Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-24
ON WALL STREET.
Fluctuations in Stocks We're Confined to
an Unusually Narrow Range.
The News of the Day Not of Character to Have
Much Influence on the Course Of Prices.
Railroad Bonds Dull.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.


Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Railroad bonds
to-day sold as follows:
Fort Worth and Denver at 9O3I.
Texas and Pacific IS at so.
2'sat 872l.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas SIS at
5414.
rs at 9O1%.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Us at
1887.
Gold G's at 49,
Missouri and Texas 5 5 at 551a.
is at IS =
Houston and Texas IS lO515.
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas is at
944.
Sterling firm. BIC
Money, 2 per cent.
Governments lower.
Silver, 9258
Coffee l00l5 points lower.
Cotton easy at a decline of 4@5 points.
Oil, 843{.
Wheat declined 21lG3 cents, and the
market was paniclIy throughout the day.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The stock mar
ket to-day furnished few features of in
terest, being extremely dun except for
half dozen leading shares, while fiuc-
tuatiOns were confined to an unusually
narrow range, with q weak tone from
the opening to the close. The trading
element was in control with bears, help
ing the list down, although their efforts
at depression were not specially success
full where the greatest amount of pressure
rrrlnf 70 LOT
very bearish in their expressed views
The news of the day was not of charac-
ter to have much influence on the course
of prices. The close was dull and weak
The railroad bond market was quiet
The tone Of the list was generally firm,
but the changes in quotations were con-
fined to the smallest fractions in all but
few issues and no special features marked
the dealings at any time of the day.
Government bonds quiet and steady.
State bonds duh and steady.
MANCHESTER TRADE REVIEW.
MANCHESTER, Jan. % The Guardian
in its review of yesterdays market saws:
The market was mostly steady, al
though occasionally sellers who are de-
m anding the extreme prices of Friday
were easier to deal with. Business was
light in most directions, and was alto
gether much short of the average
of Tuesday. A large proportion of the
production, especially most of the India
and China staples is well under contract.
Producers of such goods are not con-
cerned about further business except at
extreme rates. Another motive for the
firmness in cloth which is operating pow
erfully i'll departments which until lately
were neglected is the narrowness of the
IL
so weighty that manufacturers are
again letting their looms lie idle where
orders are expiring which cannot be re-
newed without serious loss. There was
a moderate inquiry for some kinds of
India staples. There was a little inquiry
for China staples, but business in both
was small There was a mod
crate demand from the smaller
foreign markets at previous rates.
Some houses are purchasing more freely,
but still cautiously. Little progress was
made in export yarns. There were
few inquiries from India, chiefly from
Madras, but China and Japan buyers by
their recent purchases have satisfied their
wants. For the continent only a retail
trade was done. Home manufacturers
bought in tTifing quantities. They
said quotations could not be reached
The cloth market was steady India and
China shirtings, especially the former,
were exceedingly firm. Dhooties were
firm and fairly well sold, yet there was
little fresh business. Jaconettes
were less under engagements
than other India staples. The
demand for printing and finishing
cloths was moderate. Buyers had to nav
full prices for some sorts. Rates are
hardening. Fancy colored woven goods
were very duh, especially those for the
foreign trade. Heavy goods were quiet
with small trade at steady prices.