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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Wheat in England.

LoNDoN. Aug 1.-THE Mark Lane Ex-
press in its weekly review OF the British
grain trade, says the absence of supplies
has generally improved the market. Farm
ers appear TO be confident Of 4 fair
harvest and good prices. The average
price of wheat during the week
was Ais Sd. or about shilling
advance Foreign wheat was greatly infiu-
enced by prices on the continent, where the
heavy demand for American wheat will re-
strict shipments from England. Rus
sian and Indian crops will also
be delivered to the continent.
There are 100000 quarters atioat
half of which is destined for the continent
To-day pyiees were steady. Sellers We're
stiff on continental advices. English
wheat was scarce at 42s. The new crop is
expected TO open at 3Ss. Foreign was Is
bearer, mostly for forward months.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Cotton Report.


New ORLEANS, La. Aug. l7.-Atwood,
Violet Il Co. say: FUtmes-Private ac-
ceunts from Liverpool, besides our OWE,
Confirm the reports of the unfavorable con
sItion of things there in the cotton trade,
And the official reports of general trade in
'Ergland are not at all encouraging. Calves
ton receipts to-day are 746, and with
the increasing movement of the
new crop we see no hope for support from
that market and without it there must be 4
gradual decline in cotton we think. The Of
ferings from Texas are plentiful consider
ING the date aud are on basis of 81 mid
ding free on board here and this shows AN
anxiety to realize on the part of interior
shippers and does not indicate a
repetition of the holding policy
OF last year. Liverpool improved to-day in
futures , points, based however, upon the
improvement here and in New York Sat
ulrlay Their spot sales, however, are only
ZOO, at easier prices, though Quotably un-
changed. The decline here has been
9 Ito 10 points, with but lit
tie = support and that principally
fron shorts covering. The weather con-
tinres very favorable, and our crop accounts
aus generally rs good if not better than any
ne have had this season.
Spots-Easy Sales, ESQ. Quotations
down lilo; f o. b. sales, 1900. Demand for
good middling and middliug fair.
Little demand for grades below strict
midGlinU -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
AN ACTIVE MARKET.
Heavy Sales Made in the Morn
ing Hours.
RAILROAD BONDS WERE ACTIVE.
Only Union Pacific and a Few Other Stocks
Go Lower-Wheat Excited-Cotton
Declines 1-I6c.-The English
Grain Market.
Commercial Resume.

Special 10 the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Aug 17.-Money closed easy
at per cent, the lowest rate. The highest
was per cent.
Exchange-Si S5(d4 81.
SilVer-9gc.
Sugar-Raw and refined continues about
steady and unchanged.
Wheat-OptionS active, excited and If
regular to-day. Trading was on u large
scale at times, but after several wide fuctu-
atoms. prices closed 2@255c lower. Spot
lots closed weak.
Wool-Dull, with prices firmly main
tanned.
Cotton-Spot lots lower. Middlings,
l5-16c. Futures closed weak
Coffee-Quiet. Fair Rio cargoeS, 10 cents.
Futures closed quiet.
Enthusiastically Buenos Ayres dry, 100
lie; dry Texas, 10ol2c.
Stocks active and strong throughout the
day. The volume of business was larger
than for several weeks. Prices went higher
on almost every transaction. Illinois Cen
tral was the strongest stock on the market,
advancing 81 per cent and finally closed So
per cent higher. The general market closed
i to ~ higher. Rock Island, Northwest
ern, Changers, Louisville and Nashville,
Atchison and Missouri Pacific were all con-
spicuous IN the dealings.
AtchisOn, 3631.
mere was some tfaulng IN fancy lOJS OF
dry goods to-day, but no movement OF mo
ment TRANSFERRED.
Bonds-Dull but strong, especially for
AtchisOn incomes.
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certif-
Gates, 36.
Fort Worth and Denver Is, 9G.
Atchison general mortgage As, so.
Atchison incomes, 55sz.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas 2's, 4012.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Is, -.
ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas Is, 16.
Texas and Pacific Is, sll5.
Texas and Pacific rs, 2S1s.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
The Stock Market.
Special to the Gazette.


