Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-18
FORT WORTH Markets -pAILY NE
VIEW. q

OFrlCE Of INK CAzErrE,
Font WOKrII, TEX, Feb. II, 80.
The activity in the iobblng trade previously
noted held up wen, while the retah trade has
been somewhat quiet. some twent ak bales
OF cotton were received to day,Which averaged
Sc Tux GAZETTE has alt along declared That
those farmers who marketed their crop earliest
Jared best, and nothing has oc
cured 10 cnange that opinion.
In fact II has been proved correct. The course
OF cotton has boon oUnti' nnlly downward
Iato mall adyices from Europe report little
change from pro lousy prevailing conditions.
1T lc inclination 10 buy largely II peroeptiblei
and the Liverpool market refuses 10 rise TO a
level which would stimulate such a tendency.
The probability OF American markets hdvnnc
ing Is 10 ked upon as doubtful In view OF the
relatively hiBn prices already railing whom
compared with Liverpool The fcasibilit OF
combining of spinning md weaving Ia one
factory Is receiving muca attention nj Oldham
tried in some OF the mills at that
ri &c. The objections TO the system
which are cited are many, and the Man,
| cheater Guardian, In discussing thc pronosed
| change, does not seem 10 be very favorably i'm
| pressed thereby. The it0n export trade OF the
| country duling january, isse, showed heavy
\ 10000 bnles ~ against Cos l3i bales IN the
month Of December Hnd 5H ,ll9 bales IN JnnuA
| ~, 1854. The value OF the shipmculs Ia Janu'
AIRY was Sll0iI 9l7, AS ngainet s3l,alo,2bs IN the
/ month of December and SIS .0l3g7b In January,
4 1856 The shipments 70 the dyo monthe end
4 ing January 1885, were almost 100000 bnlrH
| le6s than in the same period last year.
The grain market, locally conhidorcd IDhy DO
said to hold Its own. oats and Indian corn are
| OF course the Chief cereals ~ be oonhidcIed,
4 Fort Worth shippers have handled u great deal
! Of both this season. ihc dcmani for seed oats
! being specially brick, on account OF the vide,
spread damage TO the fail sowing, The local
| markets exhibit a very slight disposition Ia
Guctuaic Regarding ain BradstrecrH says
/ The tendency OF the speculative grain markets
/ dunng the past week has been 10 advance, not
4 withdrawing tho alleged moderatenees Of the
\ decline IN tie visible supply, some 60G,OOl
I bushe 4 RcportB OF damage 60 winter sowu
\ wheat In the Southwest have again been circa
lated, and begin 70 attract some attention. ~,
thkings for export arc not sunifient 90 base
| concerted bull action upon themi yet there
has been an advance. This aNpeara % have
| been due In large part 20 tho announcement
that the United Kingdom stocks nave declined
about : 1900 bushels since January !, and III
home visible supply i,i50Ol0 bushels since Jan
nary ! Inc qnantiiy on ps s 20 EgttgPh'
! six weeks. This pOinia 70 net decrease OF
land and sea United Kingdom End Iniie'
siateS) Of about o,.a3ooO Dash,Is w,shln ~
III notion that wheat II likely 10 eee hguI
much, II any, above the dollar mark durinl
the cHuent half year, are quiah buyers on ~
soft spots, they explain that they 90 80 IN th'
belief that tne picc OF wheat " hyefasin
about as low a. II IL likely 70 get on thls crop
our. revised quotations show asc inc y
coarrc, iobbere' priceH. the retail consume
| having 10 pay several cenis higher. The de
| cline u due 10 large receipt. The butter ritua
lion Is unchanged, and the market remain
dull
Ol late there has becn an active bnslnesa !
horses and mules, Texas COW ponies rang
IRON $50 10 So, work horses from 80 " 80
and harness horses from 800 10 $50. hpnnit
nuke bring froFn so 20 SO, and good lke
mules broke ~ Work from SlatO $3.50 Conntr
people are Falsla * miles more extensively iha
ever ana are breeding better ciass.
The quotations given below are revised JAN
/ and may be relied on as nccuralo'
Bu1IER-Frcsh country butter choice. 100
choice Western dairy lsc; fancy creamery w
COFFEE-Rio, fair ~ q Ice; primo lD16 lls
choice II "a lee fAguyra l2Nc. Java 1oc Holo
} en- Rio lstsc, Pea Berry ftSalyc.
CHLEsk--The better graded ana ONO factor
100 iOtSci fnli cream twins lAhc.
CANNED SOODs-fncos Der dot. Pine ~
pies standard, u 60i I,eaehee, standard D.
! 81 h0. 3 rs 81 l3lfz %. recondf, ha,fl 81 2 ~
"a 7B tomatoes. Standard. ~, 81. second
sasf-.at,s.s 81 IS; green corn, y le1llO; gree
t,eas III IoA ~ KOoeebeffier, n ~,i raepoel
I rics. 81 81, oyeters full ~cightil ~ igi u
4 s. o.; Light Heigbt, 2, s1- y ~. sAi y,
4 sAKdines, American, p y eh'si impprteei va