Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-22

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
| Special TO the Gazette
NEW YORK, May 2l.-AIoney closed easy,
8 per cent. The lowest rate was 3, the
highest A.! per cent.
Silver-91l5.
3 Sugar-Raw and refined duh and I'M
Eehanged.
Il EXchange-Heavy, 81 stat IS.
Wheat-Options active and fair to-day on
fair buying for export, due TO reports of
damage to crops abroad. Prices closed 1c
higher. Spot lots closed dull.
Wool-Dull. Fall Texas, 1920.
Coffee Spot lots steady. Fair Rio, car
goes, 1880 Futures closed weak 5 to 10
points lower.
Cotton-Quiet. Niddlings, 15-16c F'ut-
ures closed firm and to points higher
Hides-Firm. BuenoS AyreS, dry, 1890
14c; dry Texas, 10@l0lzc.
Stocks-tairly active to-day; but prices
We're weak during the greater part of the
day. There was slight display of strength
At the opening, and values advanced frac-
tionally; but this was soon lost Reading
was the feature of the days trading. 1t
was the exception to the general weakness,
and advanced at one time "a per cent on
the announcement that contract had been
made by which it would have the carrying
of !, 500, 600 tons of coal annually for Coke
Bros. for a period of thirty years. This
advance was subsequently lost, however,
on the announcement of the engagement of
$500, 900 gold in Boston for shipment, and
the probability that $500. coo more would
go from here on Saturday. The whole
market closed q TO per cent lower.
Atchison, 2965.
Dry goods-The market contained no feat
ures.
Bonds dull.
Fort Worth and Denver City certificates,
23l+.
Fort Worth and Denver Is, 1885,.
Atchison general mortgage As, 1874.
AtchiSon incomes, 49,.
Kansas and Texas Is, ~.
Kansas and Texas Us, Is.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Is, ~.
St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas, S15s.
Texas and Pacific Is, SO.
Texas and Pacific rs, 81.
ATWOOD VIOLET CO. S COTTON STATEMENT.
Special to the Gazette.
New ORLEANS, LA, May 21.-Atwood,
Violet & Co. say:
F'utures-While crop accounts are not I'M
favorable they are not sufficiently other
wise to prevent the next government re-
port from being, we think, disappointing,
unless conditions improve materially be-
tween now and the first Of June. Advices
from the Atlantic coast are not good and
altogether we feel it safer to buy than to
sell Anyhow, for the present, we think
lie 0lSDOSlUlOn 10 guy WILL meet WIN ell
Encouragement. If we think our impressions
of the market are wrong at any time, we
shall be quick to advise our readers.
Liverpool closed firm at about usual
prices, and this market was 2 points on
summer and 4 on later months higher than
last night.
Port receipts 1900, against $500 last year.
FO. B.-No changes, favorable. Sales
100 bales.
Spots Steady. Sales %, 200. Quotations
unchanged.
CROP NEWS.
RRooKHAvEN, Miss, May 20.-Have Just
rs&hrned from the country and find the
bus to be backward and some farmers re-
PARIS, TEX, May 1--we have just had
a magnificent rain, extending over 4 large
territory II is Just what we were needing
badly. The plant is small, but healthy and
with the fine season will grow very rapidly.
We intend daily TO give the substance Of
Information we receive regarding the grow
S1ng crops and would be obliged to our read
erS if they would kindly furnish US by mail
an account of the progress Of the plant in
their respective positions.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
New YORK, May 21.-The temper Of
the stock market to-day was rather re-
dictionary; but there was lack of life in
dealing. The general list, however, still
suffered from the waiting attitude of those
which might buy, owing 70 the prevailing
uncertainty in regard TO the future of the