The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-06

.S,p.Es,...XA s9.Ss5IE = i
NEW Yoak. April 5-Noon. Stocks
strong. Gold frm. at 1897. Money:
drm. at Is to 1 and interest. Exchange
long IN; short 81 Governments
quiet and firm. State bonds dull bat
steady. Cotton quiet-npiands 4l9N:
Orleans 2OA. Flour dnii and; mn.
changed. Wheat dull-No. q Milwaukee
quoted At 1.65@1. 81. Oorn dulI-new
Western mixed 6lA@65H: Southern
yellow 65H@60; Southern white 7O(a
~. Pork qniet and frmly held-nsw
8 11.16@sA. Freights firm.
advanced to 1.19 the highest point by
d per cent. reached in the present
"buli' speou'a u'ation. On gold loans. tho
rates for carving until Mondsy have
been 3 Ga. 13. I-16 and Z. Coli 2. 4
and per cent. per annum, and fat.
Forelgu exchange nominally 1.07x and
l.0o4s for prime sterling, with business
which is small, about u below. The
total trade imports for the week nmount
to W. 576, ,030-about half amount OF i'm
portations last week. The money strin.
genoy not 80 severe as yesterday-rates
among stock brokers having been J<M
3 l6 for two days rise. or until Monday.
Mercantile paper continues nominal and
neglected. Government bondsc are
strong. in sympathy with gold. The
only transactions in Southern State bonds
at the Board were q sale OF 88. 900 old
rennessees. at 8@sx@sA. Railroad
ponds were dull and steady, as wore also
!nvestment shares. The stock market
nss oeen active for telegraph, New York
Central and Pacific Mail, and otherwise
dull; prices opened about ~ they closed
last evening, advanced aud were strong
until after Board; since when there has
been fractional decline The Posi- says :
We are not ablo to ascertain any PARTON
lars concerning the statements current.
yesterday. that the authorities are gather:
ing evidence for the purpose of enforcing
the penalties OF the usury law. Clearly.
this law should either be repealed or en-.
| forced, for the protection OF merchants.
The bank statement shows loss in re-
serves of 2,889, 600; loans decreased
1878, 900; specie decreased $500, 600; legal
tenders decreased So, ,625, 600; deposits
decreased So. .125, 900. Cotton auiet:
sales 223 bales-npiands 1917; Orleans
2OA. Flour dull and heayy-commou
to fair extra 6 l0@8. 25; gobd to choice
S.io(9l2 IS. Wheat very dull and nomi.
nally unchangeds Corn dull and heavy
new mixed Western 73H075. Pork
firmer-l716@l7N. Lard armer-West-
ern steam So Fteights quiet. Cotton
receipts TAG bales; sales for export g, 600:
last evening 5000; sales OF futures s, 800
bales. as follows: May 10 160I9%; /;
June IS 1l.1G@19T; July 10000; o.
tober 171a.
BosroN. April 5-Oottou strong
mi ID N s~k. q
ports 200; sales 400; stock $4,000.
BA1r1MonE, April 5wCotton oniet
middling 1917; receipts I'll bales; e.-
ports 81; sales 70; stock 1921.
MEAPms. April 5.-Cotton Quiet
middling l7A@18; receipts l, 366 bales
shipments 2. 1853; stock 45, ,08G.
| AUGUSTA, April 5.-Cotton steady
niddling lS; receipts 42l bales; saIes
I WmhnNaroN. April 5--Cotton firm
middling 1917; receipts 9S bales; exports
79; sales %; stock 5.075.
NoRFo1K, April 5.-Ootton 6rm-low
middling Is; receipts 9l6 bales; exports
l,230; sales 200; stock 1886.
NEW ORLEANS, April 5.-Cotton in
moderate demand-ordinary l356; good
ordinary 1917; low middling Is; mid.
ding 1915; receipts 2, COS bales; exports
l,725; sales l.0oo-last evening $500;
SAvANNAH. April 5.-Cotton firm
middiing l8A; receipts 769 bales; sales
1856; stock 48, ,257.
GALVESTON, April 5.-Cotton week
good ordinary 16; receipts IA bales;
sales ESQ; stock 1909.
MOBILE, April Cotton quiet and
armer-middiing 1875; good ordinary
16A; receipts 6lO bales; exports l,442;
sales 500; stock Gs. $50.
CHARLESTON, April 5.-Cotton quiet
middling 185a@182; receipts 3S9 bales
sales 400; stock %. TAB.
LONDON. April 5-Noon. -Consols
%. IS 90Ie.
| PARIS. April 5.-Rentes 55f. 97o.
LIyERPooL. April 5-3 P. M.-Cotton
opened heavy and closed quiet-uplands
94@99G; Orleans o5S; sales 10000
bales; speculation and export 2. 900; OF
which American was G. 900; from Sayan-
nah or Charleston, deliverable in April.
9]5 from Orleans, shipped March or
April, 9Is.