The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-10

BACON.-The market Is amply supplied with most
qualities Of Meat, and there has been slight i'm
provement in the inquiry but the transactions con-
tnue very restricted We renew our previous quo
tations for prime Western Meat say l2h@1Sc. g fb
for Shoulders; 131s@1Ac. for ribbed, and 14@14Hc.
q fb for prime Western clear ribbed Sides; second
quality meat, bright and sound, may be had at 100
lie. q Ii for Shoulders; 11@l3c. for sides and 1l@
I4c. q fb for Hams.
SALT.-The arrivals amount to about $500 sacks.
direct from Liverpool Holders are asking s1.6O@
155 p sack for large lots aoat and s1.75 from store
INDIA BAGGING-The inquiry continues mode
rate at previous quotations We quote large lots OF ~
23c. cash, and higher rates when sold on time New
York uunny Cloth is held at 22@24c. Dundee Bag
ging A inches IL TBS. to the yard, is held at 80
@S5 cents. Sea Island Begging, As inches wide,
2 fbs to the yard. is held at 80@65 cents.
RoPE.-In consequence of the use of Iron Ties,
the demand for Rope is very light and prices irregu
lar and somewhat nominal at quotations. We quote
Hemp at s@12 cents q ib.; Greenleaf at l2@lS
cents, and Jute at 5000 cents 2 ib.
IRON BANDS ANO TIES for Cotton are coming
into use, and DLLoNs Universal fie WIN. RoAoH'
Agent, the Arrow Tie, R. MURE Co., Agents. the
BEAIp's Tie, GEORGE W. WILLIAMS Il Co., Agents.
and the VALLEY Buckle Tie, STREET BROTHERS
Co.. Agents and GOULD & McINT1RE's Tie, WILLIS
CH1soLM Agents. are offered In this market at lug
1OH cents q ID.
TIMBER AND LUMBER.-Limited quantities
of Timber and Lumber are coming to hand, and
we quote River Flooring Boards at s13 q NJ; scant
ling and Plank s1O@12 . NJ; Timber OF snippine
and good Mill qualities there is none on the Market;
common is selling at $500 p H.; and City sawed
Lumber at s20t@l5 q NJ.
FREIGHTS.-To Liverpool by steam, nominal;
by sail, 16d on Upland and Id. on Sea Islands 10
Hayre. " cents p fb., on Upland nominal To the
West Indies some little offering at 81 p NJ on Lum
Der, in gold, to the north side of Cuba, and %
q NJ gold, for south side, with the privilege oi
changeing ports. Coastwise-To New YORK; oy
steam, %@Xc. q ib on Uplands, and Ike on
Sea Islands; 81 5o@s2 q terce on Rice. by
sail, X@Hc. p fb. on Cotton, and sl@l 70
fierce On Rice. To Boston by steam, 1c. y ID
m Cotton and 50 q tierce on Rice; by sail H-loo
a ID. on Cotton To hiladelphia. Nc. p tb on Up
land Cotton by steam, and &C. p b. by SAIL To Bal
hmore. by steam, 1Sc q h. on Cotton, and 81 30 q
fierce on Rice The Baltimore and Charleston Steam
sbin Company take Cotton through to Cincinnati at
1.5O q 100 tbs.; Rice $50. q 100 Tbs. To Louis
Vile. Cotton 81 10 p 100 fbs.; Rice 75c. q 100 fbs
70 St. Louis, Cotton, s2.1o q 100 fbs.; Rice s5c.
a 100 Tbs. These steamers take freight through to
Ph;ladelphia. On Lumber. by sail, to New York,
Philadelphia and Baltimore. at se@7 e. NJ, and on
timber s9@10 q III. nominal.
ExCHANGE-sterllng Bills-the rate yesterday
was 147X for sixty days bills
Domestic ExcHAEeE.-The banks are purchasing
Sight Checks on New York at u of. They are not
purchasing at present beyond sight bills. They
are selling Sight Checks at par.
GoLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
So and selling at SO.