NEW YORK, Aug. lit was estimated
that London bought about $4,000 shares of
stock in this market at the opening this
morning. London buying combined with a
very OulliSh sentiment among traders
caused the market to open with
4 bulge Advances over the closing
prices of Saturday averaged one
point in the active. stocks and
extended in Rock Island TO * points. This
was the extreme advance, and was caused
by the covering of a large short interest
Trading during the first half hour amounted
TO 5000 shares, which is larger than
many full days business during
the past two months has been.
There We're evidences OF realizing
sales in the market during this time, though
advances were as a rule well maintained
Many stocks show tempting profits to last
sYeclS buyers. and il will lie surprising if
tEe week does not see some profit taking.
at noon the active stocks showed frac-
fional changes only from opening, though
the changes were generally toward 4 higher
range of prices. Late in the afternoon
after a period Of slight depression owing to
realization the market became stronger and
more actiYese Burlington, Louisville and
St. Paul N advanced about 4 points from
OpeningDrices and other less active stocks
shared in the advance. Cleveland, Cincin-
InaG Chicago and st. Louis were very
stsOug. Erie common was also active at
tfe close and an advance Of . points above
Saturdays closing figures. The market
closed strong, active stocks gainiog from
l 70 IL points from the opening. Mis-
souri, Pacific. Union Pacific and Northwest
were exceptions. closing i lower.
The bond market was Very active, and
notable advances We're recorded III many
instances, Among prominent features Were
AtchiSon incomes and IS. Erie rs. North
aru Pacific IS, Wabash rs. Hooking Valley
IS. Union Pacific Denver and Gulf Is AAd
Kansas and Texas IS.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
THE FORT WORTH MARKET.

lAll quotations below are revised daily by lead
Ing dealers, and Will be found reliable whole
sale and retail rs specified
PROVISIONS AND SUNDRIES.
Following quotations are on the basis of Job
lots:
fish-New macllerel. half bbls. No l. 50 500
10 OO:.half bbls.. No. . IS W; Goldfish. 2b bricks,
6is04c q 70: loose Goldfish 6I61sc . b; picked
herring, per bucket, 81 80
Holland herring-kegS. 81 5Oll 10
Dried herrings-Per box iOc.
Bologna Sausage-9Vtl0c.
Honlny-New, per Dbl, 81 80.
Grits-Per Dbl, 81 so
Oatmeal-New, per half bbl.. 100 bs. u 90
per Dbl. s. so
Cracked wheat-Per case. - rs s. CO.
Cohee--W holeSale quotations: Rio. 2aG22%c:
prime 0fsc: choice, 2lSG.2Isc: fancy 1885,
csc; Java. sos Cordova, 225.c: Peabody. 25is
G2Si:c: Arbuckle's Ariosa, so %. Market is
very firm.
Maple syrup-Old-Time. 1-gaL cans. g doz
sl2 90: half-gaL, z doz., g %; ouarter-gaL, e
doz-. s. 80.
Sugar-Standard graduated, SIC; powdered
in bblS.. sac; powdered, half-bb!s sc: cut loaf
bols, SAC; half &c; fancy yellow clarified.
*: choice yellow clarified. none.
MolasseS-Fancy open kettle, isc; choice open
kettle. 45c: prime open kettle. Sc; choice cen
trifusal. Soc; prime centrifugal. 33c
Rice-New crop prime, &c; choice, TIC; head,
7Ac.
Cheese-Fancy full cream, / in box, I8l.c:
fancy full cream. in box. i3c; Young Ameri-
Gas, in box. l3h:ci Swiss, per cake. about 100
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Governments. Stocks and Bonds.

New YORK, Aug. 1.-THE stock market
to-day was especially strong during the
forenoon and unusually active, volume of
business being transacted which has not
been eQualed in months. while Il most de-
cidedly strong tone marked the dealings,
and higher prices were attained than for
weeks
Railroad bonds for the first time this year
were positively active and strong, while the
market broadened out materially and
most decided gains We're made on active
issues.
Government bonds were dull and steady
State bonds dull and steady.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Sales, q, 900 pounds.

