The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-05
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

IFoa THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, JUNE 4.
CoTToN.-The market early in the week had
temporary tendency to better prices, both the Liver
pool aud New York mlrkes having slightly imp'oV.
ed but during much of the week the article has
been very quiet aud factors to make sales have mad
generally to submit to concessions While manu1ac.
turers are by judicious man1gementof of the demand
preventing to great degree the upward tendency
which short supplies should give the staple, it Is not
to be supposed that the most skilfll manpulat ton
can eucceed in depressing prices much below
present quotations If reports from the
interior are to be relied it may be considered GER
tain that over large section of the cotton belt there
has been most decided falling of in the amount Of
the land planted in the staple, estimates generally
making it amount to fourth decrease, which will.
without estimating the effects o! other injurious in.
fuences, produce positive decline in the amount
Of the yield. The staple at the leading points has
Auctuated but slightly, Liverpool having opened ut
11Xd, improved to 11H@1l3s@111sd q fb for mid
ding upland, while the New York market which be-
gan at 30@3o1z, stfened to 81, declined to 3oH@Sl
stifened TO 81 and closing yesterday at 81 cents q
ID for New York abiding, while at this point
the dull market and limited transactions have caus.
ed difficulty during much of tn" time in quoting
reliably but holders were generally asking 3Oc. q
fb for mddhngs, while buyers offered 2sc. q 10; In
order, however to make sales factors had generally
to accept the rates of buyers The arrivals for the
week have been very light, and we're bales Of lea
islands and Flordas and S23 bales Of upland against
bales Of sea islands and Floridas, and 1884 bales
of upland the week before and bales Of sea islands
, &c p1o fort t1a
responding week last year. The transactions and
prices prevailing in this market during the week just
terminated will be seen by the following report:
On Friday, May 10Th, prices in some cases having
become easier, better demand sprung up; Gales 157
bales ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at 26
@27, low middling az %, and midd!ing st 29@29hc
Stb.
On Saturday, the improved telegraus from the
leading marketsy caused sellers to hold with more
rmness and buyers were unable to meet their views;
the day in consequence closed without sales, and
quotations were omitted as unreliable.
On Monday there was an entire absence OF buyers.
and the market continued dull a1d nominal through
out the day, no sales taking place.
On Tuesday with more anxiety to realize on th
part of some sellers who slightly lowered their rates,
the market became moro active, and about 225
bales changed hands, ordinary to good ordinary be.
ing quoted al 25@21c, low middling at %, and mid
ding at 29c 2 ID.
On Wednesday the demand improved, and the ar
ticle became rmer under improving foreign intelli-
gence-sales near 400 ba!es-ordinary TO good ord.-
nary being quoted ct 25@27; low middling at 90; mid
ding at 29@2sS; and strict iddling at SOC. q tb.
Yesterda; he market was quiet and without IL
quiry O; note-sales only bales-say at "a; 2 at
241k; at 26Il. We quote nominally: Ordinary to
good ordinary, 25@27; low middling %; niddling
as@2s1, and strict middling at SOC. q tt.
SEA ISLAND CoTroN.-Tbe week has past without
any important Transactions in this quality of the
fibre, and the stock and receipts merely nominal
So far, except the retardirg influences Of wet and
cold srrirg we have no special report in reference
to the crop OF this article in the ground but the
financial ernba-r1ssments arising from the almost
entire failure in many cases OF the crop OF The year
just closing, have been so great that the amount Of
land devoted 10 this article in many sections is neces
sarily much curtai,ed.
RICE-lhe operations in tnis grain during the
week have been light, and we note only sale Of II
t:erces of good clean Carolina at 10sc q To-, and 10
utEteS uO 1o>2S' U ~. 0UsCio law AOs SAAAoAe
cd much disposition to purchase, and holders wish
ing to sell have had to accept rather eas er rates. We
quote common to fair Carolina at l0@l03S,. q IT,,
good 1O,Sc. and good to common prime at 1O24@11c.
q it.
NAVAL SToREs.-There have been received dur
ing the week about 200 bbs. spirits 800 bbls rosin.
and 500 bbs. crude turpentne. We note sales Of
rosin at 4oc. q gallon, with deduction of &c. q
gallon when the article is in whiskey, oil other
irregular barrels Rosn has been sold at 81 30@2 35
q bbl for No. .; ss@4 q Dbl. for No. !, and s5@6
a bbl for pale. Crude turpeuiine was disposed OF
at So 25 q bbl for virgin and 80 65 q bbl for yellow
Dip
HAY.-Ihere have been no arrivals of this article
during the week. and the transactions have been only
Of retail character.
CURN.-There las been steady demand for this
grain during the week, and prices have been firm
and wei, sustained, Notwithstanding rather tree NJ
rivals from the West. We note sales OF Tennessee
qualities at 81 29@1 80 q bushel, Weight, sacks in-
cluded, by the car load from tho Depot, mostly at