The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-26
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RECEIPTS OF THE WEEK.

hECEplS of IhE Nf-fK
The total receipts the last commercial week have
been Sass bales. Exports I0,91o; to Now York
1919; to Boston 2027; to Liverpool 1911. Stock on
hena including yesterdays receipts, &C, no. Thus
far Tho weather and rivers have favored tho com
ing in Of the staple; buyers, especially for spin
ners, aro numerous, and only oee thing operates
against very act:,e business and that is want OF
freight room in fast steamors. Tho sales Of the
week, therefore, have been only $500 bales against
5000 last week, and $500 the week before. The
market closes at 36@40c. for low Middling and AZ
@44c. for middlng. The sales Of tho last three
weeks have been about $1,000 bales, mostly to
spinners, though the speculative demand has
made itself felt Gold is still the most acceptable
pay. Every steamer that comes brings thirty to
fifty thousand dollars. Those which sailed from
New York last Saturday, and now due, have On
board some $500, ,0l0., Freights continued to ad-
vance till some Of the lete steamers have gotten
Sc. Alarge number of vessels have lately arrived,
adding 80 much to onr cotton tonnage, atprices
hre now tending downwards. There are twelve
steamships here in port, and four more are on the
way. They are oil in this profitable cotton cor
rying trade. Among the new steamship enter
prises ia the NeShannock, Of 1000 tons, built at
Philadelphia for the New Orleans trade. We for
merly had two steamships from that city. The
.So,ttier went down to South America the Electric
Spark to the bottom of the ocean under rebel
pilotege. This is the beginning and ending Of
Philadelphia and New Orleans steamship comInu-
nication.
49,. STEAMSHIP LINES.
Among others notice that the Haze, North Star
ard Hatanzas are also bound out here, all after
cotton. The Cahawba is likewise here and your
Young Rover arrived yesterday. SO you see my
Representation about sea-room for steamships
was right. Boston ought to have one week at
least yes, two for that city of solid men and cot
ton trade. "The New England Cotton Manufao-
turers Association is noticed by all our factories
here, as we notice everything connected with cot
ton. am sorry to soy, in closing, that the army
worm is doing damage in some parts Of our coun-
try, epd especially in Texas. The Galveston News
says it has made its appearance "on many planta-
tions OF Wharton County, and is threatening many
Of the largest fields on Caney. One entire field of
two hundred acres was totally destroyed in sin
gle night, and adjoining fields were threatened
with similar evil fortune" More favorable ac-
counts come from other sections, and we yet hope
generally to escape both the insect and bad
weather. We have hitherto had excellent weather,
but rains have now set in, just in contemplating
time, and some apprehensons are felt.
GENERAL BANKS.
Judge Durell yesterday paid very high COM
plinent to Major General Banks, who is still here
apparently enjoying himself. He said, in regard
to the arguments on the test oath question, that
though the General had not given many years Of
his life to the study Of the law, yet with days
preparation, by mere strength Of mind, he had
struck upon the same course Of reasoning as did
Judge Tucker, in the of Watkins Leigh, Of
Virginia, and Chief Justice Collier in the Alabama
Dorsey case, and he strongly believed it bnsed on
sound law. And he added, "f the gentleman
who 80 ably sustained himself should become q
permanent member of the Louisiana bar, he
would be an ornament to his profession" Gen.
Banks has no command here, and is supposed to
be idle; but presume he is delvins into Coke and
Ittleton. DR.. j. G. v. Smith, of your city, having
concluded the work of the Christian Commission,
is about to leave for the North with the intention
Of spending year in Europe. He has made hosts
of friends during his quiet residence here. The
Fung shuey leaves this evening. Gold 1483. ster-
ling 1864 for currency.