The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-09
rHR CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, OCTOBER g.
COTTON.--This a-ticle, during the early part OF
the week. exhibited an active and buoyant character,
the demand at Liverpool being good, and prices
moving up from 1o5s@10kd. to lid. 9 ID. while at
New York the staple stitfeaed from 2eH@27c. to
271kc q fb, and thc fibre here. which began at 24c
improved to csc. p ib for middings; but the article
has since assumed lower tendency, middling up
lands OF Liverpool recedng to 1oA@1o%d. q ib, and
at New York to 251ac. q fb. With the very light
stocks of American cotton at all points, there arc
substantial reasons for supposing that prices will be
generally firm and the demand good Tor some time,
at least until the leading points obtain considerable
additions to their supplies. The great centres have
presented the following features by telegraph: The
article at liverpool Friday, October was buoy
ant up!ands closing at 10d; sales 10000 bales. At
New York on the same day the staple was irmer;
sales 1900 bales at 26h@27c. On Saturday the for
mer continued active and 6rmer sales 10000 bales;
upIands at 101d. The latter was harder; sales 25OO
bales at o7c. On Monday the former continued ac.
tive and advancing; sales 90 900 bales; upands lid.
The ltter was active and &c. better; sales $500
bales at 2THc. On Tuesday the former was easier;
sales 1O, 900 bales; upands lozsd. The latter was
On Wednesday the former was easier; sales 10000
bales; uplands 1oa<@1o7Sd. The latter was heavy.
and 15@1c. lover; sales 1900 bales at 26@2e1sc.
Yesterday the former dull at 1td.; and the lat
ter was dull and lower at 25hc.
The arrivals for the week have been 1924 bales of
uplands and SO bags of islands and Floridas say
per South Carolina Railroad 1854 bales, per North
eastern Railroad 951 bales per steamer from George
town, s. c., 4s blles upland per steamer City Point
Mobile via Fernandina, l0s upland, per steamer
from Peedee 25s upland, per steamer from Savannah
upland of sea islands and Floridas, A from Paat-
ka, &C., from Christ Church, from Seab-ook's
Island, II from Beaufort, s. c., u from Edisto, 9
from Johns Island.
The transactions and prices prevailing in this
market for the week. will be seen by the following
statement:
On Friday, October 2. the staple opened with q
middling, but the market afterwards became more
active, and prices hardened 14@>sc tb. Sales 41F
bales; ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at
21H@2S14, low middling at 231z@24; middling at
24H@24]k, strict middling 24s6c q lb.
ON Saturday the business opened on the basis Of
2I1sc q fb for middling, but on receipt of inteli-
gence that the English market had stifened to 10Ad
sellers advanced their rates and buyers withdrew
from the market. The transactions were ITO bales;
quotations were too unsettled 10 be given reliably.
On Monday the market was more settled but firm
err sales 700 bales ordinary to good ordinary being
quoted at 23@24A. low middling 24H@242l, mid
ding 25, and strict mddling 25k
On Tuesday there was less activity, and quota.
tions were barely maintained, snles $50 bales.
On Wednesday the article was depressed, and
prices receded u to 1c. q fb sales 22O bales, ordi.
nary to good ordinary being quoted a. 22@2SX, low
middliDg at 2S, middling at 24, and strict iddling
at 2415@24Ac. . fb.
Yesterday the market was dull and unsettled, and
prices receded full Nc., and some transactions
were ut even lower rates, middliugs selling at 2s,
and buyers Offering 49, but factors were unwilling to
go at these figures. The sales were at %; 80 at
%; 15 at 2sf Is at 2s2. and SO on private terms.
The market closed too unsettled for quotations
to be given. The cotton prepared by the Gullott
Gin has attracted much attention in this market for
the super Gritty of its pre- aration which generally
enables it to bring high figure.
SEA ISLAND CoTToS.-The arrivals continue mode
rate and consist of "A bags Of tlordas and 45 bags
of island cotton. There has been some Inquiry, but
it is generally limited, with but few transactions,
sellers asking firm rates. We note sales of u bags
Of extra fae fio.idae at 81 p ID, and of common