The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-09-24

the panic is over. The Stock Exchange
will not be opened to-day. The Govern
ing Committee meets again tomorrow
morning. The excitement on the stree
seems wearing itself out. The brokers
formed o street market before the Ex-
change. Western Union. 66 bid, 70
asked. The Government bought $780,
900 worth Of bonds. The Gold Ex-
change is open. --latest quotations, 1lA.
T. M.-Proceedings has been com
menced to force the Union Trust Com
pany into bankruptcy. Tie Bank of
the Commonwealth is still closed. The
| run on the Fourth National has ceased.
| A moderate run on the savings banks.
The clearanoes at the Gold Exchange
are satisfactory. Henry Clews & %.
have suspended; at present they have no
statement to make, save that q tempo
| rary suspension has been deemed ad-
| visable by the firm.
PATTERSON, N. j., September 23.-In
| consequence of the financial crisis in
New York and the general depreciation
of new railroad securities, orders for To-
comotives for three months ahead ut
Rodgers locomotive works have been
cancelled. 5S5 workmen were dis
charged to-day. and it is feared 500 more
may be discharged.
WASHINGTON, September 23.-The
President has issued proclamation,
abolishing determination" against
French bottoms, commencing October l.
Latest advioes do not give IN en-
oonraging view OF financial affairs.
Federal officials, however, Mt late hour
seem placid.
W. B. Shaw. an old and leading
Washington correspondent, has pur.
chased the National Iron Compuny' D
works at at Danville, Pa, for S7GS, QUO.
Probabilities-Fo the South Atlantic
States. winds veering to North und
West, with clearing but partly cloudy
weather.
RICHMOND, September 23.-The Mer-
chants National Bank, Planters aud
Mechanics Bank, Peoples Bank aud
First National Bank, all of Petersburg,
suspended this morning. The Citizens
Bank OF Petersburg. though not sus-
pended, declines payment. Rumors Of
that city. The banks Of Richmond are
all quiet. There is considerable excite
ment here over the news from Peters
burg
ST.. LOUIS, September %. ., 900 per
sons left here for the prize fight. Allen
won the fight in nine rounds, il twenty
minutes.
Tole8ra raPhic-CommercIai reports.
COLUMBIA, s. O., September "a
Sales of cotton, yesterday. sc bales
middling 1870.
NEW York, September 23-Noon.-
Cotton quiet and nominal; sales 464
bales-uplands Is; Orleans lS1a. Flu
lures opened; September Is. Is 1-16;
October 1756; December 173s; January
175s. Flour dull. Wheat quiet and
steady. Corn dull. Pork quiet-new
l7.75. Lard steady-old steam S7.I6
@81a. Freights firm.
r. P. M.-Cotton-net receipts 4O5
bales; gross 1870 Futures closed
weak and irregular; sales 13,2OO bales,
as follows: September II BIG; October
II 1-16, II 1882; November II GIG.
1875; December 171l. Cotton irregu-
lar; Gales 1902 bales. ut 18M@10L.
Flour in limited request and in buyers
favor. Whiskey steady, at SO. Wheat
unsettled and difficulty in selling; ex-
change checks export; stock accuMulat-
ing-red Western 60@65. Corn heavy
and high for yellow Western. No bust
ness in groceries. Pork lower-17.25.
Lard 8H989-16 Freights dull.
BosToN. September 23.-Cotton quiet
-middling 19 for new; net receipts 373
bales; gross 644; sales 200; stock 1000.
PHILADELPHIA, September 23.-Cot-
ton dull middling 1872; low middling
1917; strict good ordinary 17L.
NORFOLK, September Nothing
doing in cotton-middling IS; net re-
ceipts 670 bales; exports coastwise 365;
sales %: stock 793.
W1hMINGToS, September 23.-Cotton
quiet-middling 17M; net receipts 90
bales; sales 81; stock 543
SAVANNAH, September 23.-Cotton
dull -middling 171l; net receipts 3, $50
balee; sales 72; stock 5.667.
CIScINNA1I. September 23-Flour
dull, at 7.00W7.l5. Corn in fair do.
mand, at 55. Provisions dull and nomi-
nal; transactions somewhat interfered
with by general financial disturbances
throughout the country. Pork nomi-
nally l6.00-buyers demand reduc-
ton. Lard easier and quiet steam s
@8l9 for kettle; S1@S3S for summer;
7(@77s for packed. Shoulders 73jl; clear
rib So; clear So. Bacon nominal and
quiet; business small shoulders S2I;
clear rib o15; clear 9a4. Whiskey