The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-20

| sa5 for plain mesa and S2Sa27 80 for extra mess,
i Tierce beef and beef hams are unchanged
Cut meats continue in demand and firm Sales OF
equal to 2o3 packages at 1oa0hc Tor shoulders In sa
| and 1bc for common picked hams.
Lard Is firmly held but is without much activity:
Sales Of ESQ bbls and cs at 12al2H for No l;
for cy 1sa1sK for far to prime steam and Kettle rem
Cor co1Yxx-Rio Is dull and nominal at 1oHc gold; stock
In frst hands s42 bags IN New York; 5000 In pnia
coTTos~our market for this staple to-day e rather
quiet but firm feeling Is manifested among holders and
snGS q % sSsp H. pss ~ do ss
EIY-Is quiet Carolina 11Xs12Kc, and Rangoon sK
suaAp-Raw sugars are nrm but quiet OF 11xa12c
for fnr to good refining. Refned are firm af l7e for
TIIIow-The market il frm and the demand fair.
saes Of 200 bs at a11x for good eastern 70 PRIME
Wu,sxxx-The market is dull and prices nominal.
FRE1oHTs-lhee engagements by steamer arc to Liver
poo 250 bales cotton at 16d 12O tcs lard at 2 and to
London 1000 boxes cheese at S5s.
DRY aoops-we had the unpleasant duly last week OF
noticing the failure Of very prominent diy gooas
house. and we have this week to add tne names Of swo
moro rms that have been compelled to succumb during
the past week These two more unforunates are the
very respectable importers Of British goods Fatrcnid
Fanchav Co.. and Loeschigk, Willard & Rhodes. no
these MIGHT be added the names of two three obbers
and the name Of another large importing house IN e1
treme dtfaculty II not actually suspended But Is
ortielo morss It win be time enough when the breath
Il may be sad ofmerchants Shakespeare said Of Or.
dinary mortals '.The time once when the brains
were out the would die" " but merchants win suo-
oeed sometimes In carrying en- business, with seeming
long sas y houses should
now and then suspend or absolutely fail. in time OF
general prosperity and of abundant money course,
wa 40 not intend these remarks personally apphcare
snyvhere but there have been good many sensancnal
ruos growing out Of the few failures which Lave 90
CURED "a the dry goods trade and an attempt mas Deen
made 10 throw dstrust the commercial soundness
of many houses in the most important business interests
Of the metropolis which should be promptly d Proved
lest thsy LEAD to sctual disasters.
Ths failures which have occurred believe to be
cepouxbie cases. aud win be pioce OF good ior
had and the causes which led to the disaster fu pup
Hshed. Under the existing condition OF the country,
need be no fears Of commercial revuions such as occur
red IN lS87 1s47 and 1851 The terrible commercA gus
aster o. those dismal periods were Distinctly owing 70
thoroughly vicious system Of banking and an ansouna
crecy At the present time we have the best curren'
ev vhich any commercial community have ever been
favored WITH and only accidents beyond ane q
corld result In business panic. There nothing nko
cospae Of credit to be feared nor any disturbance OF
the currency to be anticipated from governmental inter-
Owing partly to the actual and asserted failures among
the dry goods importers and the expectation that they
woud lead 10 forced sales which would naturally reduce
prices business has been very light during the week.
has been Yery nearly stagnant Importaons OF foreign
sa sG SaSs sssa sns 5S s9ss
The trade In domescs for the week has be,n rather
limited but prices have been firmly maintained Tho
West the South and the Pacific States, are al bare OF
sape goods; they have been buying from hand 10 hand
long anticipation Of lower prices thss tne ume nus
come Then large purchases must be made and the CON-
sequences win be active market and hardening OF
uricas not considerable advance. The abundant
hsryess are already beginning to tell on the trade The
activity Of the fall In liberal spirit or they may u
aoeether TO reap the benefits Of It Brown sheetngs
and shirtngs readily ut our quotations and there
s better demand for the finer qualities for bleaching
In bleached goods the stock has very sensioy de-
creased while the demand for common graaes nas ea
hibited marked degree Of Improvement tco
early at present to estimate the effect which the
CROP OF cotton viii have this style Of goods but It L.
