The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-25
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL

COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
CHARLESTON, February 23-During the
early part otthe present week, the sales
OF cotton which, up to Thursday, amount
I'D to about TOO bales, took place generally
at such rates as were quoted by us on Fri
day last-say 40@43c for middliDg to good
nniddiing. The business of Tuesday was at
q decline Of 1c., the sales Of the day being
about 800 bales. On Wednesday, the news
OF an advance in the Liverpool market was
publis ID, and sellers would only operate
at an a.. |ance. The transactions of Wednes-
day and yesterday, amounting to 800 bales,
nave established an Improvement in prices
OF about &c. on the better class, and 1c.
on tho lower, and from the lowest dcpres-
sion OF the week. We quote middling 41c.;
strict middling, 420143c.; good middling.
&c There is good supply of re-packed
cotton on the market, and we learn of
sales at 28@32c. There is but little de-
mand for Sea Island, and it is only the
better grades that are inquired for. 4 few
bales OF this class have been sold during
no week at our highest quotations. We
quote $1Mos1.60.
COTTON STATEMENT.
S. I'd. Up'd
Stock on hand Sept /, 1865. -. 3G2 1.61O
Receipts from Sept. 1, 1868, to
Feb IA, 1866. 1896 4. 1914
Receipts from Feb. Is to ''' '1@
Feb. IL. ................. 253 2,143
Total receipts. 3,o41 IS, ATT
Exports. s. ia. Up,l.
Exports from Sept
l, 1865, to Feb.
ID, 1866. .2,926 As. 1872
From Feb. 16 to
Feb. 22, 1866. 7 949
Total exports. 1888 40, 1866, ,93a AZ, 166
Stock on hand 9O8 1911
The receipts Of rice since our Last report
have amounted to about 1000 bushels of
Carolina rough, which have been sent to
the mills to be pounded. Clean Carolina is
| being sold at 1l012c. per pound.
The receipts OF hay have been confined
20 about 400 bales Of North River and Phi
delphla, which came principally to dealers
Jobbers are asking s1.6O@s1.7O for North
River. There has been no arrivals of East
erD.
The corn market continues to be hoavily
supplied, and arrivals from New York, Bal
timore, Norfolk and Elizabeth CITY. have
brought some 5000 bushels to hand since
our last report. We learn OF sales of vel
low at 92c., weight; $500 bushels white, at
sl0sl ~, and another cargo is being dis
/ posed OF at S1.05, measurement, OF ST. 10,
weight.
Oats continue to arrive freely, and we are
informed OF the sale of n cargo Of 4, 700
bushels at 60c., weight, and lot of ], 100
bushels, 6Oc., measurement.
There is good demand for -four, with a
fair stock. Super is selling at So. .5O(0s1O:
Extra, S10.50@s11.
The bacon market is abundantly sup
pied, but we hear of no large transactions,
the sales being generally in limited way,
a. I5G19c. for shoulders, and 19@2Oc for
sides.
We hear of n6 farther arrivals of salt
but the market is dull, with limited de-
mand, the article continuing depressed
1000 sacks have been sold. for export, Mt
s1.65 per sack.
LIvEnPooi., February s.-Cotton buoyant,
at an advance Of I'd. for American. Other
descriptions lower. Sales Of the week 7 200
bales. On Friday, $1,000 bushels were sold,
holders demanding an advance.
LONDON, February s-Consols s62@s7t.
Five-twenties, 674@67l.
AUGUSTA, February 2l.-The cotton mar
ket was very dull during the whole Of last
| week, and prices, under adverse advices
from Europe and the North, were from Sc
&C. lower than those current earlier in the
month: On Monday last, better feeling
prevailed in the market, without material
change in prices. Yesterday, the market
was firm, but little business was transact
ed To-day, owing to the favorable news
by the Harmonic, from Liverpool, holders
assumed quite q firm attitude, and were
enabled to effect sales ut from 14@2c. above
the rates Of yesterday. Good middling has
been sold to-day at 3Sc.; but holders are
unwilling to sell unless they can do better,
hence the sales have been quite limited
The Offering stock is very light.
WILMINGTON, February 2O-Sales of I
bales middling cotton, at 35c.; BIT bbls.
crude turpentine, at s4; 500 bbls. common
rosin, at 50; 489 bbls. tar, at s175
NEW YORK, February 21-Flour declined
6 to 10c. Wheat dull. Corn quiet. Bee.
steady. Pork heavy-mess s2s!9s2Si.
Lard and whiskey firm. Gold 37t.
BALTIMORE, February 21.-Flour dull
superEne, sSi. Wheat and corn dull Pro-
visions heavy. Whiskey firm.
a Skin as Fair as Alabaster.
LADIES TOILET."