The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-21
Financial and Comm.rclaI.

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| COLUMBIA, 8. c., December 2O.-Sales
of cotton during the past two days,
about 400 bales middling 1871 @ 1890.
soils 92a6. Bonds 921a.
| PARIS, December 20.-Rentes 5Gf. SOC.
LIVERPOOL, December 2O-3 P. NJ
Cotton opened heavy-nplands 9IaMiO;
Orleans 1014; sales IL. 600 bales; speou-
lation and export 5000.
LIVERPOOL. December 20-Evening.-
Cotton closed heavy-uplands 9T@lO;
Orleans 101I.
NEW YORK, December 20-Noon.-
Sales of futures, last evening, 5000
bales, as follows: December 1871, 103l;
January 1917; February 201a. 1917,
20L; March 20L. 1917, 90 ZIG, 2Ols
April 20H; May 205S. Flour dull and
5@1Oc. lower. Wheat dull and nomi-
nally lower. Corn dull and declining.
Pork steady-mess 135O@13. GO. Lard
quiet, at 9as99H. Cotton quiet-up-
lands 20; Orleans 203l; sales 700 bales.
Freights heavy. Stocks strong and
steady. Gold dull and heavy, at 83l(0
8T. Governments dull aud steady.
Money tight, at 1-1G. Exchange
long 9L; short 81.
2 P. M.-Cotton quiet; sales 3.772
bales uplands 201s; Orleans 207s.
Flour dull and declining common to
fair extra 6.5O97.25; good to choice
7.3OC99.25. Whiskey active, at o.
Wheat strongly favors buyers-winter
red Western 1.53@157. Corn favors
5@ buyers: at 716M@77M; white Southern
~. Rice firm, at 8as. Beef steady.
Lard active. ut 8A@91s. Freights
heavy. Money closed at Z, currency to
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currency South and West has increased.
Gold 5000. Governments off 16011o.
and very weak Tennessees, old aud
new, 62; North Carolinas 80; new IS.
Sales of futures, to-day, 895 bales, as
follows: December IS 1-16, 1872; Janu.
ary 1917, 1921, 19 1916, 19 Ills, 20;
February 20, 20L, 201a, 20 SIG, 2Oas,
20H; March 2024, 20 SIG, 2OM, 202s,
20 GIG; April 203S. 2024, 20 1l-l6, 2O1S
May 2OA.
CHARLESTON, December 20.-Coiton
quiet and steady-middling 1S7s@10;
receipts 1,9G5 bales; sales 100; stock
27,3l5.
WILMINGTON, December 2O.-Cotton
6rm-middling 10; receipts 5O3 bales;
sales 81; stock 4, 1873.
MOBILE, December 20.-Cotton quiet
--midd!:ng 17A (019; receipts 619 bales;
sales 1000; stock Sc, 555.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2O.-Co.ton
irm-middling 2014.
ST. LOUIS, December 2O.-Flour,
corn and pork dull. Bacon and lard
closed weak.
CINCINNATI. December 2O.-Flour-
family 6.76@6.90. Corn steady, at 44(G
46. Pork weak, ct 1925. Lard weak
kettle 91s. Bacon-fnll prices asked; no
demand; shoulders G7s; sides 7s607s1.
Whiskey steady, at 90.
LOUISVILLE, December 20.-BngpinR
quiet. Provisions quiet and firm. Whis.
key 80.
AUGUSTA, December 2O.-Cotton strong
-middling 1895; receipts 1000 bales
sales 1000.
Boston, December 20.-Cotton dull
middling 1871; receipts 800 bales; sales
800; stock 5000.
| GALVESTON, December 2O.-Cotton
weak-good ordinary 17A@l7I%; re-
ceipts 1873 bales; sales 750; stock 81, 375
SAVANNAH, December 20. Cotton firm
I-middling 1834; receipts 4.243 bales
sales !, 100; stook rs. $50.
NORFOLK, December 20.-Cotton firm
low middling 1873 @ 1917; receipt.
1,97l bales; sales 200; stock 8, ,725.
firm-middling 1917; receipts 71o bales
sales Cos; stock 1904.
NEW ORLEANS. December 2O.-Cottor
irregular--middling 1917; receipts SITS
bales; sales 1000; stock 142. 808. Flou
scarce and firmer-superfine .25; doubl,
7.75; treble 800@8.25. Corn scare.
and frmer, at 971a91.0O. Pork dull
at 14.75. Bacon dull, at $685.; sugar
! cured hams 15@15M. Lard quiet
tieroe 9A@9A: keg lOA9lOK. Suga
dull aud easier-supertine 6%@6A
common to good common 7(07L; fair t.
fully fair 7H@72z; prime 909N. Mo