The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-28
COMMERCIAL AND F1sAs0,xi,: -


AUGUSTA, April -28-The Auvicts ~ q
/ Iortner oechne OF cotton i'll Liverpo!d US
settled our market III The morning, otia f.,
.ne aIrernoon busincss was snsp""ata {:
| therefore, we have no sales to repor: and
cannot give quotations. But little Va,
| done III gold or SILVER or stocks today. No
chang in rates.
I CHARLESTON, April 27.-Ws hay. to rc.
port week OF great dcnression in cotton
fflces IN Liverpool keep receding verv
much In consequences Of the unsettled state
OF affairs on the continent Of Europe. ami
Until austria and Prussia think right to
sett1e thelr dlfficuity, We may expect, for q
time at least, q fuctuating cotton market
Inc receipts Of the week amount to about
IoS oaaes OF Sea Island, and 2, 999 bales of
upland cotton. The sales OF the week foot
up some 1,Soo bales. the naa,ket having de-
cilned about 8 cents per pound from the
prices prevailing week ago. Yesterdny
ene market was very unsettled. with saj,.s
VI ABOUT SOo bales, at 26 cents for low ord;-
nary; 81 cents for middling; and 320o3a
I.!s IHnGs Per pound for strict midding cotton.
Chtli the market Assumes a more fred
character we omit quotations.
ihere have been no sales OF Sea Island
cotton, and what is coming forward is
being shipped. 20
COTTON STATEMENT.
,., s. I'd. Juu
STOCK on hand Sept. l, 1866 3S2 s1a
receipts from Sept. 1, 1855, to
April IS, 1866 a,s 7s sssJ
Receipts from April IS 80
1Ap'i -'' iooo' 2G9 2,sS3
totai l,aa,1. receipts >, -. 1887 so,a74%
Exports from Sept
l, 1855, to April
', 10, 1855. 4,232 72,l4E
From April 20 10
April 2G, 1866 300 2 $50
Totalezports 4.l2a 1891
On hand and shi; board 565 4 eso
The supply OF hay l., very smaI) nJ
prices uhchauScd--Sar 1l0l2 cent. 49,
pohud for clean Carolina.
NC receipts of nava! stores OF the week
are hight, with good demand We hear
=, o,o. tie ,o'lowinS sales: $50 barrels rosin.
sloISl1; IS barrels spirits turpentine %
cents per gallon, tax paid; tar in good de-.
mand, and none on the market.
ne supplies of hay consist mainly of
SoIth hlver, and have COM. principally to
efaieIs; =, 1nn:, we quote this quality Of hay st
mas ,.a been disposed of at 81. 80 per hundred
Inc market Is firm, with ain improyinv
tendency. wing
we learn of no receipts of corn since our
,as.' ,amhonSh there are several vessels
small stock, prices have improved and wa
arrive. e"'' ~
ihe stock of oats is very limited and
prices have somewhat improved. Several
thousand bushels have been disposed Of at
about IS cents per bushel, weight.
he large stock of flour is being some-
what reduced, and prices have st;tfened nm
curing tie week to the extent of an !623
per barrel. 1t is selling ss.759s9.75.
1he stock OF bacon Continues ample for
the demand, which is limited to i5bbinr
nta Frees remain without alt.ratio,1
say 14C126 cents.
lnerc Is an ample stock of salt on tla
market, UuS there Is no demand. excent in
= y, tstaii a1.I W was The article is selling at
VI. 49, 51s1i'5o per sack. Freights to Liver
pool are 50. @9-16 for upland, and Id. xrS
Sea Island TO Havtc, l ! cents for upland
and cents per pound forsSea TsjanS
!. C"asiwise-To New York the rate il nm
changed, cay by steamer l cent Der pound
TOR upland, and IL cents per pound for S.a
Island; by sailing vessels, cent ne
pound; Bills OF exchange on England have
ranged; during the week, from 5.sool5 eo.
Yesterday the rate was 5.S5 for sistC dar
bulls. The banks are purchasing .iobt
drafts on the North at / per cent. of. ~
10 days, ] off; So days, Ii of. Thev s.l,
sight checks on the North at par. Priva1a
drawers are checking at par to o9. Cold
IS soid by the brokers u, 2SIl29, and p11r-
chased at u e'''-