The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-04
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Green, OF Georgia. providing for the
Inauguration Of u scheme of internal
improvements, to be sustained by
system OF banking connected there.
with, was presented and referred. NJ
B. Lloyd, of Illinois. presented his
views as to the construction of double
track trunk railway by the Govern
ment to secure competition ia trans.
portation of freights. General Frobel,
OF Georgia, presented resolution
looking to the establish maut and main
tenance Of commercial intercourse be-
tween tho States Of the Union aud to
revive the commerce of the natiou.
The Committee on Resolutions pre-.
sented report upon the resolution of
Col. Johuson. of North Carolina, ask
ing Government aid in the const1uc-
ton Of tue Southern Pacific Railroad
and the great water lines-auoh AID to
carry the right of the Government to
control the rates of transportation
over such limos, and provided that the
Government guarantee asked shall be
so arranged AS to protect the national!
treasury from loss. Four members of
the committee presented a protest
against the adoption of the report
aud against asking Government aid Ill
tho construction Of the railrond. The
report and protest brought prom-
nently before the Convention one of
the most importnut questions con
nected with the mission Of the ussoca-
tion-thnt Of Government subsidies to
rai'romds and otller lines of trnnspur-
tatlon. Pending Il motion to suh-t-
tute the minority repurt for that Of the
mnJority, the question: Of Government
subsidies Was discussed ut length. On
a call of States. the vote seeming To t,r
lnrgeiy III favor OF the motion, Col.
johnson, by permission of tho Con.
vention, withdrew his resolution.
TeIeSruDhic-ton,m Iseunrtx
| COLUMBIA, December 3.-Saies of
cotton 2l3 bales midd.iug l35,iGa
1921. Market quiet.
NEW YORK. D-comber 3 -N0on.-
Cation quiet; sales 2.3u3 3-uplands
l131; Orleans 1915. Futures opened
quiet aud steady: December II IL lG
(0l41i; Januury 10; February Is 3 80
(@l5as; March Is IL l6(Gl5 % 81;
April Is 81 32@ lG; May 164@165 5 l6.
Wheat quiet and steady. Pork un-
changed 81 90. Lard heavy
steam 1891. Stocks active. Money 4.
Gold l2la. Exchange-loug 465i5;
sho ( 90'.. State bonds quiet and
steady.
Up M.-Cotton net receipts 455;
gross 5 50S6. Futures closed firm; suIes
1900: December II 1l-16; Jannary
IA 81 32@l5; February 10 1872;
Maro!i Is 81 32(G15 1l.lG; Apri, Is
81 -32Cl6; May lG,l; June 16 II 500
1916; July 16 25-32 Cotton duh;
sales 1,5l8. at l434@l51a. Southern
-four quiet and steady. Wheat 10l2o.
better and moderate inqniry-l. sc.
Corn u shade firmer-S5@94ls. Coffee
qniet and steady-16a0l9L. gold
Rio. Sugar more actlve and firm.
Pork quiet and scarcely SO firm-oId
mess 90. Beef quiet Lard closed
lirm-prime steam l3 11-16. Whiskey
firm Il. 03. Freights dull and decIin.
ing cotton steam 2s Money dearer
.4@5: Sterling dull-5I2. Gold
frm-12ls@l24. Governments active
and steady. States inie! and strong.
No markets on Saturday, in honor
of Mayor Havemeyer.
CINCINNATI, December 3-Flour
steady. Corn steady-70. Pork quiet
and firm-20.50 spot. Lard steady
steam 1898 spot; kettle l4D141l. Ba-
coz quiet and unchanged. Whiskey
90.
LOUISVILLE, December 3.-Flour
and grain unchanged Pork on
changed. Bacon. mono here. Lard
tierce l4l,; keg 1911. Whiskey %.
New ORLEANS. December 3-Cetton
quiet and unchanged d-middling 141,;
net receipts 8. 165; gross 4, 1856; exports
Great Britain 4.078; continent 524;
coastwiss 353; sales $500.
| Mobile. December Cotton
strong and higher-midIIing l41I low
;ni'ldiing Il; good ordinary l3lS; net
receipts 1.644; gross 1.G45; exports
coastwise 2.5i0; sales $500.
BALTIMORE, December 3.-Cotton
quiet and steady-middIing 14as; re-
ceipts 404; exports coastwise 297; sales
1856; spinners 10o
SAVANNAH. December 3.-Cotton
frm-middling l4ls; net receipts
4.040; exports to Great Britain 9, ,792;
sales 1.9Ol.
CHARLESTON. December 8 Cotton
demand good-middling IA l6: net
receipts 2.7G3; groSs 1913: exports
to Great Britain $3.50; sales 3GO.
Sr. Louis. December 3 Flour firm
and unchanged. Corn frmer. Whi-key
lowor-90. Pork nominully 90 on.
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