS.

Fort WORTH, February !, 1857
The local cotton Is much the same as
shown In yesterdays report. quotations are
unchanged, and the receipts are not sui
fcent TO create any special interest among
buyers A few bales that would class above
low middlng were readily sold yesterday nj
full market value, but the bulk of the re-
GENTS was for the most part of low grades.
low grades.
Immense quantities of goods for the spring
trade are being received daily, and the dry
goods trade already shows marked improve
ment though ders were mainly oil hhiiih
character. and the sales made are for staple
goods The b. {. Evans Company ana tue
Martin.brow Company, two mainihoth airy
goods establishments, have neither hesieo'eu
or overlooked anything necessary 10 piace
them In position fully meet the require
ments of the trade.
The grocery trade during the past week
has Teen eminently satisfactory when lhe
| dull season Is taken into consideration. SUI
| f. W SPOT buyers are In the city at present
| and or,ier sales constitute the greater part oil
al. business Coffee continues firm at the
advanced quotations shown In yesterday
renort. and another ono-luurth cent rise on
meats is also reported. The prospects FOR
iower ra,ss ON meats of any kind Is not EN-
contracting. but on the contrary still further
advance Is expected.
The local LIQUOR market has been steady Tor
| some time, but an advance of ten cents a gal
Ion on Kentucky WHISTLES on
account OF The probable passage OF
the bonded bin has had It's legitimate effect
ON this mark ct and slight advance on quo
tatiops is shown Ia this mornings report II
the bill passes both houses and becomes alaw
IL will extend the time within which taxes
must he paid two years, aud the result VIII
he st III further advance ON Kentucky goods.
A failure. however, on the part OF It's friends
would have contrary effect and the large
quantity OF Will. Ky that would be forced ON
the mark ct would OF course lessen Its market
yalue Messrs casey & Swasey report the
llouor trade at this place In satisfactory
condition. and the immense stocks carried by
our dealers is sufficient to draw custom even
outside of the territory traversed by their
drummers. The pool on domestic goods has
hon, It's &c regulated for some time ana
| IN, advance of cent gallon Is due To the
ri-e In grain. Foreign liquors are without
change. Quotations on wool are hohiihh''
there being none In the market OCCASION
ally "A scattering lot finds its way into the
city but the receipts have for some time been
too light to create any interest specially
among local buyers. Preparations are beins
made by several Of our 10 iding wool dealers
for the spring clip and Fort Worth's future
az wool market grows brighter. Waie
houses are being built In which TO store the
staple and In the future wool growers can
sell or store as best suits their convenience.
pEcoRoUs nuhDUGs.
The Plttsbuig Telegraph thinks Imposing
appearance fraud. IL says;
Personal appearance obtains more creai.
and commands greater weight IN affairs OF
business than IL Is usually entitled 70. There
are railroad and bans dunmies holding hlgl
positions and getting salaries on the score o'
their imposing physiq and solemniy wise
couutepancas Sound these make'belieVe
vile men and they are often to be found az
empty MS n sea-sheil aud full only OF vague
murmurs, mere echoes OF things. Behind
tbem are men who dothe work. go tits To o'
said in favor OF these regulation humoug'
: that they hardly ever commit amy crime u
their official career they are harmless II
this respect. so long as the Institution
with which they are associated, ike bras
y knockers 10 door are solvent ana IN
a course of things goes smoothly, they answt
the purpose OF impnessiDg the easily guii.
lg mob with the idea Of eminent prudence
The management. As they do Iot oite