Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-20
LOCAL MARKETS.

FoRT WORTH, TEX, February ~, 1884
The cotton market presents no new feat
ures this morning. Quotations are nominal
as the crop has been marketed with the ex
ceptlon OF scattering lots which a7e not o
sunici NJ Importance to interest buyers
The dry goods market continues firm an
some OF the more 20 ~ ar brands of cottor
goods, b tn heavy and light weight, are quo
tel up Magnolia ~ Inch brown iuck is reg
istered cent higher and standard makes o
licking hickory stripes nd checks also show
an advance. Tho dry goods trade has been
exceptionally good for the past few days. Or
ders for spring goods are being received and
though the spring trade has not opened fully
us yet, the few adva &C orders received 10
date, give evidence of an increased volume
OF business, the coming season over thar
If 1888. An attache of the popular Il. c,
Evans Co. gave the market reporter some in
side d Is yesterday that were a revelation I
him, and in speaking Of the immense bust
ness transact,d by This mammoth firm dur
ing IA sing season only part OF the truth
must be told or the settlement wo id be d $
credited. When he season is farther at
vanced we propose to give the readers OF this
column Il tailed showing OF the wonderful
point in the dry goods line alone.
A ide from the advance on meats of all
kinds, grocery quotations are without
change.
Drugs are quoted same as yesterday, with
the exception of an advance on castor oil,
oil of lemon and cautharides Quinine Is in
more settled condition, and the opinion
prevails among leading dealers that prices
have struck bottom.
Shelf goods in the hardware line are firm,
though not quotAbly higher, while nails are
a little up. Some good sales were made yes
terday of hardware building material and
the hardware trade throughout, shows
marked Improvement over last week.
Wool and hides are quoted without change
BUYISG WALNUT TREES.
AKentucky lumber dealer has been visit
ing Cass and other counties In Michigan,
buying walnut timber. Three lots in Noina
md peen townships are valued at $1,000 10
$1,000. lie offered 500 each for several trees.
and even more Tor better specimens.
USEFUL PRISONERS.
The nrIsoners in the Ionla, Mich. prison
have cut this season 5000 feet of. logs Tor
Vosper Brothers al 70 cents per thousand.
They have also cut 2,soO cords OF wood, 2'5
men and twelve teams having been en-
ployed.
USE or MEXICAN PONIES.
Mexican ponies are used In the woods OF
Polk county, SIs for "t'ting'" ana a local
paper says: "They get around through the
woods with big loads ga their backs, with all
the ease and grace of a camel"
ARTIFICIAL BurrEa IN baltimore.
SO general has become the sale Of artificial
butter In Baltimore. that there remains but
two or three wholesale dealers In the city
who exclusively confne their business TO the
natural product.
ExPoRTs OF oLEoMARGARISB.
The exports OF oleomaigarine Tor The month
OF January from the port of New YORK were
1880 tierces, aud were chiefly TO ports In Hol'
land and 10 Antwerp.
FOR YOUNG MERCHANTS.
The New YORK Confectioner says NO man
can calculate the mercantile disasters Arising
from the preposterous wishes Of young mon,
without experience, ability, connection or
caoital. 10 rush into business for themselves.
wise delay in such cases is promotiye ofsuc-
cess. The number Of prise pas Is too grea'
IN proportion. H. Is not every man who rs
formed TO be a leader, and some are clearly
nointed out for subordinate posts as long as
they i've. Bat as theseare the very persons
VINO VIII DO slowest 10 recognize the trutn'
lei IL be the maxim OF oil 10 adventure no
sudden changes; to wait Tor nndeniable indi-
cations OF opportunity and discretion; and,
above M, 10 play the man In regard to the
unavoidable annoy anees OF a subaitern place.
Lei the Young man with such aspirations
understood well that IL costs something To DC
| ...-....., :. !, ,,.,orable lie bhOuld firmly