Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-28
FORT WORTH MAHKErs-DAILY RE
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FORT WORTH. TEX, Aug. II, 1856:
Grain has stiGened up considerably and
prices are lrm as quoted with an active markt l.
Eggs are in great demand; the supply ia far
short OF the demand
Good creamery butter Is In demand at fair
prices
The sugar market Is stiGening. but no change
WINE FROM DRIED FRUIT.
when the fayagcs OF the phylloxcIa FIRST de-
vaetRted tho vineyards OF France tho imports
of raisins and currants Into that county were
very small amounting only 70 between COCO and
1000 tons year. The failure Of the vintage for
several yeare In succession influenced French
wine makers 10 turn their attention TO the dried
grapes known as raislns and currants. IL
IN ght he expected that people who displayed
such peculiar ability To make stimulating
drink out Of a cup Of wafer and piece OF sugar
would soon Ind method TO make a wholesome
wine out OF dried fruit such has been the
progress OF this business that for the last three
years the Imports of currants and raisins have
averaged G5,O00 tons, or an inci ease OF nearly
80 900 tons In seven years. The mag
nitude OF this business, which is comparatively
new, can be more correctly estimated when e
10 known that these imports represent no less
than 100000 tons OF fresh grapes.
II WAS only NATURAL when the extent OF the
business became known, that there should he
complaints from the wins growers. The gov.
ernmenps affection was called TO the fact thai
French wine growers were suffering from this
| competition, and the minister OF agriculture
ordered an investigation The report lie favor
able 10 wine manufactured from dried raisins
and currants. The preparation Of the wine,
fralt ia put into vat with water
a. Temperature OF sixty eight degrees
OF water to every 100 pounds Of fruit, Al times
"A small quantity Of sugar Ia added, In order 10
assist fermentation, which as rule soon oc-
cIts and generally continues week OF two
and the wine Is made. At n rule II IL OF very
pale color. when highly col red wine ls re
quired It 10 mixed usually with the very dark.
es spanish wine These wines, when made.
contain from 10 10 per cent. of alcohol, but
they have very little tannin and do not keep
long.
The course OF wheat prices in domestic mar
kets, while not continuously upward, has re-
suited In much higher level. The market
has been quite firm, aud the opinion Is spread
Ing that some degree OF permhDency In higher
| quotations may be reasonably expected during
| the coming months. There was resction from
| the very strong market noted on Friday last,
but IL did not last long. A continued demand
| for wheat for export, although some 81 II
was believed 10 be purely speculative, IL main.
| ly responsible for the stronger feeling. The
| United hingdom has undoubtedly been buying
| lioerally from the United States, while Russian
| and Indian shlpn ents recently have been be
| low the average in like periods OF late yearH.
| Fears OF resales OF reported sales for export
undoubtedly hsd something TO do with check
ing the rise OF prices, but u did not last long
The vlsible supply report began with an IN
crease of the quantity IN sight OF 100000
bushels, which Was corrected later 10 1900 0
Bushels, or thereaDouts, which, of course,
are no new features 70 the crop prospects be.
| yond what have been reported Few regard
| The probabilities ae pointing 70 lesH thAn 40
100000 bushels, many place the tolai cr9p ~
| ass, 600 600, and some at 10000, OO0.--l Brad.
streets.
BUTTER -lsa2oc per pound fancy cream
/ er &c.
I ftnEFEE-Rt0 fair uIimg lUH lOLC.
/ choice lIali 20 LAguyrA lSc; Java &c; Golden
| Rio l2c: Pea Berry lskmlSc
| CHEEsE-The better grades and Ohio factory
( 100 iOISc full cream twins IKE.
! CANNED GOODs-Pnces pr dozen. Pine
| apples. standard. 81 60; peaches, standard,
~ 90; ssss i5 d sse9na5 NJ az 4 s s az
i2BsS S. hagl 40; green com 81 lOal b0i
/ green peas 1901 81. goosebeTiesN - rasp
/ berries 81 30 oysters, full weight ~ wv 2
iran 8;lbsS-,m ackeTel , 90dSl % eaI
I dines American, 81 % case Imported Al4 "
case. Strawberries, hs u ~ b'ackDerIi,ets
o4BBAGE-ss % per crsie.
DRY GOODS Phnts; albion, soild coiors'
bgsc; Aliens fancy, $50; Pinks, sSle; Robes,
! SIC; Anerican fancy, 5Hc; Anchor, Sc AZ
4 nold fancy, So; Berwick fancy SCI Charter Deh,
80; nnneis 5se kddyftqns, IA sioseesse W,
| IL Il River, 5kc; Windsor isucyY -
bingham. AmoskeAg, 7he; Union, l'.ei
Caledonia. Itfcf hentrtMt fJfci etrNu1le - -
/ Nubian ~: WestbroOk Sc Zephyr SIC,
Brown cottons: Clifton z &c, ri gohs,i 10,
lion, exc. Dwight, &C., Glendale, okeS new
! Terry 6i{c; Empire "A, 5kc; Beaver DAN
| 5..e. Argyle, esfc; Busy Bee, eei Bangor r.
Bieaehed Coitons lonsdale, SIC; Forest
| &C, Peabody ~. SIC, PioLeer Of the harket'
6Nc. Clinton, 7tkf Congress oci OnnhrriAh1'
| nc. Great Republic y
ttotton Plaids. Cone5toEA o.; Nnmberland,
| Gle; Black hrriors Ic; southern, l1c.
| kentncky Je ~. hiugver SCI Marion, loc.
I Antverp l5cs Feekiey, itci Colnmbnr, ~
/ HrcrdaiE. &c. Irrlngtgn, sc. SAieer, HHi
| laurel tfiebu. s6ifcs AnehoI, ~
/ TRI'IIs AND Hb6kIAbl-E 7--s,kanses,
I cone apples per barrel, - eyea ~. ~
ons'third bnshei bgxes, y cent? peaches,
/ Der 10, 81 coal %. Irish poA tses. ley ~
fonie e3safl % per bu-s OniCns, AL
sarnla. ceat. per Poana, nav
besna, akate hand picked u ggls, ,,,.. az.
I 49, s.lc. bnrzs Inns sci small Dlttef stse !
Seets. psr bushci s. 81 baneAss " y, " ~
( buneb sweet potntoes, a1casi ~ y" ~
I lemons, SO % par box
I YGGs--ls&c per doreA