Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-17

steady, the latter nominal. Philadelphia and
Baltimore rose &c, Liverpool lid, while New
Orleans, Norfolk and Boston increased quota
tions 1-l6c.
Futures also exhibited more strength, and all
closed steady at an advance.
Liverpool futures opened firm point higher
than Yesterdays close. ruled steady i4c higher,
and closed steady at to 2 points advance on all
months.
New York futures opened steady at an advance
over yesterdays close of to 4 points, ruled
steady, 2 to 4points up from opening and closed
to points higher than last closing.
New Orleans futures opened firm at / to
points ADVANCE over yesterdays close, ruled
steady at slight decline, and closed steady.
to points higher than last closing.
Wool-Quiet and unchanged.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
New YORK, April 16.-The stock market was
again very dull to-day especially for the gen.
eral list and the unlisted department, but spe-
cial stocks still retained some speculative in
terest, and fluctuations in those shares saved
the market from complete stagnation. There
was moderate buying OF all leading stocks upon
slight concessions, but the demand no more
than equared the offerings, and prices failed to
move in either direction. Rock Island and Mis-
souri, Pacific were both rather heavy The close
was quiet, and steady to firm, at insignificant
changes for the day.
The railroad bond market was more active to-
Governments-DulI and steady.
State bonds-Dun and featureless.
MANCHESTER COMMERCIAL RESUME.
MANCHESTER, April I6.-The Guardian, in its
commercial article says the market is strong.
Buyers in some of the leading departments
found a distinctly hardening tendency with
checked business, though sales in some depart
mentS reached the full average. An upward
tendency of Indiana and China exchange
brought to book orders that had hitherto been
lmpractIcable, but momentarily lessened the
tresh5lpauIry and doubtless the rising exchange
wlSssesngthen prices here. The demand for
s1stssE foreign markets is moderate Immense
sslfIculty is found in executing important orders
lat full rates. Home houses are buying cautious
~, but purchases contribute materially to sus-
tanning prices and strengthening manufacturers.
There is little more business in export yarns,
but the intensity Of the desire to sell prevent
upward movement IN prices, BUYERS in cash
yarns for continent had to pay fun and occa-
slonally slightly higher prices. Cloth is
stronger. Few manufacturers care for distant
delivery business. There is mild competition
for near delivery.
LONDON WOOL SALES.
LONDON, April 16.-At the wool sales TODAY
i, $50 bales were offered There was an average
attendance. There was good competition, es
pecially for fine greasy cross breeds, and good
Natal greasy. ThesprincipaI support of the
series has come from buyers for France. The
total number OF bales withdrawn to daUe is 5000.
There are available +27 800 bales. The following
are the offerings and prices obtained: =
Victoria - POO bales. Secured, s1Ad91s
100: secured locks and aeces. S%dSIs Sd:
greasy, 7i2dGIs I'D: greasy locks ana pieces,
New South wales-86OO bales. Secured ND
ais SID; secured locks and pieces, S1bdGls
ia; greasy, Gl3dals HID; greasy locks and
pieces, 2Iadd9d.
Queensland - 100 bales. Secured. 1Id@ls
l2d; secured, locks and pieces, Idols sgd;
greasy, G$4d0Ild; greasy, locks and pieces,
s.. dGSd.
South Australia-1OOO bales. Secured, Is lido
Is 5Iad; secured, locks ana pieces. 8ladGIs Sd;
greasy, 3i4ddl0d; greasy, locks and pieces, 524d
"a sd.
New Zealand-I6OO bales. Secured, 91SdGIs Cd;
secured, locks and pieces, 9IadQIs sd; greasy,
6i4dGls lIl2d; greasy, locks and, pieces, .6d0
Id.
Cape of Good Hope aud Natal-4OoO bales.
Secured, T2d01s SID: greasy, 5l4dalO1ad;
greasy, locks and pieces, 5I4d@Tad.