Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-17
ON 'CHANGE.
Cotton Is LIED Lower at Liverpool, al
New York Lice, and New Orleans
1.16c to l-Sc Higher
Lard Is Quiet and steady-wheat Dull.
Flour Quiet Kansas city Takes
Holiday.
FORT WORTH mARKErs-DAiLY Rr.
VIEW

Lemons are off so cents per box.
Peaches are nearly out Of market
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Dispatches to Bradstreet's this week
from the leading trade centers OF the
country indicate continued Improvement
in the state Of trade The forecasts of |
recent weeks regarding fall trade are be. |
Ing made good. The Western cities gen. |
orally report trade brisk and in large
volume. Cincinnati sends word OF |
q general hardening of prices aud |
increasing demand since last report. |
A marked improvement In the iobbing |
trade is noted at Detroit. At Louisville |
general trade shows distinct gain |
over preceding weeks, and spirited |
revival as compared with several pre-
ceding years. Kansas City telegraphs
increased activity, with a more liberal
movement than for several weeks. At
Plttshurg and points further east trade
has been hating measurably owing to the
i'll effects of the hot weather on New Eng
land trade Is noted at Boston. The bank
clearings at thirty cities for this week, as
specially wired TO Bradstreet's, amount
to $77S, 497, 2l4 as compared with 1884,
1902 last week, and with $720, ga
in the like week Of 1885. The decline
last week from the total OF the preceding
week was Clio per cent, and this week
the increase in 3 l5 per cent; as against
one year ago the gain is s per cent. The
New York stock markets shows firmer tone
consequent upon Improvement in earn
ings and the prospect that the granger
roads will form harmonious pool. Spec
ulation until the close of the week was
slack, but transactions in stocks amount
ed to $4,000 shares, against 633, 600
shares last week. Bonds were little
more active, transactions In them amount
ing to S5,347 900 par value, against S4,-
500 900 last week Money is much
easier, call loans being quoted at
from to per cent, and some in
stances of lower rates are noted. Time
loans are at from to per cent, and
commercial paper Is firm. Foreign ex-
change shows q tendency to sitter rates.
The earnings of forty-four railroads
throughout the country for August show
earnings Of $l7 1884, 6SS, against Sl5, $751;
900 in August, 1885, and Sl6,062, 1909 In
the same month OF 1884. For the eight
months from January to August inclusive
the earnings of the same
roads this year are sl22, O85, 529,
against SIG, 557,2l6 in 1885, and
S120, 049, 57S in 1884. In other words, the
increase in. the earnings of the current
year up to September | over the same
period of last year are two and one-half
times that of the increase over the co RE-
spending period Of 1884. The New York
cotton market has been dull. Prices
slightly weaker. The report Of the Ma
tional Cotton exchange places the crop
of 1856 at 6,575,000 bales, against a
crop of 5,706,000 bales last year.
The total home consumption OF cot
| ton for the year was the largest ever
| known. Dry goods commission houses
| at Boston report fair amount Of busi-
ness doing. Prices are firm with occa-
sional advances. While the mills are
actively employed, consumption keeps
even pace with production In the East
the inquiry for crude iron has been mod
crate. ST. Louis telegraphs that an
| increasing volume of iron Is reach
| ing consumption. The domestic wheat
markets have been without marked ac-
tiyity. There were l53 failures in the
United States reported to Bradstreet's
this week, against l73 last week, 1873 In
1885, $50 in 1884, 1876 in 1888 and l2l in
1882. Canada had %, against n last
week and 81 in 1885. The total in the
United States this year is 1904, against
sO45 In like period in 1885.
BUTTER 200 per pound; fancy cream
&c 90 11 rroN--Good middling s.l2J<as CSC,
COFFEE--Rio, fair llHoj prime lsGl25Sci
choice l32l31Ic; Laguyra l5ci Java 24c; Golden
Rio lac: Pea Berry l4h@lbc
CHEESE-The better grades ana ONO factory
l0ai0JSc; full cream twins l2hc.
| CANNED GOODS-Prices per dozen Pine
apples. standard. 81 So; peaches, standard,
| ms 81 so: s lbs 81 ID; seconds, lbs ii 2oi lbs
81 Is: tomatoes, standard, lbs 81 20; seconds,
2bsS- S.; MS 81 40; green corn - leGl oOi
green peas JOEL %; gooseDerriessl ~ ra np
| 6erries 81 IS; oyeters, full weight, ID 81 TO-
ms Sd 90; light weight u S-:2 MS vi salmon
n 81 65; Z lbs SIS mackerel D sOGsl 0Oi ear
dimes, American, 81 % case imported ~ ..
81 rs; green Cages s.; Eagle condensed milh
VoABBAGE-ss 90 per crate:
| DRY GOODS Prints: Albion, SOLO colo1s
SIG; Aliens fancy, SIC; Pinks, BIC; Robes
5nc, American fancy, 5kc; Anchor, 4hc; AT
mold fancy, 60; Berwick fancy, 90 Charter oa a.
siIver gray, 5Hc; HaYtel, 5Kc; simpsons, &c
steel River 5kc; Windsor fancy, &c.
Cinghams Amoskeag, Ihc; Union, ISc
Subiani Sc; We wie'sttrook, Sc; Zephyr BIC.
Rrown Cottons: Clifton o o @, &C., Consiltu
ton, 6kc; Dwight, &C.; Glendalet oAc, New
PSIH sc; Argyle, exc; Busy Bee, &c; Bangor
Rleached Cottons. Jonsdale, eAcj Eoresl
eve. Peabody III, bAc; Pioneer of the Market
6Ec, Clinton, 7Kc; Congress, &c; Cumberland
5Xc, Great Republic, 10.
Cotton Plaids. Conestoga 6M CumDerlano
QUO. Tiack N arrior, &c; Southern, 1Ao.
Kentucky Jeans: Kluyver SCI Marion, dVc
Antwerp, l5c Beekley, lsoi Columbus &c
Ayondaie. 2lc; Irvington, 2oci hAiser' x'c
IaureI Glenn, 26kc, Anchor, Soc
E(3Cs.-lbalSc per dozen
TRITITs AND VEGETABLkS-Oran s,none
iemons. IS OO Ger box applesiperbol, " oVao ~
third bushel boxes, 80 cents irish potaLOSs
nsSy 81, Louis, 90c per buusheli onions Ohl
ioT' s,taAc hand picked in bbls medium dun
psihns, 10 large Lima sc; small butter s1c
beets per bushel 81 5Oi bananas, ~ 30 ~
bnnch; sweet potatoes, iocaSi w ps' ~
,omatoes, one third bu. boxes, zoe; n u,s, h.l
FIDUR-Best patents 81 sO per wv ns' nA'
natents 81 G.; third grade " A. 1....,.r. ar
SRAIN AND FEEDsTU ~ ss. io ~
hssed on tie cost OF grain on track IN ot t.r
Dealers selling from store or elevator A'o i''-
2a5c higher
Wheat 654eOc
Corn-Shelied 62Ac.
Hsvioose local, 81 00as co. johnson aa % ~ y
vii county Sll O0aIsoOi Eorney si0 y
Barley, CSC per bu'
Amber cane no market;
Iohnaop grass 81 70 per pu. - =, n htde
ffInFs AND SKIN s--No, heavy - nv ~
,sc nsr 10; No. heavy ilci No. liight izo' ~
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