The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-28
Savannah Market.

| SAVANNAH, December 24.-CoTToN.-Thc de-
n and throughout the week has been good. ahd
when fair prices were ofere large sales have been
made though there was not that pressure 10 sell
which was anticipated by some. Cotton has been
coming in freely, many preering TO EaVe II placed
under insurance than to keep II at nome, as many
ginning horses have been burned. Many compa rts
exist of mixed cotton. Our planters should use
great care in preparing their crop for market Tho
probabilities are that prices have reached their low
est point unless we have heavy decline IN gold
The close of the marketfor the week has been scldy
and firm ut the following quotations: hiddlDg 23%
a2S5I; low niddiing 22a23; good ordinary 2!aa2
SEA IsLASD.-It is ascer,Mned that the crop OF
long staple will be quite shcrt, ah1 planters, III
s. ting in their cotton ID market, &c ac:ompary 1t
with instructions to hold unless full prices are Oh
tainable Orders from spinncrs arc generally at
limits below the prices indie ed by planters. ana
the sales during the week, therefore, have been
small Since our last report we cannot quote any
decline i. criecs. Fine $780, medium T0a75; com
mon 53aC0.
We give the following resume oftne "ceK
Frijay.-Inc market opened With lair inquiry
and continued Sc until mid-day-thcn for q snort
period the Inquiry becam, much stronger. creating
the impression that private dispatches were IN the
roarEct. The closing Of the mlrket was quiet but
firm with middling ut o3lzc. Sales 1920 bales.
Saturday-The market ut the opening exhibited
dispo nliol on the part of buyers to operate taking
such parcels as were offered ut reasonable figures.
Latcr adyices from Liverpool gave buoytnt markct
with sales OF 10,eeo bllcs at 105slloAd, and New
York frm with salcs of 5000 bales at 2oisa-o3sc
which encouraged buyers TO operate more Freely
and resulted with the sale Of 1904 bales. hdd ing
23sla9l; |, middng 23i ia23Ia; good ordinary 2ss
23c
Morday.-Thc marke. opened with good in
ouiry, buyers operating freely whcn sultaoic iotS
could be obsained. The Ills A. M. disratca from
Liverpool showing firm m irket with sales OF
u Oe0 bales at unchanged quotations, did not meet
the expectations oil buyers and they a'tco lho1c
cautiously taxing principally OF the better grades
l.rI,c
resulting in The sale OF 1887 bales, the market
closing quiet, under the ?. II. dispatch from New
York, showing weak mllkct ana prices &c lower.
MiddiiHs 24e; low middlinS 2J}sc; Good otalnGVy
a2sla2ec Sales 1887 bales.
Tuesday-rhc market opened with q fair inquiry,
buyers of rns lower prices than those paid the pre-
vious day, and which holders refused 10 accept oI
later accounts from the leading markets showing
declining tendency, induced some factors 10 meet
the demand at lower figures, which resulted IN inc
sale of 685 bllcs the market closieE quiet al -
for mddling, % &c ior low middln6, AM 2.t:a--%4C
| for good ordinary. .
| Wcdues sdly.-At the opening Of the market hold.
ers were very firm in their prices, but payers liclu
nloof awaiiinG.adviccs from Europe Which, con'rary
to the expectations OF many fIc.ors, Showed weak
market at unchanged quotations; and later accounts
| fcom New York confirming the carly ulsna" mes,
caused macy to sell at lower garess some sales nay
| inr been made as low 23Iie for Liverpool MD
dng; but as neral thing higher prices are asked
The m ,rket closed quiet with sales oi GO uaes We
quote r1lddng 20 g; low mlldhnS 2jc; good ordl'
nary o2Ic. ..,
| Ihursday-The maric,. today zopc led with u
good inquiry, which con timed throughout the day
| The market was much easier, aud prices better IL
general. The favorable three z. NJ. adyiccs from
| Scw York caused iacf6rs to use much firnlness
The market closed steady and firm, wi>b middling Al
| o3,la233I'. Sales 9l2 bales.
The receipts at this port since the 18th instant
amount to IL 465 bales upland OF which Il. .S92 were
received per Central Railroad l45 per Atlantic and
| Gulf Railroad, SGT ftpm landings on the Savannah
| River and l95 baes from Floriua. The exports fol
the same time have been 1205S bales upland ant
9s5 bales ser island of which 3499 bales upland
lSo bales sea island were shipped to liverpool 57si
bales upland and 1G4 bales sea island TO New York
$50 bales upland to Philadelphia, and to Baltimore
715 bales