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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Sept a.--Caulc- Re
ceipts. loo, Of which 1000 were Texans
and 900 Westerns; shipments, 1000,
god natives strong, Texans and Westerns
weak. Extra prime steers, So,95N5,4O;
chlce, ~; i5Q5.lo; god, -Si40al,01, medi.
un, NS,op04,OO, common, S2,IO91.-O;
cornfed Texans, S3l5Gillo grass Texas
steers, y, l5N2,S0. grass Texas COWS.
$l.bod2,3O; Western steers, S2.I5tl.i00;
Q215.
Hogs-Reccipts, 1900; shipments,
doOO; opened strong aud closed lOe low.
or. Mixed aud paclers, S0.2Jp5.SO;
prime heavy. S5,Snd6gT ~. butchers,
50 9ou6.l5; light. IS S0G03O.
Sheep and Receipts. 1000; ship.
ments, 400; steady Natives S2OOlt
4l5; Westerns, S2l0i3, 40; lambs, $40
qo,35; stockcrs, Si,00u2,0O
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
PRODUCES.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.


CHICAGO, H., Sept. 9.--1he higher
prices for wheat corn, oats and prOpi.
sions resulted today largely from the
good showing made in the bank state
ment. The advance was groltest In the
first and last of the articlas named
Trading was heavy, the crowd being
apparently dasirous OF reserying thelr
strength to wrestle with the government
report.
Wheat at the closiag vas about lie
higher than yesterday.
Corn closed with 1-Sil-4c galu.
In oats near futures were the strongest
and prices closed 1-4c higher, September
was very quiet and steady
The provision market wax strong with
more business than usual. October pork
lie higher; January up SOC
Lard aud ribs improved 10l15c.
Leading futures closed;
Wheat September G5 3-4e, December
IOd7O 1-Se.
Corn September 40 1.sc, October
40 3-sCa40 lee, December 30 5-Sc, May
A IA.
25 SAC, May 80 1881,
Mess pork-Septenber Sl0.10, October
iIard-september sss5, October ss.16.
Short ribs-September s9.o5, October
ss27 IL.
Cash quotations
No, Q spring wheas-65 1905 3-4c;
No. . red f. o. b. u 1-2'd6i 3-4c.
No. 2 comic Use.
No. . oats % 1.2c.
Mess pork SIG 10Ql615.
Iard-Ss.85ds40 40.
Short ribs, sides-1oose) $1,000
Dry sailed shoulders-Cbo1cd) $T.25a
$50.
Short, clear sides-(boxedj Sv.1Sq
1900
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
LOCAL srARKDrs.
FLOUR. GRAIN AND FEED.

wHEAT-old or new, No. 3 6Oe; No.
3, 45c
ear, g6e. shellcd. miaQd. sacked. .l2c:
white, sacked, 33c; ear. local. wagon lots.
~ 1-26isi5c per buahel
OATS Texas rlsi-proof, car lots.
(. .. b. Fort Worth, bulk, 22c; sacked,
'BBRAN--Per ton. I. Q. b. Fort Worth.
slUlRAY-Cnr lots. 10. b. Fort Worth. best
porney. $500 per ton. best upland,
~ "a. alfalfa. loose, local, $40: john!
49, ~ grass blled, local, $50 per Ion,
XIV abse nrairie. loral, per Ton, $500
FI0uR Best patents. 81 - per 100
pouhds, haif.patenis, 81 20; third grade
si55: fourth grade. sli0. Northern
natent, 50 rs.
pIrIioPsl Corn and oats mixed. Der
- StS. per hundred pounds. 500.
VIZ C,oTON- ordinary, 1915.
orainary. 5li9c; good ordinary. 4
qItge. Law middllug. 1876; mlddlipa
a.se: good mlddl.ng 0-se; middliue.
f.ir Z 7-Sc,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11


