The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-04

| Stock February LIE .26, llo
In tho early part of the week under review there ss
but very limited buHne done in the cotton market
and the ansac tons OF Saturday and Monday are scarce
worta noting On luesaly however Ia pes.sn een
speculative demand existed and fair amount OF ousl-
moss WIS done ut advanced rates. Wednesday buyers
entered the market reluctantly and In 80 doing de-
manded reduction on the price paid the previous day
to which, however. holders wore unwilling to submit
and but few transactions tooi aca In consequence ON
Thursday the unfarorabie atvices from Liverpool and
The .orth had depressing Influence on our MARKET and
parties unwilling to operate, preferring to await
further advices, and tic sales of the day were limited
uud even then decline from the prices OF the pre-
vious day.
TodIy the market was very heavy and we have heard
| OF no sales. Nliddings may be quoted nomina1y at
3lSc per h. The sales of the week have been in the
| neighiJorhood of 5000 bales
There has been bettur business done In Sea Islands
during the week. end the better grades continue to be in
general request and improving in prices We quotes
Common roller gnncd 62a55c good clean Mccarthy G5n
f0c; medium fine s0c, and very fine at socasl and up
wards per Ii.
R1cE-Thcrc has been better inquiry for Rice du-
ring tho past H. In consequence OF the prevailing
opinion that the crop both ef Carolina and Georgia. VIII
choice Clear Rice selling readily ut ]0]c per Prme
Rough Rice has also been in better request at sa2 81
bushel.
FhEIaHTs.-Wc havo little change to note In tho
Freight market Several vessels filling up for Liver
pool at for square, and d for round bales Cotton
In coastWiso Frcghts there has been no change The
steamships are takng full treights OF Cotton every
tp &c to Boston, 1c to New ork and c to Phila-
delpMa and Baltimore. Tho rates by sing vessels arc
fractioh under these figures Lumber troights have
been dull during tho week. We quote: New York s9a
| 10; to Boston, &c, s10al1.
| Mobile Market.
MOBILE, January Sl.-CorroN.-Tho demand hns
been light and confined to few to-day Early IN the
morning p1ces ruled at the close yesterday but the
gSye way s,ss a@ a and was quoted easy at SIC
We received Press telegram from Liverpool today
tut private advtcea from there reported decline,
which, with the '1luI and nominal condition OF New
YORK; caused factors who offering to make conces-
sons demanded by buyers.
MONETARY AND FINANc1AL-Therc has bcen but q light
demand tor Exchange since yc6teIdaT tut the inquiry
for rcittnces from the interior kept dealors pretty ac
tive u day. Bank rate als discount, and bankers y
discount The principal supply Offering was taken UP
Gold is reported dull ranging throughout the day be-
tween 134 1Sa1S5, buying and seng In New York the
market opened ut l342 and touched l30a, but closed
at 1856. Za=
Following the course OF New York, Sterling has been
very dull all day Private New York kilograms up to tho
close of the day reported Sterling heavy and almost un
saeable Tho quotations here at the close were 141c144
sixty days and sight bills with the atter particularly
dull.
New Orleans Sight par.
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS, January O.-NoSErARY:-The New
York gold market opened this morning ut lS5 against
1855 the closing rate yesterday This shows sudden
advance OF . Ct which may be an error OF the wires
or If correct s doubtless the result OF the failure OF the
holders in our market have turned it to their advantage
and we have already heard OF sale of 525 600 ut
md of smaller amounts at about tile same hgure No
thing has yet transpucd in stocks or bonds today but
there is an active increment noticeable III Lousiana
State notes at steadily advancing prices
E1cH.NGE-Forcsu is trmer this morning, OWING to
the advance in god offerings arc heavy and tue de-
maud is barely moderate. herc s no alteration OF any
Kind in domestic The supply anL demand rule as here.
toorc and tho rates continue at }s ut bank aud sax
= ct discount Of doors for sight checks Oh Northern
cities
CoTToN-The market continues firm with q good de-
mand. Offerings have been further increased and tie
supply iB sparcntl? ample to meet my ordinary re-
quiremets. Exchange also has improved. aud the pros
pect for full average days business m the staple is ut
the prusent writing quite flvorbe Factors however,
have ugaln enhanced their asking rates. which may re-
tard operations unless the Liverpool and New York at
vices OF this morning shonld Indicate increased rncss
in those 1narket5. The sales yesterday amounted to
L. so0 bales, no. 900 printed The previous hsay
rst days sale THIS season was December l9th l2O0O
bales.
s.Suaan AND Mo1AssEs.-The receipts since yesterday
conprisc !4 hhs OF sugar. and 39l bbls Of molnsses
The sugar market today quite Inactive and prices
we're ruling more in favor Of buyers decline of fully