The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-04

NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION:
Low middling. ..231s@)--
Middling. ...231@A
SEA ISLAND CorToN-The arrivals Of this quality
of the fibre show decrease, and have been 299 bags
of sea islands and Fordas against S5S the week be-
FORE and 40 for the corresponding week last year.
There has been rather better inquiry for some
qualities and VIC note sales OF about l25 bags of sea
islands and Floridas during the week-mosly the
former-say island stained at 90; do. at 81; do
at S0 islands at 6S; % do at 70; at 75 at 70;
II at sO at s5 at 9O 100; il at 115 Is at 12O
and of Florida, at 60, and at 70. Yesterday the
following transactions took places stained at 80;
ut 16 sea islands at 10; II at rs; ut los; and at
l2J p ib. We quote common to medium 69@sO; me.
dium ane 9O0l00; fine 110&130 2 lb.
kICE-The arrivals show an increase, and have
been about QUO bushels of Carolina rough for the
week. There has been good inquiry and prices
have been generally well maintained, the sales
amounting to about 1000 tierces OF clean Carolina,
viz 13 erces ut 61sc q fb, 80 do at 6A, u at at
TX, IL at 316 1c0 at n, 1S0 atty, $40 at 7ss. leo
at l,-l6, 72 at TX, 10 H. so at 1916, and so a
Sc q fb. We quote sales of 1000 bushels of Carolina
rough at ST 70 q bushel We quote common to fair
clean Carolina at6A@7Ac q ID, good 73<@7A. COM
mon prime 7I@8c. Carolina rough rice may be
quoted OF 81 60@1 rs q busel forintcrior and 81 10
az q bushel for seaccast. Yesterday the Offering
stock was light; sales about 125 terces; say ITO at
TX, and Is at 15-16c q 1b Quotations unchanged.
NAVAL STORES-The arrivals have been small,
say about 500 bbls for the week. Spirits turpen.
tine may be quoted at 42@421s p gallon. Sales of
rosin have taken place at 81 8o@1 30 for No. 2, and
50 a5as for No. /. Crude turpentine is selling at
50 go p Dbl for virgin and yellow dip
HAY.-There have been no arrivals of this article,
and the oneraons have been restricted to the sale
OF retail lots.
CoRN.-The demand is very limited and the
transactions are mostly in small parcels to supply
the local inquiry. Old corn may be quoted in re-
tail lots at about 81 15@1 IS q bushel, weight.
sacks included We learn of no quotabe sales Of
Lew
OATS.-About 1000 bushels have been received
from Baltimore. consigned to dealers, for the supply
of the local trade. The market has been without
wholesale transactions.
FLOUR.-Northern and Western brands are IN
good stock, and are held steadily at about previous
figures, say for MOI thern and Western super 81 IS 2
bbl. extra So IS q bb, and family ut SO 10 2 Dbl.
Southern qualities are in light supply, and may be
quoted at 50 25@9 so for super; $40 for extra, and
s11@12 q Dbl. for family qualities.
BACON-Is in light stock, particularly of sides:
but the inquiry continues small. We quote prime
shoulders at 14@14Hc q Is; prime clear rib sides
at 1eI@lsc . ID. Dry salted sides lnew) selling
at about l7c., and strips at 1sc. q ii.
BUTTER.-Prime is in moderate stock. and sells
at 4565oc. q tb Western is in large supply, and
may be quoted at So@4oc. q 1b., as in quality.
Limited supplies of couatry come to hand, and are
disposed of at 25@s5c. q tb.
sALT.-The arrivals have been about S4oo sacks
from Liverpool, and 1000 sacks from neighboring
port. We note sales Of about 5000 sacks to arrive at