The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-07-16

used. Rumors of the caterpillar coma
up from Southwestern Georgia. I'm.
provement is manifested in Florida,
with too abundant rains in some Coun-
ties and tendency to the shedding OF
forms. while rains have been frequent.
In Alabama, fields have generally been
kept clear; of seven Counties, which
yield third Of the crop of the State.
the condition is placed at 80. In Bull
lock. Barthour. Montgomery, Morgan
and Russell, 80; in Hule and Dalias.
100; none ere lower than IS Or higher
than ITO. The crop is late in Missis.
sippi, but growing rapidly. It is
grassy in places. yet much cleaner
thnn last year. Tue condition ranges
from 50 III Tuuica. where destroyed
by overflow to ITO in De Soto and
several other Counties. In Louisiana
planting continued after the overflow
until June Is, und the crop il, there.
lore, later than elsewhere, and has suf-
fered in places from cut.worms.
drought and excessive rains. The
caterpillar has appeared in Rapides.
Rarely has Texas hud better promise
of fine crop. In some Counties, the
growth is not we'll advanced; in u few
| localities, pluuts nude their appear.
| ance late ia June; the staud is gene
rally better than in other States. The
| drought has beeu injurious IN Arkan-
| sas; some localities have had no rain
in eight weeks; in one township in
| Independence, 1000 acres we're left
| uncultivnted. on account of drought;
| M IN psah II ,f 1,t1
Portlous OF the State. yet fully half the
Counties report 100 aud above. A
mujority OF the Counties of Tennessee
return al average condition "a few
rnuge from IS to lO0 and Shelby
County, which yields one,slx,h Of the
State aggregate, is placed at ITO.
| Probahilitits-For the New England
and Middle States, increasing clondi
ness will prevail. with locai raus dur
ing Thursday; Southwest or North.
west winds. slight fall Of temperature
and stationary Or failing barometer
during Wednesday, night For Tie
South Atlantic aud Gnlf States, pnrtly
| c!ondy weather and local ra,us uuar
the conSt. Sonth-eaSt to South. west
winds during lhe night, slight changes
IN tc,upernturc aud CONTINUED high bu-
rometcr. For tennessee aud the ONO
valley, Increasing cinu'liness and pro-
badly threatening weather. with South
or West wln'ls. siight fall OF tempera-
ture aud stationary or rising barome-
ter. For tue lake region, local ra,us,
SuntIl west or North. west wiuds, lower
temperature aud stationary or Using
barometer. For the N.rtL west, gene
rally clear weather during Thursday.
WITH Northwest winds, backing to
West riy aud SoutherIy. no decided
cllauge of tenperu, aud rising iul
lowed by falling bar"meter.
rei-Sranhtc-C",nm mercial Reports.
New York. July l5-Noon.-Stocks
dull. Money 2 Gold 921. E1.
changc-long 4 S7ls; short 10. Go.
ton nominal; sales 2l5-uplands l71l;
Orleaus 1875. Futures opened quiet
aud steady: July nominal; August
l6 7 IL. 16IS; September l6 1l-l6.
1624; October lGl.. 16 GIG Flour
steady. Wheat and corn quiet and
unchanged. Pork qniet-mess 1875
Lard qniet-stcnm 1916 Freights
firm.
7 P. M.-Cotton net receipts 24S;
gross 3.399. Futures closed barely
steady; sales 2O. 800: July Is, 16 1.lG.
nominal; August l614 bid; September
l6 II 80 bid; October 16 1G; Novem-
Der and December 1912, 161l. Cot
ton nominal; sales 324. at 171a@17ls
Southern -four steady and in iair de-
maud-6 0O@11.OU. Wheat less active
and l@2c. lower-1.359137 Corn
more active and in fair demand-77(G
7Sla. Coffee dull aud nominnlly 1.(G
10. lower. Sugar dull and lower-75l
| (9SlB. Molasses and rice quiet and
steady. Pork quiet and henvy-new
mess 1915. Lard heavy. at Il21@
II 1915. Whiskey scarcely 60 firm
9Sh(G99. Freights to Liverpool dull.
Money easy, at 21a(03. Exchange
dull, heavy and unsettled-4S7. Gold
dull, at 9224997s. Stocks opened pa.
nicky, owing to news Of Chicago fire,
aud declined 1a@2A; but after wards
the excitement subsided, and there
was u recovery of 1a@134 per cent.
before close, tirmer feeling set in, the
market closing strong and active-rates
FOR conveying 2@1. Governments
dull but steady. States quiet AMI
lower for some.
BALTIMoRE, July Is = Cotton dull
and nominnl-mid,lIing II; low mid
ding lGls; strict good ordinary 15(d
1915; exports coastwise rs; sales 36
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