The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-25

opinion that any general system of free
banking, accompanied with REDEEM ption,
must be postponed until the resum ption
OF specie payments.
Secretary Richardson has issued the
following: Department instructions OF
the 9th ultimo, in reference to the
limited disbursements OF silver coin, in
lieu OF currency, are hereby SO modi-
fed, that hereafter, in making disburse
mente, silver coin will be paid only in
Che fractional parts of dollar.
The Postmaster. General having RI.
ceived q number of inquiries from post.
masters, as to whether circular issued
by Rhode Island postmaster, calling
for o convention OF postmasters at
Washington, on the 9th January. is in
accord and with his wishes, states TINT
his name was used in the circular with
out authority, and he has directed the
project to be abandoned, and the circu-
lar be withdrawn, as far rs possible.
MEMPHIS, November 24.-Cotton firm
|-middling Az; receipts 1888 bales
shipments 2. 04l; stock 27.O97.
NoRFoLK. November 24.-Cotton
quiet and firm-low middling HI; net
receipts 2,084; receipts coastwise AGO:
sales 40; stock 8, 1l2.
AUGUSTA, November 24.-Cotton
steady-middling 14@141s; receipts
3, ,90l bales; sales 1,720.
MOBILE, November "a Cotton qniet
and firm middling 15Is; low middine
10; strict good ordinary Az; net re-
celpts 3,1l2 bales; exports coustwise
429; sales 500; stock BLOT.
NEW ORLEANS, November 2I.-Cotton
-middling 1881; low middling 10;
strict good ordinary IA; net receipts
9,6S9 bales; gross 10,3l0; exports to
continent 2, ,20S; sales 2, ,50O-last even
ing l,50O; stock 124. $50.
MATAMoRAs, November 2I.-A grant
for road from the Rio Grunde to the
Pacific has been given to a Mexican
company-defeating both Plumb and
other parties.
Teicgra raphIc-CommercIuI Reports.
COLUMBIA. November 25.-Sales of
cotton yesterday 100 bales-midiling
1870.
LONDON, November 24-Noon.-Con
soils 927s@03. Eries 80.
FRANKFORT. November 24.-Bonds
PARIS. November 24.-Rentes 5Sf
75c.
LIVERPOOL. November 24-3 p. M
Cotton steady uplands S2sGSls; Or
leans S1s; sales $4,000 bales; specula-
ton and export 1000; to arrive steady;
sales include 5000 American; uplands,
delivered December or January, not be-
low good ordinary, Sli.
LIvEnpooL, November 2i-Eveniug.
Uplands. not below good ordinary,
shipped December or January. Sas; not
below low middling, shipped November
or December, 8 5-16.
New York, November 24-Noon.-
Gold opened at 10; now 9l.. Money I.
Stocks active and strong. Sterling
long ~; short 81. Governments
strong. States nothing. Cotton dull
middling 1875; Orleans 16; sales 800
bales. Futures opened: November 15l.;
December 1895; January Is 10 So;
February Is 1892; March 16 7.l6;
April 16 1882. Flour steady. Wheat
dropping. Corn dull and heavy. Pork
firm, at 1850. Lard quiet. Freights
firm.
7 P. M.-Net receipts cotton 943
bales; gross 6.973. Futures closed
steady; sales 1890 bales: November
1915, Is 3.16; December Is SIG, 15as;
January Is 1882, Is ll-l6; February
Is 1916. 16; March 16A, l6 SIG; April
1875. 16 21.32. Cotton quiet; sales
1888 bales, at 153a@16. Flour inactive
and unchanged. Whiskey low.r-93@
81. Wheat closed firmar and decidedly
brisk export demand. Corn closed
firmer and in fair export demand.
Coffee higher for all grades except ordi.
nary. Rice unchanged. Pork steady,
at decline-14.2 25(0l4 so. Lard quiet
and weak, at 77s. Freights quiet.
Money dearer-7 to coin. Sterling
steady, at 7l4. Gold 95s@9aa. Co
vernments strong and considerable
doing. States quiet and nominal.
BALTIMORE, November 2l-Cotton
firm middling 1913; low midding
liAW147ss; strict good ordinary lax;
gross receipts 93l bales; exports to
France 1852; coastwise rs; sales 575;
TO spinners 100; stock 1855.
LOUISVILLE. November Flour
nctive-fnmily extra 575. Corn firmer
-shcllcl and sacked 59MG3. Pro
visions held very firm. Stock Of bacon
almost exhausted. ONLY n smnil nuont;tv