The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-25
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING TIUnspAy. DEcEhnER "a.
C0TTON.-lhls article has not exhibited any very
important change since the close of our last wecky
repo1t On the 18th instant. the staple at Liverpool
having ut first slightly stffeucd say from 1875 to
lead, and fell fagan to the former figure the New
York market, which opened at 25@l25I, improved to
25xa251, but has since declined to 25c. g 16.'
while at this point middlipg uplands, wolch COM
menced at 23Sc. q IT,, under the monentary Dettcr
feeling ut Liverpool sfancl to 24a2ti4c, but reccd-
cd to 2tc a lb., AMI closed yesterday at the same
late for this quality.
The leading markets have presented 'he following
points as reported by telegrams: The fibre al Liver
p. ol on Friday, December 1s, was easier out no'
auetably lower sales 10 600 bales uplands, lU7Su'
and tha Now York market Oh the same day closed
shade lower; sales $500 bales at 25@25. Ol saturday
the fermer was irmer; sales 1900 bales upands at
1o:@1021d the latter was moro stiff; sales $500 bales
at 25x@a5S. On Monday the former was quiet
and steady; sales 1000 blles; the latter was
dull and O shade lower; sales 1900 bales Mt
25X@25lsc On Tuesday the former closed quiet;
sales 10 600 bales uplands at 10fS; the latter was
lower salos 1900 bales at 25@251 On "Wednesday the
former was quiet sales 12 900 bales; the latter was
somewhat lower; sales 21eO bales at CSC. Yesterday
the former was quiet; salcs l2,0c0 bales the latter
was steady at 25c q ID.
The arrivals for the past week have been 4IG bags
of sea islands and Foridas and S2l2 bales Of up
lands against $40 bags Of sea islands and F'ordas
aud 1888 bales of upands for the week before, aud
1876 bags sea islands and Flordas and 9l4l bales oil
uplands for the corresponding week last year. Tie
tho foil Inyin nr
of upc ds per South Carolina Railroad. 1927 bales:
per Norths astcra Railroad, 1167; from GeoTGeto"
S. c., IS; from Savannah. /; of sea islands from
Johns Island "a; James Island. 26 Christ Church.
10; Florida 80; Beaufort, 49, sara nah. &c; ST. An
drews, 90; Northeastern Railroad, 50; Edisto, %.
Tho following statement will show the operations
and prices prevailing in this market for tine week
past terminated:
On Friday, December 18th, the staple was firm,
but operators we're restricted, the market IN mo Sc
cases ruling auove tn ir mts sales 500 bales. ord-
nary TO good ordinary bein: quoted at 2l@22h, low
middling at o. middling at 231S, and strict mid
ding at a cclts q fb.
On Saturday the market opened firm, with good
inquiry. Some transactions, however, taking place
ut about previous rates. but under active dem and
1irlceR soon narueueu idOt2 SeA- e Az, "1 sA'S -
Gle closed at the outside Improvement with avery
s feeling on the rart of holders; sales about lSOs
bales. ordinary to gool ordinary being quoted Mt
2l@2s, low middling at 23ls. middlns ut 24 and
ssrict mid ling at 2A1z cents q III.
On Monday the market was very firm. and in some
cases botter Prices pad sales about 59e bales.
ordinary 10 good ordinary being quoted at 22@2 3,
low mi idlins at 23.s@o34, middlins "a q 2a1a aud
strict middling 24Ii cents D lb.
On Tuesday the market opened steady but closed
weak; sales 45o bales, ordinary TO good ordinary
being quoted at 22S23, low middling at c3h, mid
ing at 24. and strct middling at 2iIsc. q 10.
On Wednesday the demand was light, buyers ask
ng concessions, which sellers refused: sales 400
,ales, quotations uu1ltcred. Yesterday the market
vas firm; sales so bales say at 81; II ut %; II at
.2s; Hat 292 &c at %; 81 u! 231s; 81 ut 23t at
1915 &c at 23s; 12 at es "a at "a; and 81 at az
We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary 10 good erilnary ...22 @23
Low mlGdilnS. ................2