Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-10

of their old SOCKS. That fscs, coupled
with the election operates against trade
Just now, but revival is cor fl ien,ly
looked for at the beginning Of next week.
The roads being in bad shape yet, only
small amount of country produce is
being brought to the city, and ss conse-
quence prices are being turned over
somewhat.
Butter is wor'h 2o(l pc per pound.
Eggs bring IG&;, AID chickens sell for
| 81 25@2 40 per uoZsn
Cotlun ana wheat are being brought IN
slowly noW-.he values CT both being IN
char ged.
There has heen ramon on the market
to, day that WOOL hAd taken q jump OF .
cents all around, in couse quence Of east
eEn advicee; but diligent search failed to
reveal Any man WHO WAS n .king such ad-
vsrces.
The experts Of iron ard steel from
| Great fitsin TO the UEited States ior
September amounted TO 90, 395 gross tons,
against 81, S9J in August. Tue exports
Of iron and eteel from Crest Britain TO ell
countries for September amounted to
S4+, 6Sl gross tons, sgsinst 377 577 in
August and $50, 923 IN July. Exports for
TIE first nine monsns Ct 1888 were 3 .025.
1872 gross tons, sgaiust 8, Ito, 79l in 1887
and 2,507 0SS in 1886
The government reports that the ex-
ports Of merchandise for the wear ending
Ssrtember 80, 1888. were 1919 500 COS;
| decrease S3S, $50 228. Imports for the
same period, S7I7, 800. 9l2; increase, Sl6,.
sol, 769.
THE COTTON SITUATION.
The Nav York Commercial Bulletin Of
Monday reviews the cotton market ss
follows:
There has been great deal of drift tc
the certificate msrset during 0 grestel
portion Of the week, as il taere Wss nc
leader to the speculation on either side
and neither the Groom" or the outside
element could make up their minds wha'
J to do, sud Of course the narrow fiuctus-
ton mss proven disngyeeable to oil hands
Generally, however, the tendency c!
values CT late WAS upward, the longs
having become pretty well taker
out, ssl!iDg the market CT
being considered unsafe, and the
shorts with the turn against them in
clined to cover. There mas also been 8
portion Of the trade more thoroughly i'm.
pregnRtsd with the impression that The
damage to the growth was sufficient tc
cut fla great desl Of cotton, and this
view finding assistance through portion
of the southern adyices creates ten
dercy to prupe down crop estimates t.
something below last year bv few of the
trade. In fact, 6 800, coo crop basis
confronted by al estimate from 8 sup.
posed authority that Zoo 600 bales viii
be required seems to be about the way
the "buils" figure just now. Opposing
views, however, express al opinion thai
the damage WAS only in few localities
and less severe than claimed, with the
present weather making fresh crop al the
while, and some limitations are occe.
siorally dropped Of less encouragement,
! from Abroad regarding the goods trade
for the year. To-dsy's cAblo advIces
from Europe, however, were quite firm,
with an advance Ia contracts, and this
WAS reflected here, our msrket keeping on
| the upw I'd turn and making gain Of
some points. Il was T, ported that q
little new demsnd came in from abroad,
but the call sTas mainly from local
sources, operators feeling inclined to
cover on The current temper Of the mar
ket and in view of the holiday feeling
thai will prevsil at the opening Of the
week. OtariEgs generally we're careful
for all months. Spots were very quiet
and without significant feature, the line
CT quotations remaining as before.