Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-12
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged. Futures from
One to Six Points Higher.
Money Market Easy.
wheat opened fg.ni, Fell on and CLOSED
at a Decline Live stock Trans.
actions BrislS.

FORT WORTH MARKErs-DAILx HE
VIEW.
oPFIcE or THr GAzErrR,
FORT Worth. Tnx.. Nov. II, 1885.
Trade was fair average to-day.
The market he bare oflemyns, but large
stocks are on the way and quotations are
unchanged.
Dressed poultry is now IN market In
good quantities and large business will
be done In same. Farmers can be as
sured Of good prices.
Note advance In coffees.
Sugar cured hams are off 4c.
Note dec Inc In sugars and rice.
Butter, eggs and poultry in good de-
mand with fair supply.
THE STATE or TRADE.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's re-
cord more Widespread check to the
movement of general merchandise than
heretofore noted, due In almost ell in
stances to the combined Influence OF the
election and a continuation of the uusea-
sonably warm weather. The only excep-
tions are at Cincinnati, Chicago and St,
Joseph, where no special change is an
nounced. Mercantile collections are easier
at ST.. Louis and fair at Burlington, Iowa,
and at st. Joseph. At New Orleans they
are more difficult TO make than previously,
at Kansas City they are falling of, and at
Cincinnati and Peoria they are notably
slow. The dry goods trade appears to feel
the halt la buying as much as any one
line, and the sales at Boston ere less than
for several preceding weeks. Prices are
held steady, aud on some brands Of cot
tons are higher Raw wool is quiet Ia
all markets There is an outlook for In
creased activity, and prices are generally
well held, though soft ia spots, Fine, fine
medium and territory woods are notices.
bly, weaker.
The increase OF 1927, 000, 900 in the total
bank clearings at thirty cities this week,
in the face of the interruption ON the "a
inst. ard Of the further check TO business
noted, must be considered In contrast
with the decline of $l55, 900. 900 last week,
and in the light of the probable total
OF the clearlngs q week hence The
/, total the weeks clearings is $l,06l,-
760,9s2, against $9s4, ,1l0 last week,
and 81 100, lls,5s9 in the first week OF
November, 1885. decline as compared
with last year Is stlll noted, amounting To
S3S, 000, 900 this week, against falling OF
: OF about $87,00o,000 last week. New
York City clearlngs increased 500, 800 00C
week ego; Boston increased $ll 900 600
against loss of 1000 600; Phil
adelphia gained 1920, 900 this week
: after losing $4,000 600 the week before
and Chicago aud Baltimore have gained
respectively So 200,0 900 and $3,200,0 0C
since October 20, as compared with de
creased clearings, 81 1000 and 81 ,700,-
600, the week before. Money has begun
to return TO the grain districts, remit
tauces east in payment for merchandise
being notable 1from Omaha. The New
York stock market showed advancing
tendencies in the early part of the week
with decided disposition to renew manip
ulation aud speculation on the bull side
This was, however, checked by sharT
advance in theratbs for money and de
!. preston in American securities on the
London market. The transactiors ont {
J. El change Give days. are l,593,0Sl
d shares, against l,760,l53 shares las
b week, ana 2,eS2,24l shares Ia the CORE
: sponding week 1885 Bonds were fairly
active and prices Arm. The bond trans.
actions on the Exchange were $3.50, l0t
la value, against $9,352,500 las
week. Money on call has beer
bid as high as Ii per cent, but was fairly
easy again on Friday at G per cent. Tim,
loans firm at per cent. Foreign ex
change is weak and depressed on FREE
offerings both OF exoortand stockhils
- There Is no likelihood OF a near advance
in Eastern pig iron prices, although tn
demand warrants IT,, Rails are very Arm
The Lackawanna company has contracted
80, 900 tons for 1887 delivery. American
rail mills have already contracted for mex
wear equal to one-quarter Of their capacity
Wheat hangs heavy, with no speculatv
leaders, under the influence OF the heayi
est actual visible supplies on record, in
GLIDING 22,000,000 bushels OF spring
wheat out Of farmers hands and no
counted in official reports. Europea
buying, toe, Is conducted so a
TO stimulate prices as little a
possible. Bradstreeps October cottoi
report notes that good weather III tn
gulf states, Arkansas and Tennessee, he
favored the crop generally, partleulall
the TOP crop, as compared with last year
which IS not true in the South Atlanti
states. To November ], n per cent. o
the crop had been picked, against 10 pc
cent. last year. The quality OF the lint !
exceptionally good.
The failures 10 The United States re
ported to Bradstreet's this week numbe
2l3. against PIG last week, l5G In tn
IKE week OF 1885, lG6 In 1884, PIC i
1888, and l54 in 1882 1t will be note
that the weekly totals have been increas
ing against 1885 for several weeks past
Canada had 20 this week against
last and "a last year, The tota
failures in the United States TIL
year to date is 1925, agains
1920 in 1885, decline Of 795, In 1888
the IKE total was 90ss, in 1888 II wa
s28I, and 10 1882 It was 1868. Canad
mas had l0ll this year against 1888 las
Special reports 20 Bradstreets of earn
ings' of twenty-five railways for te
months give q total OF Sll6,57O,O9'
against S107, 565,99l In 1885, aud SlOS
722, S76 In 1851 Bradstreets.
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