The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-11
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOR TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY. OCTOBER TO-
COTTON.-Notwithstanding the heavy decline which
has lately taken place i'll the article. prices Keep up
steadily falling character and the business OF the past
week has been at recedng rates. tho market Aere having
quoted on the first day of the week Low MlddnaR 81
II; Middhns at 17h@l5c.. and Strict Mlddhng al
lsk@lsSc. p h. aud closed yesterday at 15Gl6& Tor
Low Middng. l6 for Middng, and l7c q 10 Tor strict
Middlng Cotton, Liverpool during the same time having
declined IzG316d. say from sgd. to 5l6d@s7sd and
New York from la@2c ID, say from 2l3S @ IVA cts'
Purchasers confined their attention almost exclusive
y to the finer qualities to the entire neglect OF common
Cotton which have been dull and fat during the week.
The receipts a. this point begin to exhibit marked
increase and have "a bal of Sea Island and oOoo
bales Upland Cotton. against Il bales OF Sea Island ana
1886 bales Upland the week before md 2lO bales Sea
Island and 2l53 bales OF Upland Cotton for the cores
ponding week last year.
The following statement will show the business done
in the article here for the week just terminated
On Friday, October 4, good demand prevailed
during the first of the day on a basis OF l'c'
b. for Low Middling TX q lsc. = 10. for
Middhng, aud 18E q 1Skc. q 10 for strict MID
ding; but information coming to hand Snnounc-
ing that the English market had receaeo 1sd.
.. say from sgd to s1ld. the demand sackened and
lar decline OF to nc q H.; but the operations were
too limited and prices too unsettled for quotations 10
be given Sales OF the day $50 bales.
On Saturday the staple dull and prices Irregular
the demand being almost exclusively for the better quail
ss of the staple which sold in some instances al
r.tas a &c. down-the transactions amounting to some
2s5 bales Middng being quoted nominay at l'c' ana
Strict Middling at l7S @ 1sc. p ID.
On Monday the market was inactive, buyers wanting
only good qualities and for which they offered declining
prices the rates falling o from half to one cent per
NJ Sales about 100 bales. Low Midding being quoted
t15H. Middling at 16l and Strict Middfng at l1c.
per 70.
On Tuesday the demand was moderate. but prices
were rmer Gales ITO bales the rates remaining quota
bly, unchanged.
On Wednesday the market opened active, with fu and
Arm prices; but later in the day decline having been
reported in the English market the staple here became
easer and some TRANSACTIONS took place at concession
In price Sales 500 bales Low Midding being quoted al
15L MiddlIng ct ls lsE. and Strict Midding at l7c
per tb.
Yesterday prices easier to the extent OF NC per
H. decline Sales 255 bales viz % at TO- 16 at l5h 70
at l6 6s at 16 "a at l6&, at 16 81 at IT, We quote
Liverpool classification Low Middling. l6a lsh; Mid
dling, 16; Strict Middling. IT.
SEA ISLAND CoTros.-The arrivals continue extremely
oht and have only amounted to some 81 bales Tor the
week. composed of Sea Islands and Flordas The market
continues inactive and the only transactions have bsen
h.,o, of Ana cao Is,spda IN priyate terms.