Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-14
MONEY EASY
At 2 ~, the Lowest Rate.
Wheat Not Very Active.
STOCKS MODERATELY ACTIVE,
Dry Goods Market a Little Dull and no
Important Move in Prices-Bonds
Duh. but Firm Wool Quiet, With
Prices Steady-Coffee Steady.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

| COMMERCIAL RESUME.
| Special to the Gazette.
NEW York, May 13-Money closed easy
! at % per cent The highest rate was 5
| and the lowest 80
| EXchange-St S4i<C64 SSt%
Siiver-95%.
Sugar-Raw and refined, dull and IN.
| changed.
Wheat-Options not very active to-day,
| Both bulls and bears too timid TO trade
| Prices firm, however, and closed l TO 9
cents higher. Spot lots closed firm.
WOol-Quiet, with prices about steady.
| Fall Texas, l9G22
Cotton-Spot lots closed steady. Arddling
| SIC. Futures closed irregular.
Conee-SpOt lots closed steady. Fair Rio
1870. Futures closed five points higher.
Enthusiastically. Buenos Ayres, dry, l3GI
l31%c; dry Texas, 10@l0lZc
Stocks-A1oderately active and firm to-
day on more reassuIfng advices from
Paris and Lisbon. There are further re-
ports OF large engagements of gold for to-
mcrrow's steamer, it being stated that the
total engaged since Monday would reach
-, OO0,UOO. inquiry at the treasury depart
ifment showed that the total amount takeu
out since Monday 10 be 81. O9O0jO and that
only 81, 100000 more had been engaged. Not
withstanding his movement of gold. money
was easy and the stocl. market closed a 40
. per cent higher.
Atchison, 3l$z.
Dry goods Tho market today was dull
and featUreless, and there has been no i'm
pOrt2Et move in prices.
Bonds dull but firm
Fort Worth and Denver City certificates,
Fort Worth and Denver Is, 104$3
AtchisOn general mortgage As, T9Is.
AtChlsOn incomes, Il.
Kansas and Texas Is, IS.
Kansas and Texas rs, 403{.
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Is. IS.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas IS. II.
st. Louis. Arkansas and Texas is, 81.
Texas and Pacific IS, 50.
Texas and Pacific IS, BIZ
ATWOOD. VIOLET 4 CO. ; COTTON REPORT.
Special TO the Gazette
New ORLEANS, LA, May 13-Atwood,
Violet Y Co. say:
FutVres-The general rains Yesterday
and last night caused considerable weak
ross here today. the total decline being
points on summer months, recovering.
however, l to > points. Later the positions
declined to points. Liverpool lost 10
-. amt closed easy. The principal support
10 the narEet Of late has been the dry
weather. some other features must now
come TO the relief. The premiums of the
new op over The summer months here
cannot last with the favorable weather
We think it well to guard against buying on
strong markets or selling on weak Cnes.
Unless some new feature comes to the res
cue the market looks Us though it might
gradually lag.
Port receipts are larger this week so far
than last week, whereas, this week last
year they are smaller than the preceding
one. Port receipts this wccl. last year
were ll.O10, whereas, 50 far this week they
are 3d,OD1. Port receipts to-day, 5000,
against SO, last year There is little dis
position 70 buy sumner months here and
IN New York under the present conditions
+. O. 5 No sales.
Spots-Quiet. Sales, 900 Quotations
unchanged. Offerings large
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
New YORK, May l3--It IS now admitted
that the future OF the stock market hangs
almost wholly On European financial af-
fairs. News from the other side was of q
more reasSuriug character than that of
Yesterday and London was a buyer here,
while the reporting Of yesterday was en-
tirely over. Opening prices we're IZ0a,
pcr cent better thur last nights figures,
and, while the pressure to sell was heavy
and especially from West nothing but in
dustriuls yielded 10 any material extent.
The market closed steady, after Il slight
reaction of the last hour generally AT the
best figures. Final changes are ali in the
direction Of higher prices. St. Paul is up
-, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago apd St.
Louis, LackaWanna ana Pacific Mail each
ia Rock Island, Burlington and Louis
vile each Is.
Railroad bonds dull
Government aud state bonds neglected.
LONDON FINANCIAL SITUATION.
LOSDOS, May I3.-The money market |
WIS still sensitive. The Lending houses |
We're cautious and would only dcaI at nigh |
rates. There was an influx OF gold into the !
Bank of England. \ report that the Roth |
cnilds would send large quantity of gold !
here tended 10 resuscitate the fears that |
there would be ] rise IL the rate of discount |
TIE PARIS BOCRSE.
PARIS, May ia decided check has |
been placed on the downward movement on /
the hourse to-day by bear repurchases
ana plentiful buying orders % home and |
from abroad. 1t the close there was very
pronounced rise all around.
BERLIN BOCRsE.
BERLIN. May 1.-THE movement of Sc
'uritieS on the bourse to-day has been irreg-
ular but free of changes of an important
nature. Russians were rather heavy
FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT. May l2.-The bourse to-day
was animated and large amount Of bust
ness was done.
VIENNA.
VIENNA, May 13.-Prices on the bourse
were fITner to-day.
ATHENS.
ATHENS, MAY 13.-There was a sharp fall
il prices on the bourSe to-day.
LISBON.
LISBON, May 13.-1he financial situation
mas improved to-day. Many private Offices
ire cashing notes. On the produce market
specie appeared 10 be abundant and there
Was no difficulty to cash notes. Stock
brokers' received many purchase orders
.or rentes, and on the other hand they did
lot receive any selling orders.