The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-19
80 sstsSIsf =
Fhn1noial ana Commercial.

Fin1nciaI ana Commercial.
Il Cohg4HtA. SO. Dedember 1s.-sales
! OF cotton to-day. 62f bales-middlina
i WAsHMaroN, Decenber ,17.-The cot
ton movement shows receipts at all ports
TO be 120. 9l8 bales. against 125. $50 bales
isss week. :23, :2S bales. Ehs nrevious
week. aud 124, TAO. bales three weeks
since. Total receipts since September,
!,llo,6 ,657 bales. against 1,872. .66T bales
for the corresponding perioi the previ.
GUS year; showing decrease since Sep
tember Of 254. .0l0 bales. Exports from
all ports Tor the week, 107, 473 bales,
against III, 696 bales for The same week
last year. Total exports for the expired
portion OF the cotton year, 692. 500 bales.
4 against 765, 1873 bales for the same time
lest year. Stock at all ports. 406. .472
bales. against 48S, 256 bales for the same
qate:l last year. Stock at interior towns,
H. Ae4 hs!ee, against 1n4. 1875 2ozee bales Last
year. Stock in Liverpool, 458. 600 bales,
against 385, 100 bales last year. Ameri-
can cotton ahoat for Great Britain.
l47, 900 bales, against BIO, 900 bales last
year. Indian cotton adoat for Europe.
2S3.OAl bales, against 135, 900 bales last
year. The weather in the South has
been cold In many sections during the
week. although few complaints of rain.
LONDON, December 16--Noon.-Oon.
soils 924. Bonds 92L.
FRANKFORT. December 19.-Bonds 81.
PARIS, December 18.-Rentes opened
at 66f. $50.
LIVERPOOL. December 1s-Noon.-
cotton opened quiet-uplands 10; Or
leans 1OL; sales IL, 900 bales; export and
speculation 5000.
LIVERPOOL, December 18-Evening.
1OL.
New York, December 1s-Noon.
Flour dull and declining. Wheat dull
and heavy. Corn quiet and unchanged.
Pork quiet-mess 13.35@l3.62. Lard
dull. Cotton dull-middllng 1897: Or
leans 20L; sales 1900 bales. Freights
dull. Stocks very strong. Gold heavy,
at 9(99]6. Governments dull and steady
Money tigh::s at 7 gold. to 1872 per cent,
E1ohange-long 9]6; short 9A.
T. M.-Ootton steady; sales 2.047
bales-nplands 1871; Orleans 2O16.
f!our auii and deolining-common to
lair extra 6.70@7.30; good to choice
9Ma4o99;2 rs. Whiskey lower. at 900
Western l. 1.55@1. so. Corn in fair export
demand; a shade firmer-old, af1oat. 79k
ESQ. Rice 5000. Pork Arm, at 13. 62
lgI9.70. Lard 6eavy-kettle 9I. Gold
999H. Sterling firm, at 9L@9a6.
Money and fraction commission.
Governments dull. States dull and
heavy. Tennessees 649; new 65. vir-
ginias 611k; new 81. Louisianas 81;
new 80; levees 64; 8s rs. Alabamns
LOO; 5s g. Georgias 70; rs 80. North
Oarolinas 81; new IL. South Carolinas
48H; new Is. Sales of futures, to. day,
8, 700 bales. as follows: December
IS 3-16. 19 11-16; January 10 7-l6, 1917:
February 1917, 19 11-16. 1914; March
10 1916; April 20 3-16. 20L.
AUGUSTA, December 18.-Uotton quiet
-middiing ID; receipts 1000 bales; sales
CINCINNATI. December 1s.-Flour
shaky: Corn dropping, at 44046. Pork
holders anxious, at 13. .75@13.87. Lard
dropping, at sA@91s. Bacon droop-
ing.shouiders @ 6s(@7; sides 724@77s.
LOUISVILLE, December 18.-Bagging
quiet. at 13L@l4. Provisions quiet
and firm. Whiskey 81.
NoRFoLK, December l8.--Cotton
quiet-low middling 10L @Is%; re-
ceiPts 1.62O bales; stock 1924.
WILMINGTON, December lS.-Ootton
firm-middling 10; receipts 5l8 bales;
sales so; stock 3.l46.
MOBILE. December 18.-Cotton dull
and heavy-middling 1897; receipts 3. 124
bales; sales 800; stock 1879.
NEW ORLEANS. December 1S.-Flour
firmer--supeltino 100; double 7.62;
treble 800. Pork easier-mess Offering
at ID O0. Bacon quiet. at $685.. Lard
firm-choice tierce 92l; keg 1OL.
Aalns- iI, new sugar-cured l5@15k.
Whiskey 95@l.0216. Sugar quiet-in.
ferior 6a(96A; common to good com
mon 7(g7la; iair to fully fair 731@9;
prime 9A(99H. Molasses duilEln
lerior 20(g3O; common 3O@35; fair 35@
W.; prime 4O(943. Cotton easier-mid,
ding l9H; receipts 1864; sales 500;
stock 1874, l52.
BAnr1lonE. December is.-cotton
dull and lower-middling 19aS@191S;
receipts 336 bales; sales 1877; stock 3 $40
Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat
quiet-Southern common to fair l. 3O(0
LOB. Corn active and frm-white 64(0
0o; yellow 65(97O. Pork 14.25@14 50.
Shoulders 71a. Whiskey weak, at 96@
PHILADELPHIA, December 18.-Cotton
quiet middling 20.
CHARLESTON, December 19.-CoLton
dull and little doing-middlin9 10: re.
oeiPts 1886 bales; sales 100; stock
81, 791.
BOSTON. December 18.-Cotton quiet
middling 2O1; receipts 3, ,8l5 bales; sales
500; stock 5000.
GALVESTON, December 18-Cotton
steady-good ordinary 18I(01SI; re-
SO, 543.
SAVANNAH, December 18..-.Ootton-