The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-11
The Charleston Cotton Market.

The Charleston Cotton Market.
CFFICE OF THE CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS
CHARLESTON, Saturday Evening, March 9, 1867,
The market opened with moderate demand, and near
200 bales changed hands the basis Of % cents ib
for Middng Uplands. But after the reception Of the
news Of decline at Liverpool the market became fiat
and nominal and transactions closed for the day. The
sales were 10 at g. at 2sA. IS at at 2 and 145
| at %. We omit quotations.
Augusta Market.
|. AUGUSTA, LLarch 9.-Money market dull
GoLD-Brokers buying ut 1856 and selling at 1877.
SnvER-Brokers buying at 127 and selling at 132.
CoTToN.-There has been change In the market for
the better since yesterday, but there is still declining
at &c., and at &c Sales amounted to rs bales as
| follows: 18 at a., IS at % and 2 at 2s1. -.
Receipts 161 bales.
Savannah Market.
SAVANNAH March 8-CorToN-The market today
was nominal. The transactions we're small at 2Ba28hc
for Mdding Uplands holders evincing but little dispos
ton to accede to buyers terms.
TIMBER AND LuMBER.-There is good demand for
both timber and lumber and orders from the North are
being filed at slightly advanced rates
The supply Of timber Is quite limited for the season.
and is commanding better prices. We quote:
ranging timber large average. OOa20 90
f1Es.class ranging timber, small. 10 0Oa16 90
Lumber may be quoted as follows
Flooring boards, per NJ 500 0Oa25 90
Ship stuff, rough edge. 18 00a22 90
Ship stut, square edge. q 00a28 90
Deals OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 20 OOa23 90
R1cE-Is in moderate demand at Saloc. for Carolinn
Rough Rice has yielded somewhat the prices of last
week, and sales have been made ut $176aS2 q bushe
Some parties are asking 25 but have heard Of
transactions at this figure. The receipts Of Rough Rice
during the week comprise 600 bushels most of
which have been sent to the mills
E1cHANGE-Exchange on New York, which was plenti-
full few days since ut ,a discount has hghtened very
much, and is now worth Ma,x off,
FREIGHTs-We have no change to notice In Freiphts
Cotton is being taken to Liverpool at 16ad for square
and a3sd for round bales Coastwlse Freights remain
the as last noticed viz 10 Boston per steamer 1c
for cotton; to New York 1c to Philadelphia c to Bal
more sc.
Mobile Market.
MOBILE. March 6.-CoTToN.-The demand has been
far to-day, with buyers claiming decline in prices The
pressure for money caused holders to sell at even
lower prices than our figures The market is unsettled,
and closed dull Sales reached HOO bales Middlings
-a28lsc.
MONETARY AND FrNANc1A1.-The downward tendency
OF Gold IN aew York has upset the market here and
caused deatTs to hold aoof Quotations are reported
nominal ct tho close,
There has been moderate demand for Sterling, with
inncn netter offerings. We quote 145ka147.
New York Sight scarce, and continues at ha% dis.
count checking and buying "
New Orleans Sight par.
we learn that considerable uneasness has been felt in
~ circles today, in consequence Of reports to
c euect tnat bills drawn on the Security Insurance
OF New York. against losses on the late res in
this city, had been protested '' 'Ao '"'' ~. 90 -
New Orleans Market.
NE" U!nAtANS, March Recommendations with
&c" con1lnued to demand the prices of yeser-
day' ana ne sales were confined to few dealers, and