Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-19
SORT WORTH MARKErs-DAILY RE
VIEW


SORT WORTH MARKETs-DAILY RE.
VIEW.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE, |
FORT WORTH, TEX, Aug. rs, 1886
Trade fair in all lines
Grain active, with prices firm
Receipts OF cotton nominal.
No slight decline IN Irish potatoes The |
demand throughout the West for potatoes Is so |
great, and the crop being short, Il 4, probable |
that prices will be maintained throughout the |
winter, II indeed they do not advance.
when the oleomargarino bill becomes a law
II ls believed creamery butter will advance.
Rece pts of corn we're heavy 20 day, with |
market active and prices firm.
The crop OF sweet potatoes ia large and
prices have declined.
THE STATE or TRADE.
Special teleSrams to Bradstteeps this week
record continuance Of the favorable futures
in trade circles heretofore noted The mod
crate increase In east-bound tTunk-line ton
nage, backed by h, avy lake shipments and
bound shipments are also Increasing, par
ticulaTly OF dry goods from New York
and Boston The movement OF general
merchandise at over twenty leading distribut.
ing oenters Ia reported TO be above the August
ave age In late years, with steady improve.
ment noted In many instances. Stocks o. mer-
chandlse at interior points are reported moder-
ate. Thu total Of ank clearngs at twenty
nine cities for The current week, "a wired 10
Bradstreers, II Ss6s.O0i .558 against $40, 90 466
week go, and SIPS, a27 ,9l5 the second week IN
W ok over last. and OF but S39,076 6ll against
the corresponding week IN lss5. Earnings OF
fifty three railways (including companies not
giving con p rative data for three years. giv es
totals Sl22S2 600 In 1885, Sll9 80 000i 1885, ind
Sl206ST,O00 in lsA, The increase this year
over 1854 being bat one eighth OF the Increase
over 1855, Indicates recovery only from the
severe competition OF last ye r. The large de.
crease in the New York bank surplus, caused
by the demands for funds at the West put mp
the rate Of interest for loans to 606 per cent
This acted as encouragement to bull specu
laton in the stock market, which IL feverish
and weak. Bonds are STEADY and firm, with
$4,000 600 last week Foreign exchange Is
weak, quotations being on the verge OF the
gold importing point CONNER ial paper is
scarce, but rates are quoted higher. Share
transactions aggregated 100000 against 800.
600 shares a week ago. The stronger money
market at New York Is reflected At almost all
ceute g, discount rates being higher and ilrmer,
In Spouse to the Decline In the supply AID
increase in the demand Hf0r funds. Staple
dry goods ut eastern markets are firm and In
GOOD demand. Some cotton brands ARE Idk3
hisher per yard Raw wool shows signs OF
weakening, after STEADY advance during Two
months past. Some few concessions have been
made, and makers takings are light There
are no changes In iron or steel Anthracite
coal IL l5d25a Cher only portion OF which
has been realized. Petroleum Ia depressed
under the In nence Of Increased new-well out
put. and certificates are lower. Fears OF seri
on effe Is from the drougi tare suffer Ing corn
prices. The actual ield OF 'pring wheat APP
pears to be In excess Of the quantity lat ~ an
iicipated Cotton is doing well In Arkansas,
Tennessee and the eastern cotton belt, except
AL bama, where worms have done some dam,
age. In Texas the hot weather continues and
has caused sheddine. Rain is still needed In
some sections OF the western tob Acco region
EGGS-l09llc per dozen
BUTTER -l5@l6y5c per pound; fancy cream
C0FFEE-Rlo. fair 9JSc; prime lOalOkc;
choice lla1lHo; Laguyra iSc; Java 2lc; Golden
Rio l2n; Pea Berry l2hdl3c
CHEESE-The better grades aud Ohio factory
l0a 0Hc ful cream twins l25Sc
CANNED GOODS-Prices y r dozen. Pine
apples standard. 81 60; peaches, standard, 2
ms, 81 80; MS 81 49, seconds, ms s. 20; 8 bs
81 10 tomatoes, standard. MS 81 z0i seconds,
2 ne s.; 3 ms 81 40; green co 81 l0al bOi
green peas l0el %; gooseberries$i 70 resp
MS 81 90; light weight ID STA ms s.; salmon
n 81 G5; , ms s., mack rel 4 n p0nsl 90 sar.
dimes, American, 81 % case imported 1lt oO
81 25i green cages s.; Eagle condensed milk
'0 c;SBBAGE-ss 90 per crate.
FRUITS AND vErEThBLEs-oranges
So 90 per hundred; Mes ina lemons, PEI box
$40 90, apples, per bbl, - OOat boi peaohsss'
Louis, eosasl 90 per bu onlons' can.
i Ssans sxs4c hand pleEsd in SSis medium
bbls 8JSc large Lima ijzci small butter ~
heets per bnshel 81 so; bananas, IS Goa 70 per
bunch sweet potatoes, 16c9Al ~ per on.; car
rOta 81 90 per bu parnni -, - - peI w.
WHIsKY-Rec' ihed, 81 l0dl 30, as per proof
sour-mash, TWO year old, 81 cool IOi three
year old, 81 9Oa2 %; fancy, extra OLD whisky
a. 00a5 90.
SIC Aliens fancy, 55se; Pinks, 6kci Robes,
SIC, A neriean fanc, okc. Anchor, t,soi ~
mold fancy, 60; Berwick fancy, tci Charter OAK,
ILc; unnel, SIC: Eudyeton 90; Gloucester
silver gray, SIC; Hartei, bkci simpsons, tci
steel River 5kc; Windsor fsncy, &c
(;inHhama AmoskeaRi 7sci Union, I5ci
Caledonia, 7ISc; Renfrew, ekci !acquard'h, 70
Nnbian Sc; WestbrOok &c; Zephyr SIC
BrOwn CottoDs: clifton 9 q, &c Cons itu-
ton. $40. Dwight &c; q endsle. t4c; New
berrv. GiSe, Empire IA, 5Sci Beaver Dam,
SIC; Argyle, 05fci Busy Bee eci Bang r.
B,esched Cottona Lonsdale, sac; Forest,
stfc Peabody n, 5Ac; Pto Ger OF the market,
6isc. Clinton Tl<c; CongreAB, bci Cumberland
ne. Great Republic, Ic
cotton PiAlds: Conest0ga 6h Cumberland,
galc: Black y Arrior 70; southern. Use
Kentncky Je Us. kuyver 80 Marion loc
Antwerp, 1ac, peekley, lsc; uolnmbns, tact
Syondei PIC, irslnEtsn, ne; Kaiser, E'ci
Laurel Glenn. 2gslc; AoehOr see ,.. -,
FLOUR lie patents 81 y pef lVV nus hAi
natenis 81 65 third grade 8 40. 49,
IRAIN AND fEEDsrUffs-Quot are
bssei on the cOsr Of grain Oh traca IN car lois.
dealers Hing from store OF elevator are IRON
sase higher