The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-22


Corr-x-Prioes very Arm for prime grades
with decreasing stock. No deci led change was no.
heavy. There was only smsh demand for the latter
class We note sale Of 1850 bags Rio, cx Die Erndt in
bond, on private terms
CoPpER-The LII arket for ingot ruled somewhat frmer
and sales of 5OO0U lbs. Portage lake were made at
J6X cents; also 50U00 lbs Baltimore at 36@36H cents
Detroit held at 81 ceuts the market closing with
strong advancing tendency. New Bheathing and yellow
metal were l.. 20 very frm.
CAEDLEs.-Tne market continued moderately active
in jobbn way for all sorts. but no demand prevailed
for large les City and Western adsmantine, in lots
sold to fur eIteut at a gas conts-somemes &c cents
patent, 5O@52 cents, aud sperm. 40@42 cents.
FREIGETs.-The market was hrmer, owing to
scarcity OF room The steamers were all supplied with
grain, slowly filing with cotton ut I'd The engage.
ments To Liverpool 6U0 boxes bacon at 2Us per
To London 800 bbls. roen at d. 3d. To Glasgow. per
steamer 500 bbls rosu at 3s To Bristol. $50 tons oil
cake private tsrms. The charters are: brig to
Cork for orders corn at 6s 3d. exclusively for west
coast of lresnd one ship to Belfast, corn at &c. 4Hd
bark port in tho United Kingdom, petroleum. at
S. Cd bark to Buenos Ayres private; schooner to
savannah and back peivste; two echooners from st.
Marks to New York. cotton, private; one bark to
Matanzas, private aud schooner to Wilmington, n.
q, private.
GUNsY BAes.-The market was quiet. but prices are
nomlnay sustained. We note SAILS Of 800 bales Bos
ton private TERMS Holders were generally demand
ing 27!zc.
GUNNY CLOTH continues inactive. and in the absence
Of transactions prices nominal 27c demanded
for lot OF 200 bales. We heard Of no sales.
RIoE--A small jobbing demand prevailed. but there
was no inquiry for large lots About s. tcs. Csroira
sold to the trade mostly, not ALL ut l2c. We quote
Rangoop 9k to loo.
Mo1AssEs-The market was steady, with moderate
dnmand for consumption. The sales embrace bbs.
Now Orleans at $l05 TO $10 also, abont 80 hhds Cuba
muscovado ut $50. to suo and ~ hhds common Porto
Rico at 66c.
NAVAL sToRns.-Tho market was inactive. and prices
generally were dropping. About 700 bols. conmon
rosns were sold mAiny 81 We quote strained
3: $3.50 to $780, with few sales. NO. were iomiual
S10to $1 and large lots Of prime pale wre offered ut
at SIS to Sl7the latter outside ice for choice
qualities. We quote SO US basis for pitch. No special
sales Tar was quiet; sales OF 80 hhds for consunp-
ton at from s. to 81 mainly; small 10 at $t2 Spirits
OF Turpentine pretty firm, with small offerings.
Wholesale lots sold ct &c., and retail parculs in
prime order ut S7hc
!93 packages cut meats. aud 49l kegs lard Tho de-
rnand pork rather active, ard tho market
for old mess. Tho saes were about 5000 bbs ut s28
so to $28 Is for and % for old ess 500 IS h
sal for prime, and S23 to $2S so for Prime mess for
present delivery, aud $86U for new mess for future
delivery, including April, sellers option. Beef WIS
without particular chsnge. The saes were about 400
bbs at SIG to S2u for plain mess aud $40 SO to "A
for new extra mess ef hams were inactive nominal
and somewhat heavy but not quotaoly lower. Bacon
dull and dropping. Cat meats we're in dem aud and
Il anything, prices were firm The sales werc 22j
packages ut IKE to 1ac for shoulders and lGc. to
lSkc for hams. The transactions il lard were to q
very moderate extent aud prices decliued c, the
ket closing heavy The saes were about $50 packages
i5c. to l7sc Butter aud cheese without spe-
oal change Full prices obtained.
MSCaAR.-The market for raw sugar was rather weak.
But refined held at full prices. The sales of
raw were lUO hoxes Havana at l2Sc @slSc 254 hhtls
Porto Rico at 1lXcl3H-the latter price for priIue
grocery; 90 hhis ,nba cnrnmon refining l1c.; also
Is hhds. do. common to fair refining OF lie @sl2Hc
sALr-The market very Inactive. aud prices ruled
xltogether nominal We heard OF cargo sales what
ever. The jcbong trsde ws' VI about previous quota
ttons.
Trs-The market has been somewhat irregular. bnt
CLOSES ermtr Yesterday evening as cents was offered
and refused for lot GOV slabs Strata We note sale
OF 400 slabs traits ut 25Ko We quote Banca at 2Gc.
tnd English ct 2i%c l. G charcoal plates firm at
she close OF the market at $ll25 but previously could
DO bought at Sll.
TEA-Ths m arket was inactive, hu: prices were well
sustained Tor al descriptions. Scarcely anything
WAS done outside moderate line business. We nots
aAies OF 500 hafchests Oolongs aud 1000 green pr
vAts terms
Havana Markets.
Correspondence JturTtut af Commerce.
HAVANA. F hruary 10. IS6..-Wc have had some de-
rand for dry Sugars during the weak fn especial or