The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-21

which no subsequent legislation or
change of State constitution can impair.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
COLUMBIA. s. c.. December 2O.--Sales
Of cotton to-day, about 13O bales-mid-
ding 23@2314.
CINCINNATI PROVISION MARKEr-Re-
ported by Morris e. Reid, Produce and
Provision Brokers. Decem-
Der 15.-Hogs-receipts last "a hours
10000 head; for season to date 228, ,2S2,
against 23l, ZOO last season; market
easier, owing to unfavorable weather:
prices range from 9.9091O65 for light
to choice heavy. Green Meats-dull, at
IL, 14915H for shoulders, rib sides and
hams. Bulk meats-shoulders 12I6
12H; clear rib sides 1534@16; and clear
16M@16L for twenty days to fully cured.
Mess pork quiet. at 30.50@31. 90. Lard
kettle 18sl; prime steam 17lI; market
closed dull. Corn $1,000 for old; new
68@7O; market very dull and tendency
downward. Flour-demand local and
light; market dull but not lower; we
quote winter family at 5.35@6 90; extra
4.S5C95. 10; super. 450@4.75; low
grades 3.75(94.25; Spring flour 4. 75@
8: 20, according to quality and brand.
Freight through all rail to Columbia
pound freights ssc. per 100 pounds;
per barrel; corn 45c per bushel.
New YORK, December 2O--Noon.
Stocks unsettled, but opened firmer from
closing prices of Saturday. Money 7.
Exchange-long 50; short 926. Gold
2OB. 62's, coupon, 1871. Tennessee's,
ex-coupon, 500; new, 49,; virginia's,
ex-coupon, 49M; Louisiana's. old, 6S;
new 60; levee 6's CO.'S; S's II; Alabama
9's 931a; SIS 81; Georgia 6's SO; rs 90;
North Carolina's, old, 42s4; new 29L;
South Carolina's, new, 7914. Flour dull,
without material change. Corn dull and
dropping. Pork heavy-new mess 81. 90
@32.00 Lard dull, at 1s14C@18as. Cot
ton quiet uplands 25lI.
Freights dull
Z p. M.-Cotton dull and declining;
sales 18, 900 bales, at 25lI Flour rather
more active, but prices unchanged.
Wheat 1c better and in moderate de-
mand-winter red Western 1.32@1.36.
Corn heavy-mixed Western 1I2I@
1.15l@. Mess pork 81. .T5@32.25. Whis-
key tirmer, ut LOO. Freights heavy
cotton steam 5-16@3s. Money easy, at
GOT. Sterling weak, Mt 85s9834. Gold
broke down during the afternoon-clos-
ing dull ut 2O3s@20h. Governments
closed-62's 1871. Southern's irregular
|-Georgia's 81. Stocks closed feverish.
BALTIMORE, December 2O.-Cotton no.
minal, at 25@251l. Flour firmer-How-
ard street superfine 4.25@5.OO. Wheat
firmer. Corn active-white 85@S8;
yellow 90@92, Oats dull, at 55(056.
Provisions small business. Mess pork
80. OO(@33. 90. Shoulders 151a. Lard
10. Whiskey 92@99.
CIScINNAT1, December Whiskey
lower-95C@06. Corn quiet and un-
changed. Bacon dull-shoulders 141S;
sides 17lG@1s. Lard 174@1sh.
CHARLEsToN. December 2O.-Cotton
dull and easier; sales 500 bales-mid. :.
dlings 241s(92414; receipts 645.
AUGUSTA. December 2O.-Cotton mar
ket active, with light offerings. but
closed quiet and easier, at 23L623sS;
sales 1,105 bales; receipts 1,175.
SAVANNAH, December 2O-Sales of
cotton 600 middling "a; good de-
mand.
MOBILE, December 2O.-Cotton de-
mand moderate and closed quiet and
weak; sales 1, 100 bales-middlings 23a,;
receipts 1900.
NEW ORLEANS, December 20.-Cotton
dull and easier, at 24@241s; sales $500
bales; receipts 13,sOl. Flour firm, OF
4.7O@6.0O. Corn 1.15@1.17. Pork
80. 50. Bacon dnll and lower, at 16(G21;
hams 25. Sugar dull-prime 12@12N.
Molasses-prime 67@69. Whiskey dull,
at 1.0691.08. Coffee steady-fair Az
@141a; prime 1714@17@.
LONDON. December 20-Noon.-Con
soils 92I. Bonds 85z.
PARIS. December 20.--The Bourse
opened quiet-rentes 72 and rs.
HAvRE, December 20.-Cotton opens
quiet. at 1877 on spot.
LlvERPooL, December 20-3 P. M
Orleans H..
L1vERpoo1., December 2o-Rvenine.
Cotton easier-uplands 1156(911A; Or
leans 1lT@12; sales $4,000 bales; ex-