The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-12

road will be practicable; and it's mana
gers will be able to consummate their
great scheme for makiSgr the road the
grand highway Of the continent for trade
and traffic. With the increase of oapi-
tai, the company will be placed in pos
session OF means for laying two adGi-
tional tracks ,betw wsen this city and Pitts
burg, 80 that it will have in operation
four traoks--two to be used for through
and two for local traffic. or the e1pedi-
ency Of this doubling the carrying oapa-
city OF the road. there cannot possibly
be donbt; and that such thing should
be attempted is one OF the best possible
eVidenoes OF far sight and sagaeious ma
nagement. ng
NEW YoRx, MARCH, 1.-THE following
vessels were sold to-day for sailors
wages. at auction: Moro Castle, 81. 900.
Columbia. $21. 500.
The floors of the old House OF Refuge
have fallea. Three boys were buried.
"A. G.. Diven has resigned the Vice.
Presidency OF the Erie Road.
Financiai and Con,mercIaI.
COLUMBIA, g.. O., March IL. Sales Of
cotton to-day 81 bales-middling 1870.
LoNDoN, March ll-Noon.-Oonsols
92A@s216. 5s 9014.
FRANKFORT, March 1l.-Bonds 95L.
LIVERPOOL, March ll-3 P. M.-Oot.
ton opened quiet, but is now fiat and
irregular-uplands 91a@956: Orleans
9M@32s; ssies 5000 Saies; speculation
and export 1000.
LIVERPOOL. March 1l-Evening Cot
ton closed with a downward tendency;
snles include 5000 American; shipped
from Savannah and Charleston, deliver
able in 'Februury and March, Oh; do.
liverablo in March aud April, OK.
Yarns and fabrics dull aud lower; espe.
oiaily for yarns.
NEW York, March l1-Noou. Cotton
dull and nominal; sales 537 bales up
lands 20%; Orleans 2l. Flour dull md
unchanged. Wheat and corn unict.
Pork firm-new 1900. Lard steady-
Western steam 81. Freights quiet;
room soaroe. Stocks quist. Money
steady. at 80 to l6 per cent. Gold
steady. at Is. Exchange-long TX;
short 81. Governments dull but steady.
State bonds dull but firm.
2. M.-Ootton dull and irregular;
sales 9l3 bales. at 2O2s@20zs. Flour
10 moderate request and unchanged.
Whiskey lower, at s9l. Wheat heavy;
no sales. Corn easier, with moderate
business. Pork firm. at 1900. Lard
819(98T. Freights quiet; room scarce.
Sales Of futures q 800 bales, as folloxs:
March 19H. 1925: April 1914; May 1888,
1917; I;June 10 1916, 20A; July 20 5.l6,
2O96. Money closed at z to fraction
com mission. Sterling firm. Gold l5I6
@l5L. Governments closed strong anu
unchanged. States dull.
BALTIMORE. March 11.-Flour quota
tions barely maintained. Wheat dull.
Corn active-white 63@84; yellow $50
90. Provisions dull and heavy. Mess
pork 1925. Shoulders 81. Wbiskey
90Ia. Cotton dull and nominal-mid-
ding 20L: receipts il73 bales; sales 81 !;
stock $500.
LOUISVILLE, Maroh 1l.-Flour in fair
demand for shipping grades. Corn
active, at 80 for mixed; 50 for white.
Pork 1850. Bacon firm. with good de-
mand. at 624@9. Hams firm, at l2L
for plain; Is for sugnr-cured. Lard
firm. at eA@8A for choice leaf, in
tieroee; 3k(9SA TOR kegs; steam held at
8; order lots 5000. higher. Whiskey
firm but lower, at 84(0S5.
ST.. LOUIS. March ll.-Flour dull and
unohsnged-superfine winter 5. 0O@5. 80.
Corn firm, ut 3l932 for mixed, East side
on track; 33@35k 10 elevator. Whis-
key easier, ut 87H08S. Pork firm aud
in good demand, ut 15.0O@1525. Ba-
con firm, at 624@824. Lard nominal.
CINCINNATI, March 1l.-Flour firm il.
Corn steady. Provisions steady, with
good demand Pork steady, at 1900.
Lard firm, at s for steam; country steam
771; kettle 8(08ls. Bacon steady, at Gla
@85a. Whiskey quiet aud firm, at 81.
NoRFoLK, March 11.-Cotton dull
middling 19; receipts 2,0l0 bales; sales
100; stock 8,21O.
BosroN, March ll.-Cotton worry dull
and depressed -middling 201s; receipts
1,343 bales; sales 200; stock $1,000.
MOBILE, March 12.-Cotton weak and
irregular-middling 1871; low middling
49,; good ordinary III; receipts 405
bales; sales 500; stock 40, OS6.
New ORLEANS, March 1l.-Cotton-
supply fair; demand moderate
ordinary II; low middling 1875; mid
ding 1925; receipts $500 bales; sales
$500; stock 1876, 5,295.
WILMINGTON, March Cotton dull
-middiing lela; receipts l04 bales; sales
IL; stock 5,484.
CHARLESTON, March II. Cotton easier
-middling 10; low middlinQ 1897: good