The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-27
Financial and commercial.

Financial and Comm morciai.
New 4ORK, Esoamber 24.-Receipt.
at all the ports. 130,O bales. against
t10,el8 bales last week, loo, ,830 bales
Tor the previous week, and 1872, 1875 bale.
for three weeks since. Total receipts
since September. 1850, 379 bales, against
1.6Ol, l94 bales for the correspondiup
period Of the previous year, showing q
decrease OF 250, ,815 bales. The exports
from all ports for the week were as. CTS
bales, against 1851 bales for the same
week last year. Total exports for the
expired portion of the cotton year are
6a2. 334 bales, against 827. .793 bales for
the came time last year. Stock at all
ports is 432. .938 bales, against 499, ITO
bales Tor the same date last year. Stocks
at the interior towns, 89,3 bales,
against 109. .54S bales last year. Stock
IN Liverpool, 438,OO0 bales, against
374, LOO bales last year. American cot.
ton aHoat for Great Britain, 193, 900
bales, against 345. 900 bales last year.
Indian cotton afoat for Europe, 269, $40
bales, against 10000 bales last year
At the South less rain has fellen during
the week. From some sections we have
complaints Of cold weather. Picking is
not progressing so favorably. 8ls 117X;
62s 1o915; 4s l091s; 5s 1111s; new ia;
rs ll5; Is l15; 4Os 109L. Tennessees
6lH; new 61H. Vicginias 55; new 55.
Loaisianas 60; new so; levees 60; Ss IS.
Alabamas LOO; 5s 65. Georgias IS; Is
70. North Oarolinas 3l1a; new IL.
South Carolinas SO; new "a.
NEW YORK, December 26-Noon.-
Sales OF cotton for future delivery Sa-
turday evening. 2,450 bales, as follows:
January 10 1916, 1917; February 2ON.
2O11. 20 3.16; March 209-16. 2Ol5: April
202s, 20A. Stocks very strong and ao-
tive. Gold heavy, at 8X@85@. Go
vernments dull and steady. Money Arm.
at z, gold. Exchange-long 9L; short
9I. Flour and wheat dull and nomi-
nally unchanged. Corn quiet and steady.
FORK quiet-new mess 1850. Lard
steady--steam 9A@956. Cotton dull
and entirely nominal-uplands 2O1a; Or
leans Il; sales 100 bales. Freights dull.
P. M.-Cottoa dull and easier; sales
429 bales--uplands 20; Orleans 81. Flour
quiet and unohapged-commo to fair
extra 6.60@7. 25; good to choice 1850
10y. Whiskey quiet, at 81. Wheat
quiet and steady-winter red Western
l.56C@l.69. Corn steady and in limited
export and home demand-76%M78
Pork heavy-new 1850. Lard steady
kettle 9%. Freights dull and heavy.
Sales of cotton for future delivery to-
day. $3.50 bales. as follows: December
1914, 1876; january 19h, 1911-16;
February 20 1-16, 2O16, 20: March 2U9k;
April 2056, 90 IL 16. Money active and
strong, at 7. currency to gold, and
fraction oommission-closing very strin.
gent. Discounts ca IL. Exchange
closes quiet. Mt 91s@9L. Gold 82a@
8M. Governments firm and inactive
closed very strong. State bonds strong
advanced and firm; South
Oarolinas k. Tennessees 65 new is u.
Virginias go; new 60. Louisianas 60;
new So; levees g.; IS 49, Alnbnmas 90:
5s ~ Georgias 73; rs 78. North Caro-.
linas 3O1a; new IL. South Carolinas 4s;
new 24N.
BA1TlsioRE. December 26.-But little
business. Flour, wheat, corn aud oats
nominally unchanged. Pork stendy, at
IA 50@15.00. Shoulders 716. Lard 10.
Whiskey unchanged. Cotton steady
middliug 10000; receipts SIT bnles;
exports coastwlse 200; sales 385; stock
$50.
ST. Louis, December 26.-Flour quiet
winter $50. Corn dull and
e shade lower. Whiskey firm. at 80
Pork dull and dropping. at 13 90. Ba
con unchanged 7}z; clear
rib IN; clear sides TX. Lard droop-
ing-steam 81.
O1soINsArI. December % Flour and
corn unchanged. Pork 13 25(a13 81.
Lard dull and nnchanged-kettle9 Ba
con drooping-shoulders 81; sides II
@7N. Whiskey 81.
LoUIsv1LLE, December 26.-Bagging
fir nd ohon 1,,s
ID. Flour active and firm. Corn firm
and only local trade. Provisions firm
and fairly active. Pork 14OO lClear
rib sides 716. Lard-tierce OK; kettle
1O%. Wbiskey quiet. at 80.
GALVESTON, December 26.-Cotton
steady-good ordinary 17%; receipts
1,690 bales; sales 700; stock 0,43S.
CHARLESTON, December 2G.-Cotton
quiet and nothing doing-middling 10;
receipts 237 bales; exports 1857; stock
29,941.
PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-Cotton
very firm-middling 20L02O1S.
BosToN, December 26.-Oottun dull
middling 2014; receipts Ats bales; ex-
ports Zoo; sales 200; stock 7,OUO.
WILMINGTON, December 26.-Cotton
quiet and firm-middling 191; re-
ceipts 2,710 bales.
SAVANNAH, December 26. Cotton in
fair demand and steady-middling 10;
receipts 4, 24O bales; exports 1881; sales
2, 200; stock 75,OO2.
NoRFoLK, December 26.-Cotton quiet
-low middlipg 18I@1834; receipts
l.5OO bales; sales 100; stock 4.O54.
AUGUSTA. December 26.-Cotton quiet
and weak-middling 1814; receipts
Y. 1929 bales: sales 900
MOBILE, December 26.-Cotton quiet
18zs@l9; receipts 6,206
bales; sales 500; stock 6,490.
New ORLEANS, December 26-C'otton
in good demand, at lower rates-mid-