The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-20
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOR TIE wERE ENDING THURSDAY, MARCH 49,
CoTTON.-The market fer this article during the
past week has exhibited quite struggle between
buyers and Sellers the latter expecting an advance IN
the foreign market generally held for full and i'm
proving rates, while prices ruling here hao Already
attained position above what the controlling markets
would warrant, the English market having fa,ied 70
90 up as was expected, the transactions nave oeen
very limited but prices here have been rather stoao
ly maintained, the stock being very light winch
sellers hold strongly. The Liverpool market has
fluctuated but slightly during the week. opening at
1Ohd, il has prevailed at this figure for Middiing
Upland most of the time, temporarily hardening
to 10!d, from which 1t afterwards fell back to the
former quotation, and has again stiffened to 1O7Sd@
lOhd closing at the former. At New York the arti-
Gle commenced at 25c., softened to 241s@25c stiff
ened to 25@25Hc., and again receded to Csc. 9
ID. for New York AIiddlings In this market
it commenced somewhat nominal at 25@25Ac.,
fell of TO 24sl@25c., stifened for short time
to &c., ana dropped afterwards to 24k@25c. 3
ib for Middling Upland closing yesterday at 25c.
q fb for this gra de- The receipts at this point for
the week have been light and amount to l42 bales OF
Sea Islands and Flordas and 514o bales OF Upland
against 1873 bales of Sea Islands and Florldas and
1924 bales of Upland Cotton for the week before and
PIG bales of Sea Islands and Foridas and 2lS4 oaes
Of Upland for the corresponding week last year.
We submit the following report of the TRANSACTIONS IN
the staple at this point the week just terminated
On Friday the 18th instant, The market was near
" at stand buyers general holding OF or cfeiing
declining rates, much below the views OF factors,
,,d +ba .raneactione onfy Amounted to ll2 bales,
quotations being quite nominal.
On Saturday better demand and armer feeling
existed some operations taking place On the basis OF
24a@o5c 2 ID. for A1iddling, when intelligence OF
IN advance at Liverpool caused the market 20 sten
and become more active, closing with an upward
tendency in prices. Sales 200 bales, Ordinary TO
Good Ordinary being quoted at olG2S;sc., Low
Iddlng 24]sc, Middling q, ESQ and Strict
Mildling at aGaaG,ic. q 10.
On Monday, the staple being held here ct rates
above the leading markets, the demand Vas very
Light. Sales only 200 bales oa the b-sis or &c. Z
tb for 3liddlins Upland.
Cn Tuesday the market had declining tendency
in consequence of the depression Of tie staple ut
Liverpool and New York, prices recedirg about one
cent b. Sales $50 bales Ordinary to Good Ordinary
being quoted at 2oa23, Low Middling at ii, Mid
dl;rg al 241s@25c. q ii. There weie no sales OF
Strict Middling Cotton. On Wednesday the demand
improved and prices were slightly frmer, caused by
sitter market at Liverpool Sales $50 bales, Ord
nary 10 Good Ordinary being quoted at 2o@2S Low
Middling at a. Middling at IS. and Strict Middling
at 251Sc q 10 Yesterday the demand was moderate
and prices firm. Sales 255 bales. say at 29}z 20
at 2S5s, IS at "a, 200at Is. wequote: