The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-08
THE CHARLESTON n1ARKET.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, FEBRuARY:7, 1857.
COTTON.-Thn-week just expired has been one OF re-
narkable dullness in t staple, buyers generally offer.
ing lower prices, and ners placing but scanty supply
Of Cotton tho MARI t. This Armness on the part OF
factors has had the tendency to sustain the price OF me
staple and has been the of preventing more dc
cided falling of in price, the decEo during the woek
having been from to cont q tb, the quotations ut the
opening Of tho week being for Ordinary 80, Low Md
ding 81 Middling 49, and Strict Middhng sag cents.
and closing ut Ordinary 49, Low diddling 3o Mdding
31@31k x, and Strict Middhng 80 cents tt. The re-
ceps at the ports up to this time point to crop OF near
100000 bales amount much larger than many nave
boon anticipating and which is producing feeling OF
uncertainty in reference the amount yet to be receaV
ed which is anything but satisfactory There mas oeon
received here during tho week 7s4 balcs of Sea Island
and 1927 bales Of Upland Cotton against s7 bales OF sea
Island and 47s5 bales Of Upland Cotton the week prey
ous We submit the following statement OF the daily
transactions in the staple for the week:
On Friday, the 1st nstant, the market was dull and
BUYERS were generally purchasing at rates showing
half cent 2 H. decline-the transactions being 44o nales
1M Of which we're repacked cotton-MiddNng Cotton
closing ut 81 x cents y tb.
On Saturday the market was quiet buyers generally
purchasing at previous auOtatlons- es 36o blio tA
Midding Cotton being quoted ut 81
On Monday while former prices were generally OBJ
taned the market was in many instances, wealer and
closing fat at the rates Of the day beforessles 277
bales.
On Tuesday the market continued in favor Of the
buyer, with only light domand-sales 24S bae'-M1d-
ding Cotton being quoted at s1Kc. q 10.
On Wednesday prices wero weaker and lower to the
extent in somo cases. Of kalf cent q ID.
ding Cotton being quoted at s1@s1 csales s57 oaleH
Yesterday the market rm-sales sl2 bales, say
at at 2 at 27 ss at 80; 20 at s01 27 ct $685. q
at ST. at q at 81 and 62 bales at 50 cents q No.
We quote:
Ordinary. SVgs SV
Low Nnddling ing...-.....................
Middling. ............ ,3lg3lA
Strict Mddng. ..oI@'-f#
srA ISLAND CorreN.--The demand for this quality Of
Cotton has been less active and the lower grades
have been dull with tendency to easier rates Sales
about 500 bales. VIZ: For Common 5S@70c.; Medium
75@eoc Fine 9oc @s1 TO- Inferior qualities sometimes
hands at less rates. Foridas selling at 50e6c
{, tt, ~
RIcE-The arrivals Of this grain have been light VIZ,
about 600 bushels ct Carolina Rough Rice, and 2a
terces of Carolina Clean Rice from Georgetown s. G..
There has been well sustained demand throughoue the
week and tho receipts have been disposed of at firm and
upward tending prices the stock on the market being
very small The transactions anount to about 400 terces
Of Carolina Clean viz 1eo at szc = tb; 80 do ut exc,
and 50 st sXc Some small lots Of inferior sold st lower
figures, .--.t.5-
s. Isrd Uprd. Rice.
Stock on hand Sept. /, 1e66. 235 $500
Received from Jan. 81, to Feb. 8, aor =,
,ss 90 :. t Tow
EeseaYsa so nom -. = 1906 s4s9 $3.50
Total Receipts. 1854 1856 s,77s
from 81 : =. Ell. ss5 ssss 2s7 ii
Previously ...... {, ,s1s 7s,27o 5,6sa
1884 s,12s $50
Total exports. 1'Zo4 sS'l1S o'o@V
Stock on hand and on shipboard 1850 l444s 95s
SAME TINE LAST EEAn;,,t z r., ,1.,,
stock on hand Sept l. 1865: sGa SlO 1o9 1o9
Received from Feb. to Z, .G6. !s6 lslo M aSi
Received previously. 49, SS6 l6oa
Total receipts. :. sA $3.50 1855
Erronrs = S: Pd.. Up'd. Riee. =.s.. -
: k!un is :ss. g. s....... : so 1850 2ss
Previously. ,s76 1920 l545
2,s9aa a47,4so 1al1
Total exports. 1926 47,4so l,sl
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