Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-19
ON WALL STREET.
In Stocks a Special Attack was Made to
Down the List at the Opening.
Prices were slightly lower at the ClO'e-Rail-
road Bonds were NOre Animal d.
9th, Bonds Firm.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
sTsc'sI TO the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-Money closed at 81
per cent; the higest IA was per cent. and the
lovest8l per cent, at which it closed.
Exchange weak, at 81 s264S5
sver-9lIs.
Sugar-Raw, dull; refined, steady; prices show
no change.
Cofee-spot cargoes, steady: fair Rio, 2Oltc.
Futures closed steady and unchanged.
Co,ton-Spots quiet; neutrality-suspicious., 112sc.
Futures closed barely steady.
Wool-Quiet and easy, holders do not push
supplies, hoping to see tariff change.
Wheat-Options were dull and easy, closing
Lc lower. Spot lots closed quiet.
Hides-Firm and in better demand; Buenos
Ayres, dry. I534 c; dry Texas, eS40I2C.
Stocks we're extremely dull to-day, only
l5s So shares changing hands. There were very
few features in connection with dealings and
prices fuctuated but slightly. In most cases
Tennessee coal and iron recorded the widest
changes but finally closed at LAST night figures
The general list showed declines ranging from
i 10 ~ per cent.
Atchison, 35I2.
In the dry goods trade there was nothing do
fig, and there were few buyers in the market.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Bonds closed dull and irregular.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certificates,
81.
Fcrt Worth and Denver rs, 1854.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rs, l16la.
Gold 6's, 76I5.
Kansas and Texas rs, 114sL.
General SIS, 65ia.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas general 6's, 75st.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas consolidated rs.
npg
St. Louis. Arkansas and Texas is, s7;t.
Texas and Pacific Is, 9lB.
Texas and PGgitic rs, 1888.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, March, lS.--The stock market to-
day was extremely dull, narrow and almost
entirely professional, with q consequent sag
ging tendency in prices, which, however, as
rule, resulted in nothing but slight fractio Ial
recessions. Reports of cutting OF rates were
again prevalent, and gave bearish traders what
little encouragement they had during the day.
The opening of the market was marked by
more vigorous attempt to down the list than we
nave seen tor some days, and Union Pacific was
Inc special object of the attack, being reported
as one Ct the offenders in the rate cutting
IIne. There was no news OF character
10 have any infuen e on prices in the
afternoon, and the most extreme dizziness and
stagnatiCn marked the market, which finally
closed steady, generally within a small fraction
Of the lowest prices. The list is almost Invarla-
oly lower tonight. most changes being insig-
nifcant
The railroad bond market was comparatively
more animated than the hare list.
government bonds dull and steady.
slate bonds dull and firm.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
BosToS, MASS, March Is.-There Is very little
change in the wool market, prices remaining
about the same as a week ago. The demand has
been fair. Territory has heen selling to some
extent. fine. 56G5Sc: clean fine medium, 59a55c;
medium. 5a52c. Texas and California and
oregon have been in moderate request, princi-
psily in the range of 50G Sc for secured.
Ohio and Pennsylvania feeces have been quiet
With sales of Y at 3Ia3llkc; Xxx. at % 4 34c, and
No. ] at &c. Michigan Y fleeces move slowly at
&c. In Comhing woods there is a steady feeling,
and No is offered at 3sdS9c. Fine delaine Sc
lec'lonS have been in fair demand, with Ohio
sold at S5c. and Michigan at 3lG34c. Pulled
Eools are in steady demand, with super SELL
ING principally at 30d3Sc, and extras at Z4dESc.
Foreign woods are firm and in very good de-
nand.
corToH-spoTs AND FUTURES.
GALVESTON, Tex, March ls.-The spot
markets. while closing, as q rule. quiet, steady
snd firm, indicate a tendency 10 lower prices.
New York declined Lice, and closed quiet.
New Orleans is down 1-I6c. and closed Irregular
with sales Of 25O0 bales. Those were the only
Changes, but declines in other markets are an
ncuated. All future markets went OF to-day,
decline in New York and New Orleans being
quite noticeable, while Liverpool about held Its
own, bu displ Iyed weakness.
Liverpool futures opened easy at slight de-
cine, ruled quiet bat stea Y, and closed quiet,
point lower on all deliveries.
New York futures opened easy at decline of
Points from Yesterdays close ruled barely steady
u second call, easy ct third call at to points
lower than opening, and cosed steady s. de-
cline of 9 to II points on all deliveries.
New Orleans futures opened barely steady ut q
Decline Of 10 6 points from ye terday's close,
ruled quiet at TO 6 points lower than opening,
and closed quiet at decline all around of 10 to
bpoints.
WOOL, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Wool, secured and unsecured. steady and an
changed, with no transactions.
Coffee closed firm at yes erday's decline.
sugsr steady and fairly active at present quo
tatons.