The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-12-20
Editorial Correspondence.

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To-day is one Of those days which are expected in
Dccembcr-a slow. cold, rainy, dark day-which gives
little promise Of much business being done. The
weather has considerable effect upon ones feelings
and business men, like all other people, are but hu-
man, and subject TO the same influences that other
people arc
Cotton, for the last few days. has been tolcrably
steady prices varying from to lO.. On Monday the
sales reached l347 bales at from to 10! on Tues.
day, 2G0O bales were sold at from 81 to lO, on
Wednesday, 2l0O at from 81 to lOi; on Thursday.
some 90 bales sold at usual prices, say from
to l01; on Friday there was good demand, and the
sales reached fully 1900 bales with prices from 81 to
lOs; on Saturday 200 bales az lOa.
The review Of the Cotton market in the Courier, for
the week ending with Thursday last, exhibits the re-
cepts for that time to have been $3.50 bales and the
sales in the same time foot up in round numbers TO- 900
bales at prices above stated. The demand !or Long
Cottons has been good and the sales embrace 500
bales-Flordas ranging from 20 to 2Sc and Island cot
tons from 40 to soc.
As about all our readers are interested in CONNER
cia matters, we suboin brief extract from the Cou.
rier's record We copy as we find the several COM
modties reported there:
~ RlCE-The transactions have been at extremes,
ranging from 1926 to S4.l2s per hundred. The bulk
sales were within the range Of to 81 per hundred
Corn has met with steady sales, from 80 to S5.-
The article is much wanted, dealers have very
| little on hand
HAY is selling from Sl.l5 to Sl.25 per hundred.
FLOUR is worth from Sc TO $6s per barrel.
BACON from I to tic. j. Lard about l2c. Bagging
and Rope are at stand the presen: rates may he
considered as about follows for Bagging: Dundee
81 10Y; Gunny, II III Rope from to o.
Salt is scarce and consequently high and will now
readily command 81 rs per sack. Sugars are cheap
enough, but Coffee is high. Molasses-Lousiana
! about 81, Cuba 20c
These embrace the Necessary articles Of trade and
we have given at some length synopsis Of the Charles
ton market thinking perhaps our country friends
would be glad to know how matters are going here
We shall follow this up hereafter in our correspon
dence, and give each week summary ofsuch matter:
are oil general interest in the commercial transac
tions Of our city.
In the general gosspping line have very little to
report. have no particular fancy tor the word al
best as its literal signifcaton implies character
which we have no desire 10 assume. But, Editors
are expected to know everything. and little more
besides, we must try and fill upa sheet or two will
such matters as may occur 10 US in our cogtations
learn that several cases Of smallpox arc in the city
but do not know that any Of them are likely tc
prove fatal. 1t is hardly to be presumed that place
the size Of Charleston always be exempt from dis
case, where there is such mixed multitude of al
kinds coors and characters Some live in Charleston
and the wonder is that they live at all-no regard tc
ccanness-and if our city should be so unior
tunatc rs to Be again visited by yellow fever o.
the cholera, the cause will, no doubt, be founl
in those who have no regard for deccncy and com
:ort-no respect for themselves or for others. W.
have seen squalid, miserable poverty here thar
we have seen in the country and, yet, how infinite
y better is our condition than Northern cities who's
streets and lanes are filled with tottcring poverty ant
haggard want and misery; and they-thc people Q
the North-have the impudence 0he larger part G
thcm) to Glide us for our moral oDiquity. Oh, shame
where is thy blush
We have no doubt the srog shops of Charleston con
tribute as much to the engcndcring of disease, yea
more than all other causes combined, and we are al
the time passing these miserable paccs-cither cor
doggcrics or fashionable saloons-a eagarly cnga
gcd in the common work.
Notwithstanding the fearful odds against them, tn
Temperance men are engaged earnestly i'll their work
and the weekly meetings Of Palmetto Division ar
well worth attending There is always something t
be seen or heard calculated inspire our conhdcnc
and renew our hopes. Additional interest is to b.
iclt in the appointment of weekly speakers to tall
every Friday night TO the members Of the Order, an'
every month durn. the season. public niectIhS II
cur new and magnificent Hail. will add largely to tn
success and interest of our operations i'll Charleston
Such men as Tuppcr PRESLEY, Winkler Cross, &c
can never fail TO command large audiences and res
pcctlul attention.
Tho papcrs this morning, report the loss OF the Bri
ralo Alto OF this port, the particulars OF which, W
presume will be copied into our paper.
Il is with regret that the death Of Mr.. VIM. Adgc
, is announced llo was one Of tho most prOmncr
businc.s men of Charleston, and in all the relations
life most csLimable gentleman. How true il is, th;
Death loves a shining mark y
CaqykS,2a, Dec. II. 1853.