Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-19
ON CHANGE.
Spot Cotton Unchanged, Futures from
One to Twelve Points Lower
Wheat Opened Weak, Fluc mated Narrowly
and Closed at a Decline-Coiree and
Wool Markets Unchanged.
Dniiy Review.
OFFICE OF The GAZETTE.
FORT WORTH. TEX. Aug. Is. 1S11.

FORT WORM. TEX. Aug. IS 1Si1.
Business to-day was very good in all lines.
In conversation with q prominent cotton
buyer too day, he said: $50 far there have been
very few bales brought to this market, not over
ten or dozen. The grade was good middling
and brought a good price OF course there
will be vast quantity more cotton oi ought here
this season than last-there's more In the coun-
try, and the grade will be better. We are going
to pay top prices all through, and will induce
producers to bring their staple 70 TINS market;
We are making great preparations TO this end. -
The general produce markets we're fairly well
supplied to-day, both from wagons and ship
ments. The demand was good. There are no
changes IN quotations.
In fruits there is a good supply of extra good
California goods on the market now at prices
given below. A prominent wholesale dealer to-
day said: EFFORT Worth now is receiving
point for green California fruits, and We can
supply Texas and Indian Territory trade now
will be kept up by regular weekly arrivals in
carload lots. This is the first receiving point of
California goods established in the state"
Poultry, eggs and butter are In fair supply,
The Havana Weekly Report. is discussing the
taxation and other charges borne by sugar pro-
ducers in Cuba, says that in spite OF the sharp
competition made abroad to the cane sugar by
the European beet and the restrictions of all
classes against which planters have to contend
at home, real and positive fact is that the
Cuban sugar Industries, instead OF decreasing,
as feared previous to the abolition of slavery on
this island, has constantly increased in pro-
duction through gradual improvements intro
duced in the culture Of the cane and the manu-
featuring of sugar, and, as perfection In neither
case has as yet been attained, 1t is likely that
were planters more fairly dealt with by the
government, few years would sutnce them to
produce sugar in such quantity and at so low
prices that they would be able to defy COMPETE
tion from all parts of the world Sugar lHanu-
featuring in Cuba is subject to the following
fiscal charges, the calculation being made upon
a plantation supposed to produce 1900 hogs
heads of sugar and 1000 hogsheads of molasses.
To the state treasury, S3l62; municipality, S6l2;
tonnage dues, $3.50; extra charges on railroad
freight, SEQ.
The Review proceeds: s'Thus, besides high
duties increased by 81. 70 per cent, stated in
our previous issue, to which all articles most !
needed on sugar plantations are subject on being
imported into the island, and which makes life |
so dear here, and when the strongest argument |
opposed in the United States to the adoption of |
Mr.. McKinley's bill, is the want of reciprocity,
our sugar industry is charged with taxes |
amounting to Z2%4 per cent, about per cent |
more than previously, on the net proceeds Of |
the production