NEW ORLEANS, La, Sept 9.-(spe-
cial. )---MeElroy & Co. say;
Futures wasn't very eneour-
aging this morning. but still the reaction
from yesterdays advance was only 2-O4d.
There was a good spot business for Sat
urday. sales aggregating 5000 bales. Tho
feature Of todoy's market was, Of course
the bureau report 1t viii be remem-
bered that during the past month and
especially during the past week reports
OF deterioration Of the crop have been
very general. and Il was only TO be
crnadted that the bureau would rscog-
si5a IN itg figures the falling OF In con-
dition since the last report. Ii was ex-
pected. however, that the last eondi-
ron Of 10 per cent the lowest pre-
dicted BY the most confident bulls, would
10 TOO high. end yet the report just
issne,f sbows o state Of affairs do
ci5edly more, the percentage being only
S34 4 falling of 34 per cent as com
rsred with last gear, which yielded
pm pr.,n IL about G, 100000 bales erclu-
IN n Ire Old cotton carried over from
IN yaar before This condition ~ lower
tban any September report slnee TIE
diaastrous year Of 1888, ana u - mere
fore no w0ader that our gam q yss,er.
Az was NOT only maintained, but that
.H odIitionsl Advance Of 10 points was
established -. 5000 :. IL.
o,nrs. ~ liverpool. To meet oar al
xsnra a gain there Of Q 10 80 IS neese-
ssrv While Liverpool By reason q tns
verx large stock now held there SHOULD
he ritally Interested IN fostering IaI.le.
Improvement besides being tae 49, -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
BlslrIsM GNAlN rRApE.

LONDON, Sept. 0.--The Marx Lane
Express weekly review Of the grain trade
says, IL English wheat there hare been
snlal offerings at fnn prices Country
MARIE. hharAets have been firm. In many eases
nv weeks advance has been from OIL
70 Is Foreign wheat has been hrn.
MIN hartening prices, Flour Is Jul to
hrm, Buyers are waiting the arrival Of
to steady.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

quotations based Oh small lofe ~ :.
IN detiofs Anupatiins, per 81 san.
.f,niid nrr ounce. fOa: nor f.,,,,',t
sl,rs seciie acid, pei pound. g.: tarhai,,,
80 crtst. per lbs 32c 70 d1c. inurlsti,,
n3 q. n. per ~. ~; nitric nriI y, ~
g Der H., ~. nilphnde acid. ~ -
~ b. ~, isnnic aci. bulk. prr ii,'
H ~. alcohol, % per cent. per rpi
X. ~. alun,. per d., 4Oei antlkan,'
prime PEI on sA4V; ammonia, car.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

Old Nam selle's Secret. BY h. Mar
Il Fate. By Mrs. Alexander.
aagrant Wife. by Florence Warden.
tWofiington. By Charles Reade.
-, BY Ouida.
~ Atonemenr. BY TIL. Benson.
M Lived and Loved. BY Mrs. For
ID Face and Her Fortune. BY
Annie Edwards.
I 1lse on the Marsh. By Florence
.|tetn.
Fancy Work.
Ia Ia Name Only. By Charlotte
4. kne.
Ssy Of an African Farm. BY Ralph
A History of Adventure. By II.
M Haggnrd.
sOlomon's Mines. BY H. Rider
|<tgzfd.
q First Series. BY Ralph Waldo
erson.
d By Alexander Dumas.
B. Modern Home Cook Book
snadow of Sin. By Charlotte M.
Secrst of Her Life. BY Edward
ias.
sues Life. By wilkie Collins.
yiher Mans Wife. BY John Strange
iaster of the Mine. BY Rcber.
& anan.
ISLES Daughter. BY Charlotte NJ.
Second Series. BY Ralph Waldo
u eson.
n Fortune. BY Florence Warden.
~ of Diamonds. By George Man
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Y Of the World in Eighty Days
assIs. BY j. McLaren Cobban.
V'artemain. By IL. Rider Hag-
ssarlst Letter. By Nathaniel Haw-
nntlersmen. By Gustnve Aimard.
Worlds Mercy. BY Florence
fellow Mask. BY Wllkie Collins
a Tale Of a Caravan. By Roht.
Y Irish Girl. BY THE Duchess"
IL me Fetters. BY Mrs. Alexnn-
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
HIDES. WOOL, ETC.

