Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-09
ON WALL STREET.
The Stock Market Was Moderately
Active, But Prices We're Weak.
Small Spectators Did Considerable Selling
and Values Declined In the Range
of IA to ] IA Fer Cent
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

Special TO the Gazette.
New YORK, Oct. s.-Money-Closed
easy at per cent. the lowest rate; the
highest was 6 per cent.
Exchange-Steadv. Posted rntes, 81 50
Ga 81.
Silver-S1 IL.
Sugar-Raw and refined, dull at IN
changed prices.
Cofee-spot lots steady; fair Rio car
goes, 2O2lo.
Futures closed firm, Mt points higher.
Cotton-Spot lots easier; middling up
lands, 10 l5-l6c. Futures closed l TO 2
points lower.
Wheat-Options moderately active to-
dav. and weak, closing 5000 lower.
Spot lots closed strong.
Wool-Moderatelv active and steady,
90. 900 pounds shearing. Texas sold at
20622c.
Hdes-Firm; Buenos Ayres, dry,
l5c: dry Texas, '00l3c.
Stocks-Quite active to-day, but not
withstanding the reduction with rates of
exchange and easy money prices were
weak throughout. There was generally
I" 7Vii'H- ""t ~ 'ie Hiut'lel 'i"SS VI so'S-
nlators, and values went down sharply.
Inc lack or confidence was the only as
signable cause OF weakness. The de-
cIlnss Tor the day ranged from 4 to IA
per cent.
Atchison-3fR.
IN dry goods there was considerable
1ohbing in choice lots, and there were
more buyers in the market than for
f0ir1v
steady.
RAILWAY BONDS AND CERTIFICATES.
Bonds quiet.
Denver, Texas and Fort worth certlh-
Gates 81 i.
Fort Worth and d nver l s, lO354
Atch'son general mortgage IS, Sl34
Atchison general incomes. 5613.
Kansas and Texas rs, 1l54.
General SIS, 6Sl2.
General 6's, 80.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas general
G's, so.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas consolida-
ted rs, ll5M
81 Louis. Arkansas and Texas s,S1.
Texas Paciti" l $, 81 =.
Texas Pacific 2's, 1874.
GOVERNMENTS. STOCKS AND BONDS.
vour, No. rbo o,o.., ,,,or,,ot
to-d., wos agoin 1e,idadIv ua,L al
.bouob ,bo-. No, o,Ir ,no,,oro,a b,,si
ra.s ,,.tions owl da,.Iip.s for tho
d,r ,h,,. mi, sn,oII oraroro lorrer
.,,a -, do for -, ,o,c ,j,,o Tbs-a
no,L;nn n tha % tha do, 20
na,Isa ernra,,nns,or nnI nrosnarts nf
RAILROAD business ia n, 1aast "a ancouron-
incr a. ~, nny time for tho INST two
Los ord ortsiaa oi,s 70 tho damoroli-
zo,ion which ,oolx pIoca wara oil in tho
shona of minors for which there couIa
he troced M sorrra and M proof could
bs obtsiuad hpt the verv vapueness of
,rh;nh r.,,d.rad ,bar, in dasnopdant
,,o,a of tho bah,,ues of the STRAIT
dorh1v nowerfuI for harm The omen.
mo 1ras err,, a, froc,,on.I advances over
los, nigbt,s Ggures foIIovinp hipber
,nori,a. IN Tnrdon hut tho f.slino
among traders was very much mixed as
to the probable course OF the market,
and some London selling being detected
in Louisville and Nashville ana Erie,
there was Immediately a renewal of the
pressure of short sales, and prices shaded
off throughout the forenoon.
Toward noou there was rumor that
the Erie company would not settle with
its employees, and that strike was i'm
minent, and accompanied as the report
was by vigorous hanmering of stock, 1t
started downward movement, which
extended to the entire active list. The
market showed no recuperative power
whntever, and while there was great
deal OF talking Of profits on the bear side
in late dealings, only feeble rally oc-
Cured, aud marked weakness of Western
Uuion and Wheeling, and Lake Erie