The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-17


Belle Helene in this country.
Probabilities-For the Mlddte States
and the lower lake region. local rains,
followed by clearing weather, South
erly to Westerly winds. with slight
changes Of temperature and stationary
to rising barometer. For the Eastern
Gulf aud South Atlantic States, partly
cloudy weather, light rain on the coast,
slight changes OF temperature and sta
tionary to rising barometer. For the
Tennessee and Ohio Valley, generally
clear weather, Northwest to South
west winds, rising temperature and
stationary to rising barometer. The
Ohio anu lower Mississippi will fall.
The lower Missouri will remain sta
tionary or rise eighty during Sunday.
Telegrnphic-Comme Reports.
LONDON. May l6.-Consols
9314@9355. Eries 32la@3294.
PARIS, May l6-Rentes 09f. 92l5c.
| LIVERPOOL. May 1G-Noon.-Cotton
6rm-nplands SO; Orleaus Sa.I. sales
5000, including 5000 for speculation
and export; cotton to arrive 1.1G
higher; sales Of upIands nothing be-
low low middling. deliverable in July
or August, 8 1916; sales of Orleans,
nothing bel iow low middlirg, delivcra-
Bile in May or June. Sa4.
New loEK. May l6-Noon. Stocks
dull. Money 3. Gold opened at
l2l4-now 12ts. Exchange.-long
Sol.; short 1915. Governments
steady. State bonds quiet aud nomi-
nal. Cotton inactive, but tirm-up-
laEds 1873; Orleans 1914. Futures
opened: June Is 7-l6; July IS 1916,
10; August 10 3 lG, 1872; September
1S24. Is IL; October lSla. Flour
aud wheat dull aud dropping. Corn
quiet and heavy. Pork firm, ut II 80.
Lard irm-steam 1924. Ereights
heavy.
7P. M.-Cottou-uet receipts oos;
gross 1,19S. Futurts closed steady;
sales l6. 700: May lsll4; June 1s7-1G(0
IL 1882; July IS 1916; August 10 7-32
Wl914; September Is BIG; October
1Sls(9lS SIG. Cotton quiet and firm;
sales | 463lat 1S7s@19A Flour with
out material change in price Wheat
slightly in buyers favor. Corn in
buyers favor-S30S7 for new Western
mixed and yellow. Pork frmer-new
1775. Lard firm at IL. Coffee dull.
Sugar heavy. Rice quiet. Molasses
quiet. Freights to Liverpool steady
cotton, steam. 1901; grain go
81. Money easy, at 2(G3. Sterling
4 8Sla. Gold 12Wl2!s. Governments
steady and little doing States quiet
and nominal.
Bank Statement-Loans decrease
$4,000, 900; specie decrease trifie:
legal tenders increase 81. 1915, 600; de.
posits increase trihe; reserve ST.. $50.
600 increase.
CIScINNArI, May 1G-Flour quiet
aud weak. Corn in fair demand and
higher. Pork tirm-1S. 90 asked. Lard
quiet and tirm-steam nominally 103l
@ll. Lard-country kettle IL; city
lli5. Bacon tirm-7I5 for shoulders;
10 tor clear rib; 10}s for clear. Whis-
key firm. at o.
LOUISVILLE, May 1G-Flour quiet
and unchanged. Corn in fair demand
and higher-S4(0SG for mixed; S5f097
for white. Provisions tirmer. Pork
1900. Bacon-71l for shoulders;
l0ls for clear rib: 10,5 for clear.
Whiskey o..
ST. Louis, May 16.-Flour frm, in
fair demand aud unchanged. Corn
opened firm aud higher. but closed
lower-70 for No. 2 mixed on track and
in elevator. closing at 69@69ll. Whis-
key 81. Pork firm. at 1900. Bacon
firm and scarce-1031 for clear, buyer
in June; II buyer in July. Lard, none
in market.
WILMINGTON, May 16.-Cotton firm
aud nominal--middling l73l; net re-
ceipts 81; stock 1854.
NORFOLK. May 16.-Cotton steady
and firm-low middIing 17l.; net re-
ceipts ST.; exports oastwise 42O; sales
100.
New ORLEANS, May 16.-Cotton
quiet and unchanged middling 49,;
net receipts AS; gross 922; exports to
continent l,0ol; France 1885; coast
wise 92l; sales 1000; last evening $50.
BALTIMORE, May l6.-Flour firm
middling lSi!s; gross receipts lO4; ex-
ports coastwlse 50; sales lG3.
SAVANNAH, May lG.-Cotton firm
midding l724; net receipts 335; gross
l,40o; exports to the continent 2,O42;
coastwise 27l; sales 2l0.
MOBILE, May l6.-Cotton nominal
middling is; net receipts 234; exports
coastwise 306.
GALVESTON, May 16.-Cotton nomi-
nal and nothing doing ordinary
lGi4; middling IS; net receipts 362;
exports coastwise ..