The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-23
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.
Fon TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY. OCTOBER Q

COTToN-The Leading markets for this article
during tho week ave exhibited considerable sead'
ness with fair transactions quotations at LIVERPOOL
remaining du,ing tic time at 1OAd for middhns
uplands. whilo at New York they have varied 6ut
slightly, commencing at 251a@2oSc and rccedin1
to 25@25 &c q fb for New York middlinSs. Notwth-
standing the liberal receipts at tho Southern ports
the scanty supply of American descriptions at all
the great points of trade givc encouragement TO
hope thnt prices will be well sustained throughout
| the season. The great centres have exhibited the
! following movements At Liverpool tho article on
Friday, October 16 was steady, sales 10000 bales,
upands 1Oald; on the same cay at New } ork tic
| market was finer, sales 800 bales at 25]i@2oAc;
on Saturday the former was hrmer, but not higher,
sales r. 900 bales the latter was rm sales 25a bales
at 25H@253ic; on Monday the former was firm, sales
II 900 bales uplands 10Ad: the latter was steady,
sales 1900 bales at 25H@25s4c; On uesday the Tor
mer was steady sales 10 900 baes uplands 101d;
the latter was shade lower, sales 1900 bales at
25Hc; on Wednesday the former was steady; tho
latter shade easier, sales 14OJ bales at 25@25>sc;
yesterday the former steady. saes TO- 200 bales
the latter was du'l and declining.
The arrivals o! this port for the week have been
oOs bags of sea islands and Flordas, and 1860 bales
of upands against &c bags OF islands and Flori-
das and ss07 bales OF upands for tho corresponding
week last year. Tho receipts havo been from the
following sources viz: of up!ands per South Caro-
lima Railroad 4lsS bales. per Northeastern Raj
road 1853, and I6 from savannah OF sea islands,
from Christ Church G. Beaufort S. c.. 81, Edisto o.
Florida 1Oi, James and Wadulallw Issuds %.
The transactions and prices prevailing in this mar
ket during the week hive been as follows:
On Friday, October &c. the market opened irresu-
lar, but the demand becoming active prices shfen-
ed n, Z, and in some operations, &c q lb; sales
1900 bales; ordinary to good ordinary being quoted
at2O@22c; low middling ct 22A@221ac; middllng at
2Sc, and strict middling at 231sc q fb.
| On Saturday there was moderate inquiry, but
business was restricted by holders asking al nd-
van e, which buyers were unwilling to concede, the
market continuing without quotable change. but
closing Arm; sllcs 400 bales; ordinary to good
ordinary being quoted at 2c@22; low middng 22A@
221sc; middlng 23c and strict middling 231sc 4 1b
| On Monday, the demand was active and well BUS
tanned, prices improving 14a1sc per ID; sales lo5o
bales ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at 81
a22c low iuiddling 23c, mddling 231zc, and strict
midding 24c per ID.
On Tuesday, the inquiry was limited and stock
light; sales $50 bales; quotations unaltered
On Wednesday. the demand was quite limited, and
prices fell off about &c per ID; saes 429 bales
binary to good erdnary being quoted at 21a22c, low
| middliDg at 221c and middling ut 23t4c
Yesterday there was fair demand, but the article
receded TaHc per ib sales GO bales viz: at 49, Is
at 20, at 2Cs, ut 2l15, 90 at %, at 2o 167 at
22 64 at 22 122 at 22, 43 at %, 12 at 23l, 81 at
231sc We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary. ........H @22
Low middling.--. .....:. ..22G@22H
MldunnS .........-..........Zo CN-
strict middling.. g................. .2o%@-
SEA ISLAND CoTToN.-The receipts are incre ising
slowly, and have been some 2O9 bales of sea islands
and Flordas for the week. There is light inquiry,
and We learn OF the sale OF so bales. all island
descriptions among Which were TIE following, viz:
at 65, 10 at g. at Gs At 72, IL rs, So at
IS, ut 81 Is. Florda qualities are generally held
under limit and at pre- cnt they above the views
of buyers.
RICE.-This grain arrives slowly and The receipts
have been light, aud with moderate supplies and
fair inquiry prices have rather siffeued during the
week. There have boon re eived about 5000 bushels
OF Carolina rough rice sad So tierces of ceau the
latter from GEORGETOWN s. C. We note sales of near
400 tcs of clean Carolina, say 20 tcs at SIC e IT, 13O
tcs at 81, 11s do at sH, and Is do at sSc q IT, We
quote fair clean Carolina ut sA@83s and good at 81
@s5sc q 1b. there has boon sold lot of 1900 BUSH
els of sen coast Carolina rough rice at 81 s7E q
bushel, 300 do at 81 80. We quote interior rough
rice at 81 sO@l 65 2 bushel. and coast rough at
81 1902 2 Lushel.
NAVAL SrORES.-The arrivals have been about
800 bbls. Spirits turpentine has been sold at 500
4Oc q gallon, the latter for New York bbls No
rosin has found buyers at 50 5O@s 80 q bbl. No. .
at 81 so@1 80; No. 3 at 81 TO91 10.
HAY-Ihe1e have been received about HOO bales