The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-25

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sUGAR.-The only sale reported to-day was It's boxes
Cuba e1Josephtne, at 1oH to i2c-only l28 boxes al
the latter figure. y = =
T. sALr-We quote, with fair jobbing demand, Liver;
gool ground alum st 70 to 81 Is; Marshas ana ,dSa
worthington's fine 10 to $S is; other brands iess
IS to So per sack Turks Island we still quote
per bushel for lots from store but the market is
sErDs-Fla1 is in demand, and prices show material
improvement; now quote at 65 to 81 30 Tor gooo
country lots.
WH1sxrY-very little stock in the hands of dealers;
we quote small lots Of Western at 50 q per gallon
market closed firm.
New York Markets.
MONEY MARKET.
The New York World, Financial article of Monday,
22d inst. says:
Throughout the day there deep undercurrent Of
anxiety In financial circles In regard to the expected
news from Europe and receipt of the kilograms from
the Cuba at Halifax announcing the decline OF flvec
twenty bonds to 6465 arc an advance IN the Bank Oh
Engands rate of discount from seven to ten per cen
there was pressure to buy gold and to sell stocks
Immediately after 4SO p NJ, the Cuoa's news was Is
known in the gold room and the government broker Is
said to have sold over s20OOO0O at 1905 to lSoa to
supply the demand After p NJ, sales were made at
made fat and two three and four per cent were also
paid for carrying gold. Government is said to have
sold about $4,000 600 to-day y.,..,,. A..
The foreign exchange market was dull throughout the
day pending the expected news from Europe Prime
bankers sixty day sterling bills are quoted 109H to
1o9x from first and second hands, and Paris francs
512H.
The weekly statement Of tie New York City banks
shows important differences, and no clue TO the
movements OF the SS.0vUO00 Of currency required to
pay the 600 of gold said to have been sold by
Government last week The loans are decreased 81 $780,
1884, and the net deposits $125,124 The specie is de-
$S7493 while the legal tenders are increased
| $685., ,448
until the receipt of the Cubas news after so p NJ,
when raid was made the market and Erie was sold
down to 72 Pittsburg to "a, Michigan Southern to 7s
Reading 107H; Chicago and Northwestern to 2S New
The ket closed unsettled but strong Parties were
buyers who Of opinion that the decline is only tenn
porary. and that war In Europe will ult ately have
the effect Of advancing the prices oil American Be-
| curiu g.
mand from buyers of gold from Government, and call
loans range from five to six per cent
About $2o.0 600 In currency will be required to-
to for the 600 gold said to have been
sold by Government to-day and 1t sapprehended toat
some Of the eager buyers to-day will be compelled to
sell their gold for cash tomorrow In order to meet their
Government bonds quiet but firm. Coupon Eve
- snies 62 sold at 101A; coupon fve-twenties 80,
i02; coupon tenfortes 96 aeven-thires third series
l02X.
PRODUCE MARKET.
| NEW YORK. May 2L-OoTros.-The market was &C
tive and advancing Sales 1000 bales, at SIC to S8hc
| for Middtngs, UplandB to Orleans.
| BREADsFuTFs.-Them market was quite irregular.
The common and medium grades OF State and West
Flours were &c to loo lower and rather dn al NJ
to 81 rs for supers 81 80 TO So 40 for Extra sate So so
50 70 for Choice do 70 ssas for Shipping RGend
Hoop Ohio; IL S5 for Extra Western SIS to SIG bO
, for Double Extra Western and st. Louis
Southern Flour was scarce and firm Sales 400 bbls.
at $40 so to $l1 so for supers s1l G5 to SIG 80 for Fancy
Canada Flour wss dull and nearly nominal at ss IS
to So 10 for Common; $o25 to for good to choice
Extras
Rye Flour wss dull ct se to SO so.
Corn Meal was firm. Sales 400 bbls at 81 80 to 81 IS
| for Brandywlne.
