The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-16
Financial snd oommerolal.

Financial snd Commercial.
| COLUMBIA, 8. O., December 15.-Sales
OF cotton to-day 100 bales-middline
18k".
| LIVERPOOL, December 15-8 P. M
Cotton opened firm, but is now quiet
uplands 10; Orleans 1O14(@1Oa6; sales
to-day $4,000 bales; of the week 132..
600; export 19. 900; speculation az, 600;
stock 458. 900. whereof American is
SO, 600; receipts III, 900, whereof Ameri-
can is $4,000; actual exports $4,000;
shipping at Charleston or Savannah 9M;
at New Orleans 10; stock afoat 400, ,OOO,
whereof American is 147.000.
LIvERPoo1. December 15-Evening.-
Cotton closed quiot-.uplanda 10; Orleans
10A@l02s. Manchester advioes unfa-
vorable. which canaes dullnoss.
LONDON, December 15--Noon. Con.
soils 922s. Bonds 92L.
PARIS, December 15.-Specie in the
Bank of France increased 333. DOOR.
NEW YORK, December 15-Noon.-
Stocks active. Gold steady, at 9s6.
Money tight, ut z 1872. Governments
dull and heavy. Exohange-lopg 9:
short 81. Flour, wheat and corn dull
and unchanged. Pork quiet-mess
13.509l3.65. Lard heavy. at 9%@95a.
Cotton dull and nominal-uplands g.;
Orleans 2OM; sales GOO bales. Freights
steady.
7 P. M.-Cotton weak; sales 2,113
bales-uplands 1917; Orleans 2O56.
Flour Southern dull and declining; com
mon to fair extra 6.80@735; good to
choice :40@9.25. Whiskey 951s. Wheat
very dull and nominally lowcr-winter
red Western 1.57@1.6O. Corn a shade
6rmer and supply light, at 771a@7S%.
Rice 5000. Pork Is 500l3. is. Lard
dull. Frelghts dull and heavy. Money
closed stringent, at 4c. commission.
Sterling steady, at 91s<e99L. Gold 916
(99A. governments rather dull. Ten
nessees firm; new South Carolinas heavy;
balance of States steady. Sales of fu-
lures to-day 1850 bales, as follows: De-
cember, 1895. - GIG. 10 9.16; january.
1879. 19 ZIG; February, 1879. ~ 1916.
~; March, 20. 10 1916; April, 2O1l,
~ SIG; Muy. 2O1a.
generally dull and steady. Whiskey 80.
LOUISVILLE, Deoember 15.-Barpiup
very dull. ut 13H@14. Provisions-de-
mand light and holders firm, Whiskey
50@U1.
ST. LOUIS, December 15.-Whiskey
30. Pork 1925. Bacon steady.
W11MINaroN, December I5.-Cotton
hrm-middling 10; receipts 397 bales:
sales 1914; siock 1880; receipts of the
week 1.7Ol; sales 739.
NORFOLK, December 15.-Cottop
quiet-low middling I8%@l8s5; re-.
oeipts 1887 bales; sales 100; stock {. $50:
recsipts of the week 10, 227; sales $50.
GALVESTON, December 15.-Cotton
quiet-good ordinary Tx; receipts
l,4S7 bales; sales 600; stock 3,435: re.
oeipts of the week 8. 1922; sales 10, 700.
BALTIMORE, December 15.-Flour
steady. Wheat dull. Corn dull-white
65(968; yellow 70; mixed Western 7OM
II. Pork firm, at 1926. Bacon un.
changed. Whiskey 90. Cotton steady
and In fair demand-middling 1922; re-.
celpts 165 bales; sales 522; stock 3l96:
1884. ' '"'''
SAVANNAH, December 15.---Cotton
quiet and weak-middling 1875; receipts
3.655 bales; sales 5000; stock zoos:
receipts of the week %, $50 bales; sales
$500. O
Boston, December Is. Cotton quiet
middling 20I@202s; receipts 1922
bales; sales 500; stock Z, 800; receipts of
the week $3.50; sales 5000.
New ORLEANS, December 15.-Flour
scarce and firmer-superfine 7. 90; double
100; treble 7.62@7.75. Corn market
bare. Pork firmer, at Is. OO@15.l2. Bu-
con advanced shoulders S(03L; sugar
cured hams 15Is. Lard-tlerce 9IM
10; keg 10I. Sugar in fair demand
inferior 61a(9634; common to good com
mon 7@74; falr to fully fair S(0915:
prime 9%(9924. Molasses quietS1nte.
rior 2O(93O; common 3lC035; prime 36(0
40: Coffee $4,000. Whlskey 95(@
Loo. Cotton eusler-middling I955(G
19A; receipts 9.235 bales; sales $500:
stock 134.263; receipts Of the week
SO, 339; sales 5000.
CHARLESTON, December 15.-Cotton
quiet-middlling 1917; receipts 2,449
bales; sales 800; stock 2S, ,2G2; receipts OF
the week 12,2ll; sales 2. 100.
AUGUSTA, December l5.-Cotton dull
and nomlnal-middling 1917; receipts
2.818 bales; sales 900; stock is, 1855; re-.
ceipts OF the week Z, 1GS; sales s, $50.
MOBILE, December 15.-Cotton dull
and heavy-middling 19A@19a6; re-.
ceipts 2. 783 bales; sales 500; stock 43, 7O4; /;
receipts OF the week 1,657; sales 8, 500.