Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-23
ON WALL STREET.
Lower Money Rates Caused q Sharp
Advance in the Price of Stocks.
The Close showed Gain of Aa2A Per Cent.
Over Observation-Disclosures and Other
Honds Nominal.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special 70 the Gazette.
New YORK, Aug. 2-Money-Closed per
cent; highest, per cent and interest; lowest, g.
Exchange-closed weak, 81. ss1sa4.s7.
silver-$l.I IS per ounce.
Wheat-Closed q to lc higher.
Cotee-spots, frmi fair cargoes Rio, 2o,.c.
sugar-Firm and unchanged.
Wool-Dull and unchanged.
Cotton - Closed steady; niddIing pla Ids,
l1Ikc.
Hides-Strong; prices unchanged.
money was down to per cent In the after
noon, and this was reflected in higher prices for
stocks during the afternoon. The net result for
the day was general advance of "a to 1zt per
cent over yesterday closing.
Aichison, 4lst.
Dry goods-Quiet and unchanged.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
az D}enVer' Texas and Fort Worth certificates,
fort Worth and Denver rs, 1O4i.
clemson general mortgage, As, $50.
Atchlson incomes, 6ISt.
Kansas and Texas rs, ll5%.
General 5's, 70.
General 6's. Sl1k.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general 6's. SIS
iI534.
81. Louis. Arkansas and Texas Us, s7s..
Texas and Pacific rs, 10.
1exas and Pacific as. 3si5.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
srecial TO the Gazette.
BosToE, MASS, Aug. 22.-wool-Firmly held,
but manufacturers are holding off and sales are
HSht. NO change IN prices.
CoTToN--sPors AND FUTURES.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 22.-TLe tendency in
the spot markets is still downward. Liverpool
dropped I'D. and the close was weak and mac
i've, WI sales of 700 bales. New York and
Galveston went off &c, Boston sc, New Orleans,
Philadelphia and Memphis. &c, while Mobile
dropped l-l6c, the markets, as rule, closing
quiet, steady and nominal.
Futures, as rule, closed quiet and steady.
Liverpool futures opened weak, to points
lower, ruled steady and closed steady, three
first months points lower, later months point
lower than yesterdays close.
New York futures opened steady. first four
months to points lower, other months I'M
changed, ruled quiet at second call with August
easy with decline of 10 point. from opening,
other months steady at an advance over opening
OF to points, steady at third call, August
points lower, other months a point higher,
closed steady. August q points lower and re-
manning months to points higher than the last
closing.
New Orleans futures opened steaoy, August
3 points higher, other months unchanged,
ruled steady, August points lower, other
months from TO points higher than opening,
osed quiet but steady, August 10 points off
and other deliveries from to points higher,
except September, which is point lower than
WOOL, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Wool-Closed firm, unchanged without trans
action.
Cotee-Closed steady and unchanged.
Sugar-Firm ana steady at former quotations.
GovERNM sNTs, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-The opening of the
stock market was very strong, and the advance
over last nights figures extend to PA per cent.
in the OF Chicago gas, Rod with the general
list from "a TO IA per cent. higher. The i'm
provsment made rapid progress and continued
until lase in the last hour, when the gains
last nights figures extended to about per
cent. Toward the close some rea iZation Of
profits occurred on the days advance and
caused slight reaction in figures, but the firm
tone was maintained and the close was quiet
but firm at the close to best prices OF the day.
Burlington and Reading each up "a per
cent Big Four and Denver and Rio Grande
preferred, IL per cent. each; htchison and
Northern Pacific preferred, IA per cent. each
Missouri Pacific and New England, each 1k per
cent; Lackawanna and Louisville and Nash
vile, per cent each. and others for fractional
amounts.
Railroad bonds displayed firmer tone.
Government bonds and state bonds dull.