Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-21
ON WALL ISTREET.
The Stock Market Was Dull and Weak
Yesterday, Prices Declining.
Saturdays Bank Statement Caused an unin'
terrup.ed Decline from the Open
ing-Railroads Steady.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-Money closed easy at
8 per cent, the lowest rate; the highest was 5.
Exchauge-stesdy. Posted rates, 81 sla4 s613
siIver-sl 90 per ounce.
Supar-Raw and refined, dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Options were moderately active and
strong, closing Z. l1sc higher. spot lots closed
firm.
Wool-Continues steady. and prices show no
Coffee~spot lots steady; fair Rio cargoes,
20lsc. Futures closed steady.
Cotton--spot lots steady. Middling uplands,
i0Ac. Futures closed weak and l to points
lower for some months
Hides-Firm. Buenos Ayres dry, 15o; dry
Texas. l0c.
Socks were dull and weak to-day. The total
sales were 25i, 257 shares. The heavy decrease
il the legal reserves as shown in Saturday
bank statement acted as q damper on prices,
and they declined almos. uninterruptedly from
the opening. The closing quotations were "a to
~ per cent. lower than on Saturday.
Dry goods we're fairly active to-day. and in
changed hands. chiefly WOO en- and cotton ma
terials. There is also good demand for vel
vets and pushes. The higher grades sell well.
Silks are depressed more or less.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Denver. Texas and Fort Worth certificates, 81.
Fort Worth and Denver Is 1854.
Atchison general mortgage, AS, e39s
Atchison incomes, 5Ih.
Kansas and Texas is, ll5St
General SIS, 60.
General 6's Sly. -
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general SIS, 9ll2.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas consolidated rs,
ST. Louis. Arkansas and Texas rs, s71s.
; Texas and Pacific rs, 91h..
Texas and Pacific as. 1871.
GOVERNMENTS. STOCKS AND BONDS.
New YORK, Oct. 2O.-The opening in the stock
market this morning followed london. which
was lower for all American stocks, and this mar,
ket opened in sympathy with the decline, ell
stocks being from Is to % per cent. lower tnan
Saturdays closing hgures. Special pressure
was brought o bear upon Union Pacific, Louis
Vile and Nashville and Atchison, however, and
the course of prices was reversed. when 4 new
element of weakness appeared in sugar refine
ries, in which prospects OF further legal 1mpedl-
ments to the reorganization were made the
most of.
certificates the stocks of the regular list men
toned with some of the grangers. notably Rock
Island and burlington also felt the influence
and scored declines from the best figures OF the
first hour of from a 10 l?s per cent. In IN
meantime tie remainuer OF the list was Gull ana
heavy, with exceedingly marrow limits, the
fuctuation being barely sufficient to MARI the
tendency in prices Final changes in most of
the list, while almost invariably in the direction
of yer figures. are for small fractions. and the
Nashville, Ia: Union Pacific, 1as; sugar, IL;
Burlington AND Quincy. IA, and Rock Is
land. rs.
Government bonds dull to firm.
State bonds entirely neglected.
coTT, N-sPoTs AND FUTURES.
Srecial TO the Gazette.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. 2O.-Atwood, Violet
Large receipts and good weather had their
effect in all the markets to-day. The closing,
here to points and l-s2 d. in Liverpool.
All bearish influences are being made use OF by
the short interest, but we notice disposition TO
realize profits quickly on that side, therefore
any general covering would advance prices
Sharply. Our New York advices say Manchester
is doing tremendous business, and spinners
are generally uncovered. If Liverpool, how
ever shows 10 strength the American markets
must sympathize. Our telegram from Bren-
ham, Is reports hsav r rams Is Saes
ceipts at ports to-day A,ooo, against $1,000 last
year.
from Northern Texas especially inquired for.
Staple cot;ons neglected, buyers here afraid to
consider offers of lots from tine country unless
stables and ordinary color 25o1 bulk of same
done, Ill6c decline; middling offering from the
h:llyparts, ga, +. o. b. compressed:
Spots-We have to say YET that the offerings
are very poor in style, well handled cotton COM
manding l-l6c above prices quo:ed day. Our
spot market is quoted down l-l6c. Sales 6o'
bales, but this includes $500 +. o. b.
BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-Ihe Mark Lane Express in
its weekly review OF the BRUSH gram trade
says: There is small inquiry for Eng ish wheats,
and prices have declined Cd. Sales OF English
wheat during the past week were 81, 49, quarters
at aOs l0d, against 50, ii5 Mt 29s lod during the
corresponding week last year. Foreign wheats
are tending toward firmer prices, fine whites are
Sd better. At Liverpool all kinds have recovered
ID mar GENITAL Barley is weak under large ar
rivals, and prices are Sd lower. Oats and corn
are steady. At days market English wheats
were held frmer. There was recovery of Sd
for the hest sorts. Foreign wheats were also
stronger al Cd advance on California and
Indian.
have sold NE quantities of sden Pee
long before we can TO Flor &nd have never
known it in single 1870 81 fail lite to give en-
tion for couphs col&I YOra throats and lung