Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-19
ON WALL STREET.
Trading Extended to an Unusual Large
Number of Shares in Stocks.
The Unsettled Silver Question had its Eject.
Easier Money and Better Prices Anticl-
pated-Railway Bonds Active.
COMMERCIAL RESUME

COMMERCIAL RESUME
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, April 18.-Money closed at per
cent, the lowest rate of the day; the highest
rate of sEe day was "a per cent.
ExcAeage-Closed steady; posted rates, 81 Sc
"a ss.
si4ysf-s1 O2I5.
668ee-spot cargoes steady; fair Rio I'M
eAsnged. Futures closed firm and points
ahgher
g sugar-Raw, firm, but unchanged; refined,
dull.
Cotton-spot lots closed steady; middling up
lands unchanged. Futures closed to points
higher for most Of the months.
WOol-The general situation has undergone no
change. There have been many small sales OF
feeces, but generally at former prices.
WheaJ-Options were strong throughout the
day on heavy buying, much of which was at
tributed to Chicago parties. The closing prices
were 3aal&4c higher. Spot lots strong;
Hldes-Closed firm; BuenOs Ayres, dry, l3Ac;
dry Texas, 9Ih lie.
Stocks were fairly active to-day, 1s1, 292 shares
changing hands. Prices were strong during the
instances prices were "a to 2 per cent.
higher than they closed last night. The features
of the dealings were Richmond and Terminal,
Chesapeake and Ohio, Lackawanua, the sugar
trusts, st Paul and Chicago gas.
Atchison, 1884,.
Fort Worth, 33A
The dry goods market continued dull, and
prices remain unchanged.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Bonds closed dull but firm.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certificates,
S3A
Fort Worth and Denver Is. 1885.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe1's, III.
Gold 6's, rs.
Kansas and Texas Is, I15ss.
Kansas and Texas general SIS, 64L.
Kansas and Texas general SIS, 74l3.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general 6's. ~.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas consolidated rs,
st Louis, Arkansas and Texas is. s99l.
Texas and Pacific Is, 925s.
Texas and Pacific rs, 80.
CoTToN-sPoTs AND FUTURES.
Special 10 the Gazette.
GALVESTON, Tex, April 18.-To- day marked
an advance in the principal spot markets. Liv-
erpool closed firm, Lice higher; New Orleang
and Galveston advanced &c, while New York
and Norfolk went up I-l6c, all markets closing
firm except \ orfolk and Baltimore, the former
closing steady, the latter nominal.
Futures responded to the advance in spots.
Liverpool futures opened strong at advance
OF to points, ruled firm, 1-64c higher, and
closed quiet at an advance over yesterday of to
4 points.
New York futures opened steady at an advance
over yesterdays close Of to 10 points, ruled
steady at the advance and closed steady at an
advance on early. months of to 10 points and on
late months of to points.
new orleans INJURIES opened steady, to 2
points higher ruled steady at a still further adj
vance and closed steady 10 10 Il points higher on
early months and to points higher on late
months.
WOOL, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Wool-Quiet and unchanged.
Coffee-Steady, at decline OF Lice.
Sugar-Steady, at an advance of Ac on New
York grades; unchanged as to Louisiana.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, April 18.-The stock market wa
only slightly less active to-day than yesterday
and the loss of business in a few leading stocks
was about made up by the extension of trading
in unusually large number o! shares, giving
the market broadening tendency, and while the
failure of senate ana house to get together
on silver, the sentiment in general seemed to be
that there will ultimately be some Joint action
which will result in easier money and higher
prices at the stock exchange. There were no
signs of let-up in the Missouri Pacific, Rock
Island, Union Pacific and Alton fight. st ocks
Of those companies continued to drag, with evil
denceS of long stocks coming out, but the prin-
cipal effect of trouble thus far has
oeeRsft$ 10 Stlhe trading in
,Asffsand they were all dull to-day. The mar
FSSfn2lly closed dull and firm, generally some |
hing better than first prices, and a majority of
he list show gains over last evenings figures |
his evening.
Railroad bonds were more active and stronger |
o-day, with more widely distributed business. |
Government bonds dull and steady.
State bonds dull and steady.