Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-16
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Fractions and Futures
From Two to Three Points Lower.
Wheat was Irregular; In Some Cases Higher,
in Others Lower-Wool Unchanged-Live
Stock Transactions Brisk.
Daily Review.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE,

OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE,
FORT WORTH. TEX, Dec. Is, 1888.
Trade with retailers on this market to-
day was interrupted in the early hours by
heavy rain storm, but during the after
noon the streets were crowded with pur-
chasers, and dealers did lively business.
The rain did not have serious effect
upon the influx of country people, for the
square was covered all dag with farmers
wagons, laden with cotton, grain and
produce.
There has been no movement of I'M
portance to-day III prices or in the condi-
tions of trade i'll general.
fbsReports from California have it that
some of the flour dealers in that state are
contemplating the unheard of thing of
| ,sssHSfig their products into the territory
Eesfst of the Missouri river. Application
has been made to the Transcontintntal
Association for special rates on California
Hour to different Eastern points.
The stock of coffee at Havre is 3O2 200
bags including l4S 900 Brazilian, against
BOB 200 week before las 4ao.Lding al -
900 Brazilian.
The exports from July l from Pacific
ports have been about l6 ,233 900 bushels
of wheat and flour, and Atlantic ports
80 522 200 bushels, equal to As, 745 ZOO
bushels.
The cotton market during the past
week was not particularly active, while
irregular, as cotton comes forward very
slowly. The receipts of cotton at all the
ports during the past week were 243 ,060
bales (previous week 25S ,09I bales),
comparing with 249 ,019 same time last
year, decrease of 1899 bales. Since
September the receipts were . ,SG7 ,176
bales, as against 8 ,379 $3.50 same time last
year, Il decrease of SIP ,7S9 The exports
for the week were 1872 1888 bales, as
against Isl ,l72 bales same time last year,
an increase of Al PIG bales. The total
exports foot up 1853 $50, as against -
035 ,391 same time year ago, a decrease
of 27G ,347 bales. The total stocks on
hand foot up SIG ,9lG bales, as against
go ,4l5 bales same time last year, de-
crease of As ,496 bales. The amount of
cotton in sight is 2,44S ,G87 bales, as
against 2 1926 $3.50 same time year ago,
a. decrease of Az ,673 bales i Wall Street
sNews.
The Boston News bureau says: "We
can state absolutely that the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy has not refused to
enter the Southwest clearing house
scheme, but, on the contrary, is willing
TO go further, in order to establish har-
mony among the roads,
A Pittsburg special says: zone firm
here has bought within week 80 900
kegs of nails, mainly at Wheeling. Bel
laire and Youngstown, and for the mo-
ment virtually control the market. A
10 Of fnr an+
west and south, and the firm is said to be
getting heavy cut in rates from Chi
cago to the Missouri river. These heavy
purchases are expected to have
strengthening effect on prices.'
Says the Chicago Times: 1.-THE total
amount of merchandise which during the
year was transported without appraise-
ment from an exterior to an interior port
of entry was valued at close to $40 ,0O0,-
600, and of this Sll 1896 ,529 was destined
for Chicago. The growth of this direct
importation business 10 Chicago is very
marked. In 1881 the value of all the
merchandise shipped to Chicago without
appraisement was little more than
So go 900. In 1885 it was over 50 ,0O0,-
600, and now it is close to Sll 200 900.
There is not another port in the country
that begins to do the business
under the immediate tran
sportation act that Chicago
does. OF the nearly $40 900 600 worth
of merchandise TRANSPORTED under that
act nearly Sll SOC 900 worth went to
Chicago, over So ,etO 200 worth went to
Philadelphia, which ia itself seaport,
over So 900 900 worth went to st. Louis,
over 81 800 900 to the greatest seaport of
the country New York, and about the
same amount to Cincinnati, nearly
81 900 200 to Boston, ~ another leading
seaport, over 5000 900 each to Louisville
and Milwaukee, and over $500, 900 each
to Cleveland, Detroit anu Hartford. -
The Argentine Republic, with popu-
lation of less than 4 200 900 souls, has
piled up a debt of over $500 900 900.
The greater portion of this debt was made
i'll England. The debt, in proportion 10
its population, is greater than that of the
most heavily indebted of the European
states.
in London for very long while. 1t has
been ruling at per cent. to per cent,
and the rate for carrying over settling
day is, we learn from a private dispatch,
7 TO 10 per cent. Such is the demand for
gold that London has actually brought
81 600 900 from st. Petersburg, and yet
we have been compelled once more to
contribute to her needs. MessrS. Kuhn,
Loeb x Co. engaged yesterday 5000 600,
and Speyer n Ca. SjI5 GOO, a total of
ST us 00.-[ Wall Street Daily News.