Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-09
ON WALL STREET.
Tho Railroad Situation Causes Declines
in the Stock Market.
rrnsts ouiet-Railroad Bonds Active but Weak,
Government Bonds Dull and State
Bonds Featureless-
,,-rp>-,rrNrs STOCKS AND BONDS

GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS
Wv YORK. July S.-The stock mar
,-e+ was again under the influence of the
It,sstarn railroad situation to-day and
'acIfues extending to 2 3 per cent. were
,lronobt about, though there was after
~or5 substantial recovery from the
est nrices. The news of the day was
1T IF special value. but more of a dis
-gfatinr nature, and was persistently
aei-culated, especially during the fore
I'm and almost every member of the
interstate association was reported as
-sady 10 withdraw. This was
snnDIemented by heavy sales for
snort account and the operations
If the day resulted in a
marked increase in, a number of out
standing short contracts. Toward 2
o;crocz prices rallied quite sharply, and
IN the last hour there was a most decided
inward movement in sugar trust, when
4 reached the highest point of the day.
The general market closed dull. being at
Zines steady and firm at something bet
ter than the lowest figures.
Trusts. outside of lead, were quiet ex-
can+ the squirt of activity in sugar in the
lest hour, but their movements, with the
siurle exception mentioned, were small
and unimPortaut.
Railroad bonds were more active than
of late. but sympathized with the weak
ness in stocks, and of important changes
This evening a large majority are losses.
Government bonds dull and steady.
state bonds dull and without feature.
BRITISH GRAIN MARKET.
LONDON. July S.-Mark Lane Express
saws English wheat is slow of sale at a
fractional advance. The sale of English
wheat during the week was 20 ,10S quar-
tcrs at 2ss 4d against 20 ,290 quarters at
Ais sd during the corresponding week
last year. Flour is stronger and Cd
higher. There is fair inquiry for for
eigu wheat. while Cd better. Corn firm
aud Sd dearer. Rye Sd dearer. On re-
morris that Russian and German crops are
below the average there is a demand for
oats, and prices have advanced Cd. At
to-day's market English wheats were
firm and Cd dearer. California wheat
was Cd to Is dearer.
LONDON WOOL SALES.
LONDON, July S.-There was better
attendance at the wool sales to-day and
bidding was brisRer. Prices were in
sellers favor and but little was with
drawn. OF q total Of IL 1920 bales offered
II 500 bales were taken. The following
are the offerings in detail and prices OBJ
tained:
victoria-17OO bales. Secured, Is 9d@
Is: secured locks and pieces, lld@ls sd;
greasy, 81ad@Is I'd; greasy locks and
pieces, 71ad@111ad.
New South Wales-25O0 bales. Secured,
Is lad@Is 915d; secured locks and pieces,
lId@ls 619d; greasy, 6Ad@ls; greasy
locks and pieces, 5d@10ad.
Queensland - 100 bales. Secured,
1sllsd; greasy, 815d@1o1ad.
South Australia-6 bales. Greasy, Cd.
swan River-1OO bales. Secured, Is
~ ID; greasy, 7@81ad.
IS Tasmania-1700 bales. Secured, 10d@
Is sd: secured locks and pieces, Is;
greasy, G15d@ls Sd; greasy locks and
pieces, S34@91ad.
New Zealand $500 bales. Secured,
9dGls I'd; secured locks and pieces,
74d@ls7d; greasy, G14d@1s I'd; greasy
locks and pieces, 434@11d.
Cape of Good Hope and Natal = 1900
bales Secured, l0d@ls I'd; greasy,
4j4@9d.