The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-05
Financial and Commercial.

NEW YORK, December 3.-The cotton
movement shows considerable increase
IN receipts and exports. Receipts at all
ports I22. l26 bales. against 104. 743 last
week; 1Ol, 494 for the previous week;
ioo,4 ,4oO three weeks since. Total re-
ceipts since September /, 89O,74l bales.
against l. $50, 1927 for tho corresponding
period OF tho previous year; decrease
OF 168,0S6 Exports from all ports for
the week 69,846 bales, against 72,U42
for same week last year. Total exports
tor expired portion Of the cotton year
4Of AL bales. against 528, ,806 for tho
same time last year. stock at all ports
3J8,849 balos, against 393, ,956 last year.
Stock ut interior towns 6S092 bales,
against 49,. l64 last year. Cotton in
Liverpool 486. 900 bales, against 304, 600
last year. American cotton afloat for
Great Britain $4,000 bales, against
242, 600 Lust year. Indian cotton af1oat
for Europe 3O2, 1873 bales, against l5Y,-
O00 last year. The South during the
week has been visited with more or less
rain. with exceptional snow storms. In
some sections, considerable damage has
been done, and picking has been aus
pended; but a. to the effect of these
causes Throughout the cotton region, we
are as yet without any reliable iuformu-
tlon, owing to the arrangement OF tue
telegraph wires in many parts of the
country.
LONDON, December 4--Noon.-Con-
soils 9214. Bonds 92as.
PARIS. Decembur -Rentes 57f. TIC
LivERPc.1. December 4-3 L. Nj
Cotton opened frm-upl, ,nds 9%; Or
leans 91s(9lO; sales Is. 900 bales; suecu-
lation aud export 5000; shipping at
Savannah or Charleston 9N.
LIVERPOOL, December 4-EveninR.-
Cotton tirm-uplands 95s; Orleans o7S
NEW YORK, Deccmber 4-Noon.-
Sales OF futures. Saturday evening, 1900
bales, at the following rates: December
ioA, IL 1916. 1879; January 18 1916,
!SN; February IS, 1S 1916; March
1914. 10 LIZ, 1919; Muy 1919. Stocks
stendy but dull. Gold dull, at 1OL
Governments dull but steady. Money
strong. Exchange-long 0; short 9s[.
Flour dull but heavy. Wheat quiet and
IN buyers favor. Corn dull and un.
changed. Pork dull-mess l3.45M
1852. Lard heavy, ut 91s@956. Cot,
ton quiet and strong-upIands 1917;
Orleans 1879; sales l.20O bales, mostly
Saturday .vening. Freights steady.
+. M:-Cotton quiet; sales 1,7OS
bales. Flour unchanged. Whiskey
hrmer. at 97(998. Wheat 1@2c. lower.
klce 8}4(09. Pork weak, at is 371S@
IL 90. Lnrd heavy. Freghts a shade
firmer.
BALTIMORE, December 4.-Flour aud
wheat steady. Corn active, at 65671.
Provisions quiet and unchanged. Wins
key 94%@95. Cotton Hrm-middling
1S224; receipts 720 bales; sales 1856; stock
5000.
CHARLESTON, December 4. - Cotton
strong-middling 1816@1Sk; receipts
1885 bales; sales 500; stock 33,227.
AUGUSTA, December 4-Cotton strong
-middling 1734; receipts 1000 bales;
sales 800.
GALVESTON, December 4.-Ootton
irm-good ordinary l6L; receipts 94l
bales; sales l, 100; stock 2S,747.
New ORLEANS, December 4.-Cotton
strong-middling 1836@lS3z; receipts
1852 bales; sales 3, 800; stock l4O, ,579.
MOBILE. December 4.-Cotton active
and prices advancing-mindling 1917:
receipts 1920 bales; sales 1900; stock
81, 5S7.
SAVANNAH, December 4--Cotton firm
ana III strong demand-middling 1890
10; receipts 4,774 balea; sales 2.3O0:
stock 6S, 1872.
WILMINGTON, December 4.-Cotton
quiet--middIlng 18; receipts I57 bales;
sales CT; stock 2, 1893.
PHILADELPHIA, December 4.-Cottop
hrm-middling 19L@19Ia.
MEMPHIS. December 4.-Cotton firmer
and held higher-middliDg 1874; receipts
4, ,065 bales.
NoRFoLK, December 4.-.Cotton
steady-low middling l756(017s1; re.
ceipts 1,G72 bales; sales 200; stock
5,72s.