The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-23
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
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Stock March 20: oae go e1.
R1cE-There have been but few uansacuons, eA
ccpt in retail way, and we give the 1ono"ine 1ao
tons, which must be considered nominal: Ire
clean Carolina 101zal1c at wholesale, and l!Aal1tac
in small Qualities There is but Little DONG ~
Rourh Rec. and prices are nominal at 81 25aS2 TO-
Seed Reeis selling at SS 50as4 50 with higher prices
obtained Tor some small extra lots OF Careful prepa
ration and tree from volunteer rice. IN
FREIGHTs.-We have to report decnne Oh I'LL
freights on account of the large amount OF tonnage
in port. and the small freights Offering. we q19se lou
by steam to Liverpool via New York at 7sd. tnr up
land and I'D for Sea Island. Sailing trelgnts are
dull at sd for Uplands and I'd. for sea lslands
Hayre ia nominal at lc. To New York by steansnIp
81 so per bale tor Upand. Sea Island Sot.on 1To IT,
Rice are nominal, there being but little onerns nd
Philadelphia &c. on Cotton. 75c. on Domesucs' una
50 90 on Rice. TO Baltimore, &c, on Cotton anu
81 75 on Rice To Boston, by steamship, &c. SAL, Sa
inr freiphts are very dull, there being hardly enough
offerinc to establish quotations We quote co.,on t
Ronoh Rice is taken to Boston at 12a13c from Savan
nah and Ice from the Altamahn. There Is ouL nttie
doing in lumber and We quote so 50 to New VOTE anu
$40 90 Boston, Nothing oIerlIg .ol me'S iii nt
norts as the present prices OF lumber there VIII not
;net;fv shinments. South American and European
}rrights are dull, with little Offering
New Orleans Market.
NEW ORLEANS. March 17-coTToN.-The sales
TO-DAY were confined to 5000 bales atirreguhr prices
showing al average decline of &c. we now quote
Ordinary at 21a2I &c; Good Ordinary at 22Ia23a;
Low Mfdding at % 1la234c; Middling at 243la241ac
and strict Middlng at -a25c.
The market opened dull and dropping, with
moderate inquiry from buyers. who came forward
with lower offers than factors would accept and the
accounts by cable being upfavorabie,, the move
ment continued to the close without any spirit
Hence the business was confined to the limited
amount noted above. Factors generally were unwh-
ling to give way or operations no doubt would nave
been on more liberal scale. While we quote as
above, it is proper to odd that Strict Low Midding
sold as high as 24c, and Liverpool MddlDg at Axe
but the figures we have given represent the general
hnsiness The sales of the past three days sum up
21 800 bales considerable portion Of which was foS
foreign export. The receipts proper since Friday
evening Excluding the arrivals from Mobile Florida
snd Texas which are embraced in their respective
statements amount to 1858. against u, ,6s9 during
the corresponding period last week, showing de-
crease of 20S6 bales. The exports comprise 12,947
bales, embracing 1910 to Liverpool 1853 to Havre,
100 TO Boston, and 215S to New York.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand September list, 1Se7... bales-15,256
Arrived to-day. ay...............s.'..... A,14o
Arri Led previously .5oo, ,o45-o'V,os1
5e5,947
Cleared to-day. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ALAG
Cle1red previously 485, 11c-46o256
Stock on hand and on stipboard. 9G,Gsl