Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-30
ON WALL STREET.
Stocks Continue Dull, Transactions Yes
terday the Smallest on Record.
No Better Market Expected Until Near the 18th
Of April-RailrOad Bonds Dull and
Featureess
GOVERNMENTS. STOCKS AND BONDS.

tinues to show diminishing volume OF business
and transactions to-day were in all probability
the smallest on record, while the fluctuations in
prices and interest taken in them was strictly
upon the same plan. The features of the market
were confined to the selling of Erie
~ the eady morning ana po cRe G GaTsn6
and Texas and Pacific down, meeting with only
slight success in either. The general opinion on
the street is that a broader and better market
may be expected between the LIST and 10th OF next
month.
Railroad bonds were equally duh and feature
less, and displayed dropping tendency, though
no movement of importance took place.
Government bonds dull and steady.
State bonds neglected.
CoTToN-sPoTs AND FUTURES,
Fpecial TO the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, March 29.-The changes
in the spot market to-day were st. LOUIS and
Wilmington. Each advanced &c, while Mobile
advanced l-l6c. The markets generally closing
quiet, steady and firm.
The future markets are about stationary.
Liverpool future market opened and closed
steady and unchanged.
New York futures opened quiet. but firm, to
points advance and closed steady to points
New Orleans futures opened steady and prac-
ticaly unchanged, ruled and closed quiet to
points higher.
WOOL, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Wool, steady, unchanged, with no transac-
Coffee and sugar, both steady at former quo
tations.
COMMERCIAL RESUME,
Srecisl to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Money was easy, and
though no transactions were reported it was
offered at 3lk per cent. to the close.
Silver-g55sc.
cxchange-Quiet and unchanged.
COffee-Spot lots, closed firm at 2OHc.
Futures closed weak.
Sugar-Raw. steady at former prices; refined,
moderately active and unchanged.
Cotton-Spots steady; middling-u plands,
II 5-i6c. Futures steady
Wool-Prices generally in the buyers favor;
secured Texas, 4Sa5lc; secured Texas hHe
Wheat-Options were dull and irregular,
closing at about last nights figures. Spot lots
steady.
HIdes--steadyi Buenos Ayres, dry, 1la8c; dry
The stock market was extremely dull to-day,
prices huctuating but slightly. The little spec
ulatIon INDUCED in was IN about half dozen
stocks, none of which made any wide huctua-
ton The sales amounted to only IS, 1SS shares.
The bank statement was not as favorable as ex-
pected, the resources showing only an increase
of 1915, $50. The closing prices were irregular
and slightly changed.
Fort Worth, 80.
IN dry goods the dealings were on q very small
scale to-day. Some jobbing houses reported
moderate amount OF trading. DuG as 8 rule the
purchases were in small and insignificant lots.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Bonds dun and featurelesS.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certificates,
49,
Fort Worth and Denver rs, 1881.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rs, lis.
Sold 6's, IS.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas rs, 1I5.
General mortgage 6's, 76jt.
General SIS, 64Ja.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas consolidated rs,
rs.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general mortgage
6's. 56L.
St. Louis. Arkansas and Texas Is, S71s.
Texas and Pacific Is, %.
Texas and Pacific 2's, IS.