Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-23
Correspondence of South .carolinian.1 !

ShAhLf.oiOHt SSt 10
Our Cotton Market since my last of the stb
inst, up to Saturday the l2th, has been in
dropping condition, and the decline, since the
the receipt Of the Caedonia's news. may be
quoted al fully ct. on all qualities below fair,
and at 4 CT. on far and upward. The de.
mand too, IS by no means active and healthy,
although the sales have not been wholly unini.
portant From "Wednesday 10 Saturday even.
ing, they reached somewhere over 2, 100 bales,
and Yesterday, about 1000. Prices 81 to 63
cents, xtremes-principally 6 a64-a few lots
at Cd S. Fine Cottons, which are compar.
atvely scarce, command the attention of bny-
ers much more than the grades below. and hol.
ders experience much difficulty in realizing pro-
portionate prices 10, the latter. The ruling
quotations according to Liverpool classification.
are as follow Inferior and ordinary 4 S cts
middling and middling fair Sd a 6; fair and fully
fair 81 81; good fair 81. The receipts, which
are increasing, are for the week past, by Rail-
road $3.50 bales, by Water .0S5, and by Wag.
ons 3l4, total 6,976. Exported. 10 Liverpool,
1893, Coastwise 362; total 2;075-leaving
shipping stock of II 1865. exclusive off 522 on
shipboard. not cleared The mex, Steamer to
arrive is the Acadia, whose accounts we shall
probably have by Sunday or Monday. and II 30,
as expected, she brings ont some orders, the
market may somewhat rally in frmness, but
no higher prices are anticipated.
Our fall trade appears 10 haye commenced in
good earnest, and our dealers in Groceries,
Hardware and Dry Goods in Hayne aud King
streets, have been bnsily engaged during the
week in filling orders from the country mer.
chants, Of which there is considerable number
in town. Importers of Groceries, however,
have been doing but little, there being hardly
any demand, either for Sugar, Coffee or Mo-
lasses. or Sugar 148 hhds. New Orleans were
offered last week, on landing, al auction; and
although there was good attendance, both
from town and the country, only two lots Of 10
and 5 5hhds, were disposed Of, ut $74 $7-the
balance Withdrawn. Since then, about So hhds.
have been sold at private sale, at similar rates.
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CHARLESTON. Oct 10.
,Cotton.--The receipts of Uplands during
the pas, week amount to s605 bales. viz: by
Rail Road 7340. by water 1910, and by wa
gons 25S bales. Exportedin same time 10 Liy-
erpool 4127 bales to Havre 1891, and coastwise
569-total 7423 baes-leaying on hand ship.
ping stock of:l8595 bales, exclusive of 7497
bales on shipboart notcIeared, and an increase
Of stock lI45 bales.
In reviewing the market for Uplands during
the week JUS, closed. we note further decline
in prices since our last weekly report, extend.
ing to all grades below strictly fair article. to
fully r.. The comparative scarcity of the lat
ter in comparison withthe former and also the
better demand. keeps our quotations for that
sort at their last weeks rates, while VIC have re-
dnced those of the inferior grades.
The operations Of the week have been to a
fair extent. The demand. which was rather
irregular, being met by holders with desire to
accommodate themselves 10 the terms of pur.
chasers, and to sell whenever they had fair
chance.
Cotton erop-The Mobile Commercial Re.
gistey Of Saturday, 18th inst. says:
cious kindfor the gathering of the crop, and in