The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-10-08
Financial and Commerc,a,.

NEW YORK, October Moon. Stocks
strong. Money easier, at z. Gold heavy,
at 1875. Exchange-long TX; short
l8%. Governments and State bonds
quiet and steady. Cotton quiet; sales
GA bales-uplands 1885; Orleans 1917.
Flour dull and declining. Wheat and
corn dull and heavy. Pork dull, at
4.621a. LHrd quiet-steam 8sk@9h.
Freights firm. Sales of cotton for fu-
ture delivery on Saturday evening 5000
bales. as follows: October 18 ll-16. 1897:
November 1916, 1872; December
d8 l!-16; February 10A; March 2OL,
2O2s; April 205a.
Z P. M.-Receipts Of cotton to-day
1877 bales; sales of cotton for future
delivery 13, 300 bales, as follows: October
~ GIG, 1917; November 1885,, 1881;
December 1874. 1877; January Is 1916.
~; February 19 8 16, 1871; March 90.
2OA; April 20aS, 201s; May 2OA. Cot
ION easier; sales 1858 bales-uplands
1895; Orleans 1879. Flour quiet and
slightly. favors buyers. Whiskey un-
changed: Wheat-spring 1@2o. better;
winter heavy and lower; winter red
Western 1.50@1.65. Corn in good ex-
port and fair home demand, and steady.
Rice in moderate request. at 8%@9L.
Pork firm, at 1460@l4.65. Lard dull.
Frelghts firm. Money stringent, at 1-16
@1 commission. Sterling 8. Gold
12A(912T. Governments barely steady.
States dull but firm.
NEW YORK, October 7.-The Govern
ment bought SIS. 900, 600 worth of bonds,
at liz 74-100(@1l2 99-1OO. The Go.
yernment @ accepted $5. 900. 900 in gold, at
IL 74-1OOC9113 5.100. tits reported on
Wall street that the Government will
issue $40, 100000 in legal tenders at an
early day.
There we're some forty bids for the
60. OOO. .000 OF gold. aggregating over
VI, ,ooO, 600, at 11l@113 LOO. The
on o1ers noo OF OF binds aggregated nearly
$7,ooo,O 600. at 1l2 74-1O0@115. Money
has advanced to Lie per cent. Sterling
exchange is higher-quoted at 1O8 for
long, 109s for short, sight Gold de-
chned to ll2T. but subsequently ad-
Vanced to ll3A; rates for carrying 3(07
per cent. to fiat. Governments are
easier.
HLoU1sv1I1E, October Flour in good
demand-extra family G. 6.5O07.OO Corn
hrm-choice shelled, sacked, IS. Provi-
sions firm and stock scarce Pork 13, rs.
cash. Bacon-shoulders 65s; clear rib
sides II ~; clear sides IL. Packed lard
9%@11. Whiskey firm, at 80.
Boston, October 7.-Cotton quiet
and strong -middling 1897; receipts
3,038 bales; sales 200; stock 1000.
& SAVANNAH, October 7.-Cotton Quiet
and firm-good ordinary 17aa(9I7L; low
middling 17T@18; middling l8LM
18%; receipts 3,48O bales; exports 2. 81:
sales 800; stock 30,495.
BALTIMORE, October 7.-Cotton firm
middling 185s@1824; receipts 769 bales;
exports 86; sales 705-last evening 68l:
stock 1,69O.
CHARLESTON, October 7.-Cotton quiet
-middling IS; receipts 3,OI3 bales; ex-
ports 2,O86; sales 100; stock 16,OSI.
NEW ORLEANS. October 7.-Ootton in
fair demand -middIing 1917; low mid.
ding 182l; good ordinaryAl8; receipts
4,5O9 bales; exports 1904; sales ], 600
last evening 1,600; stock 48, 957.
WILMINGTON, October 7.-Cotton firm
-middiing IS; receipts $50 bales; sules
80; stock 2,378.
MOBILE, October 7.-Cotton quiet and
steady-middling 18al; low middling
1874; receipts 2,9l2 bales; exports ,O24;
sales 800; burnt on Mobile and New Or.
leans Railroad 58; stock 1859.
MEMPHIS, October 7.-Cotton firm
middling 1871 @ 181S; receipts 2,O1l
bales; shipments 1,197; stock 5, 1872.
NORFOLK, October 7.-Cotton quiet
low middIing 18018]6; receipts 2,O54
bales; exports 1,739; sales 800; stock
$3.50.
CINCINNATI. October Flour quiet,
at .5O@7.75. Corn dull and unchanged,
at 43. Pork in mir demand and ad.
vanced sales ut 1875. Lard in fair
demand and higher-summcr 75a: steam
7A; kettle 8. Bacon firm-s6oulders
II; clear rib sides IL; clear sides 11a,
Hams-sugar- cured firm. at 17I5Ml9 Tor
summer and winter. Whiskey in fair
demand, at 8S.
GALVESTON, October 7.-Cotton quiet
and firm-good ordinary 16(a163,: re-
ceipts 1,006 bales; exports i, 1,575; sales
500; stock Is, ,036.
PHILADELPHIA, October 7.-Cotton
tirmer-middling 1872.
AUGUSTA, October 7-Cotton in good
demand-middling 17A; receipts 773
bales; sales 797.
LONDON, October 7-Noon.-Consols
92M. IS 895S.
FRANKroRr. October Bonds 95zs.
PARIS. October 7.-Rentes 53f. 42c.
LIVERPOOL, October Moon.
ton opened strong-uplands 9aI: Or
leans 1O1h uplan1a for Octohar Q5/