Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-11-30
INACTIVE
Commercial CenterS Are
Very Quiet.
hut LITTLE BUSINESS Is DEING
TRANSACTED.
PRICES ARE LOWER.
TIE Cpops ARE MOVING BUT
SLOWLY, BEING HELD Fon
HIoH1a PRICES.
The Prices of Metal Arc Lower, the
Iron Market showing a
Decided Lose.
PRICES ARE LOWER.

New York, Nov. 2s.-R- @. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review tomorrow Will
say:
Business has not improved though
there Is very little change except In the
shrinkage OF prices, which a period or
inaction naturally causes, After the
extraordinary business OF the summer
and early fan marked decrease was
Inevitable and II il yet too early In
most branches of business to Judge
how far tho future was anticipated In
purchases. Retail stocks are stu re-
ported full In nearly all branches of
business with delay distribution In
many on account OF the unfavorable
weather. The movement OF crops is
only fair. both cotton and wheat being
largely kept back In the hope OF higher
prices and there ~ a prevalent feeling
that foreign Importers Will fall 9fr. The
wooden business makes scarcely my
gain although clay worsteda are lar
gcly sold at the advanced prices re-
Gently made and some dress goods and
overcontinga at prices partly iiRher
and partly lower. The sales OF wool
up to largo extent represent specula-
tinn and supplies for the future rather
than present consumption at the three
chief markets during the past week
have been 2i,S9j.O5O pounds against
l8t29.l 100 last year and 2i,37i.S2l In 1898,
and lS,s11,sO0 In the same weeks Of
1899
Tho Iron market 70 decidedly weaker
again and while Ressomer pig has do
clined 10 si2.s5 at pittsburg and grey
forge to tl2.25 and plates TO SLIGO nj
Philadelphia the markets re tnally
much weaker than the quotations as
concessions are generally given by
manufacturers In order TO secure bual-
moss. A sharp depression In barbcd
wire II noted a tribute TO the failure
OF the completion OF the combine
The Barbed Wire association and two
nail associations refuse to reduce prices
Of their products, although the quota
lions have been surprisingly reduced
since the great advance two or three
months ago and there were rumors in
the market that one Of the big COM
blneH had gone to pieces because OF the
undertaking by members.
the coke combination holds prices
firmly. but 1t has been obliged to re-
duce Its output to Ave days In the
week. so that u decline Of i03s0 tons for
tho week Is recorded.
Offerings OF copper are less urgent at
lie for lake. but the tin Ia weaker, be-
cause OF heavy supplies, while lead IL
a shade stronger at 6,27.
The western receipts OF wheat con-
tuue lhrgeF tEau last year for the
week. t050.o7l bushels against $685.
4Oi u year ago and for four weeks Of
November. 2ee90.2li, against Ib.sSO07s
last year. As before Atlantic exports
are relatively smaller, and for four
weeks have been only s.S65. log bushels,
uiour Included against 6742,lp5 last
year. 1t 10 evident that with such
movements higher prices can hardly
be expected, nor can the exchange sit
untlon be favorably expected.
During the week failures have been
s79 In the United States. agains, 200
last year. and II In Canada. against
SO last year.