The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-01

Que Cent IOr the plalntln.
New YORK, February 29-Evening.-
250 Canary birds, belonging to Fisk,
sold at auction for $4,000.
BOSTON, February $3.50 choral so.
cIeties have applied TO participate il Tie
International festival chorus.
Financial and Commercial.
LONDON, February 2O-Noon. Con.
soils 92%. Bonds 9lA.
PANS. February 2aa-Rentes 56f. 62c.
LIVERPOOL. February 29-3 P. NJ
Cotton opened quiet and is now heavy
ufiands 1ljs0llI; Orleans 111S.
LONDON, February 29-Evening.-
Bullion decreased 9144,0G0
L1vERpooh, February 29.-Evening-
Cotton closed heavy-uplnnds liz; Or
leaus 1l2s@l116.
NEW YORK. February 29--Noon..-
Stocks dull. Gold heavy, at 1O16. Mo.
ney firm. ut Z, gold. Governments very
heavy. Exchange-long 9as; short 1O116
Flour dull and heavy. Wheat dull aud
nominally lower. Corn dull and heavy
Pork duli-new meas IA 00(0l41 IL. Lard
quiet-steam 9,.@956. Cotton nomi-
uplunds 223aS; Orleans 222z; sales
62O bales. Frelghts dull
z P. M.-Ootton quiet; sales 1927
bales s. uplands 22as; Orleans 22sz.
Flour dull anu drooping-common to
fair extra ?.0G@7.75; good to choice
7.80@9 80. Wnlskvy activer but lower,
ut 81. Wheat very dull-winter red
Western 1.63@1.7O. Corn in fair e1-
port home demand, with light supply,
ut 69H(g7OH. Rice quiet, at 868sI.
Pork shade easier, at IA OO(0l4. Il.
Lard trifle easier, at 9L@9A. Freights
unchanged. Sales Of futures to day,
%. $50 bales, as follows: March 2ll6,
2l%; April %. 2256; May % 3.16.
229 16; June 225 Ii, 22Is; July 22%,
22N; August 221a.
BALTIMORE, February 29.-Flour yery
strong-Howard street superfine 6. .266
100; choice Western held above outside
quotation. Wheat firm. Corn-white
63@66; yellow 62A. Oats unchanged.
Rye 95(91.U2. Provisions quiet. Whis.
key 90(09l. Cotton dull and heayy-
middhug 22I; receipts 1854 bales; sales
130; stock $50.
LOUISVILLE. February 29.-Provisions
steady. Pork 1925. Shoulders /; sides
7N@75s. Lard-tierce 9L; kegs 10.
Whiskey 85.
CINCINNATI, February 90 Pork 1917
Shoulders 52l; sides 70714. Whiskey
84(085.
New ORLEANS, February 2o.-Buyers
and sellers apart, and cotton tending
down-middling nominally %; receipts
3.764 bales; sales 1900; stock 213, 1888.
Pork lower, at l475. Lard quiet
tierce %; keg 10. Molasses in demand
inferior, lot fermenting, As; prime SO;
strictly prime 81. Other articles un.
changed.
PHILADELPHIA. February 20.--Cotton
quiet -middling 2231.
SAVANNAH, February 29.--Cotton
quiet and weak-middling 211S; receipts
1889 bales; sales 900; stock 81, 72G.
NoRFoLK. February 29.-Cotton dull
low middling 81; receipts $40 bales;
sales 900; stock $3.50.
WILMINGTON, February 29.--Cotton
dull-middling %; receipts 137 bales:
sales LOG; stock 3.807.
MOBILE. February 90 Cotton dull and
heavy-middling 21as; receipts 9G4
bales; sales 100; stock G3. 1902.
BosroN, February 2o.-Cotton dull
and declining-middling 22z6; receipts
730 bales; sales 200; stock 5000.
CnARnEsroN, February 20.--Cotton
dull -middling 2l34; receipts 1885
bales; sales so; stock 20, 744.
GALVESTON, February 20.--Cotton
wcak-good ordinary 1881; receipts 60l
bales; sales 500; stock 1929.
AUGUSTA, February 20.-Cotton quiet
and weak-middling 21; receipts 600
bales; sales 45O.