The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-04
gnIblicans, rather than endorse Greeley.
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MoNTdoMERY, September 3.-The ca
terpillars have stripped the Alabama
cotton as bare as frost. Some cotton
fields, 1t ID said, were 80 overrun that tho
worms could be ladled up in the furrows
by handsfull. Suoh multitudes caused
terrible alarm at first, because of EATING
the half-grown bolls; but things are
quieter now. and the planters are more
hopeful. They still insist that without
high prices. the crop will not pay the
cost OF producing it. They estimate the
yield of last year.
moorats gain 500 in this town.
MoNTPELIER, September 3.-Ten
towns which, in 1870. gave 1870 Re-
publican majority, now give 1902.
Seventy-six towns elect II Republicans.
4 Democrats, and ! Greeleyite for the
Legislature. The vote for Governor in
hfty-seven towns is 15. 337 for Converse,
and 6,524 for Gardner. The straight
Republican ticket is apparently elected.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, September 3.-The
largest crowd ever here before is in at
tendance on the Convention. Augustus
Schell is growing in strength.
Financial an1 Commercial.
LONDON, September 3-Noon.
soils 925s; new fives s9%. Weather fair
FRANKFORT, September 3.-62s 96.
PARIS, September 3.-Rentes 55f. 55c.
LIVERPOOL, September SO p. M
Cotton opened firm and is now quiet
uplands 10A; Orleans 1O2s91O%.
LIVERPOOL. September 3-Evening.-
Cotton closed unchanged. Yarns and
fabrics firmer. Buyers and sellers apart,
NEW YORK. September 3-Noon.-
Stocks dull. Gold quiet, at 1915. Money
easy, st 4. Exchange-long 856; short
W. Governments dull but steady.
State bonds quiet. Cotton quiet; sales
63G bales-nplands 221s; Orleans 2256.
Flour i5925o. better. Wheat &c. bet
ter. Corn 1c. better. Pork quiet and
steady, at IA i5@l4.2O. Lard steady
steam S!s99H. Freights firm.
". Mooney closed irregular; some
Loans at 8. Sterling S1f. Gold l3k@
l3A: Governments closed steady and q
fraction lower. States generally dull
Tennessees off 40. Cotton quiet: sales
l. .l16 bales-uplands 221k; Orleans 2256.
Flour activer and tirmer-common TO
fair extra 7.50@9. rs; good to choice 9. 50
(9lO.5O. Whiskey aotiver, at 93(093k.
Wheat. lnactiver at an advance-winter
red Western 55@l. .63; higher freights
check exports. Corn 10. better and in
active export and fair home demand.
Rice quiet. at $1,000. Pork steady.
Lard firm. Freights firmer. Sales of
futures to-day 1900 bales, as follows:
September 20 16, 2O56; October 10 SIG.
1914; November 1917. 10 TIC; Decem-
ber 10 SIG. 10 7-16; January 1917. 20:
February 20 TIC, 20 9-l6; March II.
LOUISVILLE, September 3.-BaRginR
fairly active and steady. Breadstuffs q
shade 6rmer. Provisions in fair demand
and unchanged. Whiskey 80.
BALTIMORE, September 3.-Flour
strong. Wheat stronger-fanoy ambers
1856. Corn firmer-white 65966; yel-
low 63@64. Oats dull-Southern 38@
Al. Rye 75@85. Provisions quiet and
firm. Bacon in good demand-shoul-
ders 81. Whiskey 94%. Cotton firm
middling %; receipts bale; sales 1856;
stock 500.
CHARLESTON. September 3--Cotton
qniet-middling 1911s; receipts 349 bales;
sales 100; stock 3,79S.
active-middlipg 1917; receipts lit
bales; sales 245; stock 755.
| MOBILE, September 3.-Cotton firm
middling 20; receipts 878; sales rs; stock
1890.
WILMINGTON, September 3.-Cotton
quiet-middling nominal; stock 1874
bales.
AUGUSTA, September 3.-Cotton quiet
-middIing 19A@l92s; receipts 81 bales ;
sales 1856.
BosToN, September 3.-Cotton steady
--middling 22as; receipts Is bales; sales
400; stock 800.
NEW ORLEANS, September 3.-Cotton
firm and demand aotive-middling 2O36
(020224; receipts 165 bales; sales 1900;
stock S.5l8.
PHILADELPHIA, September 3.-Cotton
quiet middling 22@22L.
NORFOLK. September 3.-Cotton quiet
low middling 10000; receipts 1876
bales; stock 1896
GALVESTON, September 3.-Cotton
staady-good ordinary l7L@1715; re-
ceipts 1875 bales; sales 200; stock 5,733.
~ 9ales.