The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-17
Flnanclal and CommcrClaI.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., December l6.-Sales
OF cotton to-day rs bales-middling


Columbia, 8. O.. December l6.-sales
OF cotton to-day rs bales -middling
1880: .-l
ton receipts from September 1, last year.
1,345. .O47 bales; same time this wear.
1877, OBJ; total exports from September
1. last year, 724, ,119; same time this wear.
574 ,852; stock at all United States ports
last year, 473, ,686; this year, 400, 1876;
stock at interior towns last year, 1O4, ,b84; !;
this year, 737. .312; stock at Liverpool
lant year, 349. 600; this year, 458. 600;
American cotton afloat for Great Britain
last year. 151. 900; this year. 147, 900.
| NEW YORK, December 16-Noon.-
Sales OF cotton for future delivery last
evening, B. 100 bales, as follows: Deoem-
Der l9 5.16; January 10 9-16, 1917; Fe-
bruary 1917, l9A; March 20, 19 1915;
April 2OL. Flour dull and declining.
Wheat and corn dull and heavy. Pork
quiet. az IS. 50@i3.75. Cotton dull and
nominal-middling uplands 1917; Or.
leans 2036; sales $50 bales. Freiehts
dull. Stocks strong and active. Gold
heavy, at 94. Governments dull and
heavy. State bonds dull. Money 1920
| l-16 per cent. commission. Exchange
long 916; short 934.
! TIP. M.-Bank statement shows loans
have decreased nearly 81 600, 900; specie
increased $500. 900; legal tenders de-
oreased l,18O. 600; deposits decreased
1900, 900; circulation decreased ], ,OOO,-
QUO; specie shipments over 500, 900.
Cotton duu and nominsl; sales 1.1O6
bEales-uplands 1917; Orleans 205S.
fiour !U(9!hc. lower-common to fair
extra 6;70(@7. So; good to choice z. 7.4O@
| okr n1~,
winter Western 1.56@1.eO. Corn in
fair request, at 78(078I. Pork steadv-
new mess Is. 90. Lard heavy-kettle 9A.
Freights dull. Money closed at 6(27.
Sterling dull. at at91S@9I. Gold9K@9L.
Governments, closed very dull. Tennes-
sees G5; new 'e5. South Carolinas so:
new 2714. Sales of cotton for future
delivery. to-day, LOO bales, as follows:
December 1914, 10 5-16; January 1917,
10 9.16; February 19s34. 10 1915; March
20; April 20 3-16, 2o1156, 2O14; May 2Oa5.
BALTIMORE, December 16.-Cotton
quiet and weak-middling 19%@195S;
receipts 353, sales 875; stock g. .362.
CMo1NNAT1. December 16.-Western
markets to-day show no important
changes. Provisions-full prices. Whis-
key steady.
MOBILE, December 16.-Cotton dull
and nominal-middling 1916@19L; re-
ceipis $500 baiss; sales 5, 600; stock
47.454. Ts6 sSg3S.N
MEMpH1s. December 1e.-Cotton quiet
and weak-middling 19I; receipts q, ,915
bales.
CHARLESTON, December 18.-Cotton
quiet-middling 1875; receipts 2,131;
bales; sales 800; stock 80, 393.
AUGUSTA, December 16.-Ootton no
minsl-middling 1885; receipts 1000
bales; sales 700.
WILMINGTON, December 16.-Cotton
hrm.piddling 49,; receipts $50 bales;
sales 81; stock 2. .7O0.
SAVANNAH, December 16.---Cotton
buyers and sellers are apart and the ten
dency ia downward -middlipg 18%@19;
receipts 8, 1856; sales 800; stock rs, $50.
NEW ORLEANS, December 16.-Ootton
dull and tending down-middling 1881;
receipts 4,585; sales 8, 300; stook 100. 553.
GALVESTON, December 16.-Cotton
dull and nominal-good ordinary l7M;
receipts 1908; sales 300; stock IS, 643.
LONDON, December 16--Noon.-Con.
soils 9236. Bonds 922s.
FRANKFoRT, December 16.--Bonds
97}S@97L.
LIvERPoon, December 1e--Evening.-
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