safe 70 assume TINT the increased demand VIII ao0u'
There Ia hardly anything doing In drils but the De
for jeans, which were noticed last week ss aGaye
sim continues Stripes but little called for Ticks
are inactive, and the market Is wel supplied. DENNIS
and ootonsdes neglected and the quoted rates are
very little inquiry for cloths In the gray The demand
for prints has been more lively and seasona6e SYKES
are In good request st quoted prices The au paefns
/ mand whm they come In Einghams the demand has
improved somewhat and tho finer qualities md ready
sale "
tie better kinds maintain their prces but slight con-
cesson is not denied when there disposition to give
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without material change. Muslin de aines are less IN
ouired for than they have been. The demand from the
clothing manufacturers gives firm tone to the prices OF
Italian cloths which are In considerable request a. TINS
season, especially in the medium grades The Same re-
marks viii applJ to most qualities OF woonen cloths,
hongh there 10 considerable regulary in prices Ken
plied In the carpet tade there very little doing the
season Of the year Ia unavorable but prices are hr
coarser descriptions the only description in fact Of
American manufacture. are steady at the quotations
In foreign dry goods the market Is unsealea. In Inc
heavy failures of some have tended to demoraze pur.
chasers and there has been some difficulty IN relation 70
the withdrawal OF goods from bonded warehouses hy
large importer during the week which nave ssnseo .o
present tune Is limited to the actual necesiues oI ne
| season. A.. ,-
anime into the affairs of George A. Wicks Co.,, have
sIty cents on the dollar. Without any personal know
edoe of the business should soy that this s liberal
and fr offer for both sdes and one which creditors will
nnd TO their advantage to accept only in exeer
ona that suspended firm pays sixty cents wnsn
compelled to legal winding up Of their afisus-inde
pendent.
RIO JANEIao, June 7-[wright & Co.'S Market Re
Nco6ee-The sales Of the fortnight amount to 1l6
600 bags Of which 6S 900 were for the United states 81
600 for the Channel and North OF Europe for the
south OF Europe and 5000 for the River Plate The
stock is now 100 600 or 10000 bags The prices sncs
the asa ut have ruled very steady and the fluctuations
have been small The quotations day are as sTsaG
ssU20O; first regular 5l1O0a5l2O0; first ordinary 4l6O
4B8O0-per arrobe. We quote cargoes as follows: For
the United States American lots, 5nSO0a616o
sncle bags and 46sa48sSd double bags for the North Of
Europe -5Os1a52sl0d double bags; for the
Cbannel and Mediterranean 44O0a6O0 single
bags-per cwt to b ex freight, Exchange 224d. Clear
since 2d ult-Baltmore 1881 bags, New York 65
osl ba1s Hampton Roads $500 bags Savannah $40 bags
Channel 10 500 bags Chrsana $3.50 bags Bordeaux 1878
haos Hsyre 1OOS5 bags, Fredksh'n 2970 bags, Genoa
1884 bags Portugal bags, River Pate 1866 bags Total
| los, 400 bags.
LIVERPOOL COTTON Market July flor the week. J
Cotton WAS in fair demand in the carly part OF the week.
Int arce Tuesday the business has been com aradvely
iimited The supply continues abundant, and decline
"a onoted in almost every description. For Sea Island
the general demand continues good and prices are fully
snn5orted The better qualities which for months have
baep neglected are now more inquired for and COM
msnd f1ll prices American, though In GOOD request
has allen to I'd per lb Brazil has been freely onered
and decne has been submitted to OF per lb Egyp-
an ia heavy o. sale at about I'd b below last weeks
| lstes The quotations Of Smyrna are reduced 1uny
| DER h. with very small sales. The late imports OF
| East India have this week been freely offered ana
/ have given more choice In the better k1nds;
prices are generally I'd per b lower though some cnocs
erowhs have brought extreme rates. Bengal IN gooa
REQUEST and fully maintains last Thursdays quotauons
for the higher qualities. In cotton to arrive only lew
ssctons early the week have been reported
sales cf amount 69 fS0 bales including i6so
speculation. and IL 210 for export, leaving 4Ooao
ths trade The actual export This week is not deduct
ed from the stock 1t not included IN the stock de-