The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-18

Discounts are dull. There are fewer offerings of
choice paper which passes at 5a6A for four months
and at 5a7 for six months. The flow OF currency Is
still towards the centre, and the ease In money 1s
exertirg favorable stimulus on general business
PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, February 14.-FLoUR, &C.-1he mnr-
ket for Wesiern and State Flour is dull and the low
and medium grades are rather easier. 1he nlgn
grades are irregular.
The salns are $500 bbs at So 75a9 35 for superhne
State; 50 s5a10 20 for inferior river and city extra
$40 55aO so for extra Stae $40 s5a1l 80 for fancy do
80 70a1O 20 for the low grades OF Spring Wheat Mest
ern extra; $40 35a11 35 for good to choice spring
Wheat extras Sl1a12 so for Minnesota extras; STU l0
alO rs for shipping Ohio; $40 85al5 for trace and
family brands: S1l 25a12 30 for amber WnHer neat
ertra Ohio, Indiana and Michigan; s13 35aS15 for
white Wheat do do, and sl2 Goals so for extra ST.
Buckwheat Flour is dull at 81 50a4 80 per 100
pounds.
California Flour is strong and in good demand.
Sales OF 1900 sacks at Sl2 75al4.
Sales of 45O bbls ut s1Oa11 IS for ordinary to good
extra Baltimore and country; $11 50a6 for extra ana
family Georgia and Virginia. and sl1 2Oal6 ~ Ior e1
tra aud family Maryland and Delaware.
Oats are dull and dropping. The sales are ioV0u
bushels Western at 84Hc in store, 96Ac delivered;
Southern at Bic. ,ro
white is easier Ihe inquiry Is goo1, mostly ior
The sales are 10000 bushels new Western mixed at
81 26a1 29 til, inside price for the poor; western
whiIo at 81 o4i HS, the latter for very handsome;
Southern white i. 2Ca1 28 Jersey yellow sc 81 "a
&c; straw colo. Gl and white tennessee ~ % Ai"
26.
PRov1s1oNs-The Pork market was extremely dull
aud prices heavy; though holders refused 10 maAe
any material concession. AN
so for new do.
Beef at former figures has been trife more
active.
sales of 500 bbls at SEALS 90 for common brands;
tra mess.
Tierce Beef continues moderately active. sales
of 200 tierces at s32 for medium grades OF prime
mess.
Beef Hams are in demand and on choice brands
ilmer. Sales 800 bbls at SS0a33.
Cut Meats are not very active, but the tendency OF
prices is still upward sales OF l50 pK9s o. loaloac
for picked shoulders, and lac for do hams
Bacon Is quiet but firm. Sales Of 100 bxs part at
12%al3Zc for short clear.
Dressed hogs are active and higher we queue a'
lOMa1OHc for western, and II 7Sal1 Hc for city.
Lard was moderately active but at lower hgures
Sales OF $50 bbls aud tcs at 14al4Sc for No /; 14h
al4Tc for city, 147sa14c for fair to prime steam ana
kettle rendered; and l5c Tor very choice Kettle rem
dered.
CorFEE-Has been in moro active demand, though
the business has bern only to a moderate extent
Prices for all grades and styles are firm.
CoTToN.-Ihe market is extremely dull and prices
somewhat irregular, with but little doing. We
quote:
Upland Florida. Mobile and Iexas
Ordinary. ......1S 1SM 1oH !oN
Low Mddling. 10 19H W. wa
Middling. ......20 2OH II An
Good Middling.22 % 23 2S
HAY-Tho demand is fair and the market firm
s1al 10 for shipping, and 81 GOAL 46 for retail lots
MoLAssEs-Wc learn Of no important sales. Prices
are firm ON grocery and distilery grades.
NAVAL STOREs-Al kinds are firm and in fair de-
nand. We quote: SPIRITS Turpenhne, free q gallon,
6Ga66c; Spirits Turpentine, in bono, gallon. -;
Crude urpentine, q 28O ibs 81 26a4 90; Roslns,
common, q bpl, s3a3 05; Resins, strained. q bbl,
s3 O5a3 10 u; Kosns No q q bb So 25a3 so; Rosins,
No /, q bbl, SO 75a4 go; Rosins, PALE bo 81 7ca
co. losins extra pale, q Dbl, S5 76a6; Resins, win
dow glass; q Dbl, So 50a7 so; Tar. North County q
bbl, SO; Tar, Wilmington, q bbl 50 25a3 5O Pitch,
City, q Dbl, So 25a3 80; Pitch, Southern, p Dbl,
So 5O
SUoAn-Raw sugars are in fair demand, priuci-
palIy from retiners; prices remain firm. Sales OF
Cuoa at l2Ha13c in hhds. and 12]aal4Mc In boxes.
Also sales of 1000 bags new crop Manila at l2c,
less 3h per cent, cash. Refined are steady ut TIA
17Lc Tor hards.
kIoE-Small sales of Carolina at 105sa11Ic.
FREIoHTs-Are quiet. To Liverpool, 400 bales cot
ton at a7 3d. and 81 tons heavy goods at 30a92s 3D.
10 London, by steamer 1000 boxes cheese at 80s. To
Bremen l0J bales cotton at &c; 100 bbls apples OF
2s Cd; cases starch ut 25s aud rs cases tobacco
Mt p0S.