The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-04

ohfh auu 4aECulnl met week ago, ana
quatreled. They did not meet again
until this morning, as they were going
to work. They quarreled again, when
Barli drew revolver and shot Tarohini
in the breast, after which he shot him.
self in the head; both men being in
stantly killed.
TeIegrephse-Coniine Reports.
COLUMBIA, March 3.-Sales of cotton,
to-day, 65 bales-middling 14c.
LONDON, March 3.-.Consols. un-
changed. Eries 43.
PARIS, March 3.-Rentes 59f. 5Oc.
LIVERPOOL. March 3-3 P. M.-Cot-
ton easier, but prices declined fraction
-uplands 724@7T; Orleans S@81a;
sales $4,000 bales, including 1000 for
speculation and export; sales of Or.
leans, nothing below low middling, de-
liverable April or May, 8; sales Of up
lands, nothing below good ordinary, de-
liverable May or June, 11-16; sales in.
olude 1900 American; sales on basis OF
middling Orleans. nothing below low
middling, shipped March or April, s.
LIVERPOOL, March 3-Eveniug.
Cotton-sales of uplands, nothing be-
low good ordinary. shipped in February,
1l-16. Yarns and fabrics at Manches.
ter dull. but not quotably lower.
NEW YORK. March 3-Noon. Cotton
dull; sales 1850 balcs-uplands l61s;
Orleans 161@. Futures opened: March
Is 1-16, 1875; April Is TIC. 15ls; May
1873. 10 1915; June 1614. Is 1872;
July Is 1882, 1873. Flour firm. Wheat
quiet and firm. Corn dull and ur-
changed. Pork quiet, at Is. 75(015. 80.
Lard steady-steam 91s. Freghts un-
changed. Stocks dull. Money 4. Gold
opened aud continues at I21s. E1-
change long 4841s; short 4.8S. Go.
vernments dull and lower. State bonds
quiet and nominal.
z 2. M.-Cotton-net receipts 1,40O
bales; gross 1,490. Futures closed firm
sales $1,000: March Is 80; April
Is 1872; May Is 1892; Juno 16 SIG;
July 165s Cotton dull; sales 1887
bales. at l61S@16}s. Southern flour
steady and in fair demand. Whiskey
steady, at 96. Wheat quiet and steady.
Coffee very strong M@2674 for Rio.
Sugar frmer and more active, at 7M@
tx for fair to good refining; tx for
PRIME; 71a@75s for fair to good Cuba.
Molasses-82s9S3ss for centrifugal; Tx
for East India; u by auction; 1,SOO
barrels of Now Orleans were sold at
63@721G. Rice dull aud unchanged.
Pork tirmer-new 1880. Beef un-
changed. Lard steadier, at 91s.
Freights steady steam, grain lOIl; cot
ton 3s@7-16. No better illustration of
the duiIness of trade and the stagnation
Of finance and commerce can be given
than the extreme low rates for money,
and tue enormous falling off in tho pro-
duce exports from this port, as repre-
sented by this weeks official Custom
House statement This afternoon,
money was offered with unusual free.
! dom, at 3@4, and it seemed as if the
whole capital OF. the country was' to be
obtained in Wall street fol- the mere
asking thereof. Exchange heavy, at
4S41a. Gold dull, at 121aC9l214. Go
| vernments active but lower. Stutes
ouIl ana nominal.
CzSciNEATI, March 3.~-E!ou1 STEADY.
Corn dull, at $1,000. Pork steady-
sales of city mess at IA 90. Lard in
good demand; sales 1000 tierces-steam
SO; kettle quoted at 81. Bacon in fair
demand-shoulders 6l; clear rib 8lk(0
81; clear o1a@8I. Whiskey firm, at
LOUISVILLE, March 3.-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Corn 70. Provisions
quiet and unchanged. Pork 1850. Ba-
con-shoulders 65s; olear rib 81; clear
8sI. Lard-tierce 9L; keg OK. Whis.
key S91s.
ST. LOUIS. March 3.--FIour quiet,
wcnk and unchanged. Corn firm-6021
for No. 2 mixed in elevator; 65 in May;
Whiskey quiet, at 90. Provisions dull,
with only small order trade in any arti.
Gle. Lard held of 81.
CHARLESTON. March 3.-Cotton de.
pressed-midd!ing Is; low middlina
1421; good ordinary IA; net receipts
SO2; gross GAG; exports continent l ,555
coastwise 3ll; sales 1000; stock SO, O79.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3.-Cotton
lower-middling 15If; low middlipe
1414; good ordinary 13; net receipts
5.849; gross G.443; exports coastwise
1920; continent 7,269; Great Britain
II. 120; sales LOO; stock 3O1, ,l29.
SAyANNAu. March 3.-Cotton quiet
middling l5t4; net receipts 1.344; cx
ports continent 1889; coastwise 500
sales 513; stock rs. 738.
MEMPHIS, March 3.-Cotton dull and
unchanged-low middling 14Il0l4Lz
receipts 1,70S bales; shipments l,2lG
stock 500.