The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-02
TIE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOB TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, OCTOBER I.
CoTTON-The reports from many portions Of the
cotton region have been. during the week, of cha
racser calcuted to lessen the estimates which have
been heretofore made in reference to the yield, and
the damage from insects and other causes are repre-
ssnted as serious, and prevail over extended field
There 10 much disposition on the part Of planters
to decline selling fhe crops unless prices keep well
up, the opinion being widespread that the article
viii possess greater value in the spring. At the
commencement Of the week the market opened quiet
at Liverpool with disposition In prices to recede,
middling uplands being quoted at sXd.. New York
at tbs same time quoting mddling at 25@25Hc.; but
these markets hsye since become Armer, middlings
IN the English market moving up To 1Ohd@loHd.,
and at New YORK to 26Hc. The leading markets
have presented tho following features by kilograms:
Liverpool opening quiet at szSd, on Friday. sertem
ber 25-salee 10000 ba1es At New York the market
q shade hrmsr, closing quietsales 1900 bales at
25H. On Saturday the former closed somewhat
hrrner-sales 1900 bales The latter was frm-sales
500 bales at 25f J On Monday the former was ad-
vancing-sales Ii, 600 baes-urlands 10d. The latter
wasMm-sales 1850 bales at 2SH, and some sales at
ssaa6cs, On Tuesday the former was frmer and more
actve-sales 1900 bales. The latter was more &C.
Bye md HHc.s batter -sales. $500 bales OF 26c. On
Wednesdsy thesfumer: was active sud advancing,
sales 1aooo bales; upssnds 10Y @lOdK.; the Inter
sns Hrm@ but less active. Sales 1900 bales at asa
28Ho. Yes ardsy the Eucyant, sales $4,000
bales; uplands 1oXd. ths latter was steady. and
prices firm at a6xc. ~
The article in tnis market has been firm with
favorable demand and advancing prices, purchasers
being rather restricted In their operations by the
limited stock and the stf views Of holders; prices
for m,ddlins opened: at 2211c. but with steady
hardening tendency they closed yesterday at 2S%@
Ac-H b.
The arrivals for the week have been $3.50 bales of
npaad and A bags sot sea island and Floridas viz:
1856 bales per South Carolina Railroad GIT bales per
Northeastern Hailroaas2 BY wagons and upland
nam Faori1a, 70 bags Carolina sea island and Is bales
Of F7oridas. n.
Tho transsctous in this market for the week hSt5
been as follows:
On Friday September 25 the transactions in the first
part OF the day were on the basis of about 2ac. % ID
for middhnss, prices Afterwards stening about Hc.
p b, nniddltnss sailing at 2sc.; but the market
closed quiet on receipt of intelligence that the rates
at Liverpool had tsIlen OF Hd = 10; sales near 400
bales ordinary to good cedinary being quoted at 1sa
81, low middling at 21 ka22 and middling at 221Sa
CSC. 2 b.
On Saturday the market was without change with
fair demand and light stock; sales 200 bales; quo
tations as before.
On Mondxy the early transactions we're at the rates
Of the day before. The market afterwards became
quiet, but closed with advance Of xaXc p ID;
sales 428 bales, ordinary to good ordinary being
quoted at 1ss21H u, low middling at 22a22k, middng
at 22xa2S, and strict middltag at 2s1la24c. q fb.
On Tuesday the staple WAS sitter, and in some
Transactions slight improvement was obtained;
sales 3s5 bales, ordinary to good ordinary being
quoted at 20a22, low middling ut 29s, and middnng
at &c. p b.
On Wednesday the article was sctive and tending
upward, prices improving Hs1c. q fb; sales $50
bales ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at Ola
22X, low 'ddling at 23 Eaiddling at 2sha2sa, and
strict middling at 24c. q ib.
Yesterday the market was active, and improved
xs1<c q fb, but prices were quite irregular; sales
near 400 bales viz: 10 at 1s, at 2l at %, 16 at
22, 81 at 9s O. at 2S, es at 2s. 2s at 2ss, 81 at
2Sax, 6s at "a, and 81 at AXc. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary. .......21 @23
Low middhng.... .............Z ..ZS&gS3h
Mddling ...................23z@N
Strict mtddltn2.. .24A@-
SEA Island CerToE.-The arrivals OF this quality
Of the stape have been light and have been about A
bags Of sea islands and Floridas say 10 bags from
Christ Church from Beaufort, 8. c.. 8 from Edsto
and Is from Florida The inquiry continues limited,
hnk sorne fncreaee the etock the m arket NAV