Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-04
ON WALL STREET.
The stock Market Was Decidedly
Strong, Closing at the Best
Figures Of the Day.
Railway Bonds Firm, the Final Prices show
Irregular Changes, Generally for
small Fractions Only.
coMMERcIAL REsuME.

Special 10 the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Railway bonds
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth 6
Denver City at $40; Galveston, Harris.
burg & San Antonio at 1904; Texas & Pa.
ciac Rios at 664 terminals at 55i; in.
comes "a; consols at n; Kansas &
Texas 6's at 04s; st. Louis, Arkansas
Texas rs at 953, do 2's at Az; Missouri,
Kansas & Texas 6's at "a.
Money from 5@7 per cent.
Governments closed lower.
Exchange dull.
Wheat dull.
Oil closed at 81 &c.
Cotton points higher.
Coffee advanced points.
The Houston & Texas Central bond
holders have not agreed to the Hunting
ton proposition. Only $4,000 OF the
securities were deposited With the Cen
trail Trust company. Mr.. Huntington
says as IL is so much more to the inter-
est Of the Houston & Texas Central
bondholders to accept his offer than it is
to himself. he does not propose to
trouble himself, any further, and his
proposition has already expired.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Sept 3.--Government
bonds dull with the AIS lower.
Railroad bonds quiet, but generally
firm. The final prices show Irregular
changes generally for small fractions
only The market exhibited no special
feature. Illinois Central as rose to 107;
Toledo, Peoria Western trust receipts
to 100, and Cleveland, Columbus, Gin
cinnati & Indianapolis consuls rose to
1854
The international stock market to-day,
except for the first few minutes, was decid-
edly strong and the volume OF business as
compared with previous days of the week
was about doubled. extraordinarily
favorable traffic returns induced new buy
ing. The opening was very tame, but
prices showed advances of from !@a
per cent. generally. There were some
slight recessions in early trad
ings from the opening figures,
but they were afterwards recovered
and dull but generally firm market ex-
listed until noon. In the afternoon, how
ever, under the leadership Of St. Paul the
market became more active and stronger
and without a reaction continued to ad-
vance until the last half hour when reali-
cations caused some slight recessions
lEOul INC UebJ pTlCess Inc uhEhtl, now
ever, closed firm at the best figures
reached. Everything on the active list Is
higher tonight and st. Paul and Union
Pacific are up ID per cent. each, Lake
Shore IL, New York Central II Louis
vile & Nashville, Northern Pacific prefer
red, Omaha and the Oregon Trans CONT
mental per cent. each and Others frac-
tional amounts. Consolidated gas shows
u decline of per cent.
COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, Sept. &C. l.. Greene &
Co.'S report of cotton futures says it has
been very slow, and to some extent, I'M
certain market. In the face OF light trad
ing, however, there has been a stubborn
degree Of frmness closely traceable to re-
ports of a probable deal and squeeze Of
September IN Liverpool, Inducing light
offerings. Even moderate bidding put
rates up some 4 to points at which they
closed quite steady.
LIVERPOOL GRAIN STATEMENT.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. a. The leading
weekly grain circular says the wheat
trade is very firm, but inactive. The
prices Of foreign wheat are well sup
ported, English is irregular In quality
and condition and is at times cheaper,
The demand for cargoes is fair Holders
are very firm. At to days market the
attendance was moderately good. There
was fair demand for wheat while the
grades were at times I'D higher. Other
kinds commanded extreme rates. Corn
was less freely offered; there was good
inquiry and prices advanced ID.