HIDES Buyers arc paying; ~.
lilni, heavy, 81; Light, A.. dry salt XXI.
rreen salt, 292 i'2ci butchers green
aitiir
WOOIr-Lishi meiiqin, 15aIce; low
meailm. 126i14c. ine, l9Nf4e ~"
HONI.a +iI0ofs and bonts KSOo -.
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

KANSAS CITY, No, Sept Scat.
te-Receipts 57NO; shipments, 2JOO
Steady: steers. 50 00d30O; Texas cows
81 05d2 70; shipping steers Si.OUd5u0i
native COWS, sL2oM3,2ai butchers stto9ylk;
SS, 10fim: slockCrs and feeders, $3.50
na.60; bulls and mixed, Sl.I542,5O.
Hogs-llcceipts, 1900; shipments,
2i0O; 55i15c lower. bulk Of sales, $500
$3.50; henvlcs. SA0Oifb10 packers,
S55Qd600; mixed S550ai600. lights,
S5,SSdi60l yorkcrs, So.05n0oo; pigs,
S4.25q505.
Sheep Receipts TOO shipments,
900: steady lambs. S3ooai-75i mutions,
S3.2dQ3.T5,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
COAL

heteil llst-Canyon City, ST.T5 per
III .McAllistcr. Choctaw, Jenny Lind.
Rob Muddy, ,Ronse Maltland, Caincroa,
500; 3 10 10 tan lots. $GS0 ono .fSs
SMin; onehnlf tr $50. Monarch, Vie
,or, SAnin Clara "a Fillmore eosl,, car
!ois, $500 : 10 Ia ton lots, $500; two
S,novi Brinr Greek and Mclamef. Goals,
car lots; sos, 8 to 10 tor lots, Nlhp: 4
t0nne. ~! one ton, 5000, ?nN'hHlt ton.
SM2ni Mallland egg ard NlohAw.h sgg.
cite Penn1 coal, ear lots, Sill Ooi \ 70 10
tons, $3.50; El0gle ton, 80 ~; NnihrA-
ton lots, STD; single ton. Sl3i auihrn
cite tpuhial, . TO 10 tons, $500, single
tor, M1O; onc-half ton, $500; slack
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
THE MARKETS.
ATWOOD VIOLET & co.


NEW ORLEANS La, Sept 0-ispe-
cial.)-Atwood Violet & Go. say. The
Liverpool market shows n decline of 3.6l
on the prices of yesterday This was a
disappointment, being contrary to expeeta-
tions. The bureau report, as published
today shows decline Of 1-100 as com
pared with the report Of last month. and
is the lowest since 1891. The response
to this was not SO full as the report would
warrant; this is possibly due TO the fact
that low condition was expected. In
1891 the crop condition for August, re-
ported on Sept. 10, showed a very low
average, being some under years which
made a crop Of 100000 bales less than
the outturn of that year. This was
largely due to n favorable fall, which may
or may not occur The near future Of
the market will depend upon the course
of Liverpool and how she will interpret
the bureau report. In 50 far as we can
ascertain the buying Of spot cotton seems
TO be restricted TO the month Of Septen-
Der, beyond this there Is no inquiry, The
spot market closed firm under demand
to meet September engagements at is
cent advance. Sales, 80 bales
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

ST. LOUIS, Mo. Sept, a-Cathe- Re.
ceiPts, 200; shipments, 1000: steady;
unchanged,
Hogs Receipts. 800: shipments, 400;
JQl0c lower; top, S3,O5 Bulk Of sales,
SS.T0d600
Sheep Receipts, none; shipments
none. No market made.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

ST. LOUIS Mo, Sept g,-Cotion.-
Quiet; 1-Sc higher. middling, Z "a; sales,
800 bales; receipts. % bales; shipments,
800 bales; atocg, 1870 bales.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
ST. LOUIS PRODUCE.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept 9-Flour--
Steady, unchanged.
Whcat--showed no features entire ses-
sion: closing. 1-16 up; No, ? red. cash.
Oh IA; Sept 81 is; Oct. 90 rs; Dec
81 l-S: May, "a 81.
Corn--Weakened by prospects Of rain,
losing 1-S; No. 2 mixed, cash, 3s: Sept
81 "a: Oct. 80 IL: Dec. 50 81, year,
oats--Dlli. weak; No. 9 cash and
Sept. 25 IL; Oct. % II May, 30.
Corn meal--Firfn, Sl-SO.
Whisky, SLIP.
Cotton ties. v5caSl.
Bagging, 81 3-4ll0.
Pr0yisi0ns--Firm aud higher quiet.
Pofk-N0w Sl7.00
Lard, SS.30.
Dig salt meats-Loose shoulders,
sT62 IL
Long, and cribs, slO25.
Shorts. Slo.TJ; boxed 10 cents mnn.
Baeon--Psckei shoulders, 50; longs
nnd cribs, .25G1i.37 IL; shorts,
Hams Sugar cured, fI3a14
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
STOCKS AND Boyps

