The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-26


probably be the 4th OF July; the place,
St. Louis.
Financial and Commercial.
LONDON, March 23-3 P. M.-Consols
93T. Bonds 9236.
PARIS, March 25.-Rentes 55f. 9Oc.
LIVERPOOL. March 25-3P. M.--Cotton
opened quiet and stcady-uplands IL;
Orleans 11I(911as.
LIVERPOOL, March 25-Evening. -
Cotton closed quiet. steady and un-
changed.
New YORK, March 24.-The cotton
movement shows receipts at all ports of
39, 189 bales, against 1872 last week,
30, O63 previous week, 73, 702 three weeks
since. Total receipts since September
L, 2,3o6, 40 bales, against 8. .240, ,087 for
the corresponding period the previous
year. Decrease since September 854, 396
bales. Exports from all ports 63, 9SS
bales, against 97.053 same week last
year. Total exports for expired portion
of cotton year 1,500,625 bales, against
z. lGO, III same timo last year. Stock at
all ports 427, 1888 bales, against 624, 4l9
same date last year. Stocks at interior
towns 77.034 bales, against 90. 891 last
year. Stock at Liverpool 376, 900 bales,
against 780, 900 last year. American cot
ton ahoat for Great Britain 2O2, 900
bales, against $40, 600 last year. Indian
cotton aaoat for Europe Alb, 900 bales,
against 100, 900 last year.
NEW YORK. March 25-Noon. Stocks
strong. Governments dull and steady.
Gold quiet. at 924, Money firm, at 7.
Exohange-long 93s; short 1915 Flour
aud corn dull and unchanged. Wheat
dull and in buyers favor. Pork steady
-mess 13. 00@13.05. Lard quiet steam
9C99]6. Cotton quitt-uplands 225a;
Orleans %; sales 400 bales. Freights
quiet.
Z 2. M.-Cotton very quiet; sales 37l
bales s-uplands 225s; Orleans 23. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Whiskey SeN.
Wheat heavy aud lower-red winter
Western 1.70@l.71. Corn heavy and
lower. at 70h@711a for Southern; yellow
71C972. Rice in fair request. at S3la
~. Pork closed steady. Lard quiet.
Freights quiet. Money easy, at 6@7.
Sterling heavy, at 9M@93s. Gold 90
99E. Governments steady. Tennes-
sees firm; new South Carolinas strong:
others dull. Sales of futures, to-day.
$50 bales, as follows: March % 3.16GI
22A; April 2214@22 SIG; May 22Zl6
% 1915; June % 5-1e@23as; August
231s; December 10.
BALTIMoRE, March 25-Flour firm and
unchanged. Wheat higher aud active
Pennsylvania 1.80. Corn active-white
and yellow G4. Rice 9O@95. Provisions
dull; buyers and sellers apart. Pork
1873. Bacon heavy-shoullers 5sL.
Lard S3a4C@9. Cotton quiet and steady
mlddling 221i; receipts 523 bales; sales
1873; stock IL, ,035.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-Flour steady.
Corn dropping. Pork in light demand
and holders firm-l1.75 offered; IL. 90
asked. Lard unchanged. Bacon quiet
shoulders 5; sides 6A971s. Whiskey
higher, at S5.
LOUISVILLE. March 25.-Bnggipg un.
changed. Flour and corn firm. Proyi.
sions in limited jobbing demand. Wits.
key 81.
MOBILE, March 25-Cotton quiet
middling 217 7s; receipts ], ,OS0 bales; sales
500; stock 35,9G2.
GALVESTON, March 25-Cotton steady
good ordinary %: receipts o62 bales:
sales 500; stock 35,O30.
New ORLEANS, March 25.-Cotton
quiet-niddling 2214; receipts 4,o7O
bales; sales 4, 500; stock lG2, loo. O
WILMINGTON, March 25-Cotton quiet
and steady-middling 2l24; receipts 81
bales; sales 1877; stock 4,4Ol.
NORFOLK, March 25.-Cotton qniet-
low middling 2l; receipts 7IS bales;
sales 100; stock 2.752.
SAVANNAH, March 25.-Cotton firm.
but little doing; rain restricts buyers
mi!ddling 2l3a@2l24; receipts l. .701
bales; sales 15O; stock 50,272.
CHARLESTON, March 25. Cotton
quiet-middling 212 receipts 2lS bales;
sales so; stock IS. 1888.
AUGUSTA. March 25.-Cotton firm
middling 2ll4; receipts ITS bales; sales
250.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25.--Cotton
quiet-middIing 1924.
BosToN, March 25.-Cotton dull
middling 227s; receipts 259 bales; sales
1000; stock 1000.
Mr.. A. Worthen, the State Gcolopist
OF Illinois. accounts for the presence OF
toads in rocks in the following manner,
The toad seeks shelter in crevice for
the winter, there he remains in dor.
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