Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-24
EXTREMELY ACTIVE.
The Shares that Change Hands
Numbered 458,IO7.
THE MARKET CLOSED HIGHER.
Railroad Bonds More Active-Dry Goods
Dull and Featureless-Wheat Active
and Hisher-Wool Dull but Steady.
Hides Firm-Money Per Cent.
COMMERCIAL REsCNE.

| COMMERCIAL RESUME.
| Special to the Gazette.
| New YORK, April 3.-Money-Closed al
| 3 per cent the lowest rate. The best wa:
81.
Exchange 81 s6co4.s9. =
Sugar-Raw and refined continued
| steady at previous prices.
Cotton-Spot los steady. NIiddling up
| land So. Futures closed steady.
Coffee-Spot lots steady Rio cargoes
! 1917. Futures close steady
Nheat-OptiOns active again to-day Al
| opening prices it was slightly lower but Il
| boom was soon inauguarated, which sent
figures up l&5a2 cents. Spot lots closed
| steady.
Wool-Dull but steady al previous prices.
Hides-t1rm. Buenos Ayres, dry, 800
| l3izc Dry Texas. lUc.
Stocks-Fery active to-day, ass. l01 shares
changing hands for the day Prices strong
| during the greater part and advanced. with
the exception of few slight reactions,
| caused by realizations. to the close. The
closing figures were Is to 3 per cent higher
Atchison. "a.
Dry goods market duh and featureless.
Bonds quiet.
Fort Worth and Denver City. 23l%.
Fort Worth and Denver, Is 1033l
| AtchisOn IS 49,.
T. AtchlsOn incomes ISL
LhttIlotlo anu ItAuS l =,
Kansas and Texas 2's. 49,.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Is, ~
Missouri, Kansas and Texas rs, 425l
St. Louis. Arkansas and Texas Is. S41L.
Texas and Pacific Is, 9O3,
Texas and Pacific IS. 81
ATWOOD, VIOLET i cos COTTON REPORT
Special 10 the Gazette.
New ORLEANS, LA, April 23-Atwood,
Violet " Co. say:
Futures-All markets are very sensitive.
Liverpool and New Orleans and New York
quickly recovered, and after the decline of
the opening advanced here II points. At
closing, however. the market was l to 3
points lower than yesterday. All efforts to
sustain prices seem 50 far unsuccessful
Much stress is being laid on outside buying
by some prominent New York houses, but
our friends there say that while the market
may further advance they do not advise fol-
lowing it.
In our opinion there are but two iniu-
enccs 10 help cotton at present. First. con-
lnuously bad weather and inactive spot de-
mxd. The weather Is apparent just now
and when we see the existence of either we
shA be prepared 10 take the long side for Il
lo3 or short time according to circum-
81 hoes. At this moment il seems Il pur-
clTise on depressions, and sale whenever
PLmIums are established rs they We're to-
Port receipts to-day are over $500, against
400 last year
IAverpool closed firm, about l-64 lower
than last night, while spots We're advanced
l-l6c
F. o, B., sales, 1870 bales. Offering
small
Spots quiet and steady; sales, 1900 bales.
Same quotations and same offerings. Very
little demand.
GOVERNMENTS, sTocKs AND BONDS.
New YORK. April 23.-The stock market
to-day, especially in the forenoon. was ex-
tremely active and bouyant, with quieter
state of affairs in the afternoon, and some
from the high prices of early
trading. The close was active and firm at
the best prices
Railroad bonds more active
Government and state bonds dull and
steady.