The whsst market was firm. with good milling de,
t,pkk kbo al aknd
business Sales $4,000 bushels at 81 s6 to S2 for MIL
waukes Club; 50 06 Amber dol 50 so to 50 IS for old
Amber Michigan, and White on private terms
| Corn WAS o shade frmer, with good home demand;
but export business checked by advanced rates asked
for Liverpool freight. Sales 10000 bushels including
unsound at rs to 7so; Western Mixed Prime New Chica-
40 at do do New Toledo at 82c; do do Old 1t 81 to
| Ssd In store and sHoat; Round Yellow OF 9lc.
Oats were frmer for Old, and lower for New. sales
so 600 bushels including New No. Chicago Of 6l 70
59c: New milwaukee, SOC; Old Western, In store, &c;
State, csc, In store. .
Bye was quiet. with only small sale OF Cansda ~
81 IT,
Barley was dull and nominal.
Barley Malt was quiet.
PKAs-Csuada held firm at 81 To-
mario. !. proy Won .uppii.d .th ic. p.ct"d sass
1000 bb!s S2 for Old Mess 30 81 to $50 SO for New
Lard Sas dull and heavy We quote at ls to 200 for
No 2oX to 2xc for Fair to Prime Steam and AK to
22Xo for Kettle Rendered the latter an extreme.
ssl.ed and Picked shoul iers I7S to isHc for DRY
ssited and Picked Hams, Including sweet Picked
| Hams. l7X TO 1sIc, the latter rate for Choice
Beef was active and firm. Sales 800 bbls at S17@
s21 for Repacked Western Mess. and S2l@26 for Extra
do.
Tierce Beef quiet and nominal
Beef Hams dull but firm ut $i7@948.
Butter frm but rather quiet, ut 2793Sc for west
ern and Ohio; S5@43o for State.
Cheese was dull &C l0@15c for new davies
AsHEs.-The demand continues good at 71c for Pots
Pearls are nominal.
OoyrEE-very dull and heavy. We have olty to no.
rOnnL hn~no ihaa Of
| H1pEs-The market is quiet and unchanged. Sales
include 1900 orinoco 2Oh TBS, at 16hc gold. Domes
| tic Slaughters are frm.
| Hops erhere is decidedly improved demand for do
mec and the sales for the past two or three days foot
about $50 bales at prices ranging from 10 to 60 but
very so.rcs Foreign Hops are dull neglected, and nm
settled.
HAY-Is firm. Shipping lots e5c to zoo: retail lots
| soc to 81 per 100 pounds.
MoLAssEs-The market was quiet but firm at 45c to
Csc for Muscovado. and zoo to 76o for Porto Rico.
| NAVAL hToREs-Generally quiet aud unclaimed.
Spirits Turpentine e5c to 97Hc. Common Rosn $3.50.
oms-ouiet but very hrm Linseed Oil; 81 60. Crude
Whale, 81 l5. Crude Sperm, 50 so. Lard OF. 81
to 27c for Crude; II 10 to 42c for Refined in bond.
RIcR-Is nrm, with limited business at exc to exc
sUaAa,-There was very active market The do
mand mainly from refners. and the closing quota
ton is l04c to 1oho for Fair to Good Refining iu 70
&c 10 leo for Ouba and 1870 for Porto Rco; 80 boxes
on private terms.
BALr-we notice considerable activity in Liverpool
sack salt at 81 7 god for Ashtons and 50 to 50 86
currency for Liverpool fine. Turks Island sells by the
cargo at 42Xc, currency, per bushel.
hTxAaINE-There is brsk demand and an upward
| tendency. Sales at 20k to 231<c, as In quality. &
TALLow was active and hrm. SAILS. 10000 lbs
prime Western and city. at 12& to 1870; 100 0Oo lbs
| Butchsrs' Association, lSc.
WH1sKEY was quiet and nominal, at 50 2eH to 50 27
| for prime Western bbis.
FIR IoHrs-To Liverpool. by steamer. Cd Is the rate
asked for corn; but probably shipments could be made
Sd 10 Cork for orders, Italian brig with "a QUO
bur bells rn at As Sd per quarter. To Greenock the
italian brig Attla with 5000 obls tar on private terms'
Late Foreign Markets.