The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-12

sion than ever OF the facilities of the
road will be praoticabie; and it's mana
gers will be able to oonsummate their
great scheme for makiEg, the road the
grand highway Of the continent for trade
and traffic. With the increase of capi-
tai, the company will be placed in DOS
session OF means for laying two addi-
tional tracks between this city and Pitts
burg. 80 that it will have in operation
four trRoks-two to be used for through
and two for local traffic. or the expedi-
ency OF this doubling the carrying capa.
oity OF the road. there cannot possibly
be q doubt; and that such thing should
be attempted is one of the best possible
evidences OF far eight and sagaoious ma
nagement.
NEW YORK, MARCH 1.-THE following
vessels were sold to-day for sailors
wages, at auction: Moro Castle, 81. 200.
Columbia, $21. 500.
The floors OF the old House OF Refuge
have fallen. Three heys we're buried
A. q. Diven has resigned the Vice.
Presidency OF the Erie Road.
FInaucIa' and COMMERCIAL.
COLUMBIA, 8. O., March 11.-Sales Of
cotton to-day 81 baIes-middling 1870.
LONDON, March ll-Noon.-Consols
3I28(0S2l6. bs 3Ol
FRANKFORT. Maroh 1l.-Bonds 95L.
LIVERPOOL, March ll-3 p. M.-Oot.
ton opened quiet, but is now fat and
irreguIas-uplands 9a@955; Orleans
9A@9T; sales 5000 bales; speculation
and export 1000.
LIVERPOOL. March 11-Evening. Cot.
ton closed with q downward tendency;
sales include 5000 American; shipped
from Savannah and Charleston, deliver
able in Februnry and March, 916; do
hverable in March aud April. 9l6.
Yarns and fabrics dull aud lower; espe-
cially for yarns.
NEW YoRK, March l1-Noou. Cotton
lands 20H; Orleans 2l. Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat and corn qnict.
Pork frm-new 1000. Lard steady-
Western steam sT. Freights quiet;
room soarce Stocks quiet Money
steady, at 80 to 16 per cent. Gold
steady. at Is. Exchange-long ~;
short 81. Governments dull but steady.
State bonds dull but firm.
Z. M.-Ootton dull and irregular;
sales 9l3 bales, at 2Oas@2OM Flour
IN moderate request nnd unchanged.
Whiskey lower, at ;91. Wheat heavy;
no sales. Corn ensicr, with moderate
business. Pork Arm. at 1900. Lard
ols(9S8. Freights quiet; room scarce.
Sales of futures "a, 800 bales, az folloss:
March 19A. 1875: April 1917; May 1853,
1917; June l9 1916, 20L; July 20 5.l6.
20as., Money closed at z to fraction
com mission. Sterling firm. Gold l51s
@l5L. Governments closed strong anu
unchanged. States dull.
BALTIMORE. March 11.-Flour quotu.
tions barely maintained. Wheat dull.
Corn active-white 63@64; yellow 5s@
59. Provisions dull and heavy. Mess
pork 1925. Shoulders 60. Wbiskey
30I. Cotton dull and nominal mid
ding 2OA: receipts l73 bales; sales 6l;
LOUISVILLE, March II. Flour in fair
demand for shipping grades. Corn
active, at so for mixed; 50 for white.
Pork 1880. Bacon firm. with good de-
mand, at 624@9. Hams firm, at 12h
for plain; l3 for sugar.cured. Lard
firm. at 8H@8A for choice leaf, in
tierces; 3R(99a4 for kegs; steam held at
8; order lots 5000. higher. Whiskey
firm but lower. at 84@95.
ST. Louis, March ll.-Flour dull and
unchaaged-superfine winter 5. OO@5. 50.
Corn firm, at 3lC032 for mixed, East side
on track; 33@33k in elevator. Whis-
key easier, ut 87%@8S. Pork firm and
in good demand, Ut l5.0O@15 25. Ba.
con firm, at 6A@s24. Lard nominal.
CINCINNATI, Murch 1l.-Flour firm.
Corn steady. Provisions steady, with
good demand. Pork steady, at Is 90.
Lard firm, OF 8 for steam; country steam
71s; kettle 8@8lla. Bacon steady. at GllS
@85s. Whiskey quiet and firm, at 81.
NoRFoLK, March 11.-Cotton dull
middling 10; receipts 2.0l0 bales; sales
100; stock 8,210.
BosroN, March 1l.-Cotton very dull
and depressed -middling 2OI5; receipts
l,343 bales; sales 200; stock 5000.
MOBILE, March 12.-Cotton weak and
irreguiar-middling 1871; low middling
ID; good ordinary 17a; receipts 4O5
bales; sales 500; stock 42,OS6.
New ORLEANS, March 1l.-Cotton-
supply fair; demand moderate-good
ordinary II; low middling 1871; mid
ding 1885; receipts $500 bales; sales
$500; stock 1876, ,295.
WILMINGroN, March 1l.-Cotton dull
-middling 18H; receipts l04 bales; sales
IL; stock 5,484.
CHARLESTON, March 11.-Cot.or easier
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