The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-22
Finanolal and oomm.roi.1.

+ An6ncARA anu COMMERCIAL.
.Co1uMp1A, 8. O., December 21.-Salet
Of cotton to-day 200 bales middline
1870.
LONDON, December 21--Noon.-Oon.
soils 923s. Bonds 9216.
FRANKFORT, December 2l.--Bonds
96a4. 3 lE7 - 6
L1vERPooL, December 2i-3 P. M
Cotton opened steady and is now firm
uplands 9T@10; Orleans 1OL; sales
lb.OOO bales; speculation and export
&, 900. . II
LONDON, December 21-Evening.-
Bullion increased G28O,00O
LIVERPOOL. December 2I-Eyeninp.-
Cotton closed firm-uplands 9%9l0;
Orleans 10I.
NEW YORK, December 21-Noon.-
Flour, corn and wheat dull. Pork heavy
mess 13. 3.5O@13.62. Lard dull, at 8 56
@9A. Cotton steady-uplands 20I6
Orleans 2056; sales to-day, 1000 bales;
last evening. 2.475. Freights dull.
Stocks very strong and steady. Gold
sssady. st $685.. Governments dull
and heavy. Money 7, gold. Exchange
long 9L; short 81. Sales Of futures
last evening. 4.400 bales, as follows: De-
oem6er 1885; January 1917, 20, 1897.
19 1915; February 2016; March 20 9 is,
20 ZIG, 2016, 2096; April 20 11-16, 2O%.
2. M.-Ootton firm; sales l,6l9
bales -uplands 20L; Orleans 81. Flour
dull and declining-common to fair ex
ira 6.60@7.25; good to choice 1904
9.25. Whiskey frmer, at 95. Wheat
tavore buyers-winter red Western l. IS
(9l.68. Corn a shade firmer. Pork
!4.87915.OO Lard-kettle 9la. Freights
dropping. Sales of futures to-day
1l.75O bales, as follows: December l956,
IS 11-l6. 19A; January 1917, 10 1915,
70; February IG1s. 20 3-l6. 2O1; March
20 TIC, 20}z, 2O1a; April 20I, 2O5S;
May 2OA; June 81. Money aotive and
stringent. Prime business notes quoted
at 10@12. Exchange quiet and Arm, at
9]s(994. Gold SA9s7s. Govern
n,ents lower and closing steady-62s
9L.i State securities firmer in new
South Caroiinas; decidedly lower in Ten.
nesses and Yirginias. and generally
heavy In the balance Of the list. Virgil
MIA consolidated 6 per cent bonds de-
ciined from 81 to 51H. There was in
creased pressure to sell nearly all the
bonds on the list, and large business
vas transacted in Tennessees, Virginias
and South Carolinas. Tennessees 81;
new. 6tA. Virginias 641z; new Ga.
Louisianas GO; new 80; levee 6s g.; 81
20. Alabama IS LOO; 5s 65. Georgia
6s 70; rs ?S. North Carolinas 33; new
IL. South Carolinas 48; new 23%.
CHARLESTON. December 21.-Uotton
steady-middling 10; receipts 2,73S
bales: sales 500; stock {, ,O53.
SAVANNAH, December 81. Cotton firm
-middiing 1875; receipts 4.'755 bales:
sales 2, 130; stock II, 726.
ffTN(yrAJu nooaroi~ov
Corn steady. Pork firm, at 1852. Lard
weak. Bacon weak and quiet-shoul-
ders 6X. Whishey 90.
NEW ORLEANS, December 21.-Cotton
steady-middling 1917; receipts 5,948
bales; sales s. 200; stock ID, 833.
WILMINGTON. December 2l.-Cotton
6rmer-middling 10; receipts 5S7 bales:
sales 600; stock 1856.
MoDnE. December 21.-Ootton strong
-middling 10; receipts 2, 1878 bales; sales
$500.
BOSTON, December 21.-Cotton-
ding 1915; receipts 2,70O bales; sales
5000.
NORFOLK, December 2I.-Cotton firm
low middling 18X(018A: receipts
1872 bales; sales 800; stock 6,5O3.
BALTIMORE, December 21.-Ootton
stronG-middling 90; receipts 1O8 bales;
sales ZIG; stock 8, 200.
PH1LADELPHIA,, December 2l.-Cotton
frm-middling 2OI@20K.
AUGUSTA, December 21.-Ootton strong
-,middling l8H; receipts 1900 bales;
sales 1000.
GALVESTON, December 2l.-Cotton
hrm-good ordinary Tx; receipts 1875
bales; sales 2.110; stock S. 455.
Columbia Board of Trade.