The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-08
Easton s. Co.'s Cotton Report.
IRON THE WEEK ENDING DECEMDER 4, 1868

iron THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER T. 1861
NEW YORK, December 5.-THE MARKEr-ln our
last report the market closed heavy at 25a25Ac ior
mddline uplands On Saturday the market opened
heavily but became active aod stronger when II was
known that the Liverpool stock was only 330,00O
bules. There was good shipping demand. and the
sales amounted 10 32,9 bales; middlng at 25a2ozc.
Monday. under more favorable foreign advicos tne
market was activc and the prices higher. he sales
were 1858; largely to exporters; midding at 2o4c;
closing with less offering aud an upward tendency.
Tuesday there was good business done aud pilces
were we maintained The news from L1Verpool en-
couraged shippers who were the principal buyers.
Sales 1904 bales at 254c. Wednesday there was only
moderate business done, and prices closed at Hc
lower all grades, on full foreign news saics ooi4
bales at 25c. thursday, with liberal T, cepts' ana
further decline in Liverpool, prices fell oil Nc on al
grades: but thcro was very little pressure TO SELL
Sales 1885 bales, at 24 cts. YESTERDAYS the market
opened steadily, with more inquiry from Shippers.
The cheap purchases OF Thu sday couid not oe re-
pcated until late in the day. when there was moro
desire TO sell The saos were 323S bales, at2l4 cts
Goods and yarns heavy ut Manchester
On the week our ma ket shows decline OF 4 to
lc caused by the uniavorablc news from Liverpool.
and the Increased receipts hemarket in Liverpool
was active and very firm until "Wednesday. when
prices gave way under heavy arrivals OF over 9ue
cotton and at the close quotations are d lower tnan
on last FRIDAY There have been recoived ut
the mort since 1st September 7O50 bales, Of which
exporters have taken 33C667, spinners 1885, 41, and
the stocks have incl eased 1S2, no bales.
From Bombay we have advice by mail mp to the
3lst October In the Dhoera District the estimates
of the stock of old cotton and the probable out-turn
of the new crop were being reduced Planters were
unwilling sellers OF the current rates. and were hoii-
ing back tor higher prices 7 air Dholera was quot
cd at S4d i'll Liverpool on the 2on November ana u
could not bo laid down there from Bombay for less
than 3d. uf Surats. the stock in Liverpool is now
reduced to about go QUO bales, with bales at
sea- which latter Is all that ran arrive during tho
next three months. I he deliveries have averaged
900 alcs weekly for some time past, at which tate
the above supply would last nj C or ten weeks Un-
der these circumstances it is not surprising that the
weekly exports from this country are watched with
so much sol citude.
PRICES DEFENDANT ON RECEIpTs-Ror the twen-
ty.tour weeks ending Lth December, 1867, the re-
cepts aycrged about 50 000 bales, while .orthe sue
cocding twelve weeks to 2Sth February, they aver
aged about $4,000 bales. 1t is generally expected
that the receipts for the corresponding period rom
7th December to 2Sth February this season will be
as large We have no means OF Knowing what course
the planters will pursue beyond the fact that those
in the Atlantic states show u dlspos' uon to hold
back their crops to some extent 100000 bales moro
have been disposed OF up to this time as compared
with 1867 and tile price received by tho planter 80
far has been &c more than last year, considering
the removal of the tlX Tie amount due Tor I'D
yanccs is much less nd we Lave doubt that oS
enough mas been so d To make The plan c ndepen-
dent and free 10 exercise h!s judgment about the
disposal OF the balance OF the crop hn las action
dc ends, IL great measure, Tic iusIrc course OF
prices.
sALEs For FUTURE DELivEHy.-Tho sales arc in-
crca ing higher .iriCcs. ii y amount TO 43uO
biles as follows: For December 50 b les mIddilnE
at 2ic; fnr December and january, 100 mi ding ct
24c; for Janury. 10J n.ddling and 100 low mid
ding at 23c 1850 low nliddng at f9. $50 middlinS
at o4c; for January and Febuars, 200 middpe AMI
200 low midli al &c; 20J middlins al 23Ac.
and ITO same at 24c; Tor February. 1u0 middng and
100 low mddlipg at 23c 81U low nliddng At 23c, 1C0
same ut 2lHc, 6U0 midillng al II
STATISTICAL PosITIoS-The stock Ill Liverpool is
3GS 00U bales; a1o.t from Inti /. 1160t0; and rom
America 7SC0o Dnles. Total G2! BALE; On De-
cember g. 1867. the stock 3l,00J bales; afioat
from India 195. COO; and from America 13,uO0 bales.
Total 102 u bales Deficiency in .lsiule supply, as
compared with last ya,r, 60 900 bales Prize oil mid
ing Orleans now l15zd; then 71Hd Stock at all the
ports III the United states 49, I5 Daos less than Same
time last year. Estimated stock held by Manchester
spnners at the mills no. 00D baics Stock IN Havro,
18th instant 454O7 with 80, 5S7 at sea- against 81. .sG9
in stocK and 9O5l at lust year. Stock in London.
18th instant l26.NO with 10000 at sea, against
IO7 C94 in stock ind 5S 00U at sea last elr Aveage
weekly consumption and export at Liverpool 10 No
vember o. 1867 CO, ,0G0 bales. and to November 10,
1868, e., 800 bales
Upand& Mobile. New
Florida Orleans. Texas
oDdinary.2l ssass % a2aA 22gaa2& 229a2ag
d,aary .2sgass % ASK 2aAaesH ssHa2sa
Low Mid
ding .2seaia24 81 a24k AAa24H 24}za24A
Middnng- a2IA - a25 - a26A = sa6H
Sales Of the week 29,.33 bales, including 5ol3 10
spnners, 1895 to speculaors, and l5o2o to export
er5.
Stoc,s in the interior towns November co. 1868. A.,
696 bales against G2 324 bales same Time last year
Gross receipts at this port Tor i.e wick, 2l,0l6
bales. Since september l, 2l2, $50 bales.