The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-10

Wednesday, with the intention of max.
ing certain statistical Investigations in
the South. This organization held it's
first session in Augusta, in 1870, under
the name OF Congress Of the Cotton
States, and has annually assembled in
different cities Of the South aud West.
The House, in Committee of the
Whole, concluded the Iudian appro-
priation bill. It will pass on Monday.
The court of inquiry acquitted Geu.
Howard.
Representatives, of the Arkansas fac.
tions are in conference with the AT
torney- General. II they fuil to come
to an agreement, the Attorney. General
is authorized 70 issue orders. There
are intima,ions that Williams leans to
Baxter. There are 81 1000, 600 railroad
bonds involved. il which it is said the
Arkansas officials have slice The
source Of the trouble seems that Bax-
ter was refractory about issuing them.
ProbabiIities-For Nliddle Suites,
the lower lake region, aud thence
Southwurd to Florida, clear or partly
clondy weather, South east to Sonth-
west winds. continued high tempera-
ture and slowly falling barometer.
For the Gulf States and thence North
ward over the Ohio Valley. increasing
clou6iness, Southeast to Southwest
winds. continued high temperature
and slowly falling barometer. The
lower Missouri, lower Mississippi aud
the Ohio River will full slowly during
Sunday.
MEMPHIS, May S.-To, day was the
grand termination of the most success
full meeting which has ever taken place
over this course. There was bril-
liant attendance, and the weather wns
de!;gh:fa!. The FIRST race was hurdle
race. one mile and half, over six hur-
dies, for purse of S2O0-S5O for the
| second horse. Captain Hutchinson
won by one length. Limestone comihg
in second with "a rush aud Chris Doyle
third. Chief Engineer, Captain Jack
and Revenge were not placed time,
2 SO.
Teicgrnphtc-Comm mmcrcInl Reports.
LONDON, Muy 9.-Eries 323l. New
5s ~. Weather fair.
PARIS. May 9.-Rentes 59f. 52lsc.
L1vERpooL. May 9-Noon.
active and firmer-uplands 93s@SIs;
Orleans 81s@S3s; sales 18, 900, includ-
ing 5000 Tor Speculation and export.
Cotton to arrive irmer; sales OF up
lands. nothing below good ordinary.
shipped in April, 81; deliverable in
May, S26; deliverable in July or Au-
gust, 05s: snles of Orleans. nothing
below low middling, deliverable in
June or July, 8 1l-16; sales of uplands,
nothing below low middling. delivera-
ble in June or July, 8 GIG; sales of
Orleans. nothing below low middling,
shipped in April, 8:5ss; sales to-day
include $500 American; sales of mp
lands. nothing below good ordinary,
deliverable in June or July, 81; no
thing below low middling, deliverable
in May, S 1-16; saics OF Orleans, no.
thing below low middling, deliverable
in May. S SIG
New YORK. May 9-Noon. Gold
opened at 1885; now 1917. Stocks
quiet and strong. Money 3. Ex-
change-long 483is; short 49lls.
Governments steady. State bonds
quiet. Cotton quiet aud strong-up-
lands is; Orleans 1925. Futures
opened: May II 7-16, l7ls; June
II ll-16. 1724; July l9 80. lS 3.I6;
August 1879; October II 3 32. Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheut dull and
slightly in buyers favor. Corn dull
and dropping. Pork unchanged. Lard
heavy steam lOIa9l017.32 Frcights
heavy.
z. M.-The bupk statement shows
loans have increased trife; specie de-
creased S2.G25 900; legal tenders de-
creased trihe; deposits increased
1875, 900; reserve increased 9, 2,125, 900.
Cotton-net and gross receipts 305.
Futures closed steady; sales J, ,82O: May
II 1882; June II 25.32; July 1S11;
August 18 GIG: september Is 5 iG;
October II 1916. Cotton firm; sales
1880. at 1879. Flour in moderate re.
quest. without decided change. Wheat
slightly in buyers favor. Corn opened
steady. bnt closed heavy and i(02c.
lower-S3G4S7 for new Western mixed.
Pork henvy-new II 90. Beef quiet.
Lard lower. closing frm-NIay 10 7-1G
WlOls. MoIasses SHADE frmer for
New Orleans. Freights stendy-cot-
ton, steam ~; grain, sail 9la; steam
lO]a@ll. Money easy, at 3Ml.
Sterling steady. Gold depressed-
l23GWl2i%. Governments strong,
steady aud little doing. States quiet,
ut better prices.
BosroN. May 9.-Cotton firmer-
middlipg lSi4; gross receipts l.l23;
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