Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-22
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FORT WORTH. TEX. Dec. 81. 1853.
A very heavy trade was done to-day in
all lines. Eggs sold at 2s@24c., and all
offerings were promptly taken. Batter Is
something Of drug on the market, the
supply being considerably Ia excess Of the /,
demands II sold for l5@20c for good |
article. Fine, large gobolers brought
fancy prices, but the sc eral run OF tur- !
keys did not participate In the big prices
THE BUSINESS SITUATION.
With the near approach Of the holiday
season the principal activity in trade is
confined 70 retail branches, says the Bos-
ton Advertiser, though the strong move
ment noted 10 the cotton market week
ago has continued. Middling upands
cotton has advanced full quarter OF
cent aud Is now "a cents WHEAT and pc
troleum, however, have received Set
back, the decline the T. rmer article
being only moderate, while the break in
petroleum certificates has been so large
as TO take away nearly all tho previous
speculative advance.
In the dry goods and iron interests the
outlook for the coming year continues
very hopeful The relations OF supply
and demand are satisfactory, labor rou
bles are less threatening, and prices gen.
orally very firm and tending upward.
Further failaras in the boot aus shoe
trade nave caused some apprehension,
and as this Industry has suffered more
from labor troubles than any other New
England manufacturing interest, Its tone
Is not wholly satisfactory. The entire
absence Of any imitation Of prices, how
ever, is favorable TO q renewal of conf
/ Aan,a xrifI, nj TIM
If congress would turn its attention In
q business-hke manner TO questions Of
currency reform aud the ad ption of o
bankrupt bill and the diminption OF the
surplus revenues without abatirg the pro-
lection of American industry, a revival OF
prosperity would DO greatly accelerated.
The country has already entered upon a
new era OF railroad construction, aud u
spirit of enterprise has been aroused
throughout the West and South
the most noticeable thing in the course
Of trade during the past week, s'ys the
New York Evening Post, Is the increased
activity in retail business, and 1t is ex-
actly what is wanted at this particular
time. The activity Of the socalled holi-
day trade is more than the mere disposi-
ton of goods specially prepared Tor this
season; 1t furnishes q good index
of the general prosperity ana hepe-
full temper Of the public. Along with
mis-, however, there is q well-sus-
taiaed volume Of general traffic, shown
more clearly than usual IN recent railroad
reports of tonnage; tue west bound ton
mage OF the trunk lines being much larger
than last year, while the shipments cast
ward from Chicago have increased mate.
rally In each of the past two week., and
the gross earnings Of the East and West
railroads, both for the mouth Of No
vember and for the fret week Of Deem
Der, show respectable gain over the
same periods OF last year. There
Is no special change In manufactures, uu-
less Il be that the makers Of iron anc
steel are more confident Of their position
than ever. The prices announced for pis
iron in 1887 are 81 per ton above thos'
OF 1866, and steel rails are fully "
higher. We must again remark that the
expansion and strength OF this great In
dustrv, 10 whatever departments OF irof
and steel products, appear TO be grounded
solely on the demand for consumption
and that speculation has not ye
meddled with III matter. The coal trade
both an hracite and bitumIEous, retaini
the Improvement which was caused b,
the arrival of winter weather, end th'
prospect for the next few months is for !
steady demand In all sizes, manutactur
ing and domestic. The exports Of gen
eral merchandise and produce continue OF
fun average, and the value Of export
from New York for the week ending TO
day is S6,723, 1885, United States Econo
mist.