Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-01

HRtS and uncertainty
W#l as to the success
ct cotton, have
to-day felt return of the old sctiyfty
that they grew accustomed to during the
summer months. So large is the business
done by wholesalers that 1t is estimated
seventy. FIVE car loads OF goods per
day is not an overestimate of the quantity
Of goods beiD g handled in this city no n.
Rsiail trade Is al thx! could be expect
ed, considering the drawbacks temper.
srily existing.
There is no change in cotton and grain
quotations to. dsy. Eggs are down to 16
cents. and chickens range between 81 %
and S1.75 per dtzen.
The PenDsYlyEpia Railroad Company
has just given orders for 2300 box cars
and 200 fat csrs.
The New York FiHar clsl Chronicle
ststesstRat few days ago q lean OF $780,
00QSst 4 per cent. for five months was
pSae by leading trust company.
,,tSeTne industrial enterprises established
in the South during the fret nine months
Of the preeent yesr wereI 2942, comparing
with 1884 same time in 1887, and HIS in
1856.
The attention Of the interstate com
merce commission has been called to the
cutting of rates OF railroads in competi-
ton with the Nav York Central Road,
and the commission is now considering
the matter.
The Illinois Central gives notice that sll
restrictions in regard to receiving and for
warding freight to points in the South
that have been In effect on account Of
on ran time have hpen Yamnvad
Rice is fairly active, foreign lots selling
shade lower. The reported scarcity Of
prime Carolina and Louisiana rice has
greatly st1muia:ed the imports from
foreign countries, causing prices to case
Of.
Teas are in good demand, and prices
sons supply being smaller than usual.
The receipts Of tea at San Francisco by
sea from January to November Is were
124 O57 packages for locsl and 1877, GIG for
overland, sgainst. ]l2. sol packages and
28l, ops packages for the corresponding
period last year.
Sugar is not very active and the dss
Ct led shrinkage IN the export demand for
refined sugar has been marked feature
since prices went up snd the drawback
WAS reduced. The New York CONNER
cisl Bulletin says that kdyices from
Havana report tina. 9 planter who had
800 bags csntrifugals in MataIzls snd
1000 do in Havsns. accepted an cfter
from New York Of So. cost and freight.
During tie past week New York and
other refners have been replenishiDe
their stocks. Importers stocks were
thereby decreased 1852 tons, leaving
| but Al JAG tons on hard. New Orleans
molasses is now coming forward freely
The supply Of ordinary grades Is smDle,
| bu: fine goods are arriving slowly. Fall
prices are asked.
Heny Clews ridicules the statement
made in certain circles that the outgoing
administration. is likely to change ltf
present liberal policy in regard to the
purchase of bonds snd the keeping Of
public money in national depository
banks. He says 1t is OILY fair to assume
that president Cleveland and Secretary
F4irchild have made too good q record
for themselves IN the management OF the
treasury to resort st this lste day TO any
such movement. Both these gentlemen
will carry with them st the expiration q
their term of ofics che full confidence Of
the business men O! the country IN the
honest intentions and good judgment 81
1 which they have been governed, and will
be credited with having done the best thai
WAS possible under existing circum.
| starces."
The annual report OF the treasurer o.
the United States, Just submitted to the
secretsry of the treasury, presents the
revised figures Of the revenues and ex-
pepdi.ures of the government for the las
fiscal year. Thee figures vary only
slightly from those msde public by tht
,reasury department in lis stEtemen
| issued at the end Of June. The net rev
erues for the fiscal year were 1878. 266 =
| 074. sud the net expenditures amounted
to S267, 1924 sol, the surplus,re ceipss Rvail
able for the reduction OF the public deb
being Sill, 34l .27S, an Increase Of oVel
$500, 900 IS compared with The preced-
ing yesr. There was net decrease o
S74 786, 920 IA the principal OF the inter
est-besriIg debt.
The New Orleans Picayure refers to thu
vast strides made by that city during re-
cent years In building up 3 profitable
business in fruit. The fruit Is brough
from Central America and islands to thu
south by q large e ,et Of both steam Ant
ealunR ftseelsB suu 10 ublluutou hou
New Orleans to sll parts OF the South
and West. The railroads have worked
In harmony with the importers in build
ingup this trade, and 1t is not uncommon
lfosee IN entire train load Of banana
3leave New Orleans at one time. Savsn
nah, Mobile and Pensacola are all reach
ing ont to gain Q share Of this profitable
busiasss, and hope to onset their presen
lack of han ding facilities by cheap por
charges and lower cost Of labor. Saysn
nah is about to place steamship In tn
Bluefelds trade, and it Is intended II tn
enterprise proves as successful as
hoped to add other vessels.
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