The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-11


closed quiet, with. advance lost-1.5 52@
1.65 for Chicago. Corn scarce and 10.
better-S6988 for common to prime
new mixed and yellow Western. Rice
quiet and unchanged, Pork dul. and
heavy-new mess 1926. Beef quiet.
Lard heavy, ut 8 7-l609&. Money at-
tive and in demand-4 bid. Exchange
quiet and firm. Gold frmer, at 115d(0
llT. Governments steady aud little
dong. States quiet and nominal. Cot
ton-net receipts l.643 baIes; gross
2. 298. Futures closed easy; sales 19. 600
bales: March l5 IL 80; April Is 81. 80:
May 161s;~ June IL IT 80; July l6 25 80.
LOUISVILLE, March lU-Fiour un-
changed. Corn unchanged, at 70. Pro-
visions quiet and firm. Pork Is. .37ib0
15.5 so. Bacon-6A for shoulders: 81
for clear rib; 91a tor clear sides. Lard
% for tierce; 9sl for keg. Whiskey
92h.
ST. Louis, March 1O.-Fiour quiet
and unchanged. Corn active aud higher
-G3 for No. 2 mixed. Whfskey dull, at
SO. Pork steady, ut 10 25(0l5. so
Bacon weak aud lower to sell; no shout
ders here. Lard held ut ., but no saes.
CINCINNATI, March 10.-FIour 10 good
demand-6 80 for family. Corn hrmer
aud higher, at 64C07.6O. Pork firm
ut Is 25. Lard quiet and 6rm-S%M9
for steam; 9@9J6 for kettle. Bacon
strong-6A for shoulders; So for Clear
rib; for clear sides. Whiskey strong.
at 90
CHARLESTON. March TO- Cotton
steady. middIing l5A@l52s; low mil
net receipts 950 bales; exports to Great
Britain l, 1874; ooustwise s; sales l 600
SAVANNAH, March l0.-Ootton tirm-
mlddiing l51a; net receipts 500 bales:
exports to continent l, ,440; sales 663
MOBILE, March 10 COTTON ouiet and
easy; demand moderate I5M:
net receipts 1888 bales; e1ports Great
Britain l,749; ooastwise 900; sales
1000.
BosToN, March 1O.-Cotton steadv-
middling l65s; gross receipts 900 bales; !;
AUGUSTA. March 10.-Cotton Quiet
middIlng Is; net receipts 396 bales:
sales 476
BALTIMORE. March 1O.-Cotton ouiet
niddllnH 15T; low middling 15; good
ordinary l3A; gross receipts 613 bales;
exports coastwise 2O6; sales $50.
=, oAn' "aHcu lO.-OOtkOn
dull-middllng l6L; low middiing Is u;
strlcs good ordinary l432z; good ordinary
IL: ordinary IL; gross reuelpts 1913 bales.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1O.-Ootton
demand fair and prices barely main
tained-middling l5A: net receipts
4.o77 bales; gross 1886; exports to
Great Britain 1886; continent 1889;
France l, ,442; sales $500.
~
ceipts 667 bales; exports coastwise 2, 500;
sales 42O; stock l4,2GO.
MEMPHIS. March 1O.-Cotton oniet
and steudy-low middlipg 14Is(Dl431;
receipts LODI bales; shipments 377.
GALVESTON. March lO.-Cotton oniet
and in fair demand-good ordinary l3s6;
middling 1Giia; net receipts 900 bales;
sales 2 1000.
A terrible explosion occurred as the
West shaft of the Hoosac Tunnel on
Friday last. Two persons were killed
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! Jared. The cause of tho accident was
| the spontaneous combustion of the
patenrexpioders, which comm ancated
to tbe giant powder No. l, that DoneIly =
was making for blasting charges.
A Mr.. = Spruce met horrible death
at Gault's saw mill. in Cobb County,
Ga. on Tuesday. He tripped and fell
against the cav. which cut him almos,
in Two before it could be stopped. The
cash laid bare his heart, aud its boating
could be seen until he expired.
Gen. Schenck says his visit to this
country is solely on private affairs
that he has not come home to fill any
Cabinet or other office here, and that he
will return to England in May, when
his leave OF absence expires.
Gov. Bradley aud son, John Bradley,
of Mineral Hill, New, have already lose
by starvation and cold. during the pre-
sent winter, about 1000 head of beel
cattle. besides innumerable sheep and
many horses.
Mr.. Francis, late American Ministe,
to Greece. writing OF the drinking
habits of Europe, says tho popular drink
in Russia is liquor stronger than the
worst whiskey in this country.
| A man was run over and horribly
mangled. on the Montgomery Railroad
on the I'd. He shrieked out, "My name
is ellison" and expired. He was un
known in that section.
A number Of Cubans escaped The
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