Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21
Wool Moving Only Fast Enough to
Supply the Actual Wants--ildes
Moderately Active.
The stock Market Throughout the
Week Was Characterized by
Great IrreguIarIty.
Cotton was Duh Mt an Advence-c'overfi
ment Bonds wcais-Tho Bank Dc
mand Decreasing.


weakness To-Day. FOfL worm % DeuNtl
City rs ruled at 500; Santa Fe gold 6'i
at 1864; Galveston, Harrisburg Sal
Antonio first Western at 1905 Missouri
Kansas & Texas general 5's at 800; Texai
& Pacific 59d
Excitement was caused Ia the Produce
exchange to-day by marked decline In
the wheat market, May touching 9Sac and
juno gidc.
Cotton was dull but steady at -four
points advance.
Oh declined, closing Mt 7Gbc.
Coffee was inactive; fair Rio quoted
at SIC, Java l4@20c.
Money on call at the Stock exchange
to-day was 4 and 2 per cent. Sterling
exchange was lifeless and unchanged.
Governments were strong and higher
on reports that the treasury would issue
o call for per cents to-day.
The course OF prices In the stock mar
ket throughout the week was character
lied by great irregularity, owing TO the
uncertainty prevailing In regard 10 var
ious matters which have been topics OF
discussion for some time past. Business
taken altogether was very moderate and
the situation generally has been about as
satisfactory as 1t possibly could be to a
depression there was an advance of "a
in st. Paul g. Duluth common,
"a In Missouri Pacific and 1@21 In the
remainder Of the list. THIS was sue
ceeded by marked weakness in the coal
shares, which broke from 81 to points.
ST. Paul & Duluth common followed with
a drop OF "a, and the other markets went
off TO the extent OF l@21. At this stage
of speculation the ST Paul annual report
came out, aud II was regarded as favor
able, carrying that stock mp - and pr0c-
tlcally changing the whole sentiment. In
this late advance coarrs figured conspic-
uously and rallied 2l@3f, while the other
active stock improved moderately in
sympathy.
Railroad bonds were lower, but the
decline was slight outside Of few of the
speculative issues, and some OF them par
italy recovered In the late trapsactions.
Government bonds were very weak and
the fixed date gold issues declined sG01
per cent The demand from banks which
held per cents under the last call has
practically ceased and considerable
amounts came on the market from hold
ers who have been waiting to realize
about 3 80 for the rs. The dealers
who were active In promoting
the late advance have also sold out, aud
thus the market has lost an important
sustaining element The foreign eX-
changes were firmert for time, aud rates
went up sufficiently TO cause an overflow
Of Si22, 900 gold, but at the close the
market was weaker, and there was a per-
ceptible falling off In the demand on the
appearance of some security bills.
Money on call lent chiefly at 2GQ21 per
cent, but there were exceptional trans
actions as high as and as low as Ia per
cent.
ONLY A BEAR MOVEMENT.
Special to the Gazette,
NEw York, March 20.--The Atchison
people In Boston seem to have "got
onton some kilograms which they say
passed between certain spectators in
that city and the remarkable j. w.
Fletcher OF Detroit, whose recent procla.
nations TO Atchison stockholders and
suit to have receiver appointed in
stanter will be remembered. The Atchl-
son officers say II was all put-up Job to
bear the stock,
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND noNDs.
NEw York, March Government
bonds duh aud Arm.
changes Ia prices were generally weak
until about o'clock, aud hrm to strong
most OF the remainder OF the day. The
only feature was the coal stocks. One
third OF the days business was contrib
uted by Lackawanna The sales OF all
the stocks amounted to 255,4it shares.
Less than 100000 shares were left to
be divided among all the stocks
dealt In except Lackawanna, Lake Shore
st. Paul aud New Jersey Central. Lack
awanna opened Mt 1854, gained 4, sold
down to l2tl, rallied IN the last hour to
1864, aud ciostd a. 1876, gain, compared
with yesterday, OF R Delaware & Hud-
son went up 4, aud Reading T. On ru
mors that the trunk lines were coop
Grating with the Western trauscoutinontal
connections In cutting rates from the
Atlantic coast 10 the West, the trunk
lines, especially Lake Shore, weakened,
but dental from trustworthy sources
aided IN rally In the afternoon A little
more than one-half the stocks
this evening are down TO a
The others ara TO higher, and
half q doz u active stocks are unchanged,
Including Union Pacific, Texas & Pacific,
Northern Pacific preferred, Missouri Pa.
cifo aud Omaha Western unlon sold
this morning AT Git@dis deelned on and
before noon 70 6t@dig When the books
for the scrip dividend OF ID per cent
closed, G4l was bid Including the dpl-
dend AT the came timo, aud the stock sold
in the afternoon at SO cash, which meant
dividend on The market closed arm
Comparing the prices this evening with
those OF a week ago, most OF the active
list Is little lower The changes, as q
rule, are nnimportant.
WOOL AND nIpEs.
Special 10 the Gazette.
Ngw YoRKs March 20.--The New Yorl
wool market h unchanged aud feature
lees. Tho movement this week has beer
moderate In all grades and confined up
parently only 20 such lots as aetna
wants required. So far az shown about
old rates Mere obtained. hut with III,
usual one or two exceptions. Holders
generally admit that they could not have
Increased the movement unless they FUR
Their modified values on pretty much all
kinds Of stock. The sales Included 25,.
coo pounds, one-qusrter blood comblnq
at 81 cents $4,000 pounds, tue un,
washed, at % cents; 30 bags, super
pulled, at 81 centsi 10000 pounds,
secured Texas, tbOaGO cents. 1000 hlnck