Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-17
ON VAIL STREET.
Tho Final Prices of stocks show a
Loss for Everything on the Active
Ltst-The Market Dull.
There was no Leading Feature in Railway
Bonds Yesterday Governments
Were eteRdy-Wheat Active.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special to tho Gazette.
NEW York, Aug l6.--Railway bonds
to-day sold as follows Kansas & Texas
6's at 9ii; do 6's at sss; Gulf, Colorado
& Santa Fe rs at 1881; 2's at 1925
Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio al
ia; Texas Pacific incomes at 54l; dc
Rios at 90; st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas
2's at A.
Money TO 6 per cent.
Governments steady.
Sterling quiet.
Wheat strong and active.
OH closed at G25.
Coffee steady.
Cotton unchanged.
TEXAS CROP REPORTS.
Special TO the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Aug. l6.--Connlcting crop
reports continue. from Texas. This
morning doleful stories came by mall of
the poor prospects, One Of the Oldest
residents OF Waco complains Of the ter
ribly dry summer, and predicts that Tex
as will not make as much cotton as was
made last year. Up to July the prospects
were excellent, but since then the wealth
or has been Intensely hot, with the result
OF causing cotton to shed terribly, owing
TO the drought. He predicts receipts
earlier than usual.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS
NEW YORK, Aug. Government
bonds dull and steady to-day.
Railroad bonds dull and steady. There
was 40 feature, although there was con
siderable trading In Texas G Pacific Rios,
the Gales OF when foot up $3.50, 900. The
prices, though comparatively steady,
throughout the day were generally on
lower range, and the final figures gem
orally show declines. Iren Mountain 2's
are down 8 l-2 at Ill.
To-day's stock market was extremely
dull, especially after the first hour, and
reflects nothing but operations of the
small cliques interested in the market.
There was combined selling of q large
number of stocks in the active list 6y
room traders, especially in Changers and
Western Union; but after the first hour,
except In Lackawanna, the slight nuctua.
lions made had little or no significance.
Inc news received to-day was not of
TO affect prices, and money
was steady at l9a per cent.
reduction OF sterling exchange rates
was announced late in the day but had
no effect on the market. The first prices
showed insignificant changes only from
Saturday evenings close and they were
about evenly divided between gains and
losses. The early dealing were quiet and
some few slight advances were
established Immediately after the OPEN
ing, The entire market soon gave way
under the leadership of Lake Shore and
Western Union, closely followed by the
Changers. After midday there was no ac-
tlylty except In Lackawanna and st. Paul.
which aided further declines. The gen.
eral list, however, showed some slight
In prices during the after
noon, but the market closed heavy at or
near the lowest figures reached. The
hnal prices show q loss for everything on
the active list and New York and New
England is down lsc, Omaha common
and Wabash preferred each 1lc, Union
Pacific llc, and others fractions, Man
haitian consolidated shows the only i'm
portant advance of 5c.
COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, Aug. l6.-C. l.. Greene &
CO.'S report on cotton futures saws
Trading was again very light, and appa-
rently there was considerable hesitation
among local scalpers until the recent of
buying orders from New Orleans induced
steadier feeling, and recovering from
inc weakening tones, rates at the close
we're fraction better than Saturday. Ga
pecially on late months, and were pretty
well supported. Altogether il was
light market, but apparently most respon- |
iiye to stimulating influences.
IN dry goods, at the jobbing houses, |
business opened with very good demand,
tut the Western request was more moder,
lte' The greater part of the davis re.
'eipts were distributed In the execution
" orders. o"''0n