The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-20

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wives living. viz: Almira Qavis, daughter
OF wealthy Boston parents, q daughter
q daughter OF Mr. Barnwell, the prose.
Gator. He was about eloping with an.
other young lady when overhauled.
The postmaster at Batavia, New York.
has informed the postmaster of this oity
that the mail matter which !ef< this
city, Tuesday morning, by the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road. was nearly all burned before it
reached that place. The matter was
nearly all intended for delivery in the
Western States. An investigation has
been ordered.
There was great excitement at police
headquarters today, owing to the report
that the commissioners were about to
appoint twenty-five oolored men on the
police force as patrolmen. Commissioner
Russell says he supposes tho rumor arose
from resolution yesterday, to appoint
twenty-five colored men as street
sweepers.
The Wall street markets continue dull,
with speculative shares, contrary to ge-
neral expectations. heavy and lower. II
Southern State bonds. business amounted
TO Sl4,U ,UUU, with prices steady.
Financial ana Commercial.
LONDON, June 19-Noon Consols
922s. IS 895S.
PARIS. June 19.-Rentes 55f. $50.
LIVERPOOL. June 19-3 P. M.-Cotton
quiet but steady-uplands 5000; Or.
leans 1904; sales 10. 600 bales; specu-
lation and export 1000; from Savannah
and Charleston, delivery in June, 8 1916:
July and August, 81.
LIVERPOOL. June l9-Evening. Cot
ton closed quiet and steady; sales of
American 5000 bales.
NEW YORK, June 19-Noou.-Stocks
dull. Gold steady, at 1914. Money
easy, at 3@5. Exchango-long9 Q; short
10. Governments dull but heavy. State
bonds quiet. Cotton quiet and nominal;
sales l3O bales-middling 81; futures
opened as follows: July 20jl1-16; August
~ ZIG, 2034; September 19 3.16, 10 7-I6;
October 1917; November 1871. Flour
dull and heavy. Wheat quiet and un-
changed. Corn dull and heavy. Pork
quiet and weak-new mess 1687L.
Lard steady-Western steam 8 1916.
Frsights firm
Z P. M.-Cotton quiet and nominal;
sales 274 balea-middling 81. Flour
quiet and in buyers favor. Whiskey
unchanged. Wheat quiet and steady;
most grades lower. Corn 10. lower
white Western 81. Rice quiet, at 735@
82s.. Pork weak, at 16. 85@17.OO Lard
Teak, at . l5-l699. Freights quiet.
Cetton-net receipts $50; gross 1900;
sales OF futures l8, $50; market closed as
follows: June 2o3s; July 201a @20 IL 16;
August 20 7-160205a; September l9M
1913; November 1SIz. Money easy, Ut
4(G6. Sterling steady. Gold l5bM
1914. Governments rather heavy. States
very quiet and nominal
LOUISVILLE, June 19.-Fiour duff;
some grades lower-extra family s Is.
Corn steady, at 55@57, sacked. Pork
steady. at 100. Bacon nfirm-shoulders
73s0734; clear rib sides 9M; clear sides
9M, packed. Lard-tierces 8AM95:
kegs 1O1a; steam 81. Whiskey steady,
C1NcINNAr1, June 19.-Flour dull, at
6 675@725. Corn dull, at Al. Pork
quiet. at 16.00@l6 25. Lard quiet; de-
mand and offerings light-steam 81;
kettle SH. Bacon frms demand steady
jobbing sales of shoulders at TX; sides
9A(G9ia. Whiskey steady, at So.
ST. Louis. June 19.-Flour dull and
unchanged. Corn dull and unsettled
No. 2 mixed 81, on track; 391l@4O in
elevator. Whisaey steady, at So. Pork
quiet-small lots at 1915. Bacon dull,
with only limited jobbing demand. Lard
nominal-summer 8.
MOBILE, June 19-Cotton hrm-mid.
ding 10; net receipts 26 bales; exports
coastwise 423; sales 800; stock ii, 1924.
BosToN, June 19.-Cotton quiet
ding 81; net receipts 264 bales; gross
902; sales 200; stock 1000.
New ORLEANS, June 19.-Cotton dc.
mand moderate-ordinary 13; good Or
dinary 1914; low middling 173l; mid.
ding 1875; net receipts 172 bales; gross
172; sales to-day 900; last evening 2, 300;
stock SO, 40S.
GALVESTON, June l9.-Cotton firm-
good ordinary Is, net receipts 81 bales;
exports coastwise 200; sales 20; stock
23t639.
AUGUSTA. June 19.-Cotton firm
middling 1873; net receipts $50 bales;
sales 1856.
PHILADELPHIA, jane 19.-Cotton firm
-middling 21(021L.
NoRFoLK, June 19.-.Cotton active and
tirm-low middling 10; net receipts 75l
bales: exports to Great Britain "a; coast
wise Sl9: sales 150. 6t0ck & 257