The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-17

raj scale as is consistent with prudence
and economy; the third. proclaiming the
ouiy OF Congress to enforce the right,
OF the fourteenth and fifteenth amend.
ments by permanent legislation; the
fourth relies ON tho education of the ris.
ing generation as the means by which
liberty and free government are to be
preserved, and opposes disfranohise.
ment' except for crime, after due con.
vlction. The Executive Committee was
appointed, when the Convention ad.
Journed
Tie Liberal and Democratic State
Executive Committees, after q full nud
Tree conference, ut Talladega, ooalesced,
and nominated the following mixed
ticket for electors at large: G. G. Lang
don, of Mobile; r. o. Pickett, of La1-
derdale-Democrats; ". B. Figures. of
Madison, and W. T. Hatchett, OF Mont.
gomery. Liberals, for alternates; J. r..
Waddell. OF Russell, and N. A. Agre. of
Monroe, Democrats; A. G. Beard, of
Marshall. W. s. Mudd, of Jefferson, Lii.
perals The session was harmonious,
ana steps were taken for q vigorous cam
palgn. No Liberals on the State ticket
because nominated before the Baltim ore
Conventions; but the support OF the
party is pledged to the ticket notwith. :.
standing.
Financial an. CommerriaI
LONDON, August 16 Noon
opened ut 925a. Money 9255, on &C.
count. Bonds 925s.
LIVERPOOL. August 16-3P P. M.-Cot
ton opened quiet-uplands 9%MlO: Or.
lenns 10I; sales to-day 10, ,OUO bales; of
the week 10000; export IL, 600: specula.
ton 5000; stock $4,000, whereof Ame
rlcun is 25l, ,00U; receipts OF the week
$4,000, whereof American is 10000:
actual export $4,000; stock afloat 234. /.
OO0. whereof American is $4,000: re.
oeipts 5000.
LONDON. August 16-Evening.-Cou
soils closed at 925s. Money 92s1, on &C.
count. 62s 92I5.
LIVERPOOL. August 16-Eveninp-
Cotton closed heavy-uplands 9zS: Or.
leans 01s@l0Li. Yarns and fabrics at
Manchester quiet but firm.
New York. August 16-Noon. Stocks
dull. Gold steady, at Is. Money essy.
at =. E1change-long 83s; short 9lS
Governments firm. State bonds dnil
but steady. Cotton dull; sales 27O bales
-upiands 2l54; Orleans 221a. Flour
dull and declining. Wheat Quiet and
nominally unchanged. Corn dull and
unchanged. Pork dull-mess $4,000
1915. Lard dull-steam 9l6M9IS
treights quiet.
Z. M.-Cotton unchanged; sales 40
bales-2134 for middling uplands: 22lS
for Orleans. Flour-Southern dull and
declining 50(G0 60 for common to
extra; 9.65@l2.75 for good to choice
WAlskey firmer and moderately active.
at 93@93la. Wheat dull and prices
without material change. Corn heavy
and lower, at 62(@63, per steamer. for
Western mixed. Pork tirmer, at 13. rs
l913 80. Beef dull-5@7 for plain mess
6(9lO for extra mess. Lard dull.
freights firmer. Money active, with On
advance in rates OF interest; call loans
closed at 4(G4I. Exchange quiet. at
936GS2. Gold 15L@l536. Govern
ments firm, at an advance of d on Inst
nights figures, but steady all day, and
closing firm at opening prices lSl6:
dull but steady. Tsnnessees ness SIS 7s1: o'aeSs nsw
"A. virginias 45; new 5O1a; oonsols 81;
8s deferred 15L. Louisianas so: new
40; levee IS 55; IS 70. Alabama s. So:
IS o5. Georgia 6s IS; 7s 86. North
SO; new 20; special tax 1s.
South Carolinas 81; new 26h; April and
October %. Sales of futures, to-day.
!. .7OO bales, as follows: September
20 l-l6 @201s; October 10 1-l6@l9L:
Novem ber 1S34@1S?s; December Is GIG
1925; January IL 9-l6@185s form
Of contract.
C1Nc1NSArI. August 16. Flour dullapd
declined to 6 rs. Corn steady, at 81.
Pork held at Il 90. Lard firm-kettle
829@8B. Shoulders TX; sides 10.
Whiskey 80.
LOUISVILLE. August 16.- Flour in good
demand-faluily 6 So Corn steady-
sh elled and pncked 60. Provisions firmer.
Pork held at 13 so for round lots. Ba-
con active-shoulders 7ls@7sl; clear
sides 1Ol14. packed. LardSprlme leaf.
tie1ces, 914G,9la. Whiskey quiet, at 81.
PHILADELPHIA, August l6.-Cotton
ggnuilet-,middling 2l24; weekly receipts
CHARLESTON. August 16.--Cotton dull
@,-mlddling 81 1915; receipts II bales; sales
80; stock G"d 3.672; weekly receipts 255;
SAVANNAH, August 16.-Cotton nomi-
nal-middiing l324; receipts q bales:
sales 40.
NoRFoLk. August l6-Cottop Quiet
low middlinR 20: receipts IN halao. otoolr