Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-11
On CHANGE.
Wheat Gpensd UnseiItd, FIucusied
Widely and 0lsssG higher for sill
&sn hs-Msney Market ERgys
spot Cotton Uochange1, Eu'ures Opened
Higher and;Closed ower-live Stock
transactions Brtak.
Daily Review.
GAzarTH CEFY0p,
EGRT HCkf9. TEX. Oct. 10, 1888.

| GAZHITH CSfICE, }
EGRT HCkf9. TEX. Oct. 10, 1888. /
! The presence CT the circus in For
Worth and the ine weather that prevail:
has brought large numoer OF people tc
the City, giving the streets greater sp
pesrsnce Ut animation than is usual even,
and making trade with retailers On this
msrks. very lively. Jobbers, however,
nave felt slight relaxation OF pressure,
out are pushing their f0rces to fiji back
orders.
Notwithstanding 6 drop in eastern
| wheat meIk=ts OF d couple OF cents yester
/ day as te!egrephed the GAZETTE there is
no change n quotations on TINS msket,
cut the 81 notch is firmly maintained.
Cotton is taking a little Strength in
ym2sthy with eastern markets; the re-
ceip.s az Fort Worth being to-day quite
large, amounting to about $50 bales.
The produce market iS s:.h at yester-
days prices, with very lIgnt receipts.
Cof les are firm at the advances.
Hog produces hava met reaction.
L.rd is down /: to-day snd meats t..
The report Of the Commissioned OF
Agriculture of Louisiana on the cOnGi-
ZION Of the cotton crop in that state,
which produced IN savanCe OF several
points IN quotations on the staple On
Tuesday, reads as followe: CottOn-Tnls
crop So compared with October l, 1887
IS 10 conditioa and prospects from 20
10 % points shorG-and IS compared with
the prospects al our last report indi-
Gates Still greater falling eff. This de-
cline is manly due to the storm CT the
h Of August, followed by continued
rainfall during tae month, resulting in
rot, ,ust and shedding CT forms, AID In
some localities worms.
United States Economist: Notwith-
standing the fact that 8 number Of the
hosiery mills throughout the country are
at tie present time shu. down, the de-
maud for the better class OF goods Is In
excess of the production. Natural woods
and ecarlets, T, ngirg in price from IS per
dtz n Up are scaTce-in fact, We may say
Goa hardy be found, as eli graoes Of wool
goods that ar e. all desirable are sold Up
10 December, and in some instances be.
yond that date. In the cheaper grades OF
hosiery there Is undoubtedly an over.
supply, which accounts for the cut in
prices and also for The shutting down Of
the mills manufacturing that class OIL
goods.
The Philsdelphis Record OF October
saYs: There has been g far movement
in wool during the past week, bu. nc
general activity. In fact, most dealers
report the market dull, bat the sales ag
gregate upward Of 100000 ID, inde-
pend ant of the business that may HAYS
been dore in foreign woods, and this Is .
very fair BUSINESS, considering the moder
ate stocks and the prevalent indispositio1
of manufacturers to pay the recent al
vance in prices. The market shows NJ
evidence OF weakness In any quarter.
The Baltimore American eays: The
merchandise markets have Developed NJ
particularly ne " features during the weel
under review, the distributive movemen
in all departments having been fairly &C,
tive. Business 10 still characterized by
conservatism, sud while buy. RS are max
iGg liberal provision 70, their prospective
qairements, there is anisbsence o. over
trading or unhe althy spt culRtion.