The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-04-19

been rather fuctuatlng ranging from 81 to $50 per
some 1000 sscks which would indicate an advance OF
Ic DER buehel The transactions OF the week embrace
about 600 sacks at the aforementioned figures To-
day we nc ced sales of 1900 sacks all at $50 per
bushel Weeks receipts, IT, LOO sacks. Exports, $50
sacks. w
article during the past week. and that little has been dis
posed of-changed hands at still further de cline on our
previous quotations in last Saturdays ISSUE when 81 II
TO 20 were the selling rates, but last evening 81 10 to
is ia all that could be realized The weeks sales In
cude about 600 sacks at the latter figure To-day only
about 800 changed hands at 81 is 100 lbs The
receipts of the week comprise 4l7 Sacks and the e1
ports $50 sacks.
PRov1s1oXs-The demand during the past week has
been only for retail parcels and was very brisk Occa.
sonaly we hear of round lot Of Pork being sod but
nothing of the kind In Bacon and Lard The condition
of market will be found by referring to the annexed
PoRx-Even weight Mess is retailing readily at $2s Is
to s28 per b One two sales of 100 bbs each took
place during the week at $28 per Dbl The weeks re-
ceipts comprise 1855 bbls and the exports 276 bbs
BAooN-There was some inquiry for Shoulders in a
small way but no lots Of any magnitude have changed
hands We continue to quote Shoulders at Is to lShc
Ribbed Sides l6 to 16Ic; clear do Smoked Hams
&c., and sugarcured 70 to 2sc per h. The weeks re-
celps comprise "a casks and the exports l2S casks
LARD The market has been very quiet with no sales
Ice for prime in erces, and 2lc per pound in kegs
The receipts comprise 81 erces 180 kegs and the
ports 20 tierces and 40 keg. co..
Western do nt 35c to 45c per pound; Northern and
western Cheese at 24c English Dairy 27c; full weight
Star Candles a. 4c; short weight do at 2lc per pound
Soap at 10c to 15c; and Starch ct &c to 2c pound
WHIsxEY The market is dull and depressed with no
sales Of any consequence. Rectifed commands from
50 25 to So 81 per gallon for retail lots The weeks re-
ceipts comprise l4l bbls and the exports 226 bbls
CoYrEE.-we have no change to note in this conmod-
y Dealers supplying the domand at 25 to n cents
q 10, currency, for ordinary to prime Rio The total
receipts since the close of the comprise bags
The sales Of the week embrace about 380S bags OF which
225 at 2O cents Gold, duty paid 200 at POS cents do
$50 cents do 1776 at II conts do 400 at 2l cents
do and I4S on private terms The stock on hand this
evening comprises TO- 844 bags. We now quote round
lots as follows FAIR to prime 2oh to 2O5 cents, aid
choice 81 cents. Gold. duty paid.
SALT-A cargo of Liverpool consisting OF $500 sacks
were sold on private terms.
FnEIcHTs Ts-There is moderate demand OF firm pri.
ces for foreign ports While that for domestic continues
very dull. The engagements for to-day comprise q
British vessel for Liverpool at sd and two ships for
Havre at Ike per ID for Cotton We continue to quote
as follows: Cotton by steam to New York is taken at
&c. aid to Boston at sc pound, and by sail 70
both of the above ports at 1c by steam to Liverpool al
4 to I'd an by sail at Il to I'd; to Havre by sail
to sc per pound There is no our going forward to
New York or to Europe and we therefore omit quota
tons for that article as they only calculated to mis-
lead parties interested.