The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-29
Easton & Co.'s Cotton report.
TFoR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER %,


NEW YORK. December 26.-THE MARKET:-ln
our last report the market closed firm at 25]4c for
middling uplands. On Saturday, with receipts turn
ing out only 80 900 bales, and an advancing marEet
abroad, an active demand sprung up. and prlces
we're kc better; sales $40 bales o. 251ac. Monday
the market opened firm; but as the cable news DIS
appointed buyers, they held off, and q verj smail
business was done; saies 154S bale" AT 2o].c. IGes
day there was more desire to sell and prices decnn'
ed; sales 1897 bales a. 25a25Mc. wednesday mere
was a rood spinning demand at steady prices for
low grades and traction of for middng; sales 2s21
bales at 25c. Thursday there las more demand Tor
low middling and grades below, which improved
Hc; miIdlng was quoted At 25c as before. Sales
27S1 bales.
During the week our mar Set advanced from 25H
to 251sc and subsequently fell OFF to 25c, closing
frmly at that figure. The over grades nave I'M
prov ed about &c all round. Liverpool has shown
no change, the closing quotation being the same as
on Friday last 10sd but the sales are IL 600 bales
larger for the week than by the daily reports There
have been received at the ports, since 1st sertem-
Der. 951,G ,G6s bales of which exporters have taken
034 bales spinners 222 bales, and the stocks
have increased ,312 bales. The receipts in the
above tableare less than was expected owing TO the
fact that they are for six days OF New Orleans Mo-
bile, Savannah and New York. At the other ports
they are for the full week. The excess IN rccelpts
which on 10Th December were l57 ,e94 bales, 1s now
reduced to 117,562 bales. Savannoh, Moble and
Charleston now show 49, 267 bales decrease as COM
pared with 1861 The exports to liverpool are
o. 712 bales less and to the Continent 79342 bales
more than in 1867. For the next five weeks last
year they averaged f42 S41 bales to Liverpool and
19,419 bales to the Continent
Iti reported by cable that the mills IN Manchester
will be run only three days in the week, Tor the
present We are not Informed whether TINS mo.e-
nent is more than the usual stoppages during the
holidays or whether il is general in all the mills IN
Lancashire. Let US suppose that there has eeen an
agreement to put every mill in the klngdom on nan
time what would be the result? The reduction IL
the production of goods and yarns would be 30 great
that would be clear to all that goods now relative
" lower than cotton, must advance. The large or
ders to buy goods, now held back for the lowest
point would be executed, prices would rise ana the
mill owners, seeing margin for proht, wouio I'M
mcdiatey 20 to work again. Therefore we do not
attach much importance to the short time move.
ment.
The sales for future delivery have been as follows:
For December, 200 low middling. 247sc For Jaau-
ary 100 low midding, 25kc; 100 low mlddilpg, 24Ac;
100 middling private terms. For January or Fe,-
ruary, 100 low middiing, oi;sc; 100 do on priyste
terms; GOO midd'ing, 25c For February, los low low
March, l25 low mddng, 2324c; 45o do. 24c; 400 do
245lc 7 otll S525 bales.
STATISTICAL Fos1r1oN.-The stock in Liverpool is
338 600 bales; afloat from India, $4,000; and from
America, 10000. Stock in London 157, $40; afoat,
0o0 Stock in Havre 40 BIZ; afoat, 81, ,246 Stock
in ports in the United States 1858 Stocks IN the
interior towns, 50.96S. Total 1:9o1.l72 bales; In
1867 the stock in Liverpool was 47200O afeat from
India s.. 600 and from America. 10000 Stock in
London, 112, 100; afoat, 41,0Oo. stock in Havre,
47,97G aHoat, ,403 Stock imports OF the United
SateF, 324, $50 Stocks in interior towns, 02,7l3.
Total, 3.S GIG bales. Deficiency in visible supply,
n7,4A bales. Estimated stock held by Manchester
spinn ers at the mills 105 oi0 bales Price of mid.
ding Orleans now 1OHd.; then ~. average
weekly consumption and export ut Liverpool to
December Is, 1867, 5000 bales; and to december
10, 1868, 64,941 bales.
Upland& Mobile. New .c.-..
Ordinary. f''ssai ass1z a2as4 '"'as aas aas;4
diDaFy: ass,s y aasXz as4 aaAA
Low Mid
MiddliSac- anS: as5 as5z a251 : a25S I : 5 a2s4
Sales Of the week 1892 bales, including G)25 10
spinners 1860 to speculators, and CABS to export
erS.
Stocks in the interior towns December r. 1868, 5O
26S bales against o. 713 bales same time last year
Gross receipts at this port for the week, $3.50
bales. since September l, 268, 660 bales.
Nashville Market.
NASHVILLE, December 2t.-Corros.-There was
slightly improved tone in the dispatches received
to-day causing, however, no change IN prices The
market closed quiet and steady at: Ordinary 20H;
good ordinary 2IH; low middine %. The transas-
tions of the day foot up as follows Receipts 497;
sales 314 shipments $50.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l, 1868. GO
Received previously. ..lo,oSo-io'o@'
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -. ooo 1o'oo'
Shipped to-day. ....sS0 ooo
Shipped previously. ...lo'9Z9-1''-u9
sto X ON hand .................. 1873
ConS.-Thc market was brisk to-day, yith sales OF
1900 bushels at 45c in ear So 90 and 51 for prime
white, and G7c delivered in the depot.
OATs--Saes OF 100 bushels ut 55c.