Other Produce and Provision Markets.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug T.-Flour-Unsettled,
little doing
Wheat-The agreement TO trade only in set
Element prevented any wild excitement that
would have been seen in an open market, re-
sisted operations materially, and undoubtedly
saved serious financial troubles. but il did not
prevent violent and wild fluctuations il prices
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
A NEW METAL.
1t Obtains Very High Tensile Strength
and is Indestructibie by
Corrosion

PITTsBURe, Pa, Aug. IA series of ex-
periments by Thomas Harrington of this
city, into the properties and uses CT nickel
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18

Comparative Statement of the spot Mar
kets.
Special to the Gazette.
GALVESTON, TEX. Aug. 1.-THE following
are the closing quotations for cotton on the
spot to-day at The leading markets. together
with the closing for middins Saturday, with
to-day sales.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
FINANCIAL.
British ConSoIS,

Special TO the Gazette.
LONDON Aug. r7.-Consols closed, &C 1-l6 for
money; for silver, 452s i
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Receipts and Exports AT All United States

Receipts and Exports al All United States
Ports
GALVESTON. TEN, Aug. Il.
Special to the Gazette.
Receipts thus far this weel............. 6.47
Receipts same time last yedr..--.-..... BIZ
Receipts this day Observation-Disclosures. 4O9g
Receipts this day last year-.....-...... 1892
Total receipts thus FAR hi, season 6 Q09 q79
Total receipts thus far last 5117
Difference IL; .tr2
Exports to Great Britaiu................ 2.t4S
Exports to France. Observation-Disclosures. ~
Exports 10 continent Observation-Disclosures. Soy
Stocks at All United States Ports.
GALVESTON, Ten, Aug. l..
Special to the Gazette.
Stocks this 2J6.F4r2
Stocks this day last year ............... 81, 10
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18

steel and manganese bronze has resulted in
the discovery of a new metal. The chief
characteristics of the metal are that it OBJ
tains very high tensile strength. is indie
strnctible by corrosion, being impervious to
acids, and that it can be wrought into
spikes, nail, etc, while either hot or cold.
The attention of the government being
drawn to this metal, Commander W. NJ.
Fowler of the bureau of ordnance in
structed Lieut.. Cowles, naval inspector at
Homestead, to inquire into the matter. He
did so and has made an exhausf4Se report
to the bureau on the SubiecG
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Exchange at New York.
Special to the Gazette.

NEW YORK, Aug. II.
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Galveston sugar Market.

Grades omitted not IN market
Galveston Wool Market
Special to the Gazette
GALVESTON, TEN, Aug 7.-WooI-Market
closed quiet.
Unsecured wool
sPRIEG-TwELvE MONTHS CLIP.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Bonds and Stocks.

Special to the Gazette
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.-Bords and stocks closed
at the following prices bid:
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-18
Exchange at Now Orleans.
Exchange at Galveston.

GALVESTON, TEN, Aug. II.
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| NEW ORLEANS, Ia. Aug. I7-Colee- DuIl.
| Rio, ordinary TO fair ISalYc-
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Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-07
LABOR NOTES.
Machinists VIII Strike for Shorter Hours
May 1, 1899.

Machinists Will Strike for Shorter Hours
May 1, 1899.
PITTsBURG, May 6.-At the machinists'
convention today the southern element
was in power, and by vote of SO to 20
it was decided to exclude negroes from
the association. A resolution was also
introduced making May l, 1892, the date
for strike for shorter hours. The asso-
citation was made international, Canada
having asked admission.
COLUMBUS, o., May Ga. S. Scott,
president of the Iowa miners, and Or
ganizer Beatty had a conference today
with the officers of the United Mine
Workers, resulting in the decision that
the strike for eight hours in Iowa will
be continued, and demand made for
the reinstatement of discharged miners.
SCoTTDALE, Pa, May 6.-The funeral
of Mahan, the striker shot at Leisenring
No. 2, Sunday night, took place this af-
ternoon, with no disorder. The opera
tors report steady gain in the working
force.
ST. LOUIS, May 6.-The number of
carpenters on the strike list has been
still further reduced by four more bosses
conceding the demands OF the men.
This leaves but 16S men out.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-07

be hired were put to work on the scows
loading the coal into huge buckets, which
were hauled up and dumped into the
hold. Seven hundred tons Of coal had
been transferred from the bunkers to the
steamer before nightfall, and as the sun
went down the small line of smoke which
had been floating away from the IJata' 8
smokestack all day became blacker and
blacker, giving very strong pointer that
the steamers departure from the hos
pitable port OF San Diego was not to be
long delayed.
The supposition is that the place of
meeting decided upon between the Itata
and Robert and Minnie was one of the
Coronado islands. 1t is known that
communications have passed between
Captain Ferrall, of the schooner, and
some one on board the Itata, and every
thing was working nicely until the in
reference of the United States authori-
ties upset all of their well-laid plans.
COLLECTOR BERRY NOT IDLE.
Collector of Port Berry was not idle
while all of these stirring events were
transpiring on the Itata, however. 1t
will be remembered that the customs
officers of the port of San Diego received
orders from the treasury department to
detain the Robert and Minnie about the
same time that Marshal Gard was sim
ilarly instructed. The collector and his
men went out first in sloop, and the
marshals deputy followed in tug, but
the schooner eluded both and sailed for
the south. AS in the case OF the mar
shal, the scene of activity among the
customs men was transferred to San
Diego. Collector Berry received dis
patch yesterday instructing him to stop
the Robert and Minnie if she showed up
here. The collector sent a lookout to
Point Iona yesterday afternoon to To-
cate the schooner, and at the same time
got the big tug General Mcpherson in
readiness to start. Resolving later, how
ever, to be on the alert, he went out on
the tug Mcpherson last evening about
o'clock, and had not been heard of again
at the time of going to press.
THE IrATA's IDENTITY.
Commenting on the dispatch from
New York, stating that the Itata was
the property of South American COM
pany, and had been seized by the in
surgents, the Union says:
1t has not been known heretofore that
the steamer is a captive ship in the
hands of the insurgents and Captain
Manzeum has been careful to conceal
this fact. The Itata is evidently very
willing captive, for her captain and
crew are the same who sailed her when
she was in the hands of her owners, the
Compagnie Sud Americana Vapor. In
fact she now flies that company's flag
at her masthead and her men wear the
company's uniform.
The news of her seizure by the in
surgents also accounts for her having
straight clearance papers. She undoubt-
edly obtained them before her seizure
and Captain Manzeum has forgotten to
explain to the customs officers what has
transpired since.
Marshal Gard did not leave the harbor
till 3 80 o'clock this morning, when, ac-
companied by Deputy Collector OF Gus
toms Spalding, of San Francisco, and
other assistants, he boarded the tug Tia
Juana and started for the outside.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-07
JAY GOULD'S DANGER.
A Crank Deputed to Take
His Life,
Unless Jay Comes Down With
the Cash.
A Few Million Dollars Demanded for
Charitable Purposes.
The Lunatic Taken in Custody by In
spector Byrnes-Other Eastern
Dispatches.
Associated Press Dispatches.

associated PreSs dispatches.
New YORK, May 6.-Inspector Byrnes
has arrested lunatic who expressed his
intention of killing Jay Gould unless
bought off. His name is Charles A.
Dixon, and he comes from Pueblo, Col.
Inspector Byrnes was sent for yesterday
and informed by DR.. Mum. Gould's
physician, that Dixon had come to him
with letter of introduction from a
Pueblo firm. He told Mum he was a
member of an organization known as
"Christ's Followers" and had been
made deputy by the arch council to
kill Gould. The purpose of the organ
ization, he said, is the equalization
of money and. property distri button
He was ordered to demand from Gould
81 100000 down and IS, 100000 in ter
years, at the rate Of half million a
year, and still another $5,000,0 900 in the
next decade, unless Gould died in the
meantime, against which emergency he
should provide for setting apart of his
entire fortune for education and charita-
bic purposes, except one million dollars
for each member of his family. Ii
Gould did not consent he was to be
killed. If neither happened, Dixon
himself would catch it.
He got the letter of introduction to
Mum on the pretext that he was going
to New York for medical advice. Since
he had been here it had occurred to him
that he might fix things for 100000
down and 100000 for charity. Mum
arranged to have him call again, last
night, and Inspector Byrnes and two OF
his men, after listening to the interview,
arrested him. He has been committed
to await examination as to his sanity.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-07
RAvENOUs FLAMES.
Destructive CoDfagration at Long
Island City-Other Fires,


Island City-Other Fires.
LONG ISLAND CRY, May 6.-At late
hour tonight fire broke out in Doncas-
ter's iron foundry, on Town creek, and
soon spread to the lumber yards of H.
+. Burroughs, the Whiting lumber yards
and those beyond. Before long five
square blocks of lumber yards and other
buildings were ablaze. The fire burned
to the waters edge, and several vessels
had to be towed out. The freight depot
OF the Long Island railroad has been
destroyed, and at l o clock this morning
the passenger depot is threatened.
An unknown man was drowned in
Newton creek while looking at the fire.
Fireman McDermott was probably ia
tally burned. At ! 80 a. m. Clark &
Simpsons feed mills, Whitney's retail
lumber yards, Simon's lumber yards and
smaller concerns are mass OF ruins.
All of the Standard oil company's fire
tugs, and the entire Long Island City
fire department are working.
At 2 O'Clock the fire had covered nearly
seven acres of lumber piles and build
ings, and was believed to be under con-
troll. The loss will be fully 100000.
WHEEL SHOPS DESTROYED.
SIDNEY, Ohio, May 6.-Early this
morning the shops of the American
Wheel company were completely de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, 100000; insur-
ance, less than 100000.
AN INFIRMARY BURNED.
MUNCIE, Ind, May 6.-The county in
irmary, five miles east of this city, was
totally burned today. No lives were
lost. The loss is only $4,000.
THE PITTSBURG BLAZE.
PrTTsBURG, May 6. - The Seventh
street fire burned till late hour this
morning. Over half million dollars
worth of property was destroyed.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-07
GAVE GARD THE SLIP
The Steamer Itata Puts Out
to Sea.
Uncle Sans Authority Set at
Defiance.
A Deputy Marshal Captive on the
Insurgent Craft.
A Fruitless Chase After the Robert and
Minnie-The United States Mar
shall Discemfited.
Associated Press Dispatches.

SAN DIEGO, May 6.-The Chilean
steamer Itata this evening put to sea,
carrying with her the deputy United
States marshal who was on board. Her
departure was not unexpected, though
it was not thought she would go so soon.
Marshal Gard was not aware that the
captain of the Itata had any intention Of
defying his authority, for the marshal
had gone an hour before the Itata sailed,
in search OF the schooner Robert and
Minnie.
Marshal Cards errand on his second
trip out Of the harbor was to take the
schooner Robert and Minnie anywhere
side Of Mexican jurisdiction, as pratt
wharf at 4 O'Clock. Besides Major Gard
there were aboard A. @. spauiding, OF
San Francisco, A. M. Conoughy, Captain
Crawford and four soldiers from the
barracks, armed with rifles and ammu-
milton belte, who had been detailed to
go on the expedition, at the
request of Marshal Gard. 1t
is known that the marshal re-
ceived instructions from Washington
that he had authority to take the Rob-
ert and Minnie on the high seas under
the neutrality and piracy laws, but who
these orders were issued by could not
be ascertained. Marshal Gard was very
close-mouthed when questioned on this
point, simply saying he meant business
and he intended to bring the schooner
backif he came up to her.
AT midnight tonight Marshal Gard
and party returned from outside and re-
ported that the Robert and Minnie had
completely disappeared. A deputy
marshal who had been placed in small
boat at the entrance to the harbor
to watch for developments, reported
that when the Itata steamed out
Pilot Dill was sandwiched between
two armed Chileans, while four cannon
guarded both the bow and stern. He
reports that at least eighty armed
Chileans We're drawn in line on the
decks, showing that while the vessel
was in port she was plentifully supplied
with men, arms and ammunition.
While here che displayed only small
cannon and crew OF about sixty men.
The deputy reports that when the vessel
left the harbor, she turned north and
steamed toward San Cemente.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-07
THE EASTERN COLD SNAP.
Much Damage Done to Fruit by Frost
and SuOw.

Much Damage Done to Fruit by Frost
and Suow.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May GA dispatch
from Lima says early fruits have been
greatly damaged, if not killed, by frosts.
In the vicinity of Washington court
house great damage has been done, and
one or two more frosts like last night
will settle she fruit crop in that vicinity
OF the state So far as can be learned,
no damage was done in the vicinity OF
Take Erie.
PTTsBURa, May 6.-Reports from the
outlying country districts show that lit
tle,. if any, damage was done by last
nights frost. At Johnstown the ground
was covered with snow today, and the
thermometer was below freezing, with
some damage to fruit. Snow fell along
the Blue mountain peach belt, but not
much damage was done. Up the Allie
gheny river heavy frosts are reported,
and fruit is certainly injured.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 6.-There was
considerable frost last night in this Sec
ton of the state. Tobacco plants and
cotton were injured.
LOUISVILLE, May 6.--Frost last night
did considerable damage in Central
Kentucky. Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Wilson says in a bulletin that
peaches and grapes were damaged, and
there was some damage to wheat and
corn.
WILMINGTON, Del, May 6.-There was
heavy fall OF snow in this city and
throughout the northern part of the
state early this morning, but it at once
melted. Fruit, it is feared, has been
damaged.