Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-01
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Fractions and Futures From
2 to 3 Points Higher.
Wheat Opened Strong Fluctuated Narrowly
and Closed at DecIine-Coffee and
Wool Markets Unchanged.
Daily Review.
OFFICE OF THE GAZETTE,
FoRT WORTH. TEX. Dec. 81. 1888


The last day of the year has been one
of considerable activity with iobbers on
this market, standing in pleasant con-
trast with the dizziness of the preceding
holiday week. There has been fair trade
done by retailers, too, a great many
farmers having been in the city.
Prices of cotton and produce are I'M
changed.
The Commercial Bulletins annual re-
port Of the wool market of the United
States shows that the present supply of
wool is 62 900, 00o pounds, against no.
600 ZOO pounds for the same date last
year, or q shortage of 48 900 200 pounds
as compared with 1887,
The official agricultural returns of
Great Britain Issued December IL show a
decrease as compared with last year of
2 1888 100 bushels wheat, and an increase
Of 1881 ,095 bushels barley and so ,707
bushels oats. The yield per acre showed
a decrease of 4 .02 per cent. in wheat and
an increase of 2 so per cent. in oats.
New Orleans Picayune in its review of
the local cotton market for last week
light during the week, the sales aggre-
eating only 20 800 bales, against q 200
bales last week, and % 600 bales this
week last year. The demand has been
somewhat slack, spinners everywhere be-
ing disposed to hold off for lower prices.
Factors have not forced sales; on the
contrary, they have shown evidence of
intending to hold, hence there has been
no quotable change IN prices. The as
sortment on the market has been poor, in
spite of liberal receipts and large stocks.
A Philadelphia dispatch says there will
be a general cuTtailment of the anthra-
cite production III all the mining regions
this winter.
The Philadelphia Press says:- "The
past week in the iron trade has been in
some respects one of anxiety, although
there have been no developments that
could be called positively unfavorable
The market has been negative one +,
however. That is, 10 one cared TO buy
iron unless IN very limited quantities or
at very low prices, while there are good
many who are looking for an opportunity
to sell.
Shipments from the oil regions have
fallen off this year about 500 900 barrels
OF ABOUT ZZOU DdfT6iS ua!lS anu tu0 eA-
ports from the United States about 5000
daily These figures show that there
has been an increase in home consump-
ton of about 800 barrels daily a decrease
abroad OF 2200 daily, total decrease of
400 daily. The total daily average con
sumption for the year will be close to
76 300 barrels and the home consumption
81 200 barrels.
Imports of iron and steel into the Uni
ted States for the first ten months of 1888
were 1872 ,l74 gross tons, against ,579 1886
gross tons for the same period of 1887 :.
Imports of iron ore were 5Il $50 gross
tons, against 600 ,527 gross tons in the
first ten months of 1887,
As usual during the holidays the gem
eral wholesale industrial and trade move
ment of the country has been moderate,
while business in fancy and holiday goods
has been quite active. Money has how
ever, recently been somewhat closer in
consequence of the yearly settling up and
closing Of accounts in most lines of bust
ness, but as soon as this is oyer money
will again relax into its normal easiness =,
especially as everything seems to indi-
cate continuance Of the general pros
perity that has prevailed for some time
in the financial commercial and indus
trial affairs of the country.