Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-18
ON CHANGE.
lock Market Fluctuated Widely
yesterday and Closed Steady
at a Decline.
Gram Markets Were Unsettled and
closed a Fraction Lower-0Otton
Higher-The Quotations.
FINANCIAL.

LcApoN, April 17.-Stocks are very
a. Consols have advanced to 96i
Ia Rp ssian securities to S7l.
:3pY. 81. Consols are 96s, for both
counts.
Z y NJ. Russian securities have adj
need to ssh.
ESQ n, VI. Consols are 96' for both
|cpuflts.
|irsM. Consols are 81 lilo for both
counts.
The stock market closed buoyant
40 rc-buying on the part of the bears
ted with a powerful effect upon q
nsitiye market.
ON THE PARIS BOARD.
kpARfs, April IL The bourse to-day
As Minated In sympathy with the
approved condition OF the London
|bfket. Russian securities advanced
firing the day a points.
THE GERMAN BoURSE,
BERLIN, April, l7.-There was very
m yelling on the bourse to-day as q
suit of the more favorable aspect Of
. Afghan question
At Fran kfort-on-tbe-Main an im-
|'rtant advance in prices took place
81 the strength OF the hopeful news
pm london,
on THE NEW YORK BOARD.
NEW York, April l7.--GoVernment
fnde steady and unchanged.
State bonds quiet.
The bond market WAS more active,
i'd the railway business was well dis
|ibuted.
The peaceful tenor OF the early cable
kan,B and the advance In British con.
kiA led to q depression of prices on
ne stock exchange this morning, the
| rst sale being at decline of ! to Z
I'D in the early dealings lower prices
|ere made for most of the active list.
|lt the decline was quickly changed
lad there was fractional rally before
he close of the first half hour.
lie market then became
|.ss active without development
Y shy special feature and so contin.
led daring the day with slight yield
hg In quotations.
In The afternoon Lackawanna de-
|eioped decided weakness, and the
Yet of the list sympathized slightly,
lat Ia the last hour there was re-
|ewal of strength all along the line,
al the market closed steady at an ad-
snce which leaves the quotations
liz evening generally about midway
etween the highest and lowest prices
the day. There were not many
ocks in which the extreme liuctua-
ons amounted to as much rs / per
INIT, and only four show decline of
much as l per cent, AS compared
it'll last evening all the active list is
,wer, however.
The total sales were pa, 76l shares.
M Increase over yesterday of Is 000
Flares, but of to.day's business "a per
mt consisted oftransaetions in Union
|.acitic, which opened at 46R, sold
lrly at 49, and then slowly declined
II about midday, when IL reached 49,.
klied later to 46i again declined to
y and In the last hour sold at 49,
he closing quotation, loss of per
Int. The executive committee Of the
|ln!on Pacific company met to-day
| I'D approved the plan recently pro.
USED for the settlement of the difficult
! rs between the Pacific Mail company
I'd The Pacific railroads. IL is also
armed that communication has
len Deceived from President Adams
the MON Pacific, in regard to the
|opcstd plan Of settlement, and that
lie matter has been referred to the
| attic managers OF the different roads
c0psideration and report.
| l>Qkth western Is this evening per
/ Itt. lower than it closed yes
|xday. and st. Paul is down only
\ Pacific Mail shows decline of 1
bad western Union of Z. Lake Erie
hid Western fell from III to 81 and
|sosed az 8 on the report that the com.
my was in trouble, and that there
las u Probability that the interest in
q lafayette, Bloomington s. Muncie
lists would not be paid.
MONEY.
NEw YORK, April IL Money 49, On
I'LL. easy at l@31 per cant, closing al
| SQD1 per cent; prime mercantile
Taper 495; bar silver 81 07a; foreign
|.chapge more active, and strong;rates
tuai business advancing i, to S5s
EXCHANGE.
NEW ORLEANS, April Sight
-change 81 90 per $1,000 premium:
srlinK bank 81 SO; consols 634@64
! 2vEKNsMENT AND RAILROAD BONDS
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE follow.
|lg were the official closing quota.
pms At the New York Stock exchange
|lis Rfternoon, as compared with those
II yesterdav
Nra.t.- M