Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-20
ON WALL STREET.
The Stock Market Showed General
Improvement, Closing Strong
at an Advance
Business in Railway Bonds was Wen DIS
trlbuted-- Governments Were Firm.
Cotton Futures Lower.
COMMERCIAL REsUME.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special TO the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Aug. l9.-Railway bonds
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth &
Denver at 81; Texas & Pacific terminals
at 50; incomes at So; Rios at 50; St
Louis, Arkansas & Texas rs at 94l; do
2's at Asa; Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe
rs at l22; do. 2's at 1909; Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio at 093; Kansas
& Texas rs at llS; do. SO at So; do. G's
at "a.
Money to per cent.
Governments closed Arm.
Sterling quiet.
Wheat active.
on closed at 6la
Cotton to points lower.
Coffee advanced points.
TEXAS COTTON CROP.
special TO the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. l9.-Kauffman
& Runge, the leading cotton house of this
city, from reports received from their
correspondents throughout the cotton
belt OF the state, estimate the damage to
the Texas crop since July 10, owing to
excessive heat and drought, at fully 30
per cent, indicating crop of
about the same as last year. In many
sections OF the state, where prior to the
10, the yield was estimated at from one.
hall to three-fourths OF bale per acre.
IT is now conceded that not more than
one-fourth or one-sixth of bale will be
the yield. In many sections the plant Is
shriveling and shedding its foliage, and it
Is Claimed that the only benefit rain would
now do would be to prevent further
deterioration OF the yield.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Government
bonds dull and steady to-day.
Railroad bonds quiet and firm, Busi-
ness was distributed. Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe rs were up at 100, Missouri.
Kansas & Texas 6's II at 954, and Texas
& Pacific consol certificates "a at 80.
The stock market to-day showed pen-
eral Improvement. Gold imports was the
principal factor In producing this result
The result of the Trunk-line
conference had an influence for
good. Reports Of earnings for
the second week in August of the same
hslf-dozen roads were issued this morn
Ing, all showing gains. The market to-
day had a higher range of values, accom-.
panied by much steadier tone, The
prices at the opening showed advances
over the closing figures Of last evening.
There were slight gains after the opening,
but the market soon began to yield and
continued heavy throughout the morning,
but the general list was firm throughout
the afternoon, the early losses being re-
gained, and the market closed strong at
an advance. The final changes are inya-
riably In favor of higher prices.
COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, Aug. &c. L Greene (.
Co.'s report on cotton futures saws: The
disappointment over Liverpool, some eyi.
dence OF pressure to realize on spot cot.
ton and the rather more cheering crop
rumors, had slightly dlscouraging effect
aud the tone was generally weak, with Z
to points loss, closing only barely steady
at decline.
Dry goods; With jobbers very good
business was In progress. Agents. de-
mands for immediate wants were mod.
crate, but good sales are reached daily
through deliveries on orders. There was
an improved demand for spring woolOns.
with the laying out OF orders much better
every way.