The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-21
Easton & Co.'s Cotton Report
Troa THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 16, 1868

TroR THE WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 16, 1868.
NEW YORK, October 1.-THE MARKET.-In our
last report the market closed active and strong at
2sc for middHng uplands: Liverpool was dull at
10xalOX TOR uplsnds and Orleans. On Saturday a
large business was done, and prices advanced &c.
Sales 1924 bales ut 26Hc. Liverpool more active end
advancing Sales 5000 bales. Middling uplands
closed weak, owing to increased offerings on spot
and to arrive Sales 1889 bales at 26i26Hc. Liver
pool buoyant Sales 10000 bales at 1OAa10Id.
tuesday spinners and exporters bought sparinSly,
and as the stock sale was larger, prices declined
traction Sales 22l4 bales at 26:. Liverpool firm at
l0Id. Sales Il, 600 bales. Wednesday, heavness In
this market continued, and holders showed some
disposition to press sales on wharf Sales 2697 bales
Closing OF No decline. MiddliDg 25Ac. Liverpool
opened steady and closed I'd easier. Sales l2,OC0
very unsettled feeling, and Cotton was offer
ed at 25 cents for middhng on the wharf
and to arrive. This tempted shippers and large
business was done and all cheap lots were quickly
taken. The market close1 steady at 25]ac Sales
84O5 bales Liverpool steadyand unchanged. Sales
5000 beIes- Yesterday there was o good demand for
low n.iddlipg for export and for mdding for hoae
.lse There would have been more done out Tor the
smaI, stock on the market Sales 1859 bales. Hol'-
ers firm at 25Hc for middling and 25c f0r low mid
ding. Liverpool quiet and steady. Sales 10000
bales Middling uplands l034d Orleans lid, uplands
to arrive l01lal0Id. Manchester accounts uniayor-
able On the week our prices ]zclower, and Liv-
erpool I'd higher. The report from LVerpool yes
tezday, showing such small stock, gave 1ncreaseo
confidence to those who had been shipping, ana
drew some who had been waiting for lower prices
The decline to Csc on Thursday brought in more
buyers than could he supplied and all lots offered It
quotations weye soon taken. There has been more
strength shown thus week in the low grades. wnlcn
are scarce and in demand for expert Our quotations
will show that the difference between low midding
and uiddling has been reduced to Ec. Notwith-
standing the 698 bales received at this port during
the week our stock shows but small increase The
quantity the market IS as small as 1t has been for
months. and lots are sold as soon as offered trei hts
nv steamer have advanced from SIG to ia, with en-
pagenents of few thousand bales. There is no slip
ON the berth at present. and the room by steamer s
not large.
and Charleston to 22Hc- The large number OF or
ders sent TO these places caused reaction. OF the
;a5 9O4 bales receiv far this season, spinners
have taken 6o3 bales exporters 47,0S5 bales, and
bales have been added to the stock on LIST Sep
tember last. c- am
haIes fayerape middhng) were sold at &c, January
delivery. On Mond ~ $50 bales middling for No
yember at 25c and $50 bales middhn2 Tor December
at 4c Thursday, 800 bales, at 22c for low m,ddiinS
and 23c for middng. January delivery. Friday, 200
bales low midding Tor January at 90 and loo bales
mIddljug. for December, at 2Skc. At nc for low
middling and CSC for middlinR, deliverable IN any
month up to March, there were large orders WHICH
could not be ilied. YESTERDAY.
SrAr1sr1cA1. PosITIoN.-The stock IN Liverpool is
1000 bales; sAost from India 475,oO0; and from
America II. 900 bales. Total $685. bales On oc-
tober 1S, 1867, the stock was !S,0oo bales; anoae
from India 900; and from America 3c0o oales.
Total 967 900 bales. Deficiency in visible supply AZ
compared with last year. O0e bales Price o. mid
ding Orleans now 1ld then SGD. Stock at all ports
in the United States 563 bales more than SAME tune
last year. Estimated stock held by Manchester
spinners at the mills 1856 100 bales Stock in Havre
25th ult, 4s076 bales, against PAL bales last year
with excess at sea over last year Of 6O89l bales
Stock In London, 1s instant, 2,81s bales against
1O6 1870 bales last year. wi an excess in the quaint
ty at sea of go, ,00U bales over 1907.