The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-25
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.


COTToN.-Thls article. at the commencement Of
the week opened at firm rates with an active de-
mand mlddlng uplands being quoted ut Liverpool
at 10hd p fb, but tho market there has since some
what sotteued and uplauds have receded to lodi the
New York mlrket, during tho same time, receding
from 26h to 25@25Hc. The want of strength In
prices is caused to some extent by the decided in
in the receipts Of the staple at the g ports
and Savannah, as compared with the previous year,
the excess being considered an evidence Of large
CROP the arrivals this amounting, up to the
18th inst to about S5 00o bales against about $4,000
the yesr before. The position of the leading mar
bets has bean as follows On Friday the 18th inst,
the article Liverpool was active AMI higher; sales
5000 b,les; uplands 1OKd; the New York market
OIL the same day steady; sales 1900 bales at
26Hc. On Saturday the former was quiet and un-
changed; sales 900 bales;he latter was arm sses
14O0 bales at 264c. On Monday the former closed
quiet and lower; sales 10000 bales; uplands lOHd;
the latter was ste-dy sales $50 bales at 2sHc. On
Tuesday the former declined fraction; sales 5000
ba.es; uplands 10i; the inter was q shade lower;
sales HOO bales ut 2c@23Ho. On Wednesday the
former was easter but not quotably low'r; sales TO-
600 bales the latter was dull and shade easier wjsn
light sales at 25H@26. Yesterday ths formo. Was
easier; sal 5000 h,.s and the latter dull and low
er at 25@25H.
In this market early In the week transactions were
generally on the basis Of 24c q ib for middinss, but
prices have since receded to 22Hc.
The receipts at this point have been 20 bags of
islands and Floridas, and 1888 bales OF upland cc
con, against bales of island and Foridas, and
,eIko q xra linz
week last year. The following report will show the
daily transactions and prices in this m arket.
On Friday, September 1s, the market opened ac-
tive stan improvement of 1a@1c, but closed quiet
Sales 225 bales, ordinary to good ordinary being
quoted at 1Sa22c low mIddling at 23c, and middiing
at 24c p ib.
On Saturday holders were firm and the stock light,
which limited the transactions. Sales near 200 bales;
que tat:ons continuing unaltered.
On Monday the inquiry was moderate, with SELL
ers asking full prices the transactions amounting to
157 bales; ordinary good ordinary being quoted at
1922, low middln2 at 49, and middling at 24c p ft
On Tuesday, some transactions t;ok place at an
eary hour at about the rates Of tho day bsiore but
Afterwards declined about y cent q tb. Sales 262
bales ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at Is
0Q)ZZ, low muuiilS Nv @oI oto A'AuA6 Nv So|a wv
p ID.
On Wednesday, there was q fair demsnd. but re-
ceiing rates in the leading markets caused prices to
fall of about 10. p ID. Sales 261 bales, ordinary To
good ordinary being quoted at 1921; low midding
at 22@22X; middins at %, and strict middling at
2sh@24c. p b.
Yesterday the article was active, but prices declin
ed 1zc. 2 fb. Sales 800 bales say IS at 201; 25
at 9I As at 21 SO at %; 10 at 221l; Sc at 22 and
bales prepared by the Gullett Gin,at 25c 2 it. We
quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to Good Ordinary .......1S @21
Low MlddunS. ..2l13G22
mioonnB'.. ...-.. .ZZ1sG-
SEA ISLAND CorToN-The arrivals have been about
% bales for the week, Al new cotton "a of which
were from Florida, from Wadmalaw, and L from
Beaufort. S. C. Some bales Of new, of m dium to
medium fine qualities were sold, say Florida at 81
q h. Carolina sea island at eoc. q b, do. at a5c
q fb and do. at II q ID. T1ero have not been suf-
cient transactions on which to base reliable quota.
tons and until operations assume more extended
character we omit them Reports In reference to the
crop continue unqualihsdly bad, and only the most
limited yield eau be looked for.
RICK-The new crop is beginning to come for
ward, and with tie expectation of a fair production
in proportion to the land cultivated buyers general
ly off.r declining prices. We note sales for the week
of about 125 terces new good rice at 81Sc. q b; Sc
terces of new good clean Carolina at SIC. o tb. 20