The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-11

of the market s still In buyers favor; 1900 bbs good
common and strained grades were sold at S4a4 26
Observation-Disclosures market is dull, heavy and
lower Sales made of $500 bbs at s22 90a2S 2 for
new Western mess cash and regulnr S22 26a22 90
prime mess. Also for future delivery 1000 bbls
mess at s2s 25a2s s7 b. o. April and May on pri-
BEEF-Is in fair dcmand at firmly held figures. We
notice sales Of $40 bbs s14a2O for plain Western mcss
ind SO 50a20 so for extra do.
BEEF HAMs-Arc firm ut S43a45
BACON SIDEs.-Thc market is 1ull and heavy. Sales
were made OF 270 boxes at lOac for Cumberland cut and
II 10 for short rib
in dry salt at l2 a13c do in sweet pickle at
shoulders in dry salt at 9c and do in sweet pickle ut
a1S Sales n small rec say 1nd Of oG up ea Pegs
port and tor the high grades for home usc at former
rates.
CHEEsE.-The market is steady. Shippers have taken
large lots this week. and the stock Ia considerably re-
duced holders not inclined to make any concession
in price.
quite nominal Sales rnaio of $40 tcs and bills at
l2al2c for No to kettle rendered city, for
MOL Western; 122alSc for steam rendered 90 do' ana
13a13Ac for kettle rendered do
RIoE-There Is no change In the market. We quote
Carolina at 10l4a10Mc
suaAn-The market for raw is moderately active at
full prices We quote fair to good refining at 10al05sc
The sales are 925 hhds, at &c for Cuba and 4O5
boxes Havana at II Sal2A In refined there is better
at 12salsAc soft white at and crushed pow
dered md granulated at lbc.
TEAa-There iH little better tone to the market
Sales reported from first hands OF 1900 hachests
greens $500 do Japans, and GOO do souchongs at prices
that indicate improvement from yesterdays rates.
WH1sKEY--The market is dull and nominal
FRE1GHTs.-To Liverpool-200 bales compressed cot
ton at " and per 600 bales cotton at a716d
TO Breen-50o bbls rosn ut % 3d. 500 b1,s petroleum
ton at Mc bark from Philadelphia vita petroleum to
Marseslles at 5s Sd.
Cubn Markets.
MATANZAs, April 2.-CLAfED suaAR.-There has
prevailed consid rable dunCss in market for this
staple since previous report of tho 10Th uo, the
operations having been limited to the small cypher of
5000 boxes which have been necessarily wanted Tor the
complement cargoes of the several vessels loadng
Europe These sales have been generally closed at very
irregular rates. varying at II to rs basis No 10 ID S.
6A rs which, however, cannot form any criterion inas-
much they realized under special monetary con-
ditons.
Purchasers are much sheartened to touch the article
at these figures in the presence Of the unvoabe sua
On of foreign markets and the gloomy character of our
monetary matters throughout the Island, while the +
ter produced heavy depression In exchanges and
almost complete paraizaton in the market Low figures
are offered but planters determined not to give
way ut less than 74a7h No H. Their chief reason
for firm rates is the deficiency in tho crop now becoming
apparent
regard to this article since previous report owing to
the Rood demand and the certainty that the production
of these descriptions will fall consid deraby Short sellers
have been unwilling to yield to any reduction, and buy
erH have been compelled TO give the ratcS asKed.
Mo1AssEs.-The good demand noticed in our previous
report has kept unatered up to the end of last week.
when the most urgent wants of shippers being satisfied
the market has commenced to exhibitless activity The
sales have reached about $500 hhds mostly rials per
keg for clsyed although parcels for immediate de-
livery, in new casks and pure prime quality, obtained
5 rias keg 400 hhds Centrifugal, i'll old casks at
rials Muscovado at 6a64 rails keg.
receipts thus fur show ON excess over
lat year. they are estimated ut more than half the pre-
sent CROP and accordingly doubt can be entertained
in regard to It's shortness, compared with the previous
one Some estates have already finished grinding, and
their crops result III deficiency of about from
last year. the cause of which being mainly attributed 70
the severe drought experienced and which prevails still
in many districts.
FnEraHIs.-The demand for Europe has boen kept
rather slack but rates have not undergone any material
change For the United States the inquiry continues
good under firm prices, but the arrivals OF Into being
large we anticipate some decline.
LuMBER.-The market for pitch pine lumber ia very
fiat the stock being considerably large Sale ex cargo
Der H. C. Brooks, from Mobile, of very good steam
sawed lumber at $2l 4 mile cash.