Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-31
REVIEW or THE week,
Interesting Features Of the Week..
The Death Of a Leading Bull
Affects the Street,
Capital Tending 10 Railway Bonds
for Investment Yesterdays
Record OF Sales.
Henerni Decentralization tu Freight sud
Passenger Rntes-Ths Coni Trace
IN Had CondftiOn.
sneclal . tho tlfrottn.

THE " FssR OK NALL sriuiF
NEw YoRKsJan. 10 Among tho railway
bond sales were 1900 Fort Worth &
Dcnver'Clty l's at87i 5000 ditto at sGki
1900 ditto at 81, 80 600 ditto at S75;
10000 ditto AZ S7g 80, 900 Cult, Colorado
y Santa fe, gold, G's at s9i 1000 ditto
at $50; 5000 ditto at s9i 50cc Houston 6
Texas Ceniralil's, main linz coupons on
at 1924 1000 Houston a Texas Central
general mortgages at 30; 5000 Louisiana,
New Orlcans8 Texas rs at 2ll; 10000
Missouri, Kansas & Texas general G's at
W. 10000 ditto ut o2i 1000 Missouri,
kunsaA & Texas general ~ at 1884,; 10000
Texas 4 Pacific income land grants at
1885, 5000 ditto at asf 1900 ditto
Mt 39i 10000 Texas Pacific
as Rio Grande division coupons
OFF at bll; $4,000 ditto at 6l3i
10000 Texas q Pacific terminal skies at
i5i 5000 Texas & Pacific terminals at il1 /;
2000 Texas & Pacific RE Grande ex.
coupons at Hla;Bo0c do. AZ SIS; 10000
do at 5lg; 5000 do. AT 5la; 1000 sort
Worth & Denver City Arsts at 871 5000
do. at 67i; I0,000do. no IS; 5000 do. at
B19 5000 do. at 80 5000 do. at $751; 1000
do. at $50 1000 Galveston, Harrisburg 4
san Antonio second sevcns at 1893 5000
Houston q Texas Central general mort
gnge at 55i 1000 Houston & Texas Cen
tral flrsts, western division cX-coupon,
at 80; 1000 Kansas ana Texas general
mortgage at g9I $4,000 do. at 92l; 1000
Fort Worth q Denver City tirSts at
sbAi 10000 DO. nt sssi 10000 Kan
sns 4 Texas ilves at 7S3; 5000
Kansas 4 TeNas irsts at MA
10000 Kansas Texas general mortgage
az a23i $4,000 Kansas & roXas 6's at 7sb
5000 do. nj 1sI 1000 Galveston, Harris
burg & San Antonio rs, western division,
at 73i $4,000 Texas IS Pacific income at
sp 10000 Texans Pacific land grants,
eN-coupon, at blli 10000 Gult Colorado
y Santa Fe 9's $685. 10000 do at 50
1000 Kansas 4 Texas General mortgage at
n3e 5000 Fort Worth * Denver City rs
&c ssl 10000 do. at 80; 5000 Missouri
Pacifc coupons az 1904 $4,000 Gulf,
Colorado s SantG Ec 2's ~ 81; 5000 do
40 s9i; 5000 do. 81 500 10000 Missouri
Pacific coupons NJ l0ul 5000 do. 500 ut
l00
The week on the stock exchange was
not an important one generally speaking,
nut nevertheless some interesting features
were developed. There was an unsettled
ana lower opening 10 the stock market,
the decline being due to the death OF Mr..
ID, i. Morgan, beading operator ON the
bull side OF the account, who was be.
lieved 10 be carrying large line of
stocks. II soon transpirod, however,
That his holdings had been materially
reduced previous to HIS death, and the
market turned IN an upward direction
with tho result later on ol an advance Of
- 10 w per cent IN tho general list, whom
New YORK New hngand rose 5l per
cent. on various rumurs which We're sub.
sequently denied OF lease to the New
Haven, and Manhattan consolidated rose
2 per cent. ON the prospect IN tho near nl.
ture OF valuable privileges in connection
with the building OF suburban and other
lines. The NandOrbilts. the coal shares,
Louisville y Nashville, Union Pacific,
Western Union, the Changers aud
the Northern Pacific group were
all conspicuous In the advance Near tho
close New York \ New England reacted
per cent, but the remainder Of the list
as rule held M we'll and yielded but
slightly, The Increased activity In trading
circles, especially In the branch OF dry
goods, had something TO do with the i'm.
proved tone which prevailed, Senator
Sherman's bill Ia looked upon as tho best
measure yot brought forward on the sll.
yer question.
Railway bonds were strong for the
most part and were not affected 10 any
great eNtont by the changes N the temper
Of speculation in the share list. Tho
continued plethora OF money aud the low
rates ruling for call loans, 4 to 9 per cent,
are causing capital TO drlftireely INTO this
class OF security, further larse amounts
,of which have been taken Cor Investment
Governments have also talt the force OF
this investment buying, and, notNlth
standing the high figures al which thew
are selling, were taken TO greater az.
tent than for aomo time PAST. particularly
by financial Institutions. ghe for i'm
exchanges wola dun and steady. with
only very slight changes,
Qh opened at&8lc and CLOSES al ssac,
Wheat opened az a slight decline from
the closing OF yesterday, ralllaf A TO gc
aud became active.
Cotson declined points
speolal TO the 9azetto,
WOOL ANn NlnE MARKETS..
MN YORK, Jan. No. The New York
wool market has bear steady and eotGpar.
atlyely unchanged the past week. Abe ac-
eulnulaCen OF domestic woods has To most
cases been kept well end closely la hand
and owners evidently feel that tAey have
too valuable property 30 warrant the az
penditure ~ any unusua. effort toward NJ.
Rlixing. The speculative spirit, however
docs not show an imlGr,aut fooSksld
Imported WGo's have already ass,rsed
thelr influence end II Is known that n.iro
quantities are yst TO DO rose he'd II there h
any,c for than. They form facsAr
that cannot be ignorcd, nor "a there an AZ
tempt 20 do 80 by conservative dealers
Dur loeal trade dursug the present weed
las not been very tul! aud 10 some In.
stances there Is complaint over the
mount Of business bet rates Ia All cases
ne claimed well up 70 the tSrAsar level.
Foreign grades are steady hut fSc want
y immediately available supply
ne not very active, myR. OF
he cagront arrivals having been
sold, The transactions 10.
iortod here embraced $4,000 pou q,ie,
Hood comhing, at ~ TO SsGc; iy,nO0
'oundS { blood ditto, az we, 10000 |
ounds fine delaino, at side, lO,t2. |
ounds I blood clothing, at 35Sei $1,000 I
ouuds medium spring Texas, at % 10 4
Tci $4,000 pounds secured ditto, at I5 10 ]
DC $4,000 pounds secured fall ditto, az 7
6 to 56c.
Dry Texas hides are quoted az la 10
be; Texas dry saltod at lG 70 9ltc, wet
allied TEXAS OK md COW az 10 20 l0lo.
GOVERNMENTS, srocHs AND noNns.
NEW Yonk, Jan, So Government
onds dull
There was continued Improvement Ia
az railroad bond marknt both IN the
mount OF business aud Ia quotations,
he IN part 10 the anuOpnceln0nt OF an
Iher government call aud the prospect