The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-07-20
them even suspected that anything was
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! w, zUU.VUU.- Mn 'Miiis,@ 1Rte~ PRESIDENT
is q defanlter IA the extent Of SI46, 900;
He left $500 0 i'll railroad bonds, which
hare scne value, but not enough to
cover the amount OF the cash taken.
MIR: Ohanncey, one of the directors, has
been trying for long time past to get
an examination OF the company, but the
directors generally objected, as it would
be rth' c:ion upon Mr.. Mills. at last,
ho obtained the consent of five directors,
the requisite number for examination
aud as soon as Mr.. Mills found this out,
he com mitted suicide.
Probabilities-On Sunday, for the
Southern States and the South west,
rising barometer, North and North
eriy winds, lower temperature and gene
rally clear weather.
| Financial and Coninhercial.
New YORK. July l9-Noon.
quiet and nominally unchanged mid
cling FL; futures opened as follows: July
2oi,a. 2056; August 70 SO, 2Oi6; Sep
tember 1Sla. IS ll,l6 Flour quiet and
firm. Wheat shade firmer-No. Q
Milwaukee 1.5i@l.52 Corn steady-
new Western mixed 55@5S. Pork dull
and heavy-uew II 25iGi7.37:: Lard
steady Western steam S3i@SZs.
Freights steady. Stocks steady. Gold
steady, at 151S. Money firm, at 3(d5.
Exchange-long 90; short 10. Co
| vernments dull but steady. S,ute bonds
dul! but steady.
Up. M.-I,oans have increased 81, ,TO3,-
GOO: specie decreased 50, 1851, 400; legal
tenders increased 3542 600; deposits in
creased 81, 289, 500; circulation decreased
$4,000. !. Money easy, at 304. on call.
Exchange quiet. at 9}4GI93s. Gold
steady at l5Is@l6. Governments dull
but steady and nominal. State bonds
very quiet aud little or no change. Cot
ton quiet and irregular; snles SIS bales,
at 81 for middling. Flour less aciive, at
O.4Utgo O0 for common to fair extra
Southern; 905@10.75 for good do.
Wheat less active, at 55 for white West
ern. Corn in buyers favor and moderate
1port, at 44(046 for Western mixed; Sc
@61 for rail do. Pork weak, at II. so for
new mess. Lard 8X for Western steam.
Freights steady. Net receipts cotton 223
bales; gross $40. Futures dull; sales S, $50
bales. as follows: July 20 9-16M2O5%;
August 20 1-16@2016; Septcmb Der Is TIC;
Octobar II 13 16.
AUGUSTA. July 19.-Cotton quiet
middling l9; receipts So bales; sales 143.
MOBILE. July l9.-Cotton dull
middling 1879; net receipts Is bales; ex.
port coastwise 3O5; sales 100: stock
1866.
GALvEsToN. July 19.-Cot,on firmer-
Texas ordinary l23l; good ordinary
143i; oet receipts 1873 bales export
coaatwise $50; sales 200; stock 1855.
SAVANNAH. July 19.-Cotton tirmer-
middling lSL@lS3s; net receipts 301
bales; sales ~; stock 6.574.
PHILADELPHIA, July l9.-Cotton quiet
but tirm-middling 81.
WILMGNaToN, JnIy 19.-Cotton quiet
,niddling 1873; net receipts % bales; sales
10; stock 1,222.
BosroN, July l9.-Cotton quiet aud
strong-middling 2lls; net receipts 14
b"les; gross 80; sales .2U0; stock 10, 200.
C1Sc1NNATI, July 19.-Fiour firm, ut
6.75CJ7.15. Corn dull, at 44(945. Pro
visions quiet. with increased activity Mt
close. Pork quiet-nominally 1G $500
IL 80. L,rd inactive-steam sold at
81; kettle S2s@8l.. Bacon in fair de-
mand-shoulders 81s; clear rib sides 9@,
| 97s Whiskey steady, at 81.
ST. LOUIS. July l9.-Small business
dull and unchanged 2, mixed. 3s@
3sl. in warehouse; 4s sacked. Whiskey
firm, ut 81. Pork quiet, at 1850. Ba-
con qniet-shoulders 8M0S31; clear
sides 10. Lard nominal.
New ORLEANS. July l9.-Cotton ire.
gular and nominal ordinary 1l2,Ga12;
good ordinary 14L(91424; low m,ddling
l73l@18; middiing 1s24l9lSzs; net re-.
ceipts 159 bales; gross 1863; exports coast
wise ,165; sales 300-last evening l, 400;
stock SO. .405.
MEMPHIS. July 19.-Cotton dull-mid.
ding l9(0l914; receipts 247 bales; ship
ments 1,O87; stock $500.
CHARLESTON, July 19.-Cotton firm for
good grades-middIing 10; net receipts
72o bales; exports coastwise 300; sales
200; stock 4.756.
NORFOLK, July 19.-Cotton Grmer-
low middling 1871; net receipts 451
bAles; exports coastwise 55G; sales 75;
4 stock 3.0O9.
BALTIMORE. July 19.-Cotton dull
middling 20ls; gross receipts 120 bales;
exports coastwise ISL; sales 102; stock
1858.
LOUISVILLE. July 1o.--Flour in fair
demand-extra family 575. Corn firm
and fairly active, at 5000, sacked.
Pork 16.50@17.0O. Bacon in fair de-
mand-shonlders 8A@S%; clear rib