!, NEM YORK. Sept. Speculation on
oi business open to operators TODAY VA
Of an unsettled character After very
strong opening dealings became weak
Eradnaily and a general decline followed.
IN which the entire active list partici.
pated. This depression was followed by
another period Of strength. during which
1 lme best prices Of the day were made.
bringing quotations down somewhat. clos.
ing prices showing only slight recovery
IRON the last decline. At the close the
market was generally weak.
Bar silver, "a 1-2.
Mexican dollars, 50 "a.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
WOOL
ST LOUIS wooB

ST. LOUIS. Mo. Sept Wool.-In
hettor feeling On cnsng.un Of money. but
heEitating through fear Of tauif changes,
No change Ia quotations.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
FINANCIAL.
British Consists.
London. Sept. 9.


New York, Sept O-tspecllll-
Sterling Bank Go days. - ssX9l So
commercial, 70 davs........I SEA
heichmarks-Commor %
FraSlfs-.ii,ani. s;c;aa.:,'.'.'' stS AK ,o,>
Commercial, 90 days ......b 23g
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11
Interior Towns,
New York Chronlclo's toiAlsl


New York, Saturday, S opt. p--Visible
supply cotton In world according 10 Chron-
iclo this date;
Total supply today . 49, e.iSl Bss
same day last year, .n,,...... g,SSf0iS
Dincrence...,...,,,... ,.....,. iaabl7
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KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Sept. D.-wheat
-oBshaif cent higher. No. 2 red. %
I.2e.
aired. 81 lie.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

New Orloana Sept. --(528clall > Cotton
fu,ures closed steady, ~ points higher
sales, 800
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Sept. o.
Markets unchaaged
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

Liverpool. Sept g-fspcclAL - Cotton
futures closed quiet but steady, 70 points
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-11

Daily hovemsnts ut Int.rlpr Tn~a.
Galveston, Tex. Sept y
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
PERSONAL.

Mr.. Burne-Jones, the English artist, is en-
gagged upon the interesting task Of painting
portrait Of Mr.. Gladstone's youngest grand
daughter Dorothy Drew. This little blue
eyed maiden Of three years is said to resem-
bic the grandfather startingly.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois. is reputed to be
worth from 100000 to s. 100000. Most of it
was made in speculation in Chicago real
estate Up to date the governor has stud
| lousiy repreSSed his views relative to dis
trl9utng his fortune consistently with his
/ sOciallstic tenets.
Prof. C. A. Briggs whose recent visit to
Bishop Vincent while he was passing through
Cincinnati was overha5tily construed as de-
noting an intention on his part to become an
Eplscopalian denies that he has any such
purpose, DR.. Briggs. after delivering his ad-
dress at the parliament of religions at Chi
cago, is to deliver ten lectures in Minnea polls
and st. Paul
The new Chinese Minister to England
Kung Chao-quan-appears to have had rath-
er singular career. Originally he was a time
keeper in the arsenal at Shanghai, and by
diligence and good conduct was promoted to
a sub managership. In time he became man.
ager of u similar establishment at Nankin;
ana during the FrancO-Chinese war was sent
to Shanghai to buy war material. He did
THIS 50 well that he was appointed Taotal of
SHANGHAI ana became famous as genial old
gentlemen, with some knowledge of English
and an excellent appreciation OF foreign cut
sine. he Will be an interesting addition to
the various diplomatic corps at st. James
LATE Pence, the free coinage congressman
from Colorado, was baptized Lafayette but,
according to his own account, the name was
too long for little fellow, and he dropped
the extra syllables several years ago He
was born in Indiana thirty-six years ago and
drlfted out to Kansas soon after being admit
ted to the bar. Two years later he went to
Colorado, where judicial opinions were some
times backed up by the higher authority of
MeSSrS. Smith WessOn, and in the rough
won great reputation. He served in the
state legislature with distinction, and when
the Colorado democrats went crazy on silver
LATE wentcrazy, too, and incidentally went to
congress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
The Tariff Bill Almost Ready.

