The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-05-14

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eakpt4E 0PnEape4I Up ,dsy-..3Hs ~, brit,
ton, President; seventy-eight members
81 boilers Va. 4ssa spd visss spasSsaaed saoSsnaed
on! the apt1ecs; the merits of bard and
soft coal; corroding qualities OF differ
ent waters and other important subjects
were reported upon and discussed. The
meeting attracts much attention. -
Probabilities AFor Tennessee and the
Gulf States, cloudy weather and rain.
rising temperature and Southerly winds;
Tor the South Atlantic States, South
easterly and South. Westerly winds. light
temperature, increasing cloudineas and
rain. ,sa' !'+ r.t.i ~ RI m
GA1vtsros. May 13. "A fire in Calvert,
Texas. destroyed halt q, block; loss
BALTIMORE. May l8-Putnam, aged
sixty. hanged himself to-day.
Finanoias .nd Commerci.i.
Nav YonK, May 13-Noon. Stocks
drmer. Gold arm. at, 175S. Money
easy. at 5@7.c Exohange-long 8%;
short 9s4. Governments dull but steady.
State bonds very quiet. Cotton dull; sales
667 abales-uplshds l0L; Orleans 195k.
Flour quiet aud frm.. Wheat quiet and
firmer-1.70@1.72 for No. 2 Milwaukee.
O6tn duli. Pork frm-nsw IL. 90. Lard
quiet and firmly held Western firm, at
03s@9I. Freights firm.
z p. M. Cotton dull; sales /, 1859 bales,
at 1311@19A. Flour rsteaaier-common
to fair extra 625(08. 90; good to choice
8.25@125G. Whiskey lower and more
doing, at 93@93k. Wheat quiet. Corn
heavy and lower-new yellow Western
67(968. Rice steady. at 73408k Pork
16AC9l6l2. Lard weak. Frelghts frmer.
Cotton-net receipts 48l bales; gross
1,l86; sales for export 6l0; sales OF fu.
lures 7,100, as follows: May 18 7.l6M
18k; June 18 7-16918 9.16; July Is
9.l6(918 11-16; August 183s@18k; Sep
tember 175s; October II. Money 405.
Sterling unchanged. Gold 17L(017X.
Governments and States steady.
0NoRFoLK. May l3-Cotton steady and
nnchanged-low middling 17as; net re-
ceipts S59 bales; exports ooastwise 596:
Gales 20; stock 6.792.
WILMINGTON, May 13.-Cotton quiet
middling Is; net receipts 46 bales; stock
4, 4,460.
CHAR1EsToN. May 13.-Ootton quiet
middlfng l6; good ordinary 1917; net re-
oeipts 66l bales; sales 200; stock "a, ,687.
AUaUsrA, May 13.-Cotton dull ard
nominal-low middiings 17ak; receipts
204 bales; sales so.
CINCINNATI, May 13.-Flour very firm,
at7.T69S. 90. Prime corn so. Provi-
sions quiet and steady. Lard dull. Ba-
con easier and more active shoulders
75s; clear sides 95S@974. Whiskey
irm, at 81.
Lou1sv1LhE. May 13.-Flour and corn
hrm. Provisions unchanged: Lard--
kegs 1O%@1l. Whiskey steady.
ST. LOUIS. May 13.-Flour quiet and
weak. Corn active and unchanged.
Whiskey 80. Provisions nominal.
NEW ORLEANS. May 13.-Cotton
10 moderate Misunderstanding 1870
1925; new middling 1917; good ordinary
1875; ordinary 1875; net receipts 2, $50
bales; gross 3,070; exports to Great Bri-
tain 9. 12l; sales last evening Toto
day 1,100; stock 140. .098.
BALTIMORE, May 13.-Cotton dull
middling 10; net receipts 235 bales;
gross 462; exports coastwise 81; sales
BIG; stock 3.728.
PamADE1RmA. May 1s.-Cotton dull
-middling 1917.
MOBILE, May 13.-Cotton auiet-mid-
ding 17H@l724; net receipts 90 bales;
exports coastwise 900; sales 400; stock
30i657.
GA1vRsroM May 1s.--.Cotton flat and
nominal-good ordinary IA; net receipts
l02 bales; exports coastu ise 1877; sales
200; stock 4l.079.
SAVANNAH. May 13.-Cotton steady
middlipg l8; net receipts 1,O81 bales;
sales 70l; stock 80. 2.377.
MEMPHIS. May 13.-Cotton quiet-low
mtddiing IT; receipts 722 bales; ship
ments $50; stock 33. ZIG.
BosToN, May 13.-Cotton heavy
middling 191a; gross receipts 879lbales;
exports to Great Britain 500; sales 200;
stock IL 500.
:, LoNpos. May ls-Noon. -oonsols
932s. IS 89A.
PARIS. May 15.-Rentes 54f. zoo.
L1vERPoo1, May 1873 P. M.-Cotton
opened quiet and is now steady-up.
lands 80; Orleans G,s; sales $4,000
bales; speculation and export 5000
bales; Orleans shipments, May md June,
051; Savannah and Charleston, May deli
very, 8A;. July and August, 81; Savan-
nah and Charleston. shipments April and
Nay, 4 90; New Orleans, April and May,
L1ysnpoon, May Electromagnetic.