The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-11-17
Easton & Co.'s Cotton Report.

FOR THgswEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 1o' 1ooo'
NEW YORK, November 14.-THE MARKET-1n our
last report the rke closed steady ut % c for mid
aling upauds. On saturday, 1t was thought That the
export of 26 900 bales to Liverpool might cause de-
cline there and holders pressed their stocks. The
advance in gold and lower prices induced shippers
to buy and 1881 bales we're sold al 20 Gus. MONDAY,
prices were &c lower but this did not increase the
demand sales 1859 bales at 24ac. Tuesday, the
receipts at this port were over 1l0O0 bales, large
part OF which holders anxious to sell from DOCK
The market closed very weak and unsettled. Sales
S15s bales at 241s cts. Wednesday, the market was
very IRREGULAR and in some cases decline OF 1aa<c
was submitted to for lots on the wharf Inc safes
only reached l467 bales. Mi idlne uplands 24d2ic.
Thursday the low prices attracted orders from the
other side and an active demand soon relieved the
market Of pressing lots. Ths sales were 67OS bales,
ana prices were more regular at 241+c Yesterday
ihere pressure to sell. and middling grades.
being scarce, were steady. The lower qualities were
shade easier. Sales 2e35 bales at 24ac
Our market hss declined one cent dur'ug the week,
and Liverpool closes sd lower. There have been
received at the ports since ia is e sn
ners LAG $685. and the stocks have increased l4i Oh
bales. The receipts this week are smaller than they
would have been but for the low rivers and the cec
ton last week. Planters are satisfied with the cur
rent prices and until enough cotton has been sold
to pay their debts we look for free receipts Next
week we begin to compare with large receipts last
year. those tor the week ending November To- 1861
having been rs, ,2S8 biles.
The total stock in Liverpool shows a reduction OF
40 QUO bales in the past two weeks AS the arrivals
cannot be over 10000 bales week until January l.,
and the actual wants of spinuers and exporters al
lowing for twenty per cent. reduction OF the con-
sumption in England, would amount to &C, 600 bales
weekly, it follows that may expect the stock to be
reduced every week until the new year. The stock
of Surats reached its maximum for this year Oco-
Der 29, when it was 345 TO bales. Vey little more
expected besides the 17e 900 bales then at sea,
until next APRIL when the new crop begins TO arrive
On No"ember l, 1867. there were 342, $3.50 bales OF
Surats in stock, and 153 900 bales the way Owing
to light stocks OF other kinds spinuers obige1
to run largely on Surats, and the stock decreased
steadily, until on March 10, 8. there only
49, lCO bales left We think the thing will hap
pen this year. and as start with 185 QUO bales less
of the long staple sorts, the percentage of consump
tive dem1nd on Suras may be greater even than las
year.
ding, $50 bales, January 23,5c; $50 bales, Febru
ary 23I; 20n bales December, 231z; so boles
January, %; 100 bales, January and February, %
lCO bales, February, %; $50 bales December 22sS
200 bales, January, 22;s; 1OJ bales low middlng q
o2A. and 100 bales at 21ll, both for January; 20
bales m!ddlins December and January. price 10
named
STATISTICAL PosIT1oS.-The stock in Liverpool i
4O5 600 bales; a1oat IRON India 23G,OOo; and Iron
America 55 600 bales. Total 69G0 900 bles. On No
vember l5 1857, the stock wss 52s,Oo0 bales; atoa