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

Ouo' ana o1 the Fresldent SlO0, 600, i'll
would be better for the country at large.
He held the same opinion still. He
certainly should not vote for the bill re-.
ported by the committee. He believed
that tue most 'unwise action Of the last
Congress was the abolition OF the frank
ing privilege.
TeiegraphIc-Comni nierciui Kepnrts.
COLUMBIA, s. O., December IL =
Sales OF cotton, yesterday, 120 bales,
middliug 133l.
LONDON. December 1l-B,uk rate ~,
per cent. ConsoIs Ci31M9l1s. Street
rate OF discount 4. Bullion Increased
GG25. 600.
LIVERPOOL, December l1-Eveniug.
Cotton-upands, not below good or,i :.
nary, shipped in January aud February.
S2s.
LIVERPOOL. December 1l-Noon.
Cotton quiet aud unchanged; snes
l2.O3O bales; speculation and export
2.OO0; Orleans, not below go,d ordi.
nary, shipped in December or January,
s ZIG; Gales include $500 bales OF Ame-
rican; uplunds, not below good orJi-
| nary. shipped in December and Janu.
airy, S'a.
New York. December l1-Noon.-
Gold opened at 92a.i-now 92s. Stocks
active and Irregular. Money, Z bid
lixch"nge-long Sl.; short 92s. Go.
vernmcnts and State bonds strong. Cot
tou nominal; holders ask higher rates:
sales GIL bales-uplands 1881; Orleans
1915; exporters bidding about l5M15ls
for low middling; futures opened us
follows: December 1888; January 155a.
l53i; February 1G, IL 5.32; March 1GlS
1925; April 1G 1916. 1G 81 81. Fiour
iirm and quiet. Wheat very firmly
held. Corn quiet and firm. Pork firm
-ncw mess 1000. Lard quiet aud
lirm-sleam slS Freights steady.
L. M.-Cottou-net receipts G22
bales; gross I, 532; futures closed steady
sales Is, TOO, rs follows: December 15i,,
ID II 81; January 153i. 10 % 80; Feb.
rnury 16!.i; MARCH, Ii GIG. IL 10 -;
April 1915. Cotton quiet; sales 2,ll2
bales. ut 1Gl4WlG3s Flour firm and
inactiver. WhislSey iirmcr. ut So. Wheat
c.osed Ermcr with active export demand
white Southern l. So al 100; winter
red Western / 56(0 LEO. Corn a shade
better but less uoing-new Western
mixed alloat II. Sugar 1a(allac. lower,
to soil freely. Rico unchanged. Pork
quiet ;.md firm. Lard tirmer, ut S TIC
trcights unchanged. Money easy. ut
G(0l; demand for business paper active;
banks. after supplying their customers,
find themselves with heu.y surplus.
Sterling firm, at S5y. Gold 9js0s95..
States AMI Governments a:ruuy, Dut
little doing.
ClSCISNArI, December II.-F.our
advanced and iu fair fair demuud. Corn
tirm-old ear 55M5G shellcd SO; new
52. Pork quiet aud steady. ut IL 25;u.
IL so; generally held ut latter rate on
spot. Lard steady--kct, S1,lWSl5;
stcan4 s. Blcuu quiet and steady
shoulders held at Ga; clear rib a., !;
clear s; all new. Whiskcy firm. at 90.
ST.. Louis, December ll-Elour
firm with fair demaud-snprriiue wintc,
1 5000 0O Corn firm, scarce aud
hgher-ncw mixel 5S. Oh track; No. =
mixed % bid. in elevator. Whiskey
higher, nt 30. Pork quict, at l4.25(a
II 80. Bacon quirt-ordcr lots, 81, fol
shoulders; S!l.i for clear lib; 81. for
clear sides. Lard easicr-stcum 7jrGd
73l
LOUISVILLE. December 11.-FioAr
quiet and unchanged. Corn irm-new
shelIed 80. Provisions quiet aud steady.
Pork Is 80. Whiskey 9U@3l. ia on
nominal.
BosroN, December ll.--Co;ton quiet
and strong middiing lGl, net receipts
1914 bales; gross 27S; sales 300; stock
L, 900.
BALTIMORE, December l1-Cotton
quiet and tirm-middllug ISL; low
middling l43s; strict good or,iin,ry Ii;
gross receipts .. .6G3 bales; exports coast.
wise l25; sales 25O; stock 10, 3d.
SAVANNAH, December 1l.-Cotton
middling 10; net receipts 1. $50
bales; exports TO Great Britain 1919; to
the continent i, ,l75; sales 2,,392; stock
lu7. I'LL.
MOBILE. December 1l.-Cotton firm
and light ollerlnga-m I5l.; low
middiing 1873; strict good Ordinary
las; net receipts I,3SS bnles; exports
constwise l,O2G; sales 100; Stock
~, ,GI2
NORFOLK, December lI.-Cottnr I'm
change!-!ow mid,lliug Ii ;; net re.
ceipts 2,7l4 bales; exports coastwise
2,S3S: saes 425; stock SSH
PHILADELPHIA, December 1l.-Cot-
ton-net receipts lO5; gross 800.
WILMINGTON, December 1l.-Cotton
firm m-middIipg 1424; net receipts 296
bales; exports coastwiso ISL; sales II9;
stock 2,949.
GALVESTON, December lI-Coitnn