The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-24
I, THE caAaLEsT0N MARKET.

SsS iron TIE WEEK END1N6 THuRspAY, Suhx %o.]
oorroN.-The tendency to lower prices has con.
tnui to characterize the msrket for the staple du
ring tie psst week and the steadily lessenng supplies
of American descriptions, with the prospect Of small
lar stocxs o. this quality In the fan thsn has almost
aver before been Known, does not appear. suh 1ent
10 stimulate the market when opposed By the Short
time work OF manufacturers. and the liberal arrival
of the ariole from other quarters Of the world. The
American manufacturer has lately appeared, IN q
yary limited way as purchaser In the Liverpool
market, and some small shipments have already
reached Northern ports, but We look for no very
attended operations Of this sort The leading mar
ksta for the article have exhibited the following con-
diton during the week: The staple at Liverpool on
Friday was quiet, sales 5000 bales, uplands uHd;
Saturday the market was hesvy sales 5000 bales,
suplands lid; ON Monday the article was quiet and
steady, sales bales; on Tuesday the market vas
heavy and lsss active, sales aoOo bales. uplands
loxd; ON Wednesday the article closed heavy, sales
5000 bales uplands 1osd; yesterday the market was
more steady at 10Hd q b
S At New York, ON Friday, the staple was shade
nrer. bat less active Sales 800 bales. at 1H@82.
ON Saturday the article was quiet Sales TOO bales,
at axaa2. On Monday the market was dull Sales
toobales, at s1X@S2 On Tuesday the staple was
heavy and shade lower Sales 1900 bales, at SlHc.
On Wednesday the market closed heavy. Sales 800
bales at S1as1; and yesterday the staple was droop
ing at SIC. p b.
And in this market there has hardly been de-
mand, and the limited supplies are in the hands OF
parties who arc holdipg for further developments
The small sales egenerally been on basis OF Sic
p fb for high class of middlings, but some trans
actions yesterday were at S0c. . tb tor middlngs.
The arrivals during The week have been bales
Of sea Island and Floridas and 1s bales Of uplands,
against 2bales of sea island and Floridas and 2S3
bales uplands the week before, and 10 bales Of sea
Island and Flordas and 1852 bales Of upnds for the
corresponding week last year.
The following statement viii show the sales and
prices In this market for the week just closed:
On Fridsy, July 18th, there was but little demand;
sales 9s bales, middtngs being quoted at slc . ID.
On Saturday there was nothing doing, buyers hav-
ing entirely withdrawn.
On Monday no sales took place, and quotations
were nominal.
On Tuesday the market was dull; sales IS bales,
uiddlings being quite nominal at Sic. Q ID.
On Wednesday there were no sales, the limited in.
quy being at rates too low to suit the views Of fec
tors.
Yesterday one buyer purchased 80 bales, BAY % at
27H and SO at Soc, this sale showing decline OF
about 10 q b., middlings selling at SOC.
Sea ImArD Cor1oN.-The want Of stock and the
absence Of supplies keeps the market at stand for
this quality of the fibre, and the article will remain
in an inactive condition until the new crop begins to
come in. Reports from the planting region in this
vicinity continue promising, and should favorable
seasons prevail moderate crop may be expected.
RICE.-The market for this grain has been re-
markably dull, but factors in some cases having
submitted to decline ofa u to 3ac. q fb some 60
Heroes Of clean Carolina were sold-ssy terces at
OK: "a do. at s3. and so do. at s%c. q ID. We
uuote common to fair Carolina at sa9kc. b.; good
at sx@sNc. 9, fb.
NAVAL sroREs.-There have been received about
1400 bbs spirits and rosn and $50 oois crude tur-
pentne. Some 500 bbls. spirits were sold atS69sic.
p gallon, according to packages. About soo ools
rosin were sold at 81 s5@S so q barrel Yesterday
strained and No. 2 ros;n was quoted at So; No: at
50 25@2 rs: pale st 80 5o@4; the latter quality not
much in demand. The crude turpentine changed
hands at 50 60 p bbl for virgin and yellow dip.
HAY.-The receipts Of North River qualities
amount to about 73o bales Sales Of this quality took
r,aoe rom the wharf at 81 q hundred.
CORN-The decreasing supplies from the West
has caused steady Improvement in prices, and the
rates which opened at about 81 s6 per bushel for
white Tennessee by the car losd from the depot has
hardened to 81 49, 81 81 and 81 Ss-sales yesterday