Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-05
ON WALL STREET.
Stocks Fairly Active and Irregular
Dealings Without Especial Feature
At the Close Prices Show Slight Dsciine-In
Sugar There Was Strength-Railrosd
Bonds Active


Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Aug. L-Money- Closed at
per cent, the highest rate was and the lowest
per cent.
RHchange-s4 s5lka4 ssh.
silver-sl l3 per ounce.
sugar-Raw nominal; refined steady; cut
loaf and crushed, sac; granulated, &c.
Wheat-options were fairly active, irregular
and eSeited, closing strong on unfavorable
weather reports ct ssa2c advance; spot lots
closed steady
Wool-Duil but steady, with prices about the
same as before.
Cotton-Spot lots closed dull. Middling up-
lands, i21se. Ful ures closed irregular.
Texas. 91sd 12c.
Cotee-Spot lots steady; fair Rio careoes .les, G.
FUTURES closed points higher
stocks-Fairly active and irregular; dealings
were without feature Of interest and at the close
sales amounted to Is, 900 shares.
Atch1son, Ess
Dry goods continues dull.
RAILROAD BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Bonds dull
Denver. Texas and Fort Worth certificates.
Fort Worth and Denver rs, 1851.
Atchison general mortgage as, IS.
Atchisou incomes, 633I.
Kansas and Texas rs, ll6.
General SIS, 72I4.
General SIS, S4b,
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general 6's, SLY
missouri, Kansas and Texas consolidated rs,
81. Louis. Arkansas and Texas Us, sOh
Texas and Pacific Is, 9lK.
Texas and Pacific Us, SyiR
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.
Special TO the Gazette.
Boston, MASS, Aug I.-wool-In fair de-
mand at previous prices.
coTToN-sPoTs AND FUTURES.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. 4.-The spot market
exhibited more buoyancy TODAY and closed. az
rule. quiet, steady and firm. Galveston re-
vised quotations, advancing, low ordinary, or
and middling, coed middling and middling fair
hc, closing quiet. Savannah declined Il-l6c
These were the only changes of note. Transac-
bales in all markets.
Future markets closed dull, and very dull,
with light transactions.
New York futures opened dull, but steady, at
decline OF pc ut, ruled dull, but steady and
inactive, closed practically unchanged.
New Orleans futures opened steady at slight
decline, ruled dull at to points over opening,
closed dull a point higher than Saturdays
close.
WOOL, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
Wool-Market closed firm and unchanged
with no transactions.
Coffee-steady ann unchanged.
sugar-steady at decline Of &c. on all
grades. Demand fair.
LONDON LIVERPOOL HOLIDAY
LONDON, Aug. 4.-The first Monday in August
is always regular bank of England holiday,
consequently business il suspended in ali ex-
cha nges here and at Liverpoo oil to-day.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Aug. A.-The disposition TO await
developments is still paramount in Wall street,
and the stock market. even under the most ia
vorable condition, shows no signs that there is
to be a revival of interest in Speculation or an
increase in business. In the meantime the
rather mixed condition of railroad rates. not
withstanding that returns from traffic at present.
cient causes in creating feeling of hesita-
ton and universal disposition 10 make
further move in the situation. The gold
exports also continue. and there is well
defined fear that the design of the Bank of
England is to draw still more gold, for which
this country offers the only available supply at
present. Local operators are more bullish than
q general uncertainty, and prominent commits
sion brokers advise waiting for the present. The
bank tatement of Saturday was disappointment
to the advocates of higher figures, and further
engagements of gold were made for EXPORT to-
day. This gave the bears another opportunity
and they selected Missouri Pacific and Atchison
to bear the brunt OF the attack. Both stocks
were forced of about IL per cent, but sugar
was strong and held decline in the general
list in check and, notwithstanding that special
efforts were made to get st. Paul and Rock Island
down they were maintained at close to OPEN
ing prices, gain in earnings in the first
named, being factor in the strength displayed.
retired to the lowest figure, while others again
declined slightly. The close was barely steady,
Normally at small fractions below first prices.
Railroad bonds more active.
Government bonds dull and steady.
State bonds entirely neglected.