Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-05
BUSINESS SITUATION.
Tho LsYgsss Corn snd 01e Crop Ever
Raised In This CeuauY-Tns
Course az Trade.
Che Condition cr FiBEnoes-rha I'm ports
ana EEposis-BasIH15n failures-Dnn &
GOA weekly Review of Crsdo.

NEW YORK, Sept. OR. C. Dan 6
Co.'S Weekly Review says:
The -dou1t abogt the corn crop his:
vanished. the estimates vsry: either wsy
from 2,0l5, 900, eco ousEeis, bus. it i;
doubtless the largest crop ever raised
Tie. increase Of more thai 550, 900, 00t
bushels 10 this crop Ear outweigls il value
any loss in the yield of wheat, and else
any possible loss in the yield OF cotton,
but the yield Of osts is also the &sGest or
record, ard tie yield CT hay and potatoes
excellent. II Is safe 10 SGY- the Yesr's
crop Will present ST least 100000 ,00C
moIe money thsa last, years. st average
prices fcr both. Z, :, -
Trade has been checked by artificial
prices. a corner In whest put the price
for September TO 81 % at Chicago on
Thursday. The rise here heing Sc FOR the
weeka, SeEboaEd prices have for some
time been relatively too nigh for the for
eign markets.
The demand lor cotton goods is slow
sad conservative. Print cloths have de.
clineu ard the msrs ct is moro moderate.
Daily speculation in wool has checked
k4S tIJ
supply is Snort. The pressure CT foreign
goods 81 low prices prevents sa advance
in prices by the producers here.
La pork PRODUCTS the prices have
yielded tu. little, and packing fslls much
behind.
Last years corn has fallen but. l cent
notwithstanding the great yield.
At Kansas City the market for cattle is
oyeTssocked aud prices are so lOW IS to
Check the mov6msnt. The beet sUG
shoe trade is large. The iron msEket is
s,rong at PhIIsdelpbis, but weaker a.
Pittsburg; Southern No. is quoted ct
SIS 10 here, and no improvement appears
in steel rails, Gf which is. coo toms were
sold mainly ny western mills, tnsif price,
$50, being relatively lower than theCur-
redt price, $zS at other mills. Dining
the past week the 5teck market has been
stronger, gaiGingt&arly 81 per share on
more sctiv4 5toCkF, but SIC advance his
been nsinly due to COVERING OF eapE
sEles, aud much realizing by &:foD-
eign holders i5 reportadsr ports
from interior points are uniformly hope
full. The cotton crop is about three weeks
late end forwarding is Delayed by the
stoppsge Of traffic at ali western points.
Beyond she Danger OF fever business is
reported good and improving, though
more complaint Of slow collections is
heard. Money generally Is in ample
supply, but tins stringenc7 increases St
Cleveland and the demand is strong at
St. Luis and Milwaukee. Ksnsss City
reports loans paid with unusual regu-
lAri'y, sD6 money is easy at Omshs EX
changes Tor the, las. week show gam
over !sEg.year CTS per cent. outside OF
New,York: AUGUST imports exceeds ex-
porfs oY st1 ,6Tl ,952, and the excess for
eight months was sSf,420. 92S. From
N3w York. tho exports for the past
four weeks hSve beer per cent.
below last yesr, with imports eGgal TO
those CT 1897 Tle Treasnra' 'o5Atinues
TO supply money freely by the purchase ct
bonds, taking nearly . 00O.O0 on Thurs
day, and it's disbursements for the week
have exceeded tic receipts By 81 100000.
The fact thai failures continue IL large
hEnbers for the season is not to be over
lpSksd, September rep 1rts showing abou.
77e il the U1itei States, against GA last
Eesr. Tae business failures for the week
sse 220; for the coTrespoGciEg week Of
81 SS7 the figuras were LS5 ss