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

7oi.
Gslvsasor, Harrisburg and San Az
tomb Is 81 81.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rs q.
9Ss.
Missouri, Klrsas and Texas 6's st 62t
Atch!sor, Topeka ind SAINTS Fe at 70
G7t.
Sterling easier.
Money 24@3 per cent.
Silver 94!.
Governments ficm.
Wncs. weaker tnan on any day since
the b glunlng Of this months prices; &c
lower han lsst lisDl's closing.
C1f ta stronger al sn advance OF ~ 10
So points.
Cotton points higher.
Ol924
COTTON RtsUMg.
new YORK, Oct. 9.-Huobard, Price {
90. say:
rno market opened with g show OF
nrmness, but hsAVy sales Of October con-
1rscts dc pressed Ina. option TO nearly 20
points discount IS compared with
November and weakened the whole
liss until prices We're eligntly be-
low those OF LAST night. BY this
time however, sdvlCes from New Orleans
were received that this State Commits
sioner OF Agricu ture OF Louisiana re-
ported the crop prospect In that state IS
from 20 10 20 pc: Cent below its conoilon
this time las, year. This news speedily
lifted the mkrke. until distant options
were sellinA at tea points above last
night, and the close WAS fairly steady
WITH the improvement Well msiatsined.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, o.. 9-rne STOCK market
WAS active st both ends to-day, but 1t
degenerated into traders markel during
the middle Of the day, and while
there WAS no decided tone to
tran sections theEe was drift
in the direction OF higher figures snd
the result of the days operations is to
leave sj)rity of the list slightly higher
than last evening. The opening figures
were tom iS. per cent. ABOVE last
nights prices, aud this was followed by q
further advance Of from i@es per cent,
when the market weakened and retired 70
shsce below the openlug fig
ures. Prices reached the best fS-
ures In the last hour, and the clos
WAS quiet but firm, at fractional advances
for the cay.
what acre active, the dealings showing
an extended interest. The general tone
OF trading was steady, though irregular
changes took place in different issues,
while the market was devoid Of feature Of
any kind.
Government bonds were dull but stesdY
to d1m.
Ska bonds were duh and steady.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
NEW YORK, O;t 9-rne s.. Louis and
San Francisco Rlilroad declared q 81
per cent. dividend on preferred stock,
payable October 81. Tue books close
October 20, snd reopen N ovembsr l.
MEXICAN SECURITIES.
BosroN, MASS, O;t. 9.-Mexlcsn As,
S34@6t
huron, sl3
Scrip, $4,000
BkIrIsH GRAIN TRADE.
LONDON, Oct S.-rhe Marx Lane Ex-
press III It's review OF the British grsln
trade, during the past week, says: 1.-THE
decreased dividends CT native wheAts
combined with the bad condition Of sem
plee, has caused an advance In London Of
IS for the naest white whelts, and ls
for red. Provincial values are also
strong. The skles Of Eoglish wheat dur
ing the week we're 60.534 quarters at S0s.
"a; sga.nst 70,509 quarters at 2Ss. "a
during the cJrFespondiDg period last
year. Country -four advanced 81. to Is.
Foreign wheats are Irregular a. an sver
age rise Of 81. in London. Spot whest
in Liverpool advanced 1 /. per GENITAL.
Corr is quias.
Twelve wheat c3rgoes arrived, three
were Withdraw, eight remsin. A. to-
days market whsals were very firm.
Enslish maintained an advance of % =,
foreign 1s TO q. higher, and the best
kinds showed still further rise, IS. more
being paid for Duluth.
LoND N WOOL SALES.
LONDON, 0;t 8-There wss good
attendance a. the wool sEles to-day,
though number OF operators hsve re-
turned to their homes. The competition
wss briak. There were of ered 1881
bales, most OF which WAS sold st full
rates The toSat sithd-swa thus far In the
series amount 10 IA 600 bSlss, 20 600 bsles
are available. Following are the sales
in detail:
Seven hundred bs'es CT victoris,
secured 7td6is II; Victoris secured,
Jocks ana pieces, z! els 33t; greasy
S4d010ii.
Oae Thousand eight hundred bales Of
New South Wales, secured, s4t@ls Id;
do secured, locks and pieces, 8. @ls A;
greasy 7!t@lIt; do. locks and pieces,
45@7d.
-Four thousand sew sn,hundred bales,N "
Z.sland secured lie Is Sd; do. locks and
pieces, 7d9ls 81 gnssY7eSll3t; do.
locks snd pieces 81 1891. >t
Three hundred , les, Tasmaris secured
IOhi; greasy 81 @lld.
Twelve hunarea bales Cape Of G5sd
Hope snd Natal secured, ll@ls 81;
greasy, ii.
Sixteen bales Spanish secured 10i.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
Boston, MAS, Oct. 9-There is
. steady demand for wool. Prices are
arm. Stocks OF desirable Woai are re-
duced. Ohio and PenssYsasnia iseces
have bsen telling SOC for x 3293S; for
Xxx, and Xxx and above; 34@35: Tor M.
l Michigan fleece. Sales Of, y At 2Sc
is about the lowest prices dealers
will accept for best grades.
Combiug and delaine Aseces are very finn
at 36(a3s: for No. comblsg; $685. for
Ohio nne 6elaine, and SOC 81 for Michigan
fne delaine. Territory and othsr un-
hooD CalIirt1 a