The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-14
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

OOhShDl<A ~. W., DCCGuDGE lO.-In6
cotton market was active to-day, snd
buyers anxious to secure the staple. The
sales amounted to $50 -middlipgs
232s@231a.
New York, December 13-Noon. =
Stocks steady and dull. Money 7. Ex-
change-long S3s; short 9L. 62's, cou-
pom. Is; Tennessee's. ex-coupon, So;
new, 43la; Virginia's, ex-coupon, 40;
new. 53I4; Louisiana's, old, 10; levce's
5934; SIS rs; Alabama 9's 90; SIS 611i;
Georgia Gs SO; rs 90; North Carolinas,
old, 43A: new 3011; South Carolinas,
new, 6934. Flour SC. lower. Wheat dull
and declining. Corn dull, but firmer.
Pork dull-new mess 1926. Lard dull,
at 1915. Cotton quiet, at 251:,. Freights
dull.
7 P. M.-Cotton rather quiet; sales
II, 900 bales, at 25l5. Flour heavy and
5C91Oc. lower -superfine State 1900
4SO; common to fair extra Southern
5.45@6.O0. Wheat slightly fnvors buy
ers; rather activer-winter red Western
1.33. Corn shade frmcr-- mixed
Western 1.1101.13. Pork heavy-new
mess 32. 0OW32.75. Lard heavy-kettle
$4,000. Whiskey 1.02M@1.O3l3. Gro
ceries dull. Freights quiet--cotton
steam Is. Money active, at Z. Sterling
dull, ut 9,4. Gold dull, at 221a. Co
vernment's closed heavy. COS 14aa.
Southern's generally steady. Stocks un-
settled, closing with downward tendency.
BALTIMORE, December 13.-Cotton
firm-middling 25. Flour dull. Wheat
dull, at 1.45@1.4S. Corn-white SOFA
8G; yellow S5(991. Oats firm, at 56(960.
Rye LOO. Provisions quiet. Pork
32.0O@33.O0. Rib sides 1831@19; clear
1834@191a; shoulders 151a(915a4; hams
81. Lard 10. Whiskey small sales, at
1.O2@1.O3.
CINcINNATI, December 13.-Whiskey
97@9s, and in light demand. Corn
steady-new rs; old 90. Pork quiet, at
31.OO Shoulders 149143d; sides 1735@
1871. Lard 1731@19.
LOUISVILLE, December 13.-Corn
quiet, at G5. Mess pork 315O; shoul-
ders IS; clear sides 1891. Lard 1891.
Whiskey quiet, at %.
CHARLESTON, December 13.-Cotton
active, with partial Improvement of Il
@l1c.; sales 800 bales-middlings 2411
"a 1; receipts 3S7.
AUGUSTA, December 13.-Cotton mar
ket opened firm. with fair demand, but
closed easier, with light Offering; sales
1872 bales; receipts L. 1,1l9-middling 231l
@231&.
SAVANNAH, December 13.-Sales of
cotton to-day 1000 balcs-m -middling
2433s; market active.
MOBILE, December 13.-Cotton quiet
but firm; sales 1900 bales, at 2356M
233i receipts 2,387.
New ORLEANS, December 13.-Cotton
active and firm, at "a "a; sales 5, $50 bales;
receipts $50. Flour easy, Mt ALSO
600. Corn easier-white and yellow
1.15. New mess pork held at 32.OO
Bacon scarce, at 16I@21; new sugar
cured hams 27. Sugar firm-prime u u
O1234. Molasses-prime 65968. Whis-
key dull-Western rectifed 1.O5@1 10.
Coffee dull-prime 161a(917; fair 15@
151a. Gold 2314.
PARIS. December 13.-The Bourse
opened firm-rentes 73 and Is.
HAVANA, December 13.-Sugar un-
changed; business checked for want OF
stock. The stock at Havana and Ma
tanza amounts to II 900 boxes and 1000
hogsheads.
HAvRE, December 13.-Cotton opens
active, at 1863 for spot and 1856 q aAoat.
LONDON, December 13-Noon.
soils 9214. 62's 85T.
LIVERPOOL, December 13--Noon. -
Cotton firm--uplands 11zs; Orleans 1915
LIVERPOOL, December 13-Evening.
Cotton steady and unchanged; sales
1000 bales; speculation and export
1000. I'1 - z