Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-18
ON WALL STREET.
Stocks We're Dull but Quite Strong
with a Few Spirited Advances.
The Market Closed Firm at Best Prices
Railroad Bonds Strong Observation-Disclosures
Bonds Firm and Steady.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

snecial TO the Gazette.
w York. April l7.-Money loaned at easy
-.,ss throughout the day, and closed at per
,srt the lowest rate; the highest rate was per
cent.
Fycaange-steady at 81 s6G4 S..
Silver-sl GOAL OF.
ra-ton-Spot lots closed steady at 1l24c. Flu
,--es closed firm at 20 points higher.
Coaee-spot lots closed firm at 1870 for fair
cs-goes. Futures closed irregular.
eroar-Raw. strong and fairly active; refined,
=-r, nd higher Cutloaf and crushed, 7lsc;
--a--..4tel o. C: golden c, 5GJ5sc.
syre5f-0pti 5ns were active and excited again
TO-DAY In the morning dealings there
IRE heavy buyings and an advance Of
-sI.e5 sharp reaction, and the closing
-.r:res we're unchanged for April and May, and
To- lie lower for the others. Spot market closed
WaoI-The market continues dull and prices
show no particular change; Y fleece, 55c; tal
SHides-Ciosed firm; Buenos Ayres, dry, l8lac;
DRY Texas, glhal lie.
total volume Of business amounting TO only 49,
- shares. Prices were strong during the greater
mart and closed at about the top figures. Lack
sv-anns Tennessee coal, Rock Island and sugar
trusts were the principal features, and recorded
tire greatest advances. The improvement ranged
from. g.. 10 per cent. and most Of the list par
t.aipa.ed.
ttchis0n. H~l-.
Port Worth 3d.
There is nothing IN the dry goods situation
worthy OF note. Trading is chiefly confined to
small lots, and no radical change in values IS
reported.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES,
WBonds closed dull but firm.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certificates,
80.
Fort Worth and Denver Is. 1925.
Gulf. Colorado and Santa FelS, IL.
Gold IS, IS.
Kansas and Texas Is. 1855.
Kansas and Texas general IS, GA.
Kansas and Texas general 6's, az.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas general IS, 7f4.
Kansas and Texas consolidated IS, ll3"s,
NJ Louis, Arkansas and Texas ] S, Ss!4
Texas and Pacific rs, g2la.
Texas and Pacific rs, &Nis.
CoTToS-sPoTs AND FUTURES.
Special to the Gazette. -
GALVESTON, TEX, April l7.-Spots closedto-
day as a rule firm and steady at advance Of
I-I6c in Savannah. Augusta, Memphis and St.
Louis. the other markets remaining Stationary
al former quotations. q
In the future markets there were slight de-7
clines in Liverpool and New York, while New
Orleans made a slight advance.
Liverpool futures opened quiet but steady, at
decline OF I 10 points. ruled quiet at the dee
cline. and closed steady, l point lower al
around.
New York futures opened steady and declined
10 points on early months from yesterday
close: the later months unchanged, ruled steady
and quiet at a slight advance over opening, and
closed quiet but steady, l TO points lower on
early months, unchanged as to later months,
New Orleans futures opened steady, l TO
points lower on early months, unchanged as to
others, ruled steady at an advance of 20
points. closed steady, to points higher than
yesterday close. -
WOOL. COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Wooi-Quiel and unchanged with no transac-
Coffee and SMEAR arc s+aad, and r,rcbargadE
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE stock market while
rather dull to-day, was strong almost all the
way through, and while movements in most uf5
the list were confined to insignificant propor-.
tons, few stocks made large advances, and acs
uy.ry in them served to make a moderate days
business the bullish feeling IN the general list
was helped by the strength N Lacka-
wanna. which was bought openly by its usual
supporters and 1t assumed the first position III
the market. The close was firm at about best
prices of the Gay. ~
Railroad bonds were strong all the way
through; few important advances were SCORED
and the principal activity in a few issues.
Government bonds duh and steady.
state bonds duh and steady to firm.
LONDON WOOL SALES. lie
LoSDoS. April I-.-At the wool sales to-day
M,64f bales were offered. comprising a good Sc.
lection. especially suited for continental buys
ors who operated freely. Good woods wers
steady. The better grades of greasy Merinos
sold at hardening prices. Cross breds were in
good demand. Fine was firm and sold readily.
There have been withdrawn to date 5000 bales,
ana there are available BIG, 600 bales. Sales:
Victoria $500 bales. Secured, Is iaddls
led: secured locks and pieces, lOiadGls Sd; ;
greasy. -tdGls I'd: greasy locks and pieces,
5l.daIlird.
New South Wales-G2OO bales. Secured lOd
ais lod; secured locks and pieces, SI5dGIs
ID; greasy, 6'sdGls Id; greasy locks and pieces,
ID lloyd.
Queensland 100 bales. Secured. IIlsdaIs
n ID; secured, locks and pieces, 9dGls 5ds'
greasy, 6daIld; greasy, locks and pieces,
south AustraIia-l3O0 bales. Secured. Is lido
Is ID; secured, locks and pieces, siaddEId;
al al
New Zealand - 600 bales. Secured. 7da9d;.
greasy. Il d2ls I'D; greasy, locks and pieces,
5iedGgd.
Cape Of Good Hope aud Natal-2OO bales.
Greasy. sd -.
Hanged for Wife Murder.
HERNANDo, Mss, April l6.-Martin Futrell, ,!
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