Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-23

active, corn and wheat especially so.
Meats remain Arm at present quota
TONS
The demand for eggs is greater than
the supply and prices will doubtless adj
vance.
Several country merchants were In the
city to-day buying heavily. Il
THE STATE OF TRAIlE.
The trade dispatches to this weeks
Bradstreet's tell Of an increased distri-
button OF merchandise, with 1 distinct
and widespread tendency toward higher
prices for staple good$ The facts as
telegraphed from leading cities are al
most uniformly encouraging. From New
England the autumn business is reported
In excellent shape. Philadelphia reports
satisfactory activity in most branches of
the distributing trade, with no complaint
OF collections 10 any quarter. Kansas
City reports the best business for several
months, with prices flrmer. St. Louis
finds still further improvement, with free
buying, In anticipation OF higher prices.
AT Louisville business maintains an ac-
tive and Arm movement with the dis.
tributive trade especially well employed.
The merchandise movement at New Or.
leans hiss been very brisk, with the prices
of staple goods, except -four, gen-
orally advanced on the week. From
Chicago report comes that In important
branches Of trade surprise is ex.
pressed at the ease OF Western
and Northwestern collections, some
lines reporting that money is CON-
ing in month ahead of time. Good
reports OF collections generally have been
received. Iowa trade centers report fur
Their satisfactory trade movements. Re-
ports from st. Paul and Minneapolis OF
general trade are again favorable The
dry goods trade of St. Paul is particularly
prosperous. The loan markets through
out the country are generally reported
more active, with tendency to higher
rates. At Cincinnati the rate OF interest
has advanced from to / per cent. AT
New Orleans the money market Is
active, with q hardening tendency.
Collections are somewhat slow
at Louisville on account of low prices of
tobacco and the reluctance of shippers.
The bank clearings at thirty cities for
this week, as specially wired to Brad
streets, amount to 1914, $40 $50, as COM
pared with S77s,069, 9l4 last week, and
with $727, 569, 1909 in the like we, OF 1885.
The increase last week from the total Of
the preceding week was 4-5 per cent,
and this week the increase is 1914 per
cent, as against one year ago the gain Is
20 per cent. There is marked revival of
speculative activity in the New York
stock market. Transactions this week
amount to 1890 shares, against
859, 900 shares last week. Besides the
settlement of the granger troubles and
formation of new pool there is the inti-
nation that Readings difficulties are set
tied and compromise between the OPP
posing factions effected. Bonds OF all
classes are active and strong. Govern
ments advanced on purchases by the
national banks. Money Is easier though
rates are firm st between and per
cent. Foreign exchange is weaker on a
decreased inquiry. The eastern wool
markets are no less favorable for
holders, the tendency OF prices
being upward. On some lines rise Of DC
pound has been attained. The Boston
wool market was stronger and more ac-
tive at the close. At London wool prices
are firm and strong. Wool sales at Phil
adelphia are larger than for any previous
week this year. Boston reports remark
| HDly lhNOluulC NOnAlblOho III VIC Wy
goods trsde. Cotton goods are closely
sold up at the mills. Distribution is con-
siderably adead of last year. The job
bling dry goods trade at New York Is
slightly less active. The improvement
IN the coal trade reported last week is well
maintained. The general situatIonin the
iron trade continues strong, and prices
are well maintained. There are 1873 fail
ures in the United States reported to
Bradstreet's this week, against 1853 last
week, 14S In 1886, 500 in 1884, III in 1888,
and 1889 In 1882. Canada has 2s, against 22
last week, and Is In 1885. The total in the
United States this year is 7lS7, against
sl9S in like period in 1885. The visible
supply OF sugar, which stood at ,077, 643
tons two weeks ago, has further de-
creased to 973, 500 against 1,026,30l tons
same date last year. This, with reports
OF damage to beet crop, has caused
higher prices. Coffee has again been ex.
cited, under further speculative manipu-
lation, strengthened by smaller receipts
and advanced lsc a pound. Domestic
rice has sold In New York at lowest prices
for years, in consequence OF heavy sup
plies.
BUTTER -2Oa25c per pound; fancy cream
cry SOC. ,o,,>,s an.
| COTTONWOOD mlddllng 5.l2H dS.iOc.
COFFEE-Rlo, fair Ike; prime l2Gl2hc
choice l3dl3kc; Lagnyra l5ci Java 24c; Colder
RIO llc. Pea Berry l4kGl5c.
| CHFEsE-The better grades and Ohio factory
1OaiOkc: full cream twins l25kc.
| CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen; Pine
apples standard, 81 65; peaches, standard,
Bs. ST 60; 3 MS 81 Is; seconds, bs u 2ei ~
81 Is tomatoes standard, bs ~ 70; SECONDS az
S.; ne 81 40 green corn n lVai ~
green peas l0al 50; gooseberrlesSi 20 resp ap
berries 81 s5; oysters, full weight, ! ~ iOi
ms 50 90; light weight D s.; bs vi salmon
ii d 81 as; 2 ms s.; mackerei d sOasl W sar
dimes, American, 81 90 casei imported al4 y
case: strawberries, 2 bs 81 30; blackbaIrie,,s.
81 rs; green cages s.; Eagle condensed miiA
3'oiIBBAGE-S2 1898 90 per crate.
nRY GOODS Prints; Albion, solid coiors
SIC; Allen'a fancy, oKci Kinks ohoi hooes
5Hc; American fancy ohci AnehSl, 49, 80 ~ IL
mold fancy Go; Berwick fancy &c Onsltet "a
IKc; Dunnei, 5Kc; Eddystone, oci biouves 80
silver graz, 52c; Hartel, oNci simpsons ~
| steel River 5kc; Windsor fancy, 70. 80
GinRhams Amoskeag, Ihci Union, r. n.
raiedonia 7Ho; Renfrew, e4ci JacqehIu ~
SnbIan. Sc: Westbrook &c; Zephyr SAC
Brown Cottons: Clifton Q y, 90 Oohs:ls w.
lion. G[e; Dwight, Gci Glendale. bAci neM
berrv. 6Lc; Empire IA, 5Ac; Beaver Dai !,
SIC; Argyle, exc; Busy Beo' oc' Bangor
'iBgleaehed cottons; Lonsdale, s{c; forest
eatc. Peabody III, 5kc; Pioneer OF the hhIhes.
l6tc; Clinton, Ike; Congress, 6ci CumOeriAhu
7Le: Great Republic, Ic. $50,