The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-12-19

traction nor expansion. The former
would briug the business interests of the
country to u stand, would diminish the
revenues, and render taxation inevita.
bic. The latter would postpone til. tiuy
Of specie payment, and he dit not think
it wise to add to the volume of currency
OF the character we now possessed. He
viewed with apprehension any attempt
to secure Immediate specie payments.
Morton said ho recognized the fact that
wo must como to specie yments at
last, but now it was not practic Iblu.
lie favored slight iLii,tion.
In tho House, the morning hour was
exhausted by personal explanations,
throughout which the Republican mcm-
bers called each other dogs. Butler, Of
massachusetts, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported the supplementary civil
rights bill It provides that uny pro.
priotor OF public inn, place of enter
talnment, line of ntage coaches, or
other means of transportation, or Of a
cemetery, benevolent institution or pub
lie school, wholly or partly endowed for
pnbllc use. who shall make any distinc-
ton as TO admission or Recommendation
OF any citizen Of the Unit, d States, be.
cause OF race, color or previous con,l:-
tlon OF servitude. shall on conviction
thereof, be fined not less than SlOO nor
more than 49, 900 for pach offence, and
shall be liable TO the ctizeus injur. d
thereby in damages, to be recovered in
an action Of debt; such action TO be-
prosecuted in any United States Circuit
or District Court having jurisdiction.
lie gave notice thnt he would ask action
on it tomorrow.
Probabiities-For the South Atlantic
States, clear or foggy weather will con-
tinue, with slight change, iu t-mpcrn
ture and pressure.
Teieyra aphlc-Commerci.i icpo,,s.
LONDON, December 13-CousoIs 9l3/
(99l1s. Eries 361. Bullion has iu.
creased Gl25. .OOO
PARIS. December IL = Rentes 5Sf.
20c. w.
LIVERPOOL, December 1873 2. M
Cotton dull aud eusier-upands S.i(a
82s; Orleaus 851; snles 10, OUO bnies:
speculation aud export l, 800 buyers
olfer 1-lG l.,s for arrivals; ailles incind..
5. 900 balec American; Orleans, nothing
below good ordinary. shipped D.cem.
Der or January. So; sales, basis If mid
ding upnnds. shipped January or Feb.
rnnry. nothing below good ordinary,
S 5-16
LIVERPOOL. December lS-Evening
Cotton -upiands. nothing below good
ordinary shipped in December or Janu.
AIRY. Sl4; ditto. delivered in Decenber
or January. 8 BIG; ditto. nothing below
low middliug. delivered in Janunr, or
February, S1.i; ditto, shipped February
or March, 81.
New YORK, December lS-N.ur.
Gold opened ut lIia now llss. Cot
ton safes 3IS bales-uplnuds 1GLi; Or
leans 1915. Failures opened: Decem-
Der 10 ZIG; January Is GIG. 1875; Feb.
rnnry lG. lGl1; March lG JIG. 1858;
April 1G l-l6, lG 1916. ronr dun.
Wheat dull and dropping. Corn quiet.
Pork unchanged lard market weak
steam S3s(WS ll-lG. Freights steady
Stocks active aud irregular. Money!
bid, Exchange-!ong 8; short 0sa
Governments and Stute bonds quiet.
L. M.-Cotton-net receipts SC3
bales: gross 6.769; futures closed steady;
sales 22. 500: December 1893, 1575;
January l5 GIG. Is 1892; February is;
March lG lG, 162s; April 16 l1-l6,
l62s. Cutton qniet; sules 1900 balea,
ut l6l4Wl6tc. Flour inactiver and
scarcely SO firm. Whiskey unchanged.
Wheat iGD2c. lower. with moderate ex.
port demand red Western l. 60.
Coffee quiet very firm aud tending up
ward. Rice unchanged. Pork heavy,
at 16 co. Lard u',et and weak, ut 81.
C9S0 l6. Freights firm Money easy,
at s. Sterling dull, ut . Gold 1880
II. Governments dull and lower.
States quiet anil nominal.
ST. LOUIS. December IS Flour le-
mand good, ut full prices; especially for
low and medium grades Corn opened
firm b1t closed duil-ncw mixed 54(0
50 Whiskey steady. nt 35 Pork
lower. ut IL 00Wl4 % Bacon firm
X, for shoulders; ST., for clear rib 81,
Tor c!c"r sidss. Lard nomiuully s.
CINciNSArI, December lS.-Flour
quiet nnd firm. Com easi,r-.uw cur
5l@5l; old ear and shoiiea 5S. Provi-
sions quiet. Pork quiet ut Is %.
Lard quiet Slls; kettle 81. D..-
con quiet aud stcady-7 for shoulders; :;
7'.l for clear rib and clear .;,rs. Whis.
key easier but not aEorably lower, nt %.
LOUISVILLE, December lS.-Fiour
With an advancing tendency; low grades
activc-5. .750lG75 for extra family.
Corn steady, with good demand 5OM
30 for new shelled. Pork steady and