The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-07
Snrannnh Market.

SAVANNAH. December S-CoTToN.-Snce the
close of our last report the cotton market has had
gradual hardening tendency in prices; buyers ope-
rating principally for foreign markets, and taking
such lott as were offered at reasonable figures, but
on Wednesday the Live-pol market showed indica-
tions of lower prices. which was confirmed oy tee
grams received on Thursday from that port giving
full farthing decline with dull and dropping mar
ket Our market, consequently, closed very quiet
yesterday, buyers holding Oh unless when heavy
concessions were made the general asking prices.
quote the market irregular: MiddhnS 2S}s; low
rniddnng %; good ordinary 22E.
We give the following resume Of the week:
Friday-Market opened quiet, but at the same time
| showing evidence of weakness-buyers operating
only when first class middling could be bought at
2lc; a;crket closed weak though not quotaby lower
| MIddling 24c. Sales 1878 bales
Saturday Market opened quiet and continued so
throughout the en'ire day-trapslctons small and OF
limited nature. Some uneasiness was exhibited
by sellers by the non.arriva of advices from Liver
pool market closed qaiet with mddlipg strict at 2ic
Sales 20S bales.
Monday-Market opened strong, most part Of the
day the INQUIRY was geueral-adviccs of large sales
from New York caused holders to be firm In their
asking prices; market closed 6uoyant with an up
ward tendency. We quote middling firm at "a cts
Sales 2177 bales.
Tues.lay-The opening of the market was with o
fair inquiry, and throughout the entire day was the
same-advices from New York and Liverpool
strengthened our market 30 as to enable holders to
get their asking prices of yesterday; market closed
strong We quote middling ut 24a24hc. Sales 1850
bales.
Wednesday.-Market opened with some inquiry
at Yesterdays prices-advices from New York and
Liverpool caused buyers to act cautiously, and offer
AZ less. Holders seem to meet the views OF buyers
In many transactions; Offering stock not so good as 1t
has been-lower grades much neglected. We quote
middling at 23Ac. Sales 1130 bales
Thursday-1he market opened quiet. The ac-
count from Liverpool showing dull market has
given lower prices here-buyers operating only
when concessions are made. We quote Didtling at
2315c. sales COZ bales.
SEA IsI.AND.-1her has been considerable activ-
ty in the market this week, ard the saes amount to
SIG bags OF all grades which are in request by both
Northern and foreign buycrs While we cannot
change quotations, we have to report hrmer prices.
with stronger feeling the part OF factors whose
belief in very short crop is confirmed by the advi-
ces received during the week from the interior. We
quote: Fine 81 8 lb asking price medium flne S0a
| 80 sales; medium 65a70 sales; common 53a60 sales.
The receipts at this port since the 9th ultimo
amount to IS $50 bales upland, Of which 1881
received per Central Railroad, 4l3 per Atlantic and
Gulf Railroad, 527 from landings on the Savannah
River, and 23S bales from Florida. The exports for
the same time have been Is S38 oales upland and 16o
bales island, of which 9,48 bales upland and 81
bales sea island shipped to Liverpool. 1,6S5 to
HaVre, 4O38 bales upand and l29 bales island 10
New York. 2l7 bales upland to Philadelphia, and to
Baltimore 750 bales
RIcE-ls very dull at 71417A, wholesale. The re-
ceipts for the week have been. upper MILL 81 533
bushels lower mill, 5000 bushels receipts for the
season. 15S, $50 bushels rough rice stock ION hand,
upper null clean, $50 casks.