The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-28
Augusta NIarltet.


AUGUSTA. ovtoper ao.-CoTToN. There has been for
tho past two days marked imp, ovement In this staple
apred By the s9o1sbe sooounts om % Ivorpool and
New York, has been unusually active at advance OF
were received and 1142 bales sold. During the
week t7s bales have been received OF this point
New YorkMiddfngs were made at l7c and some CLANCY
FLoun-Maintains former quotaHons--s1s, s14, SIS.
as scording 70 brands, and the "Augqsa mill is asking
MnA1-Is selling readily at 81 SO per bushel.
BAooN.contnues l. g. about tho same-no mater Ia isl
NIB Sides 0
Bur1En-Has advanced; Goshen 80 a 5Sc; wertern
wHnAr--u is dacult to give quot,tous for this ar
ticle-di1erent parties quoting different figures We
IS 50 per bus5ei Red is selling nom 81 60 to
CoRN-1s in light demand; at 81 20 to II 80. No old
nor mixed Offering.
Savannah Market.
SAVANNAH, October 24.-CorroN. market con-
tnued in much the same dull condition until Monday.
when the advices OF advance in Liverpool and New
York caused considerable diminuton, lasting until
rona the to d.
coupled with the above disaster, there reported
9. corresponding feeling in New York Yesterday but
little was done, parties apparently buying merely TO
European markets being sustained Notwithstanding the
financial difficulty and the improved tone of New York
which has resulted in BY heaviest days business
Of the season at very full prices and close frmy
sales, and We would remark that the prices paid have
given bess which to quote the lower grades with
some degree OF regularity:
Good Middling, Liverpool. (scarce).. 10 o.
Strict Middng. Liverpool. (scarce).. .1sh@-
Low Mlddiing .ieS@17
Good ordinary. 10 O.
Tho larger proportion Of the sales being composed Of
the latter although good lots have been picked up
The advance to-day is o full cent per pound, OF
which however may be lost tomorrow. tho dis
patches nom New York do not confirm those Of
date; and here We would remark that cotton shows
treme sensitiveness and parties hold off day.
become anxious. while brisk demand they are will
ing and ready sellers and to-day has worked OFF large
quantity OF poor cottons, which declining
dull market would not have been easily got Of 10
shippers to Europe it does If the poorer grades
were most desirable at the mparatvely low prices
ruling for them, with reducing OF American
staple the grades will assmilae very much and type
samples received here ofSeptenlber classification shows
that such has already begun.
Sea Islands less complained Of but still we con.
much shortened by the disastrous rains OF so long
duration the coast. M
RIoE-Ihe stock of Rice hsnd SO small that It Ia
impossible to give correct wholesale quotations. There
s, however. better feeling. We quote Carolina, 83
&c. and 10c by the single herce. Rangocn is quoted
at DC per pound. by the bag, In small lots
SALT.-Ihefe are several cargoeS of salt on the
here but there Is as yet change IN the quotations.
From the wharf, by car oad, 50 s5 from store 90 So
TIMBER LUMBER.-A general apathy still peryades
this branch OF business Manufacturers Of lumber have
but little encouragement in the present prices and
timber getters cannot afford to get out timber al the
same rates when produce and labor were twenty
per cent lower We forbear quotations until there il an
Improvement ~
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT