The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-09-11
THE CHARLESTON MARK EFT.

FOR TIE WEEK ENDING THURsDAY, sEPTEMBER ~
COTTON-This article, since our lnst report. has
experienced over large e1ten. Of country. rath eI
unpropitlous weather. and the complaint Of DANA gs
froua water and insects have been numerous and
widespread While theso statements have been per.
haps In soma instances exaggerated, they have been
too general not to demand attention, and some cur
tainaent OF the growing crop from these operations
may be looked f:r. The plant Eow stands In urgent
need Of dry warm weather. The article at the close
of our report up TO the s1st August, was steady
at about lid. for miidiings, but hEs since had a
tendency to decline, and prices at Liverpool have
fallen to 10xd p ib. III, loading markets have e1-
hibited the following movements from the first inst.
to date At Liverpool on Tuesday the article was
frm-sales Il, 600 bales-u2lnrds Id At New York
the staple wasmore acive-sales $500 bales at so Nc
p ib On Wednesday the former was steady-sales
12O0O bales and the latter was unchanged-sales
2l00 bales. at s0Hc. On Thursday the former was
quiet-sales 120Oe bales. The latter was less active
and shade lower-salcs 900 ales at S0@s0Ho. On
Friday the former was easier at lo7Sd The latter
was heavy-sales 900 bales at S093eh. On Saturday
the former was easier with slight decline-sales
600 bales-uplands 1OXd. The latter was dull and
shade lower-sales 600 bales at 29h On Monday
the former closed easler-sales 10000 baes--and the
latter was dull ard sh,de lower-salcs SO bales at
2e@2sH. On Tuesday the former was dull-sales
5000 ba es-uplands 1oXd. The latter was heavy and
daclined one cent-sales 1900 bales at 2SHe. On
Wednesday the former was easier but not lower
sales $4,000 bales. The latter WAS heavy and
lower-sales 900 bales at 2sd2S1a. Yesterday the
former was more steady-saes 5000 bales at 1osd
and the latter was dull at 27Hc.
The article at this point has been quite dull, with
only an occasional transaction on the basis of about
2sc p b for middlings at the beginning OF the week.
but has since declined, and closed yesterday at 26c
q fb for this grade nominal.
The opera ions In this market since our last re-
port have been as follows;
On Tuesday, September ], there was better In
aury but the rates were somewhat easier; sales 10a
bales, middlinss being quoted at 2sc. q tb.
On Wednesday the demand was more active; sales
161 bales, middlings be quoted at 2sc. q ID.
On Thursday the article was steady; sales II bales
middlings being quote1 at csc. q ib.
On Friday the staple had lower tendency; sales
172 bales, niddlings being quoted at 2Sc 9 fb.
On Saturday there were no sales, middlings being
nominal at 2sc. q fb.
On Monday there was no inquiry, the marke
being weak and no sales taking place; quotations
continued nominal
On Tuesday prices declined; sales % bales, and u
ON the day before not reported, middlinss being
quoted at 27c. q fb.
On Wednesday the article declined 1c. 2 fb; sale:
IS bales; rplands 26c.
Yesterday buyers showed no disposit:on to ensei
the market and the article was fat, no sales taking
place, nlddhngs being nominal at 26c. q tb.
SEA ISLAND CoTroN-This article continues nom
inal for want Of stock. The first OF the new crop,
ebinment of ten bales, has been received at Savan
nah. from Florida Events in the last two weeks
have established con luslvely that the caterpillar is
,nictne on the planter another year in which ther
will be great curtslment of the product OF this ar
Gle and in many instances nearly total loss vii
tako place. Notwithstanding the dattering appear
.nce of the plant up to late period. 1t is nov
fixed that only the most imitet yield can be e1
pected.
RIcE.-The exhausted state Of the stock has pre-
yen,ed any business of note in this grain, and al
partes are looking for the arrival of the new CROP
| when more animation may be looked for. few
limited sales have transpired on the basis OF sIc
fb Ior common to fair clean Carolina, and sSo q II
for good do.
NAVAL sTORES.-The arrivals have amounted Il
about HOO bbs. Spirits turpontine in New Yorl
bbs., has been sold at Ssc q gallon and in countr!