The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-09

plications for new Western banks this
month, aud they aggregate only o
capital of 100000. The retrench-
ment of currency has thus far exceeded
the amount of new circulation. Within
few days, the National Bank of Mis-
soari, located at st. Louis, has surren-
dered its circulation and retired Jig
bonds to the amount of S950,000.
Supervisors and collectors Of inter-
nal revenue are forbidden to allow
wives or minor children to act as
clerks.
Probabilities tho Middle
States, higher barometer, rising tenn
perature, Northwest to Southwest
winds and clear wcatL,r For tho
South Atlantic and EusL Gulf States.
slightly lower barometer, generally
higher temperature, Southwest to
Northwest winds and clear or clearing
weather. For the West Gulf States,
Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, slightly
higher barometer, generally high tenn
peraturo and cleAr weather, with
J Southerly winds in the former and
Westerly winds in the latter.
Telc2rnphic-Comm Reports.
| New York, August 3-Noon.-Cot-
ton quiet; sales 228-uplands 17l6;
Orleans 17>5. Futures opened: Au-
gust 1G SIG, 163s; September 1G GIG.
1656; October IL TIC, 1Ci@. Pork
irm- -23. 80 O. 24.O0. Lard firm
steam 1424. Money 2. Gold 1915.
Exchange-long 4.87!5; short 4.91.
| Up. M.-Specie shipments $2.250.-
600. Bank statement shows lonns de-
creased $780, 900; specie increased
$500, 600; legal tenders increased $780,
600; deposits decreased $500, 600; re-
serve increased Sl.25O.OUO. Cotton
quiet; sales 22S, at 171s@17i5. Flour
dull, und without materiul change.
| Wheat q shade firmer and in fair de.
mand. at l. l.23(0l.45. Corn active aud
H@lc. better-8O@S2L. Pork dull
-new mess "a. 25. Lard closed heavy,
at 1915. Freights firmer-grain, steam
8T(G9. Cotton-receipts 256. Fu-
lures closed quiet and steady: aales
S.400: August l6 1892. 1873; Septem-
ber 16 GIG, 16 1882; October und No
vember. lG 7-1G, lG 1852; December
l6 % 80. 163i; March 1873, 1G 1916.
Money easy, ut 292ls. Sterling
frmer- Gold dull, ut 10Q1lOl1.
Governments dull and stendy. States
quiet and nominal.
BALTIMORE. August S-AIess pork
24.00C925. 90. Bacon activs and higher
(-shoulders 10l4; clear rib 13. WhA
key easier-1.U2. Cotton dull-mis>
ding IT; gross receipts Is; exports
coastwise 40; sales II; spiuners %;
stock 1910.
CHARLESTON. August S.-Cotton
quiet-middling 1875; net receipts 203;
sales 125.
Boston. August s.-Cotlon quiet
and steady-middling 17Is:; gross re-
ceipts 1855; sales $50.
! PHILADELPHIA, August S.-Cotton
quiet-middling 1714; net receipts 2l8;
gross 487.
AUGUSTA. August 8. Cotton quiet
middling 1514; receipts 81; sales 80.
CINCINNATI. August S.-Flour very
dull. Corn steady-630G4. Pork
quiet and hangcd-nomlnally "a. 90.
Lard firm-summer 13L5 kettle; 1G(0
| 1Gli steam. Bacon firm and scarce
shoulders 93i; clear rib 13; clear 13-
held at 131i. Whiskey strong, Mt 96.
LOUISVILLE, August 9.-Flour I'M
changed. Corn Unchanged 63(172.
Pork unchanged-25.0 Bacon firm
and in fair shoulders 10;
clear rib 13; clear 13I.. Lard 1GL.
Whiskey dull, at 9G.
ST. LOUIS, August S-Flour quiet,
weak and small business. Corn steady
l-64@65l: for No. 2 mixed in elevator.
| Whiskey steady-9S. Pork firm
24.0O. Bacon active and. strong
shoulders 9laGY91..; clear rib 1850
1233li; clear Is. Lard in largo speculn-
tive movement-sales 5000 tierces, ut
1014.
| SAVANNAH. August s. S.-Cotton nomi.
nal and higher prices asked-middling
l6il4l net and gross receipts II.
| NEW ORLEANS, August S.-Cotton
firm and in good demand-middling
| 1875; net receipts 60; gross 81; sales
500-last evening 300.
MEMPHIS, August 8.-Cotton firm
and unchangod-low middling 1890
16; receipts s; shipments 2G4.
| GALVESTON, August 8.-Cotton quiet
and steady-good ordinary 14ai; net
receipts Is; sales 30.
NORFOLK, August S.-Cotton dull
low middling 1914; net receipts 12S;
exports ooastwise 1lO.
LONDON, August 8.-Consols 92la@
92as. New 5s 81. Eries BOZ.
LIVERPOOL, August S-3 p. NJ
Cotton steady-uplands 81: Orleans