Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-14
DUN'S REPORT.
Complete Recovery From the
Maverick Bank Failure.
TRADE is GENERALLY GOOD
Money in Good supply for Legitimate
Trade-What We are Expecting.
Farmers Paying OF Mortgs-
ges on Their Lands.

NEW York, Nov. 13-R. C. Dun 4 Co.'S
weekly review OF trade viii say: BUSINESS
has entirely recovered from the sAShI as
turbance caused by the Maverick cank
failure Money at New YORK has fallen
again to 1 per cent on call and at Boston
plenty is Offering and rates are steaa ;,;
Trade is large in volume for the season and
in many lines, especially at the west, thc
largest ever known. But margins Tor
DrGfts are narrow and the tendency OF
prices is not toward improvement IN that
respect While breadStufS advance most
manufactured products tend to decline
The record of mortgages satisfied In the
Western country shows that enormous sums
are taken for that purpose by farmers from
their receipts, so that an unusual proper.
ton of the money paid for crops goes 10
cancel debts created in past years DOUBT
less this in part explains the fact that the
demand for various manufactured products
has not yet incrSaSed so largely is was ex-
Dected, in view of the great crops raised.
Speculation during the past week has
been more active, wheat advancing &c on
sales of 60,00O.O00 bushels, and corn ad-
yaucing per cent for spot, but scarcely
higher for November delivery, with sales oil
q, SOC, coo bushels, and oats unchanged. Ike
ceip;s of wheat at the West do not aoate.
and are again at the rate OF more Ihah eigI l
million bushels for the week, while export
demand is active.
Pork products are unchanged, exports
falling behind last year. Oats are shade
stronger, but exports IN October were out
{. OOO, 600 bushels, against s,OUO,OOO bushels
last wear, with much lower prices.
The enormous cotton movement from the
plantations has again depressed prices &c
to size, with sales of 100000 bales here for
the week. Exports Ill Octooer
were 100000 pounds, against
| Il. 100000 pounds last year.
! At the South cotton receipts are very large
| but much is held because of low prices.
The rice movement is heavy al New Or
| leans and receipts of sugar large, win gro
| ceries fairly active.
| Turpeutine receipts are large at Char
J lesion, and considerable improvement Is
/ seen in trade at Savannah and Jacksonville.
| Wool manufacturers and clothlefS are
! waiting, but agents are exceedingly hope
| ful. and trade in knit goods IS satisfactory.
| The great sale of carpets relieves the
| threatened accumulation which hung over
| the market but prices are quoted oy some
| makers. Cotton goods are in fair demand,
| but print cloths are accumulatinE.
| Orders for boots and shoes are increasing,
particularly from the South for mems split
| and woman's light grain boots, while the
| West is rather backward.
| The money markets are well supplied for
| legitimate business. and there Is distinct
| Improvement in collections as products are
marketed.
Business failures occurring throughout
| the country during the last seven days mum
| Der 2ql, as compared with total OF ~
| last week For the corresponding week OF
| last year the figures were 22j.