Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-18
FORT WORTH MARRgrs-DAlLY RE.
VIEW
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE,
FORT WORTH. TEX, Anil II. Issa.

FORT WORTH, TEX, April II, 1850
10. day witnel sed the close Of fairly active
commercial week. Tho retail trade was cspe.
clally active, more country buyers coming In
than all the othtr days OF the week combined
The presence Of stockmen In lhe city In con.
siderable NUMBER suggests a review Of
THE 0AIrLE TRADE.
Says the Live stock Journal There II I'M.
doubleday considerable small trading going on
and aotiu large trades also--and the aggre.
gate In numbers Ia assuming respectable pro.
porllon-. II IL useless 10 deny &c, however
TeNss cattle ara cheap; actually going for a
song, The demand fof cattle ha been, aud u
now. auleiy contingent on the prices being low,
aud anything like stiffness In priGes generally
stopsuading Buyers seo that the oiferin, are
large, and aee tho stock wanted and oil red
on the moat favorable terms. The sales OF stock
TO date reem To make no impression ON the
supply, nor does the rising OF the grass In good
shape seem to strengthen the sellers III the
Central and Nortle,n Texas country. This
feeling may change suddenly II the beef mar
ket continues strong, as very few would sell at
present quotations " there wAa no necessity for
ready cash TO lay oil liabilities. The deprcs
sion In fricos ls partially que 10 the actiona OF
sell rs OF cattle who have made no actual ia
vestigation o tho ma kets, and are altogether
Influenced by street talk, and who are con
stantly underbidd ny each other whenever
there Is chance Of trading The
u SpTna bos ,incs sob,aS S nrs OF JaSa
tie amounting t. over 225,oOO heal, ana yet the
current tllk IL that no cattle are sold and that
tue uemhnu IL weak, THIS Htntc Uf nfiuirF, as
above indicated, IL duo to the utter want OF or
ganization among sellers, who willlully act
alone while the buyers arc simply influencing
the market for their own benefit
While this Ia even 20, we learn from those In
the trade that cattle are not 30 easl purchased
now ~ IA month since, and tho tendency Is un.
ward, owing 10 the good grass, the Improve
ment In the b. of markets aud the gradual gath
erinH IN Of the cheap cattle.
LUcl lly there is but little change from one
week ago. There IL but little change from one
NI.sse IL
OF stock that comes and goes The local dc
ma d for city consumption Is depressed 10 The
extent that TO popu ace pattonize the pro
ducts Of tho orchard and tho garden, In whtgh
direction the eyes OF he epionre now turn be.
Ing tired Of the mnnotonous chops and ros stB.
The marke' IL iull OF fresh vegetables aud
fruits, shipped IN from sout' ern points, an
The constant at cam ~ visitors thereto xplalns
the shori age In the demand at the shamb es.
Pork comma dn from - 10 20; cattle, IS TO
9 50; sheep, 81 o. to so
butchers st. II is inactive and siuggihh and
the supply in advance of the demand.
The railr ads ordering the roeoving ~ stock
along he ines for shipment has had an IN IS
& rating effect, a, d lhu ttockmen now discnss
the Situation with n air ~ pr m'Re that gives
evidence Of happy foreDodings for the future.
Tho following quotations aro revised care
fully each day and may be relied upon as nc
curAte;
BUTTER Fresh country butter, choice
20; choice Western dairy isci fancy creamery
CoFFEE-.Rlo, fair l0aiO,.c; prime llaiiJ,e;
choice l2a i2Hc; Lagnyra lsci Java 2Oc; Golden
Rio be Pea Berry ls4Wl3c,
CHEESE Tho bette grades and Ohio factory
l0nlDkc; full cream twins 1880
CANNED GOODS Prices per doz. Pine ap.
pies, STANDARD, = 50 peacnes. standard, MS,
81 90; he, 2bH 90; seconds, IBIS, 81 20; 3
Ms, 81 rs; tomatoes, etannard, 2 his, 81 2s sec
onds. Ms, ST bs, 81 90i sreen corn, 81 l0a
/ SO; green peas, 81 lOai f5; gooeeberres,
81 2bj raspberIieA, 81 80; oysters, full weight,
| ASi 10 3 ID s. 90; light weight, l-b r., ~
s.; .almon, u 81 6U, 2 b S.; mackerei, l. y
9Oe@$i o., sar1lnes, American 81 % case, I'm
ported ~ 40 CAGE, strawberries, ? D. 81 10,
donsod m ~, So gs.
DRY CONTESTANTS. Berwick 10 LODI 4Nc;
Martha Washington $40 Auburn bifG; IIafnil.
ton BIKE Washington indigos Hhc Gysc
simpson black &c; silver ey bci Eddgatone
&c.
Heavy Brown Golton-Glonfaie exc; New
berry 70 Rverdale o. /; Enterprise 54c; Allan.
tic Ike Empire "A bAG, Fin brown cottons--
BelfAet y bAc iiusl Bee 81; Back Grow exc;
Atlantic Ill b4ci MarebAll "A 4kGt Champion
Sci Pioneer Xxx gAc fsitached cotion-ls5ns
dale oci Crusade shc Pioneer exc, Full Bln0m
r. Peabody &c. security &c; Gold Medal 7Ssi
Notwithstanding ss{c; phimcrn SIC; ra.
yorite eisc; Plpnaeu IKE, Caledonia 7Hci Grey
lock L tSc; Fletcher lgAc
Cotton Piads DincR Warrior Gici southern
71sci Cumberland GAc; 0uowa9 SIC,
GOttunauPs. Bee SIC. Llttto 10 4 Sc Favor.
re Il &c Aberdeee los; 0ille's ceoir 1896
d. Y Ii5S ". 4 1855; Is Y l34, Gem l7c
Chcyio Eagle exc Eve ett Ike 3 casyilis
re; Warren &c. Ediub " gc; Mississippi
une thread 20; ey Mills bgok-feid loc
Ticking: Ocean eci q con Oily &C.; sipndard
a 71fc; Cords l2c; Norway aac llHc, Acme
lie; Uxbri 60 AwI Ing i9c; ais Sateen l5HS
Dress GOOD. Domestic 4kd2ici FSroign
Isac5c.
EoGS-Dc per dozen.
FLOUR Best pate ts Ss 80 per 100 lbs; half
patent 81 90; ttiId grade 81 co.
GRAIN-Quotations are based on toe cost OF
grain on / ack In car iote. Dealers sellint
from Store " elevator are from za5c higher
Whegt s0ae7Ac.
Oats SOC.
Corn s2at3c.
Barley $50.
Rye ODc.
HIDES AND eKINs-~No. heavy ID hides
21lght &C.
Dry saised 1901 bun hides &c; glue cci green