The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-10

0uSar qulet havana, 1ld. Go1Q 1871.
New YORK, March s.-Cotton dull, with
sales of 200 bales, at 42c. .@43c. Gold, so.
LIVERPOOL, February 25.-Cotton is Id
lower on the week, with sales Of 58,tcc
bales: Sales on Friday, 5000 bales; Sat, r
day, 5000, market closing easier. Consols
unchanged. U. s. 5-2Vs 694 to 693.
CHARLESTON, March o.-The sales of cot
ton for the week have amounted to near
1000 bales, but owing to decline in
Europe, and the general unsettled condi-
ton CT the money market, the staple has
week. The receipts of the week amount
to 294 bales of Sea Island, and 1855 of up
land, which is falling off from the re-
celpts OF the previous week. The market
was unsettled yesterday, with downward
tendency: The decline noticed above, is
mostly felt IN the lower grades, the stock
OF good cotton being very small. We quote:
Inferior to ordinary, 2S@30c ordinary to
good ordinary, 32@33; low 1niddling. 36@
81; middiing to strict middling, 5000;
good midding, Al.
COTTON STATEMENT.
S. I'd. Up'd
Stock on hand Sept. 1, 1865 -. 1862 1910
1tecelpts from Sept. l, 1865, to
Receipts from from March i to ''''' '''00'
March Z. ............... 264 1856
Total receipts. ...... 1852 81, ,s26
Exports. s. I'd. Up'd.
Exports from Sept.
!, 1865, to March
1, 1866. .3,257 ,76O
From March 2 to
March 8, 1856. 122 1886
Total exports. $3.50 ST, Co.'s, s7e S., ,ess
Stock on hand - 9S3 6.672
The receipts of rice since our last weekly
report amount to 5000 bushels, which has
been sent to the mills. Cleac Carolina is
extra parcels occasionally at 12@13c.
Over 1000 barrels naval stores have
reached here during the week. We quote
rosin at s3.50@4. No sales of spirits.
Some 600 bales of North River hay have
come to hand during the week, and part
of this was sold to a dealer on private
terms. The article may be quoted at GOO
Csc. per hundred in quantity. There has
been no supply of Eastern received.
There is fair demand for corn for plan
tation purposes, and in jobbing way the
article is selling at 1.O5@l. 10 per bushel.
Oats are dull, with fair supply on the
cents per bushel.
Flour is in good demand, and super is
being sold at S9.25@s9.5O, and extra at $40
per barrel.
There have been no arrival of salt for
some time, and the only sales are in q
retail way, at 50. 00@s2.25 sack.
To Liverpool the engagements Of freights
have been at Sd. for upland; but in the last
few days room has become scarce, and the
asking rate is now Sd. for upland. Sea
Island remains as before, say Id. per
pound. Coastwise-To New York the rate
is unchanged, say, by steamer. 1 cent per
pound on upland; by sailing vessel sos
cent per pound.
Bills of Exchange on England have been
selling at Sc 2O@s6. IS, but the rate is un-
settled and nominal. Domestic Exchange
The banks are buying sight drafts on
days off. They are selling sight checks
brokers at sO@31, and selling at 49,
AUGUSTA, March Cuisines for the
past week has been rather dull, notwith-
standing the weather has been favorable
for travel. Nothing done in the cotton
market this week. but few days last week
exhibited some activity, at figures varying
from 335@36c. We give no quotations for
this week. Gold declining. Brokers buy
ing at 80, and selling at 81. Buying silver
at 80, and selling at "a.
MOBILE, March 3.-The receipts of cotton
for the past week foot up IL, ,O34 bales; ex-
ports, S,759. Our last weekly review closed
with good demand. Middlings, 43c. Gold
very dull, with a downward tendency.
Buying rates, 350D36; selling, 36@37.