The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-08


b.. and upwards for choice lots. Sea islands may
be quoted at 25@4oc 2 ID. for stained. 55@65c. Tor
inferior, sOc @sl 10 for fine, and s12o@1 30 q 10.
for fine and choice lots
RiCE.-The arrivals of this grain are merely norni-
nal and will 80 continue until receipt OF new crop
Transactions have been very limited during the
week prices remaining without change and factors
Offering out little. The transactions amount to some
200 terces of clean Carolina, say 10 terces at lS6
cente p 3D. so at TO- 90 at ]0,s, and 80 do at lo1s
cents q fb. small Transaction in Rangoon mas
also been mentioned which is the first OF any note
in this quality for some time. We quote clean Caro-
lima, say common to fair, 9H@1o cents p ib.; good'
10H@1oA and good to common prime at 1l3salo'a
cents q fb. Yesterday % derces Of clean Carolina
were sold at 10 ZIG cents 2 hundred.
NAVAL sTOREs.-The arrivals consist OF about
700 bbls rosin, o5G bbls spirits trpentne, and 500
bbls crude turpentine During the first OF the week
spirits was sold at 6o@65c q gallon but afterwards
declined, and 100 bbls changed hands at see. q gal.
lon, closing dull. We note sales pale rosin at IS
as 80 p Dbl; No do. at "a, and No. at So 80 q
Dbl. Crude turpentine changed hands early in the
week at "a 80 for virgin and IS IS q Dbl for yellow
Dip but closed at 81 % for virgin and IS for yellow
dip.
HAY.-There have been no arrivals Of this article
during the week, and the very light demand is sup
Piled from store lots at about 81 2o@1 rs q hundred
for North River in sjobbing way.
CORN. The arrivals have teen confined to Ten
nessee qualities by rail- which continue ample for all
demands and which have hsd rather receding ten
dency in consequence Of liberal receipts, part OF
which have been placed on the market We noie
sales by the car load from the depot In large lots at
81 Is p bushel weight bags included. and would
ouote Tennessee descriptions at 81 1901 ls from
the depot according to size Of lot quality OF article,
&c.
OATS-There have been an absence Of arrivals OF
this grain fo- some time, but the limited stock ap.
pears to be SUFFICIENT for the very small demand.
We have no wholesale transactions to report
FIoUR.-The market continues to be fairly sup
piled with Northern and Western brands which con.
ssitute about the only qualities at present on the
market, and which meet the moderate inquiry. at
about sl1 Go@11 so p Dbl for super, sl2 oo@lS 90
bbl for extra, and s13 6O@14 90 p bbi. for family.
The accounts from the Southern wheat crop are e1-
tremely favorable and should no disaster occur,
dealers in few weeks will be locking for arrivals
of new Southern wheat
BAcON.-1he advancing character of the article
in the Northern and Western markets continues to
give prices here an upward turn, and notWthstand'
the large Improvement lately taken place, the ar.
Gle has stll further stinened during the week, and
primo shoulders are held at 16c. q 10; prime rib
sides at 18, and prime clear nib sides at lsc q ID.
Second shoulders are selling at 141<@1AHc. p b.
sALT.-There have been no receipts of this arf-
Gle during the week. Holders, from store are asking
81 6O@1 80 9, sack.
INDIA BAGGING.-The demand has nearly ceas-
ed. and our quotations are somewhat nominal We
quote large lots,at- cash. New York gunny cloth
is held at 22@Ac. Dundee bagging, "A inches, 1H
tbs to the yard is held at ao@S5 cents. Sea island
bseeing Is inches wide, TBS. to the yard is held
at eo@65 cents.
ROPE.-In consequence of the use OF iron ties
the demand for rope is very light and prices rregu-
lar, and somewhat nominal at quotations. We quote
hemp at s@12 cents q, D.; greenleaf at 12@1S
cents, and jute at S1s@s cents p ID.
IRON BANDS ANo TIES for cotton are coming
into use. and DI1LoN's Universal Tie, WM. ROACH.
Agent, the Arrow Tie, R. MURE Co., Agents, the
BEAID's Tie, GEORGE ". WuIIAMs & Co., Agents,
and the VALLEY Buckle Tie, STREET BROTHERS
Co., Agents, and GOULD l. McINTRE's Tie, WILLIE
CH1soIx, Agents, and the FAssMAN's Tie, R. N. BUT
1xa, Agent, are offered IN this market at l0@10H
cents p fb.
TIMBER AND LUMBER.-There is moderate
stock Of this article, and we quote river floor
ing boards at s13 q NJ; seantling and plank
sl0@1a p NJ; timber Of shipping and good mill
qualities there is q Light supply on the market
and may be quoted at s11@12 q NJ. Common is
selling at s6@6 p NJ; and city sawed lumber
s2O@25 q II. ~
FREIGHTs-To most points are dull and nomi-
nal. To Liverpool, I'd. on upland and I'd
on sea islands. To Hsvre nominal. To the West
Indies but little Offering at s7@ss gold, p on
lumber, for north side Of Cuba and s9@s1O'S . NJ,
gold for south side, with the privilege of changing
ports. coastwise-To New York by steam, 81 so q
bale on upland, and &C. on sea islands, 75c. q
fierce on rice; by SAIL somewhat nominal q ID on up
lands, and &C. p tierce on rice. To Boston by
steam, C. p ID. on cotton and C q terce on
rice; by sail -. q ID. on cotton. To Philadel-
phia, &C. p fb. on upland cotton BY steam,
and &C. g b. by sail. To Baltimore, by steam,
Il cent p fb. on cotton, and 81 80 2 terce on
Rice. The Baltimore and Charleston Steamship
Company take cotton through to Cincinnati, at
81 80 p 100 bs.; nce $50. p 100 fbs. To Louis.
yille cotton, 81 10 q 100 ibs; rce 76c. q 100 he.
To st. Louis, cotton, 50 10 p 100 bs.; rice sjc.
100 lbs. These steamers take freight through to
Philadelphia On lumber, by sail, to New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore at sTGs q NJ, and on
"a NJ
EYCHANGE.-Sterlng Bills-The rate yesterday
was 151sl for sixty days bills
DOMESTIC ExoHANeE.-The banks are purchasing
sight checks on New York at Il discount, days Il
discount, 10 and IS days x discount 20 and % days
q c. discount 80 days 1,s discount They are SELL
ing sight checks at Z premium.
GoLD-The brokers were yesterday buying al
40 and selling at Il.
Markets by Telegraph.
FOREIGN MARKETS.
LONDON, May 7.-Consols "a. Bonds 70%a70A.
Evening-consols 94as4H. Bonds 7Oisa7o24.
LIVERPOOL, May 7-Noon.-Cotton heavy. Sales
5000 bales Uplands 125k; Orleans 1221d Corn 3ss.
Sd. Red wheat las. Sd. Provisions quiet. Lard
firm. Pork dull Sugar hrmer.
Evening-Cotton heavy and Il lower. Sales 5000.
Uplands 1a3sd; Orleans 12Sd.; Orleans aaoat 121Sd.
Corn 38s Cd.
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