The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-14

rate with fair stock. Northern and Western super
may be quoted at 50 &c q bbl extra at $40 75@11 90;
and family at s11 75@12 90 Q bbl; Southern super is
selling at about $40 90 q bbl extra at s1l 00@1 2S
and family at $40 00@I2 so p bbl
BACoN-Is firm with Light stock, and holders
are selling prime Western shoulders at 151E; prime
rib sides at 1sc; and prime clear rib sides at lS}zc
p fb, the market closing firm.
SALT.-In the absence of supplies Of this article
holders have advanced their rates to 50 q sack from
store.
INDIA BAGaING.-The demand for this article
is only moderate but sellers are firm at about 25c q
yard Buyers are holding OF, and will probably
only purchase as their necessities demand, the gene
raj opinion being that the supply in the United
States is ample for the crop. New York gunny
cloth is held at 26c. Dundee bagging, A inches,
1A TBS. to the yard, is held at 30@35 cents
Sea island bagging, As inches wide, lbs. to the
yard. is held 60@65 cents.
ROPE.-The demand for rope is very light and
prices irregular, and somewhat nominal at quota
tions. We quote hemp at s@12 cents q fb.; green
leaf at 1l@11X cents, and jute at $500 cents .
pound.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, Of the most
approved patterns offered on the market, but the
demand at present is entirely nominal.
TIMBER AND LUMBER.-There is moderate
stock of this article, and we quote river floor
ing boards at s1s q NJ; scantlng and plank
s1OO12 p NJ; timber of chipping and good mill
qualities there is Light supply on the market
and may be quoted OF s11@12 q NJ. Common Is
selling at s5@8 p NJ; and city sawed lumber at
S2o@25 q NJ.
FREIGHTs-To European ports are nominal. To
West Indies and Northern coastwise ports vessels are
in demand for lumber freights. To Liverpool, nom-
nal. To Hayre nominal. To the West Indies, Cuban
ports, north side, on lumber, s10912 gold and s11@
- south side Coastwise-To New York by steam, 50
| q bale on uplands and &C. sea islands, 81 so q
terce on rice by SAIL somewhat nominal q III on up
| lands, and &C. q fierce on rice. on resawed
lumber sl1 a NJ, and On timber s1s. To Boston
by steam, C. 2 Ii on Gotten and &C 2 fierce IN
rice; by sail C. q ID on cotton, sl1 on @ H. on
| resawed lumber and s13 90 q III. on timber To
Philadelphia q ib on upland cotton by steuu and
&C. q fb by sail; on flooring boards SS 50@s50 q NJ
To Baltimore, by steam, cotton 2 bale, 81 so; rice o
terce, 81 25; phosphates, . 1000 lbs, 81 in
packages, in bulk as per agreement; lumber
NJ 9s@10, as In size; wheat bushel 12c, in sacks.
By this line to Phtladelphia on cotton, q bale.
So; rice q tierce 81 80; phosphate per ton. Sc,
in packages. To Louisville, Ky., on rice, 75c. .
hundred. To Cincinnati CSC. To St Louis &c.
By sail on boards and scantling, hence to Baltimore
sS 90.
EXCHANGE.-sterling Bnls-The rate yesterday
was 1853 nominal for sixty day bills.
DOMESTIC ExcHNeE-The banks are purchasing
sight checks on New York stpar, days Il discount
10 and 16 days Il discount, 20 and 25 days Y dis
count, 80 days q cent. discount. They are SELL
ing sight checks at 3G premium.
GOLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
461S, Ind selling 4S.