The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-02
Savannah Market.

SAVANNAH, October 9-CoTToS-Thep prices rul.
ing curing the week have induced planters 10 sena
in their crops our receipts therefore have been good
for the season. The advance in the Liverpool mar
ket gave us an excited speculative demand but sue
seotient dispatches showing an unchanged rate In
prices has causeda weakness, the ieehng oene Ut
the close of the market to-day strongly in favor OF
the buyers. In closing our weeks review, We can
but say that the market has been Irregular, unset
tied and unsatisfactory, both to buyers and sellers,
ne s.vve the following resume Oh 'ne market curing
On Friday thero was good inquiry at the open
ing but the continued difference between holders
and buyers restricted operations, and the recep OF
aiv:ces during the day caused more nrnness Oh tae
part of sellers the market closed steady, VIII
sales OF 654 bales Saturday, good inquiry prevail
ed under the better adv ces from Liverpool out NeW
York failed to respond, which caused quite oepres-
sion Tho transactions have been at points whe
holders were willing to meet the market. Sales 43I
bales. On Tuesdag the inquiry was general, Dut
holders wese very firm IN tneir ASKING prices un.
showed an unchanged market, which induced thefn
to meet the demand, and resulted In tne sales oi
1859. The market closed firm, with middins at2t
cts On Wednesday the market opened nucn east: easler
thouph weak Many sales were made on dechne
of Hc on tuesdays rates. Liverpool buoyaat. with
prices unchanged. New York steldy but scarcely SO
closed yery quiet Sales Of $50 bales. 1hursday,
the market quiet; Offering &c less than yesteroay-
few buyers Tue market all day was irregular and
unsettled. We quote middling at 2SGc.
The receipts at this port since the 2.d instant
amount TO II, ,78S bales upland, OF which soo were
received per Central Railroad, 1886 per Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad, 500 from landings on the Savannah
river, and 2s6 blles from Florida. The exports for
the same time haye been 1882 bales upland and 60
bales sea island, Of which 55l6 bales upland and 60
bales SEQ island were shipped to New York, 1878
bales upland to Philadelphia; to Biltimore 495
bales
SEA Is1ASps-Ihe transactions Of the we:k
amount to only go bags at SO to 721s and are too
small to turniph market report The receipts since
~ ;vof haps 3l kaps which
shipped from Charleston, and must, therefore, be
deducted from the total at this port.
TIMBER AND LUMBER Moderate arrivals of mill
and shipping. Former sold. The mlls are all en-
Gagged Lumber orders are freely offered. Tonnage
Wanted coastwise and for West Indies. The supply
ready for marxet in the country commensurate with
the demand, awaiting the rise OF the river. Inc
country mills have all the WORK they can &c 90 Tor
of timber The orders on the market are ample for
the manufacturing capacity OF the mills: we 4uote
nominally as follows: Mill timber SSall; snppln2
S12a20 nominal We continue OF quoIAuo-s VI iast
week as follows: .,o.o,
Ordinary sizes. s................' ......soOaoa
Difficult sizes. ..........'.'.''.'.' oodSo oodS
Flooring boards. ZZa2S
About 1000 sticks of timber have arrived during
the past week, of both mill and shipping quality,
principally from the Ogeeche and Canoocnee NV
ers. There have been moderate sal at from .! to
$40 for mill, and sl2 to Is for shipping qu1y. Inc
demands limited. The mills are generauy engaged
with orders few weeks in advance.
OCTOBER S1.-CoTToN-The firm closing Of yester-
day operated TO the extent OF good demand at tue
opening to-day, which was checked. however by the
following Liverpool dispatch (ll:l5 A. y cotton
dull tendency downward sales $4,000 bales, IN
eluding 1000 sold after market yesterday uplands
lid Orleans 11Ad. "
The orders upon the market were chiefly Euro
penn The inquiry continued subsequently spas
modic until Liverpool reported an advance OF 1sd
"a p Al that market closed higher with more doing
sales Of 10000 bales uplands ll@l1sd /; Orleans