Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-22

A General Review of th, NnrL.,
Received by Lensed Wire.

NNlths lex Dec l.--F. @. Nc
Peak q Co.. commission merchants, in
their review Of the situation today. say;
Cotton.
The opening at Liverpool this morn
ing showed little life or animation, be-
ing about 1-6id lower than yesterdays
close and declining another half during
the session. Spots We're easy at 3 i-sed,
with 1900 sales aud $4,000 bales re-
eepiis. The slugglshness OF Liverpool
is said to be largely due to the bearish
statistical situation and the long in
terest In the market.
New York responded by a decline
OF from 2 to points, and when the
movement. both from the interior ana
at the ports, began to show up. sug-
gestng heavy increase ovar last
year. longs gave way and dumped their
holdings overheard without much re-
serve OF price resulting In a total de-
cline from yesterdays close OF points,
the final figures being the lowest OF
the day. The volume OF business done
has been much larger than Tor a num-
her OF days previous. sales amounting
20 l7l,00O bales Spots were quoted
dull at 1-lGc decline. with no sales
New Orleans was about as weak AS
New York. closing points lower than
yesterday, with $1,000 sales. our col
respondents at that point state that the
offerings OF spot cotton were free and
that sales were hard 10 effect az 1-sc
decline Official quotations. however,
showed a decline of only l-lGc, with the
market quoted easy. Sales. all told,
$3.50. Port receipts were heavy, 70,05S
4. ftn Inc & fau 10
celpts since last Friday, 35i705. against
2DlO55 last year Since September /,
4,75O2s7. against 2.Si6.Sl9. Stocks.
l,23i ,lO9. against 1,1C3,f43
There r. nothing new we can say re-
gardlng the situation. and we do not
anticipate that anything will develop
during the balance OF the month to
change the market from It's present
stagnant condition. We append Hes
ter's report:
ovcrland-Thls week, 1888 bales;
this week 1898, 52.0O5; this week 1899,
&c 965; this week 1891, 1879 For this
month, i7069l; this month 1898, 1866 800;
this month 1892, l53,SOs; this month 1881,
1861
Brought into sight-Thls week, 49,
2gs. this week 1888, 39l ,5t3: this week
1882. 2600s5: this week 1891. 31559l,
Brought into sight thus far this
month, i.4i2,76S this month 1893,
l,igg. 100: this month 1892. 993,7lS; this
month 1891, .2O1 4ls, Since September
/. 1894. GEES ,iG3; 1899. 5.027, i55; 1892.
4,475. 1852; 1891, 5,gsa.sij
Grain.
AfoPeak & Co.'S Chicago letter from
Lamson Bros. & co, says;
Chicago, H. Dec. 2l.-The bull feeling
Of me past two days In wheat was
again apparent at the opening thls
morning and with falling on in the
Northwest receipts, which to-day are
nearly 200 cars less than last year
coupled with a Int . better FEELING on
tho other side. Liverpool cables quot
Ing about l-2d higher the market Tor
a,Vhils displayed considerable strength.
! fcw buying orders being apparent
As the session advanced. however the
halliday attitude was again assumed,
nrices gradually giving way, Total
. esrances 2s5, coo. wheat and Hour, add
80 ro encouragement particularly, az
he buik was flour. Regardless OF In
e,,onccs that are brought to bear on
~ market. hui 4 cannot reasonably eN-
nsct much II any Improvement IN
nriees while our gold exports continue
~ Inc present rate. over TWO inilllon
rsnnrted taken for shipment tomorrow
corn-The cash situation mas besn
,,o factor and as this was weak, with
90 GRADES or cent, naturally spec
nintive futures have suffered Receipts
were fair. being IS cars over eSpeeia-
,,n,a and with a promise OF sbV 10
',,orr.,,y selling has been general I.le-
No. reonla were very n0ticeavle TINS
s va AZ lie market. Receipts at prlm-
= ~, ~. paints begin. we rather think, 70
~, me shortness OF the crop aggre-
snv =, today but 700 bushels, against
so5 O0S bushels las. year though mere
svo,VOS many sneculators who consider
o0 p y IsIons-Hog product has ruled
~ lower prices. PackcS' appaf-
III. sellers. and with 400 rags over
es.nsc,stlons at the yards q wesksr
~ : ling developed throughout the who's
line. -