Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-01
ON WALL STREET.
The Stock Market Yesterday was the
DuIlest Recorded in Years.
The Close, However, Showed slight Gains Over
Saturdays Figures-RailrOad Bonds
More Actiye-Other Bonds Dull,
corroN-spors AND FUTURES.

coTToN-sPoTs AND FUTURES.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX, March 3I.-The spot mar
kets closed steady and firm; New Orleans and
Savannah advanced 1-l6c. Those were the only
changes.
In the future markets there was slight ad-
vance in the New York and New Orleans mar
kets.
Liverpool futures opened quiet at point
higher, ruled firm, and closed barely steady at
Saturdays close.
New York futures opened steady at an advance
of to points, ruled steady at slight decline
and closed steady to points higher than sat
urday's close.
New Orleans futures opened steady, 2 to 8
points higher than Saturday close, ruled quiet
at a drop of to points, recovered and closed
steady at an advance OF 3 to points on all
months.
WOOL, COFFEE AND SUGAR.
There revision of quotations in the WOOL
market to-day. Secured declined 306c, while
unsecured dropped 1a@2c on all grades except
Mexican.
Coffee and sugar are reported steady and I'M
changed.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Money loaned at easy
rates to-day, and closed with plentiful offerings
at 3, which was the lowest rate. The highest
was 3.
EACuaHSS-SJSduy al oON7 OS12s
Silver-95Ac.
Coffee-spot lots steady; fair Rio cargOes, 2oA.
Futures closed lower.
Sugar-Raw. weak and lower; refined, quiet
and unchanged.
Hides-Quiet; Buenos Ayres, dry, l31ac; dry
Texas, 90l1c.
Cotton-spot lots steady; midland uplands,
IL 7-l6c. Futures closed to points lower.
Wheat-Options were dull and featureless, and
closed weak at A@$sc lower. Spot lots closed
easier.
change of Importance.
Stocks were extremely dull again to day and
the course of prices somewhat irregular.
There was some talk OF possible large damages
to the Texas and Pacific railroad If the Louisiana
levee should be broken by the foods, but the
Strong and higher and a little more
active in consequence OF the continued large
earnings, showing an increase of $l49,o over
the same period in 1889. The days business was
the smallest in q long time, only 81 1853 shares
changing hands. The closing prices were firm
and "a to p per cent. higher.
AtchiSon, 3G12
Fort Worth, 3SA
In dry goods trading continues very light and
there is nothing worthy of note in connection
with the dealings.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Bonds dull.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certificates, SO.
Fort Worth and Denver rs, 1865.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rs, Iii.
Gold 6's, 76.
Kansas and Texas rs, lis.
General mortgage SIS, 641a.
General 6's, 1915.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas consolidated rs.
lis.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general 6's, 1913.
st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas rs, S71a.
Texas and Pacific rs, 9l%.
Texas and Pacific Us, IS.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS,
NEW YORK, March 3l.-The stock market to-
day was the dullest in years, and although the
prevalence of the general opinion that there will
be no April money scare this year had the effect
of making the market firm. There was no
feature in dealings outside of special move
intensely dull was steady at slight gains over
Saturdays figures.
Railroad bonds were more active than stocks.
Government bonds-Dull and steady.
State bonds-Dull and featureless.
BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
LONDON, March 31.-The Mark Lane Express,
in its weekly review OF the British grain trade,
says: English wheat is quiet and unchanged.
Flour is weak, though an improvement is ex-
pected. The quantity on passage diminished
is, 600 sacks in q week. Foreign wheats are dull.
The price of good old crop Indian is main
tanned at SIS. Best Russian and American
continue at old prices. Some grades of Russian
and Indian are Sd lower. American corn under
enormous imports have fallen Sd. Oats
weak Beans and peas quiet. To-day the
market was dull. English wheat was Sd cheaper
and foreign slightly lower. Flour was neg
lected. Mailing and grinding barley was firm
but slow.