Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-27
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures from
One to Five Points Lower.
Wheat Opened Lower, Fluctuated widely and
Closed Irregular-Coffee and Wool
Markets Unchanged.
Daily Review.
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FORT WORTH. Tex. June 20 1870.
Business was only mod eratively active to-day
outside of dry goods lines, which was active.
There are no important changes in quotations to
note in any commodity. There is a great de-
mand in all fruit. vegetable and produce lines
Oranges are scarce but good consignments are
daily expected. Strawberries and blackberries
are about ont of the market. Poultry, eggs,
butter, etc., are plentiful with fair sale.
The Cincinnati Price Current says packing
operations in the West have been only moder-
ately reduced the past week, in the aggregate.
and show a slightly larger number of hogs in
comparison with a corresponding period last
year. the weeks total being BIC, 900 against $780,,
700 the preceding week and 300, COO year ago,
making an aggregate of $3.50, 600 since March l,
against so 600 last year-mcrease 90 V!O hogs.
or nearly 16 per cent. The previous intimation
that the month of June would show decidedly
less gain than in May, compared with last year,
IN number OF hogs marketed IN the west, is now
made quite certain of realization. The indica-
tons are that the increase in packing opera
lions during the month viii be balanced by gain
in exports of product, compared with last year.
Prices of hogs were advanced somewhat early in
the week, becoming easier later, closing about
the same as week ago in most instances, some
points little lower The quality continues TO
be satisfactory as rule. In the provision trade
there has not been an important change lndl-
Gated during the week in values, Chicago prices
crossing at ABOUT the same position as week
ago.
The iobbing inquiry, however. is evidently
enlarging, and as the markets are showing a
more settled appearance it is likely the distri-
buting demrnd will further increase in the near
future quite perceptibly. The larger runs of
hogs are now well along, and reduced numbers
will be in order. The export clearances for the
week were liberal in both lard and meats, the
total being So per cent. in excess of correspond
ing period last year The general situation ap-
pears o jus tify expectations of a moderate i'm
provement in values in the near future.
According to Bradstreet's estimate consider
ably more gold than usual was coined in the
world in 1888, more, for example. than in either
OF the two preceding years. This is shown by
estimates which differ more or less widely re-
garding the exact amount of the coinage. For
example, according to the estimate of the
director OF the mint the coinage OF gold in the
year 1889 amounted to SI67 13l 26, an increase OF
about S33. 600, 900 compared with the preceding
year. and of about s43. 900, coo as compared with
the year 1887. The report of the
English deputy master of the mint, recently
issued, estimates the worlds coinage at about
sl6S 900, 600, according to his figures increase
of about Sl3 900, 200 over 1885, and of about $751;,
000, goo over 1887 According to both estimates
while the coinage of gold has increased since
1887 the coinage of silver has decreased, SO that
the metals may be said to have reversed posi-
tons as regards the amounts coined during the
three