The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-03

has exhibited lower tendency, the demand being
mainly for second quality. We quote prime Western
Shoulders at 1214@13c. q Is; prime Western ribbed
Sides at 1315@I4c., and prime Western clear ribbed
Sides at 14@l41ac. y ib. Shoulders Of the second
quality sell at 10@11c.; Sides 11@1S and Hams at
1l14l4o. q ID. l.
SALTT-Tehre has been received during the
week about 1000 sacks direct from Liverpool
Holders are asking 81 IS q sack tor lots aaoat.
INDIA BAGGING.-There has been some improve
ment in the demand, and holders nre more general
ly asking lrmer rates. We quote large lots at 22@
oSc cash. and higher rates when sold on time. New
York 4unny Cloth is held at 22@24c. Dundee Bag
ging, inches, IL lbs. to the yard, is held at SO
@35 cents. Sea Island Begging, As inches wide
2 lbs to the yard, is held at 6O@66 cents.
RoPE-In consequence of the use of Iron Ties,
the demand for Rope is very light and prices trregu
lar, and somewhat nominal at quotations. We quote
Hemp at s@12 cents q H.; Greenleaf at 12@l3
cents, aud Jute at 5000 cents p fb.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for Cotton are coming
into use, and D1LLoN's Universal lie, WM. ROACH,
Agent, the Arrow Tie, r. MURE & Co., Agents, the
BEARD,s Tie GEORGE W. WILLIAMS l. Co., Agents.
and the VALLEY Buckle Tie, STREET BROTHERS q
Co., Agents, and GOULD McINTrRE's Tie, WILLIS
l. CHIsoLM, Agents. ore offered IN this market at 1o@
10k cents q lb.
TIMBER AND LUMBER-Limit quantities
of Timber and Lumber are coming to hand, and
we quote River Flooring Boards at s13 2 NJ; Scant-
ling and Plank >10@12 q NJ; Timber Of shipping
and good Mill qualities there is none on the market;
common is selling at s5@6 q NJ; and City sawed
Lumber at S20@L5 g NJ.
FREIGHTo.-To Liverpool, by steam, nominal;
by sail, I'D. on Upland and I'd. on Sea Islands. To
Hayre, 1H cents g tb., on Upland nominal. To the
West Indies some little doing at 81 q NJ on Lumber,
In gold, to the north side Of Cuba. and So p M, In
gold to the south side of cuha, with the privilege Of
a change of ports Coastwise-To New York, by
steam, %c. q lb. on Uplands, and 1Hc. on Sea
Islands is the local asking rate 81 50@52 q terce on
Rice. BY sail, 3S@1ac q fb. on Cotton, and SIG
125 a fierce on Rice. ToBoston by steam,-c.
q h. On Gotten and 50 q ierce on Rice; by saul 79A
q h. on Cotton. To hilsdelphia, hc. q ID. on Up
land Cotton, by steam and &C. q ib by SAIL To Bal
tmore, by seam nc. q fb. on Cotton, and 81 oO q
erce on Rice. The Baltimore and Charleston Steam
ship Company take Cotton through to Cincinnati at
Sl.5O 4, 100 fbs.; Rice 55c q 100 Tbs. To Louis
Vile, Cotton, ST. 70 q 100 fbs.; Rice 76c . 100 fbs
ro st. Louis, Cotton, s9.1O q 100 lbs. Rice s5c.
a 100 fbs These steamers take freight through to
Philadelphia. On Lumber, by sail, to New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore, at $e@7 {. NJ, and on
Timber 5000 p NJ. nominal.
EXCHANGE.-Sterhng Bills-the rate yesterday
WAS LA for sixty days. bills.
DOMESTIC ExcHANaE.-The banks are purchasing
Sight Checks on New York at u of. They are not
purchasing at present beyond sight bills. They
are selling Sight Checks at par.
GoLD.-Thc brokers were yesterday buying at
"a and selling at So.