Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-03
ON 'CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged-Futures from
to 2 Points Higher Money Easy.
Wheat Opened Strong, Fell With Duh Thud
and Was Beared TO the Panic Point
Cofee and Wool Nominal.
Daiiy Review.
orrIcr OF The GAZETTE,

The past week has not been one of great
activity in business circles on this market
The dealers have been mostly engaged
taking stock of goods as is customary at
the beginning of new year, and only
such trade has been attended to as was
necessary to be handled at once. But
dealers in all lines say they have had
more custom than they looked for, and
some say their business has been better
this week than they have ever known it
at a corresponding period of any previous
year.
The receipts OF cotton for the week have
been moderate, not exceeding seventy
five bales per day, and there has been no
change in value of the staple during that
time, the price ranging between Sc. and
.75c.
The quotations on grains have fluctu-
ated of late, according to the state of the
weather aud the condition of the country
roads. The supply is up with the de-
mand on most occasions. Rye is up to
60c., and corn is down between 27c. aud
2Sc., the only changes recently noted.
81 per buslIel.
The Christmas demand for produce
having fallen Oft, the prices for the same
are little down. Eggs are worth Ice
per dozen; butter brings lie, while chick
ems go at S26V2. 20.
Druggists have marked linseed oil up
&c per gallon; gum opium is advanced
sharply, while cream tartar is little off.
The demand for money from the West
is very small, says the American Bank er.
This is undoubtedly due in a large meas
ure to the law making certain Western
cities reserve centers, by which means
money has been more generally concen-
trated at home instead of finding its way
to New York as formerly.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the minis during the week ended De-
cember - was 1903 1911 The issue dur
ing the corresponding period of last year
was SG75 ,759. The shipments of frac-
tionaI silver coin since the lst instant
amount TO S653 ,5G2.
In recent report by Mr.. Samborn of
the Economic Society it is stated that
there are now about 1000 cooperative
building and loan associations in the
United States, with provision for the in
vestment ut any time of not less than
$3.50 900 GOO. The whole accommodations
made by the aid of building associations
may be estimated, he believes. at from
$500 900 900 to $3.50 ,000 900, and a time
may even come when their accumulated
savings will exceed those of the savings
banks.
The total number of national banks is
now 3l40, with a capital stock of $500 -
900 600, surplus fund of 1885, 200 900,
other undivided profits amounting to
$40 900 900, and outstanding circula-
ton against bonds amounting to $751;
702 900.
The bureau of statistics reports the
value of the exports of cotton from the
United States for the month of November
at $50 ,929 ,2l0, as against S37 1854 ,463 ,au
increase of 81 ,344 ,747. During the last
three months the value of exports was
$40, 56l ,0I7, comparing with SIS 1885,
1872 same time last year, d decrease
of SO ,235 ,775. The November
exports OF mineral oils amounted
to 81 ,259 ,284, as against $3,713 ,074
in November, 1887, an increase of $685.
2l0. For eleven months ended Novem-
Der 80 they amounted to S42 ,549 1872,
comparing with S4l ,246 1856 same time
previous year, an increase OF 81 ,3O3 ,2G6.
The exports of breadstuffs in November
amounted to 81 ,709 ,622, as against So
sos 73l in November, 1887, a decrease of
81 ,794 l99. Fer the eleven months ended
November 80 the exports amounted to
500, 1922 ,453, as against $I4S ,O19 ,GG9
tame time last year, d decrease of SAT,
397 PIG.
The condition of banking affairs
throughout the country is remarkably
favorable. New York city bankers re-
port that the situation and outlook are
more satisfactory than at any earlier
period of the year, and Comptroller
Trenholm says the national banks of the
entire country have never been in seunder
condition or under better management.
The general prosperity aud activity
apply TO all features of the system ex-
cepI those dependent upon government
bonds.