Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-30
ON CHANGE.
Cotton Irregular, Spot Generally I'm.
changed, Futures show Wide
Fluctuations Money Easy.
Wheat Opened Easy, FIuctuated within q
Narrow Range and Closed
AT "A Decline.
FORT WORTH MARKErs-DAILy RE,
VIEW.
oFFIoK OF THE GAzHrrR, :
FORT WORTH. TEX, Oct. 20, 1856.

OFFfCE or THE GAzrTrE,
FORT WORTH. TEX. Oct. 20, 1855.
But little changes are to be noted In
the local market situation, except the
improvement In coffees chronicled yester-
day.
Cotton continues in the same duh and
featureless condition. The general tone
Of the trade is bad, and only a slow, nat. |
ural recovery can be hoped for. In the !
language of Fort Worth buyer, "the |
cotton trade Is sick, but its constitution
ID unimpaired." The top crop in the sec
ton about Fort Worth will add consider
ably to the estimated yield in some local.
tiles, while in others 1t will pan out moth
ing. The decrease In the amount Ia sight
as compared with last year Is 1925 bales
as compared with 1884, $685. and with
1883, lSG G87.
Estimates by leading cotton houses
place the present YEARS. crop at 6,292, 70s
bales, or a decrease from last year Of
1885, 200 bales. Concerning
LIVE STOCK.
The Texas Live Stock Journal SAYS
During the month some slight indications
of an improvement In prices became APP
parent. In the state Of Texas and at New
Orleans hogs made strong move
ment upwards. AT Galveston hogs reached
cents, at New Orleans 81 cents, and at
Fort Worth and Dallas good butcnerhogs
brought cents. Feeders have not sold
well, owing to local scarcity Of corn.
Some local sales reached cents. At
Chicago, ST.. Louis and Kansas City
prices are not as high as In Texas, freight
charges considered.
Sheep are q little stronger-just little.
81
after shearing as before. The following
sales show the Texas prices: 272 head
| from San Antonio, S0-pounds average,
sold in st. Louis at S2 Go per 100 pounds,
| and come Western sheep sod az $40.
Very few sheep have netted to owners
over $3.50 per head, except in Texas
markets.
In cattle we Jog along very much the
same old way, On the goth inst. 100
head OF Martin, Estes & Co. csttle, aver
aging l046, and the best conditioned cat
tie leaving Western Texas this year,
simply brought $500 per 100 pounds,
or $33 AZ gross, and with 81 charges to
Chicago to come off. On the same date a
lot of Hardemau county cows, 1928 pounds
average, brought 50 90; mixed lot from
wichita county sold at S270 ana aver
aged 500 pounds; n lot of 1909 pound
New Mexican steers brought S2.45
at Kansas City Some Lee-Scott
ll37-pounders brought 81 so and
some Dominion Cattle company
steers, 9OS pounds, sold at $3.50. on the
same day very good steers from Midland
935 pounds average, sold at IS per hun
bred. Some Texans from the coast,
shipped from the terminus Of the Arkansas
Pass road, $50 pounds average, sold a.
S270. Greer county steers, sO4 pounds
average, brought 81 So. Calves from
Corslc ana, BAG pounds, sold at SO pei
hundred; COWS from Terrell, 649 pounds
S220 A Harold shipment of 1874 pound
steers sold at 80 05, ana Tarrant county
steers, 500 pounds, at 50 50.
BUTTER -lO915c per pound; creamery zoe
co PT0N-Good middling 7.7bas 4Oc.
CoFFEE-Rio, fair l2ci prime lsh@lSc
choice 140l4So; Laguyra lb6c, Java 26c
Golden Rio l5c Pea Berry l5hal5c.
CHEESE-The better grades and Ohio factory
l00l0kc; full cream twins l5c.
CABBAGE-S2 20 per crate.
CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen; Pin,
, apples standard, 81 65; peaches, standard,
, MS, 81 80; 5 lbs 81 Is; seconds, bs 81 20; tb'
81 10: tomatoes, standard, 2 lbs 81 20; seconds
3 lbs S.; 3 lbs 81 40; green corn 81 1901 90
J green peas l09l 81; gooseDerriesSl %; rasp
berries 81 IS; oysters, full weight, h 81 90;
, n 81 So; ? MS s.; maokerel IL 9O9Sl 90; sar
dimes, American, SO 30 case; imported Sl2 b06
I IA 90 case; strawberries, ms u 6Oi backberrie
q q e 81 green cages - Eagle condensed mill
DRY GOODS Prints, Albion, solid colort
? 5Ko; Aliens fancy, 5ko; Pinks, bhc; Robe
mold fancy, &c; Berwick fancy, &c; Charter Oak
9 axe; Ounnel, 5kci Eddyetone, 60; Glouceste
silver gray 6Kc; IIartel, SIC; Simpsons, &c
, steel River, bkc; Windsor fancy, &c,
Glnghams Amoskeag, Ike; Union, nc
! Caledonia, 71lc; Renfrew, SKci Jacquard's, SC
Nqbian SCI WesterSSSs So zeeP p e sc Sor.t,
4, don, exc; Dwight &c; Glendale, exc New
] berry, exc; Empire AA, bxc; Beaver Dam
e 5&c; Argyle, 66ci Busy Bee, &c; Bangor y
Cotton Plaids: oonestoga eK; Cumberland
: Nc; Black Warrior, 10; Southern, 7kc.
:, antwerp, I5c; Beekley, isc; Columbus, &c
. Avondaic, Gle; Irvington, 2sc; kaiser, ZIG
Laurel Glenn, 26Xo; Anchor, S6c.
s Bleached Cottons. LonBdale, SIC; Forest
2 eIc: Peabody IL, 5kc; Pioneer OF the Market
4 eye; Clinton, 7Kc; Congress, CO.. Cumberland
y 7Hc Great Republic, &c.
: EGGS-l00l6sc per dozen,
3 FRUITS AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IS
n | a35O per 100; lemons, So 50d6 0O per box
: grapes, TO- n baskets, Concord, l5ci Oatawba SOC
california Muscat and Iosa, 70 per case I Of ~
+ 81 75a8 90 Irish potatoes, new 81 Louis, sOcs
. per bushel; onions, 21fd2A cent? per pound
navy beans, Shc hand picked IN Dds, e naI
e | so; bananas, 81 SOFAS 90 per bunch; sweet pc
n tatoes 50a60c per bu.
= FLOUR-Best patents 81 90 per 100 Ids mai
Q patents 81 65; third grade 81 40.
Q GRAIN AND FEEDSTUFF5-Quotatio pe
low are on grain from store. In CARLOAD io'
corn and oats are &c per bushel lower ina
quoted.
l. Wheat $4,000.
Il Corn-Bulk shelled, COG; sack sheled, CSC.
- Oats--Bulk, 47o; sacked, Doc.
. Bran-S1 90 per hundred.
Hay-Loose local. 81 00a5 90; johnson an
4 Hill county Sll O00l5 CO., best Slo OO1l6 w.
il Barley, 800 per bu'
10 Rye 81,
% Amber cane, no market
n johnson grass 81 90 per bu,
- HIDES AND SKINs--No. heAyy ID II hid'
~ llc per Id; No. 2 heavy ilci No. light lie; N
10 flight 7hc.
Dry sailed lilo; bull hides 9ci glue Sc; gree
10 sailed SIC butchers green Sc; eheepskins 20
- soc. 49, -.
Is good $50; corn syrup $50.
NkILs-s3 20 per keg, basis lcd-hurdf
!. horseshoe per keg 50; Perkins 90, y sOi walk,
Of do 81 40. Burden mule 50; Northwestern hors'
IN sboe nails, No. a SOC; No 2Gci No. 25ci No:
- Die, No zoe; s'Iakes'' No. 45ci No. zoo n
A . o,,. M 4 00c No. l9C, AuBhDle 90 NO. 40