Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-20
wheat Opened Weak, Eiuctustsd Narrowly
and Closed nt 8 Dscline-coGeo and
Wool Ur changed.
Daily Review.
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b. The wssE has opened with the same
tkfRxesso!e weather that prevailed at the
close OF last week, snd thu conditions CT
trade have not been materially changed.
Retailers sre doing as well IS they can
expect under the circumstances, while
ioobers report constantly improving
volume, especially in holiday goods,
which are this year being ordered in
greater bulk than last yesr.
The total number Of railroads reporting
their gross earnings for the third week Of
Octoter is now ninety-eight, and these
give an aggregate Ct S5,lSS, 226, which is
an increase over the corresponding week
OF last year Of 1888, or 1.73 per cent.
The total numoe If carloads Of grain
received g. Chicago for the week ending
November was 5S43 OF which the Bur
lington delivered 1913, Rock Island 1926,
Chicago and Alton 30l, Illinois Central
99l, Chicago and Northwestern lc8S,
Wabash 405, Chicago AND Eastern Illinois
100, St. Paul us, Wisconsin Central T.,
Chicago, 81. PaRl and Kansas
City ~, and tie Cnicago,
Santa Fe and Cslifornis 12l.
Chicago receipts of Montana range
cattle this season have greatly exceeded
sll expectations. AS rule thay have
been very fat and buyers have purchased
them freely in preference to the secondary
grades Of corn-fsd steers. Wyoming has
selt forward the usual number Of cattle,
out they have been below an average in
condition and many oi them have been
bought by Gamers, ss 1t was impossible
to sell them as feeders.
The best authorities On the cotton crop
agree in the belief that this years yield
viii be at least 7. 900, 0CO bales. There is,
however, even among the recognized
authorities, much diversity OF opinion,
snd the estimates may be said to range
from 7,G00,0n0 bales to 1880. GOO, The
season throughout the cotton belt is
abou. month late, but nevertheless
there is yet TO be gathered crop fully as
large SO that OF last yesr, il lot la ger.
Sugar has been advanced TO poiLt
thai admits CT iuportatiors Ct certain
class Of Tt fined augRr. A G ssgow steamer
Drought sixty-eix barrels Of refined sugar
to New York the other day, and over q
week ego Eucther Glasgow steamer
brought into the same port 523 barrels.
The cons!gnee Of both io's says tnst the
sugar WAS very low grade yellow on
which the duty was only about 2 per
cent. This grade is scarce in this coun-
try and he had imported 1t IS q sort Of
,er" to meet the demand. "Whi.e l
do noE believe in the trust" lie said, sit
Is certainly clear that current prices
would not allow If 20 Import any, high
grade sugar.
A dispatch from Minneapolis gkysS AL
though there were two lees mills running
last week the weeks production OF -four
WAS Ice, 600 baGrels, against 1853 300 the
week before, snd ass, 800 barrels ter the
corresponding fine IN 1887 The birrel
question is becoming q1lte serioua one.
| VII little or Bot1 port trsde the mills
have packed s very large portion f.shei-
product in wood and Il is getting, 60 the
coopeTe cannot mske packages fast enough
to re.t tie demand Old whfst Is NOW
practically ex9Eustes, hut the -four made
from the nsT crop fs usually very strong
a1d fully no to the standzTd CT former
ye.rs., Some firms report more Inquiry
from s5roa6, Gith slightly higher eFs-s,
and here and there email orders have been
booked. In two or tbTee instauGsF, how
ever, lower figures weks scceptsd tasn
sG.IssasTsilS asked. Iss .dirSc. sfpors
IiaSt we L. were only 1880 :barrele,
sgsir 90, 100 tss: the 'nreneds@g week
n Jvember there were 3 ,l9e 9I2 bushels
oil Whest at MinDs-p 'lIe, 772 554 bushels
st Du uth and los. 0C0 at st Paul.