The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-24

Patti being County Treasurer and Joy
an Alderman. They have been operat-
ing for long time, and it is supposed
their robberies amount to many thou
sand dollars.
CHARLESTON, December 23.-Ar-
rived-Steamships Manhattan, New
York; Virginia, Philadelphia.
TeIeg' aphic-Co,nm merciaI Iteports.
COLUMBIA, December % Sales cot
ton 1872 bales-middling 13A@l3Ec.
market firm.
NEW YORK, December 23-Noon. =
Stocks active and lower. Money 8.
snort 4.sok. Cotton QUIET; sales
2,036-uplsnds 1414; Orleans l45s.
Pork heavy-old 1875. Lard firm
steam 13 l3 l6.
Z P. M.-Cotton quiet; sales 1850,
at 1414@1456. Southern -four an.
changed. Wheat opened 1c. better
and fair demand, but closed quiet.
Corn shade 6rmer; old heavy and
about lc. lower. Coffee firm aud quiet
-l74Wl9ls gold Rio-jobbing de-
maud good. Sugar quiet and m
changed-75s@Sls fair to good retiu,
ing; Sltl pr,rne. Molasses quiet-New
Orleans 63(dG5. Rice quiet and nm
changed. Pork owcr-old mess 10 90
Lard firmer-prime steam - IL 16
Whiskey unsettled-closing dull
l.O2M. Money in good demand-3G1
I: Exchange tirm-4 S5ns. Gold IL :
9ll38 Governm ents dull but strong
or. State bonds quiet and nominal
Cotton net receipts %; gross 6.936
Futures closed firm; salea 50, GOO: De-
cember 1873; January 14ts; February
l41.s; Maron IA 1892; April 1893; May
1524; June l61s; July 1873; August
16 SIG.
BosroN. December 23.--Cotton
quiet-middliug 1925; low middIug
IA; good ordinary 1898; nat receipts
273; exports Great Britain 692; sales
40l; stock l9. 40.
MEMPHIS. December 23.-Cotton
quiet-middling 13ts; low middIipg
l3GDl3ls; good ordinary l2lsC9l231;
net receipts 2315; shipments l,5Ui !;
sales 200; stock TT. 457.
GALVESTON. December 23.-Cot:on
steady and fair demand-niddliug IA;
low middling 1334; good ordinary 10;
receipts i. 4SS; exports Great Britain
2,6Ol; coastwise 4; sales 2,499; stock
1894.
ST. LOUIS. December % Flour
steady. with continued good demand
for low and medium grades-superfne
winter l. 425@435. Corn dull and de-
clining-new G7(069ls; No. mixed
II. Whiskey steady-9S. Pork held
tirmly-192 250l9 80 Bucou ouly in
limited jobbing demand. Lard nomi-
nally l3.
MOBILE. Decem Der 3.-A fatal duel
WAS fought, to-day. near the line Of
Alabama and Mississippi, between 4.
81. Tardy and Is. D. Lay, of Mobile,
Ala. Tar6y WIS killed at the first fire;
both insurance men; particulars un-
known
BALTIMORE, December 23.-Cotton
dui! end assy-middling IA; gross re-
ceipts 547; exports coastwise 1875; sales
70; spinners 25; stock %. LOG.
CINoINNATI, December 23.-Flour
dull. Corn in fair demand-6907l
Pork quiet and firm-regular 1875;
sales Of heavy at 1922 delivered
Lard firm-steam rendered l3; kettle
IL. Bacon dull aud nominal. Wbls
key steady-97.
LOUISVILLE. December 23.-Fiour
unchanged. Corn dull aud declining
white 70; mixed G7. Pork quiet aud
unchanged. Bacon shoulders 9l1;
clear rib IL; sugar.cnred hams Ii >.
Lard l41S@l5Li. Whiskey o..
AUGUSTA. December 23.-Cot,on
demand fair-miadling 13la; low mid.
ding ID; good ordinary 12la; he, re-
cripts l ,695; sales 1926.
NORFOLK, December 23.-Cotson
quiet middling 1885; net receipt.
a.26l; exports coastwise LOO; snles
3.26l; stock l7,22S.
PHILADELPHIA. December -. -
Cotton quiet middling AL; low
middling 13a1; good ordinary l3; net
receipts GS0; gross SIG.
CHICAGO, December 23 Flour dull
and unchanged Corn firm and fair de-
mnnd-old No. . mixed 79.;; new
66li. Pork unsettled and weak
1S.75UglS Lnrtl in fair demand
l3. Whiskey steady-97.
CHARLESTON. December 23-Cotton
firm for good qnalities-middling
13 l5-1G(014; low middling 1870
10 0.lG; good ordinary II :(0l2a,; net
receipts 2,tsl; exports coAstwiso 43J;
sales l. 500; stock GS. TOO.
New ORLEANS, December 23-Cot-
ton quiet and rreRnlar-middling Ii;
low midlllng 1879; gool ordinary
1885; net receipts 1855; gross 1889;
exports to Great Britain 2, 176; sales