/ TO was announced in our dispatches yes
I tcrday on the authority OF a member Of
the ways and means committee that the
committee would have the tariff bin ready
T 20 rerort 10 the House By oct 20. The
committee has not idled away any time
/ since it took up the tariff question. Rep
/ resentatives of "a great many Industries
/ affected by the tariff have been accorded
/ q hearing, and care has been exercised to
/ find out the effect the Mckinley tariff is
| having upon business and commercial in
/ terests. The committee has not yet be
I gun to frame bill but now that the
/ hearings have been closed it viii give its
/ attention to that work at once.
/ Naturally the republicans are using
every means in their power to create a
sentiment against any tariff legislation,
and it is certain that the passage of a
tariff bill will be stoutly resisted. They
are saying that industrial and business
interests are greatly damaged by constant
tariff tinkering. They seem to forget
that they have done more tariff tinkering
than The democrats. They revised the
tariff in 1890, although there was no
pressing demand from their own
party, for revision, but instead of reform
ing It's abuses they increased them. They
piled up protection where there was no
general demand for more protection, and
they imposed burdens upon the people
for the benefit of a favored few.
The democrats are going to do a little
now in the way of revising the tariff, and
it is quite certain that their work will be
much more satisfactory than that of the
republicans is. They are aiming to frame
a tariff bill that will take care of the in
terests of the masses of the people rather
than those of few monopolists.
The republicans may talk as much as
they please about the damage that tariff
tinkering does They will not influence
the democrats to abandon their purpose.
The Democratic party was elected to re-
wise the tariff, and it is going to do that
work.
And when the work of revision is done,
the industries will not be damaged in the
least. Manufacturers and business men
understand this so well that they are not
in the least alarmed by the prospect of
tariff reform. The man at the head of the
ways and means committee understands
the tariff question about as thoroughly as
any other man in the country, and the
tariff bill that will bear his name will
be one that will greatly promote the pros
perity of the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-23
Surgery Ertraordinarv.

Il see that doctor down In Virginny IS
about 70 fasten couple OF arms on a Teller
that had his arms took on" said the man
with the ginger beard, according to the In
dianapolis Journal
Vas. read that" said the grocer, land
l lowed at first you had went to writin' sto-
ries fer the papers
AS usual the grOcer's sarcasm was ignored
and the man with the ginger beard contin-
ued
II bet he makes success Of it, If he is
anything OF doctor. Tell you why; l
knOwed Of very case of that kind. 1t was
this way: They was a horrible railroad ac-
ctdent oncet on that there railroad l run on
down in Interchangeable one where the cen
tipedes ct Of the tires from the engine, you
remember
But you said that happened down in Mex
leo, shouted the delighted grocer.
'Sald what happened down in MexicoY'
asked the man with the ginger beard, with
the air Of one who was sure Of his position.
That there centipede business"
well, poSin' l did? II happened in
Nickerauger, too. That thing happens on
them southern roads most anywhere, But
to git back to my story. As 1 was sayin
they was horrible accident, and the people
was scattered around in sections fer more
than hundred yards. They was one fellow
who was rich who had his arms and legs
both smashed all to pieces. Says he: i got
a hundred thousand dollars in the bank
an III give half Of it TO any doctor who will
nix up these here limbs as good as new
BY gosh says-a young doctor who was on
the train, III go you And what did he
do but take a couple of fellows who was
bound to go under anyway and cut the legs
of of one of them. and the arms off OF t'other,
and sew EN- on to that there capitalist.
And they stuck, too, and growed on fast.
But here is where the funny part of the
story comes in. The Teller at furnished
the arms had been great scrapper in his
day you see, l heard all about it after
ward, and they could Mt nobody look
at this Teller any more 'thout his wantin' to
put up his dukes and poke him in the face.
Lord knows how many fights the Teller would
a had, eff 1t hadn't been for the fact that his
legs was took from feller that was one OF
the worst towards ever walked. So jist
about when this here patched-up capitalist
would git his fists in fightin position, them
legs would sorter see the state of things, and
he'd run away-or ruther the legs would-like
a skeered dog"
Seems to me-" said the grocer, that If 1
was tellln that story wonld have had one
leg wantin' to go forred an the other wantin
TO go backered; so the Teller would jist go
round and round like"
Wal" said the man with ginger beard, II
might a told il that way, too, II l wanted to
lie about it. But amt that kind"
And the man with the ginger beard helped
himself to handful of raisns and went over
to offer suggestions to the blacksmith, who
was setting tire for the man from Potato
creek.