The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-08


So, 600, 600 appropriation bill,
the House, by majority of 46, refused
to order it to third reading; but
through the persistent opportunities of
the Pennsylvania delegation, that vote
was reconsidered by majority of two,
and the House adjourned, with two mo-
tions pending-one TO kill it outright,
by laying it on the table; the other to
keep life in it, by recommittipg it to the
Special Centennial Commission. Its
fate will be decided tomorrow.
Probabilities-For the Middle and
the lower lake region, clear or partly
cloudy weather, and variable winds will
prevail, with but slight changes of tenn
perature and falling barometer. Fer
the South Atlantic aud Gulf States, aud
thence Northward to the Ohio Valley,
generally clear weather, South east to
winds, no decided change OF
meter, except in the Ohio Valley aud
lakes and the North west, clear or fair
weather, Easterly or Southerly winds
No decided change of temperature aud
falling barometer. Tho Western rivers
will decline slowly during the co,ning
twenty.four hours.
During the past twenty-four hours,
the Mississippi has continued falling at
St Paul, and risen slightly from La
Cross to Cairo. It has iallen one inch
ct Memphis, Vicksbnrg and New Or
leans. aud risen five inches at Helena
The Missouri has fallen two feet ut
Yankton. risen two inches ut Omaha,
and fourteen at Leavenworth, and fallen
from Kansas City to it's mouth. The
Ohio has fallen from Pittsburg to
Evansville, and risen two inches at Pa
ducah. The greatest full has been forty
ak inches at Louisville and thirty. eight
inches at Cincinnati. The Red River,
Arkansas. Cumberland. Allegheny and
Monon gahela have fallen steadily but
slowly. There has been no rain fall ut
any Of the signal stations within the
water sheds of the rivers named during
this day.
New York, May THE contribu.
tions to the Louisiana sufferers total
over $4,000.
The verdictin Snyder against the Now
York Mutual Life Insurance is: for the
widow, Auna Snyder, $40, 600; for the
son, Lewis M. Snyder, S2l, 200. $31,-
500 is the amount of the policies. with
one years interest.
hic-ComInercInI Reports.
COLUMBIA, May 7.-Cotton frm-mid.
ding 16c.
LONDON, May 7.-Eries 3l1a@312l.
LIVERPOOL. May Is P. M.-Cotton
firm-uplands sI4@S3s; Orleans $500
8}ss; sales 12.000, including 1000 for
speculation and export; snles include
1900 American; sales of uplands, no.
thing below good ordinary, deliverable
June, July or August, 8I50D5a1; nothing
below low middling, deliverable Nav.
8 SIG; nothing below low middlipg,
shipped April. 83s; sales Orleans, no.
thing below low middling, deliverable
July or August, 896.
ton-salos of uplands. nothing below
good ordinary, deliverable in May, 85;
deliverable in May or Juno, 8 SIG; no.
thing below low middling. deliverable
in June or July, ZIG; deliverable in
July or August, 8 9-16; sales of Or
leans. nothing below good ordinary, de-
iiverable in June or July. 81; delivera-
BILE in July or August. 85s; sales of up
lands, deliveries of new crop, nothing
below good ordinary, II l6.
NEW YORK, May Moon. Stocks
dull. Money 8. Gold 1211. Exohs nge
long 4.88; short 491. Governments
steady. State bonds steady. Cotton
inactive and firmer; sales 5l8-uplands
l724; Orleans 1876. Futures opened ::
May II 1.16@17 3-16; June l715M
II 9.16; July II 81 80; August 1917
Flour quiet and heavy. Wheat aud
corn quiet and unchanged Pork firm,
at 17.l21a. Lard heavy-steam lO5s@
lis. Freights firm.
z +. M-Cotton-net receipts 7:
gross 1.062. Futures closed steady;
sales 1900: May II 7-32(9l7ll; June
175S; July Is l-32@l9 l-l6; August
18 5-16@l8 1872; September 19 1920
IL LIS; October 1734@l7 25.32. Cot
ton quiet; sales 1902, at 17Zs(0l9L.
Southern -four heavy and decllu,ng-
common to fair extra 635@72O; good
to choice 7.25@l10O. Wheat opened
steady, with fair export and moderate
homo demand, but closed quiet and la
&c. lower. Corn opened steady with
fair demand, but closed quiet and
scarcely SO firm. Coffee heavy and
nominally lower. Rice quiet and un-
changed. Pork firm, at 7.OOMI7.lO
Tor new mess. Beef dull-5. 5G(Gll2. 90
for mess. Lard lower at 10 9.l6OIO5a.
,Whiskey steady, mt 97. Freights scarce
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