The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-01
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lots.
RICE.-The arrivals of this grain consist Of few
parcels, being the reminder Of the crop, wmcn are
OF too limited character to operate on prices The
oarket for the week has shown an easier tendency,
and factors have sold about 100 terces Of clean Car
nina at somewhat lower rates. We note the follow
ING transactions: 104 terces at 10c. 10, II DO. at
lOc,. and so do at 10hc. z, fb. We quote common
to fair clean Carolina at sH@9%c- . b., good 90.
1oM1oxc.. and common prime at 1o,sa1O11c. y 10.
Yesterday rs tierces Of common was disposed OF az
e1Sc. p b.
NAVAL sToREs.-There have been received during
the week about 900 bbls rosin, 200 bols splfts
pentne. and 400 bbls crude turpentine. Ine roSin
was sold at s5@7 q bbl; No. do at IS 5o@4; NO.
at 50 5o@2 go q Dbl. Spirits turpentne may oe
quoted at 5s@61c q gallon, at which rate about loo
bbls changed hands, and an additional sale OF lOo
bbls took place on private terms. The crude tur'
pentne was sold at sI5O@475 q Dbl for virgin, So
for yellow dip, and 81 IS for hard.
HAY.-There have been no arrivals and we nave
no transactions to report IN this article.
CORN.-lhe receipts by rail from Tennessee con-
tnue ample for al demands, and the moderate price
at which it is laid down has given this quality almost
entire possession of the market. The fun arrivals,
together with some reduco, in the rate Of freight,
have caused somewhat lower range Of prices. and
we quote Tennessee qualities at 81 17@1 20 . bush
e weight sacks included, by the car load from the
depot.
oATs.-There have been no additions to the stock
of this grain during the week. and the only 1ansac'
tons have been in retail way.
FLOUR-The market is moderately supplied with
good grades of Northern and Western brands for
Which there continues to be fair local consumptive
demand at prices which have not changed in any
important respect from our previous quotations,
which We continue, say for Northern and Western
super s11@11 so q Dbl, Northern and Western ez-
ira s12@1S p bbl., and Northern and Westernfalaiy
at s1s 5O@14 2 bbl. a.
BACON.-The stock Of prime meat is moderate
and of inferior qualities very light The demand
continues to be very much restricted, and is only
sustained by the strong prices prevailing IN the
Northern and Western markets. Prime shoulders
have been selling during the week at 15@al6hc. p
B, prime rib sides at 17@171sc. p b., and prime
clear rib at 1sc q ID. Holders, at the close, were
under instructions to ask an advance on these
figures. Second quality shoulders may be quoted at
14c. q h., and prime strips at 17kc. 2 b.; sugar.
cured bagged hams are held at 22@2Sc. 2 fb.
sALT-There have been no receipts Of this art-
Gle during the week. Holders, from store are askang
81 so@1 80 q sack:
INDIA BAGGING-The demand has nearly ceas.
ed, and our quotations are somewhat nominal We
quote large lots t., eash. New York gunnS cloth
is held at 22@24c. Dundee bagging, A inches, Ia
lbs to the yard, is held at So@s5 cents. Sea island
bagRing Is inches wide, lbs. to the yard, ts held
at 60@65 cents.
ROPE.-In consequence Of the use Of iron ties
the demand for rope is very Light and prices rregu-
lar, and somewhat nominal at quotations. We quote
hemp at s@12 cents . 10; greenleaf at 12S1s
CENTS and jute at s1f@s cents p tb.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton are coming
into use, and DuLos's Universal Tie, wM.. ROACH,
Agent, the Arrow Tie, R. MURE & Co., Agents, the
BEARp's Tie, GEORGE ". WILLIAMS & Co., Agents.
and the VALLEY Buckle Tie, STREET BROTHERS
Co.. Agents. and GOULD McIST1RE's Tie, WILLIS &.
CH1soLM, Agents. and the FAssMANs Tie, r. N. But
1ER, Agent, are offered IN this market at l09lo7s
cents Q ID.
TIMBER AND LCMBER-Tbere is moderate
stock Of this article, and we quote river floor
ing boards at s1o q NJ; scantling and plank
s1O@1o H.; timber of chipping and good mill
qualities there is a Light supply on the marker
and may be quoted at sl1@12 p II. Common is
selling at s5@s q NJ; and city sawed lumber at
s2O@25 q N. 5.
FREIGHTs-To most points aredull and nomi-
nal. 10. Liverpool, ga on upland and '<d.
on sea islands, .Tp Havre nominal. To the West
Indies. but little offering at s7@sS gold, q NJ on
lumber, for north side Of Cuba and s99s10 q NJ,
gold for south side with the privilege of changing
ports Coastwise-To New York by steam, 81 so q
bale on upland, and &C. on sea Islands, 76c. D
tierce on rice; by sail, somewhat nominal Q % on up
lands, and &C. p tierce on rice. To Boston oy
steam, &C. p y. on Gotten and &C 2 uerce on
rice; by sail -. q 10. on cotton. To Philadel-
uhia, sc. q 10. on upland cotton by steam,
and &C. a ID. by sail. 10 BALTIMORE, oy steam,
J. cent = 10 on cotton, and 81 so 4 tierce on
Rice. The Baltimore and Charleston Steamship
Company take cotton through to Cincinnati al
81 so a 100 ibs.: rce Soc. q 100 fbs 10 Louis
vile, cotton, 81 70 100 fbs; rice 75c 8 100 ns.
To st. Louis, cotton, 50 10 2 100 bs,; rice s'c.
q 100 Tbs. These steamers take freight through TO
ph,ladelphia. On lumber, by sail, to New YORK.
Philadelphia and Baltimore, at s7@s E NJ, and on
timber se@lo q ". nominal
EcHANGE-Ster!lng Bills-The rate yesterday
was 15oX for sixty days. bills.
DOMESTIC ExcHASeE.-The banks are purchasing
sigh, checks on New York ct 4 discount, S days y
discount, 10 and IS days x discount 20 and % days
c. discount, 80 days Ia discount. They are sell
ing sight checks at u premium.
GoLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying st
40 and selling at Al.
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