Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-12
LOCAL MARKETS.
GAZETTE OPTICS, rOnr wonEu, rnxAs.)

GAZETTE oFFIcE, FORT WORTH, TEXAS
April II, 1884 !
Trade among wholesale dry goods men
continues up 10 the standard and the market
grows flrmer as tho season advances. For
some time past low grades and on brands OF
bleachcd cottons were in Hight demand, the
market being rather over-stocked, but n re-
action bas taken place and Il Il rdvRnce IL
registered on this class of goods in this morn
Ing report. Alabama and Augusta plaids
are also up n \ and firm at the advance.
Other lines are quoted same MS yesterday,
Groceries are quoted without change and
country produce, with tn exception Of eggs,
stands the same asshown in yesterdays re-
port. Eggs are in good demand at iSc.
our FOREIGN COMMERCE.
The report Just issued from the bureau
OF statistics OF tho foreign commerce
OF the United States for the IN nth of Febru.
AIRY for the eight and twelve months ending
with February 20, shows that Tor February
the excess of exports over Imports of mer-
chandise was 90 Col .05i; Tor the two months
ended February lot s2e, ISL; FOR the eight
months ending February 2, sSs,ls9, S93,nnd for
the twelve months ended February 29,sl0o, 10
$780, For the twelve months there was n iall-
ing on OF only sio,iel 400 in the exports from
the United States, while for the Aams umo
Imports. diminished S0I,5j5iS i. The state
ment for February Is more favorable Than
had been anticipated. Daring March the
imports, m usual, have averaged heavy
Times Democrat.
ITALIAN WINES.
The king of1taly has offered q gold m,dai
to the Italian wine-gfower who pro the
best eaervescing winewine as asubsiltnte for
champagne Sparkling Asti and other ltal-
ian wines OF the spumantc class bear already
ii certain resemblance 10 champagne and a
still greater resemblance to sparkling Mo.
selle, for they are sweet, and, taken In gener.
Gus quantities, are apt to give headache, The
extent to which champagne IL conntericitoh,
recalls what Larocbelaccauld says OF love:
"There Is only one love; but there are thou
| SAND limitations There ~ a difference, how
ever, between fair limitations and fraudulent
ones. aud very to.erable Substitute for
champagne" such MS the king of italy IL
calling for, might be produced by Italian
wine-growers II IL Is to find market IN
England, the italian champagne must be
dry. But this Indispensable condition offers
| no difficulty, for Capri, already known Ia
Fnglishmen as a siill wincis scarcely swee 3
/ er than the natural wine OF Champagne be.
| fore the syrup is added In the process OF
turning II into clIervesclng wine.--St. James
/ Gazette.
/ PUBLIC DEBT.
The reduction In the public debt during las,
| month was over 1870. %. and that for tiis
nine months ended March 81 was nearly So,
% 900. against 5000 600 and sIi2 0o1fOorcspcct
lively for the two corresponding periods o
The last Il seal year. The large reduction fol
| March, which exceeds that for any previous
month OF the current fiscal year except Sep
,ember, was mainly owing 70 the fact tina
less than $500 was paid for pensions dur ~
the month. In March Of last year about q.
opo 60, was so disbursfd. The 70
CENTS for the month show
falling OF as compared with tn
corresponding month OF last year OF aboui
sfoD,OoJ The Notwithstanding debt shows
reduction for the month OF about siO.0lo.foc
which reduction appears entirely la pc
cent. bonds. The gold coin and bullion fun
shows a falling on for tbs month OF nearl.
Sill 900 900. The coinage for the month amount
ed In vaInc TO $3.50. Js9.is. OF which ssS,o,6l
was In silver dollars. The silver dollars no,
held by the treasury are Ia round number
Si23, $1,000, an II crease OF over s2,0O.00 dni
ing the month, showing that the cndeavor I
force or keep them in circulation continue
10 be a failure. This isa fact. however, while
! Gus legislators are very slow 10 perceive
Rradstreets.