The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-02

ers were more disposed to accede TO Tue VIEWS VI
holders An advance of &c IN new tolA, topo - ~ ~
toward the close of the day, caused our i'uiA ~
close finn. ,~oa -, .var
ON Wednesday morning slight advance III LIVER e-
nool causec holders to be more trn: buyers Mere
ont early, and good business was done ior uine,
hut 11nfayorable q vices from Liverpool checKeo
transactions as holders were not disposed 70 sell al
The prices offered by buyers.
To-day the market opened quite firm, holders
showing no disposition to realize. buyers were our
but could not pay the prices asked being above their
limits. The advices from Liverpool brought de-
clue of I'd and New York reported decline OF &c
with dull and nominal market which had but little
effect on factor, they generally being disposed 10
hold Towards the CLOSE Liverpool was unchanSed,
but dull, and New York closed with decline from
opening OF %c, tut in the face of all this We cannot
give quotations much below our figures OF yesterday
factots being under the impression that the dechne
is but temporary, and therefore VII Ios ,ors seh o ~
such cotton as they are compelled to by orders OF
planters Our market closed quit, but STEADY. we
ouote nominally as follows: Good Ordinary 2Oc;
Low Middhng 2lc; Middling 22c
iA-A4i-''- S. I. Uprd
Received since February 19... do0 o91 9o SoS ooS
Received pl eviously. 1880 ''A'o'o
r,n.d 3Osa1 since Feb is:... SOL 2s.s8o
Expd previously. 55f7 9O5 4s5 G37o sS5. sl6
Stock February 26............... l9O7 oo'o4o
SEA Is1ANps-Are firm. with sales to-day as toiiows
s bales at 55c; at SIC; 13 at 6c. Total ~ Daes
Total sales for the week. 2i0 bales.
Holders of this description OF cotton remsn nfn,
on account Of the short crop and the light oneri1s
stock. Good cotton. we'll ginned and properly
handled Will command higher prices and ere readily
taken up while poorer grades aie negecred.
RIoEEThcre Is now hardly any on the marker.
few lots of Rangoon Rice have been received iroM
New York to supply the demand OF retail dealers gu
nrices of this description are very Irregular we
ouote prime Clean Carolina at 11al1Hc, WIZ very
few lots Offering and the above prices must pe con
sidered n arly retail. Little Rough fnce has oee re-
ceived during the week. and the small lois coming ~
have ali been sent to mill. We quote nominaly ~ 20
20 20 good article for seed is IN demand at 30 "
us5 according to qualify. - ,o,.vors
FRE1GaTsEBv steam to Liverpool wa New:h0rh
,be rate remains at I'd for Upland and l7so or sea
leland sailing treights arr dull at %a9-lod ior Up
land and 5sald for Sea Island. Havre ls nomlGal a.
I5Lai lIc TO New York, by steamship 1c on Upland'
1Sc on Sea Island and So so on Rice. 10 Pnlaoel-
piia. &c on Cotton, 75c on Domestcs, anu g on
Rice. TO Baltimore &c on Cotton, and 81 10 On
Rice In coastwise business there Is nm actiVe oe.
pand for shipping, the amount of tonnage IN port
bcice small ANY vessels arr wing would De Ieadliy
placed at sc to New York and Mc to Boston. hougn
Rice s taken to Boston at 12al3c from Savannah
lsc from the Altamaha There is but little dong ~
lumber, and we quote seas 90 to New York and Sio
TO Boston. Nothing Offering for West lnoia porSs.
South American treights are Offering but there ls
scarcity of vessels Timber to Europe 1s nominal III
S5s per load OF 6Oo feet'-aaoe''Se''