Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-07
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Wall Street Markets Show Largely
Increased Volume Of Business
for the Past Week
Tile wool Market satisfactory show
ing Of the Sales ut New York
for the Past week.
Tho Capital supply In Excess OF tho DE.
mand--Trading In stocks Confined
10 Few Leading shares


Special " the GaEotio.
TUE WEEK on WALL sfREgr
Nfw YonK, Feb G--Thc railway bond
sales to-day included 10000 Texas 4
AZ sii; 10000 do at ga; 40, 900 do. at
so; 1000 Texas & Pacific income land
grants at ST.; 1000 Fort Worth Denver
City firsts nj s.; 1000 do ut s7b; 1000
Gulf, Colorado 4 Santa Fc flrsts AT 1905
1000 Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fc seconds
at g2 5000 Gulf, Colorado Santa Fc
seconds at GOA 10000 Galveston, llar-
risDurg & San Antonio 1rsts, west di-
vision. nc 92li 1000 Fort Worth Dem
ser City frsts at $50; 5000 do nt 8Si
$4,000 Gulf, Colorado & Santa 10 iirsts
ut ITO; 5000 Gulf, Colorado a Santa te
skies at 924; 5000 Gulf Colorado &
Santa re seconds ut g2I 1000 Gulf, Col
GRADE & Santa Eo seconds, western
division, at SlR; 1000 Galveston,
Houston & san Antonio, west division, at
g5i 5000 Texas & New Orleans, Sabine
division, at 02a; 1000 Texas & Pnci1c,
Rio Grando division, ex.coupon at 5l5 (;
1000 Texas & Pacific, Rio Grande division,
eX-coupons az 5il 1000 Gulf, Colorado &
=
There was an improved tone In the
broadstuhs market, and 9ic was bid for
May wheat
Corn and oats were firm
Cotton futures showed changes OF about
. points, with little activity.
on al the opening was 9BRc, aud the
market gave Indications OF moderate nc
tlylty IN the afternoon. Petroleum was
little more active.
The Wall street markets for securities
were huoyant during the greater part Of
the week with n largely Increased volume
Of business. Although special reasons
were assigned In various cases for the
marked Improvement the chief moving
cause was tho talk about an important
alliance between the leading trunk lines
and tho great anthracite producers. Meth
ing absolutely certain was dlyuged In re-
gard 20 these matters, but II was an open
secret that negotiations looking to that
end were IN progress The advance in
the share and bond lists ranged from TO
~ per cent LOckawanna was leader in
the rise and the Transactions reached
heavy totals daily. There were
occasional reactions and "A few
weak spots were developed near the
Ia
New Jersey Central and Reading.
The investment demand for bonds was
very large, and both the hluh aud low
priced Issues were taken freely Govern.
menls were higher for the rs aud firm
for the other issues. The foreign OK.
changes were comparatively dull aud
rates varied but slightly from those cur.
rent az the close Of last week, Most OF
the business In call loans was az IA and .
per cent. The supply of capital offering
was IN excess OF the demand.
specn g tic Gazette,
Wool AND uIbEs
MN YORK, Feb. Tho New York
wodl market has, us q rule, been satisiac.
tory, and operators lind no new cause
for complaint, while the more aanguine
frequently run into very hopeful expires.
.iuns. Fhe general statistical position OF
domestic growth Is good, and Is growing
stronger II anything, while The chances
for distribution may be considered quite
az good ~ for some time past, aud posi-.
bly, % the Increase so far as the best aud
most desirable grades are concerned.
Foreign woods fairly support domestic,
yet at the same they act as
n balance against any decided improve.
meni As II II well known that IL only re-
quircs the opportunity to increase the
Importation aud there are quito large
amounts sold TO arrive
The sales included $4,000 pounds,
blood combings, at 3sc 10000 pounds,
fall Texas at lfci 10000 pounds ditto, at
/ to lgci 10000 pounds, secured Texas,
at % aud Csc; $4,000 pounds ditto; 5000
pounds spring ditto; 5000 pounds black
Colorad0i 10000 pounds California;
$4,000 pounds Oregon; 10000 pounds
oomhlDgs, 10000 pounds fine unwashod,
5000 pounds Texas, 5000 pounds washed
heeees, 5000 pounds dead wool.
llidcs are quite steady At the range
quoted heretofore, and while individual
sales generally run moderate, the aggrc.
gate business is very fair. Dry Texas
G9c do. dry salted Il aud liIc; Texas
o. and COW 10 and l01c.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS ANp noNps.
NEw foRK, Feb. 0 Government bonds
very dun and firm.
state bonds active and strong.
hallway bonds more active, but The IN
creased activity was principally IN the
East Tennessee incomes. The remainder
Of the business was well distributed,
Prices wero generally strong, but the
gains, as rule, were for fractional
amounts.
stocks were dull, the only activity
being In the early dealings. The opening
was somewhat irregular, although
Tor a majority OF stocks from
to lower, and the carly
dealings established stun lower quo.
htions Tor the active list. This was fol.
lowed ny a reaction and IN most cases the
highest tlgurcs oi the day were reached
about the end Of the first hour. The
movement thereafter was within a mar.
row range until late Ia the day, when
thore was decline, ranging from 10
over ), and the market closed heavy. The
sales for the week were s,57a, 0as shares.