The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-30
E1nanoiaI ana oommoroIaI.

Financial and Commoroial. ~
LoNnoN. December. .29--Noon.--Ccn
soils 92H. Bonds 9216. M
PARIS, December 20.-Rentes 55f. 600
specie decreased 800, ,00Of. .a W,
| LIvHRPoob, December 29-8 P. NJ
Cotton opened steady and is now quiet
uplande 9I@lO; Orleans 1O1z; sales to
day 10. 600 bales; of the week So, 900; ex
port 5000; speculation 5000; stooI
567. 900, whereof American is l69. 900
receipts 50. 600, whereof American il
61,OOO; actual export 10,O00; nearly due
from Savannah or Charleston 1916
stock afioat 40l, 900. whereof American
is 1877, 900. ~ . ~
LIVERPOOL, December 29-Evenipg.--
Cotton closed quiet and unchanged,
Yarns and fabrics steady. @
NEW YORK, December 29-Noon.-
Sales of futures. laat evening, 4,4OO
bales. as follows: December 19A,
10 TIC; January 1916, 10 7.16; February
1879; March 20 sic, 2O]6; April 2OT.
20 7-16. 209s. Flour. corn and wheat
steady. Pork steady--new 14.87@
14.76. Lard quiet. Cotton weak and
nominal-Orleans 202; sales 1856 bales.
Freights dull. Stocks very strong and
active. Gold 91s@91. Governments
strong and steady. State bonds Arm
and steady. Money very tight, att, and
1.1691Sc. commission per day. Ex-
ohange-long 92ass; short 10.
r. M.-Cotton quiet; sales 857 bales
-uplands 20; Orleans 2OA. Flour
Southern dull and dropping; common to
fair extra 6.50@7.25; good to choice
7.30@9. 25. Whiskey heavy, at 99.
Wheat 1@2c. lower-winter red West.
ern 1.56@1.59. Corn inaotive--new
yellow and white Southern rs. afioat.
Rice quiet, at 8L08A. Pork unset
tled-new 14.50@l5.OO. Beef steady.
Lard frmer-kettle 9A. Freights heavy
steam ID. Money closed at
Z. currency to gold. Sterling 9aS. Gold
5000. Governments active and ad.
vanoed 34@asc. 62s 81. States in
active. Tennessees 62; new 635a. Yir.
ginias 56; new 55. Louisianas 60: new
90; levees g.; IS 72. Alabamas Sc: Is
62. Georgias TO-; rs 70. North Carroll
mas 81; new 13. South Carolinas 48:
new "a. Sales of futures, to-day, 800
bales, as follows: December 19A.
19 GIG. 10A; January 1917, 10 7-16,
IL ZIG, 1875; February 1917, 1917, 90;
March 2Oh, 20 3-16; April 2Oax, 20 7-l6,
2OH; May 20 9-16; June 2O%.
Comparative cotton statement-Total
receipts oohis year from the nrsl OF Sep
tember 1888, ,661 bales, against 1,446,-
$50 same time last year. Total exports
thus year from first September 69O,O45,
against 815,213 same time last year.
Stock at all United States ports this year
48S, 1856, against 521, 163 same time last
year; at interior towns this year 95. .682.
against 107, ,745 last year. American
cotton ahoat for Great Britain this wear
lS7. 900, against 355, 600 last year.
81. Louis, December 29.-Flour firm,
with small business. Corn declining.
Whiskey declining, at 891s. Pork firm,
at 13 90. Bacon quiet and steady-job-
bing lots, shoulders 7@71l; clear sides
IA. Lard firm, at 756.
SAVANNAH, December 29.--Ootton-
buyers and sellers apart; tending upward
and quiet; holders firm-middling 1917
919; receipts 1922 bales; sales 5000;
stock 81, 1873; receipts of the week 10, 1873;
sales 7,7OO.
ONoNNAT1. December 29.-Flour and
corn unchanged. Pork in light demand; !;
holders firm. at l3.50@13.75. Lard
W asked. Bacon firm-shouiders 16A;
clear rib 716; clear 75A6. Whiskey 81.
NEW ORLEANS, December 29.-Flour
firm and unchanged. Corn frmer, at
75@78. Pork dull, at. 14.5O. Bacon,
lard, sugar, molasses, whiskey and coffee
quiet. at yesterdays prices. Cotton ir-
regular-middling 1883; receipts I. $50
bales; sales 1000; stock It's, 100; receipts
of the week 81 .246; sales 80, 800.
BOSTON, December 29-Cotton dull-
middling 2O1a@2OL; receipts 1,O64
bales; sales 500; stock 6, 600; receipts Of
the week IL, ,567; sales 1900.
GALVESTON, December 29.-Cotton
steady-good ordinary 17L@17%; re-.
oeipts 1881 bales; sales 1900; stock
46. 100; receipts of the week 10, $40; sales
1900. a...
MOBILE, December 29.-Ootton quiet
-middling 1871; receipts 4,149 bales;
week 1880; sales 81, 900.
NoRFoIK, December 29.-Cotton dull
low middling 18%@1S2z; receipts
1,42l bales; sales 100; stock 4, ,o78: re-
ceipts of the week 6.7O6; sales 4,O78.
AUGUSTA, December 29.-Cotton ouiet
and steady-middling 49,; receipts GIG
bales; sales 600; stock 10. .O35; receipts of
the week 6,555; sales 8, 72O.
CHARLESTON, December 29.-Cotton
dull-mlddling 18T@19; receipts Q, Ill
bales; sales 800; stock 33, ,622; receipts of
the week IA, 1872; sales $500.
PHILADELPHIA, December 23.-Uotton
quiet-middling 2O14; receipts 1909
bales.
MEMPHIS, December 20.-Cotton quiet
-miadling 10; receipts 8. $50 bales; stock
1853; receipts of the week IL, 400; sales
$3.50.
LOUISVILLE, December 20.-Bagging
quiet, at 12%@13. Flour active and
firm. Corn unchanged. Pork 1850.
Shoulders n; clear sides 73l. Lard
9@1OL. Whiskey 81.
WILMINGTON, December 29.-Cotton
steady-middling 10; receipts 435 bales; !;
sales 36; stock 6,024; receipts of the
week 1855; sales $50.