The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-17

Stock on hand and on shipboard 1884 1864 $50
SEA IsLAND CorToN.-The receipts for the week
show striking falling of from the arrivals Of the
week before and 1t is anticipated that considerable
portion of the crop has reached market There has
been good demand during much OF the week. par
tculsrly for some of the lower grades, and prices
have been well sustained most qualities, the trans-
actions amounting to some 500 oales of Sea Islands
and Floridas. We note the following salea OF Sea
Islands: g. stained at 1885,, at 49, at As, at 90,
IS at S. at CO. ct TO- at s0 II ut 81, Mt s1.1o.
and at s190; and of Floridas mt &c., 10 ut IS, 80
OF ST. IL at 49, II at 49, 40 at So II at 55 90 at go,
OF 6S, at TO- and 81 at s0c. Wo quote stained and
badly prepared Floridas at 15@a6c., common quail
ties do. at 25@S7c., medium do. mt 40@6Oc, fine 65
@6Oc, and extra fine and choice 70@90c. p fb. Sea
Islands may be quoted at 45@60c., for inferior, $50
ESQ.,, for fair to good 75c @s1 for fine. and s11o@13o
p tb. for extra fine and choice lets.
RIcE,-The arrivals for the week have BEEN about
10000 bushels of Carolina Rough. There has been
a good and steady demand for this grain, which,
united with the very light supply offering by factors,
have caused an upward tendency in prices, and the
article has generally sold at advancing rates. The
transactions for the week have been about 500 erces
of Carolina Clean Rice, among which We note the
following sales, say: 1875 terces at SXc q tb, 290
terces at &c.. and 80 terces at exc. q b. We quote
good Rice ut $4,000, and common prime at 9H@
9Xc. q tb. Inferior to fair qualities may be quoted
from s@szc. p ib. Yesterday the market was
frmer and advancing; sales 10l terces Clean Caro-
lima at exc, and IS do. at s3sc. q ib.
NAVAL sToREs-The arrivals amount to about
600 bbls, mostly Rosin, and wo learn of The sale Of
about 400 bbls No. Rosin at 50 q Dbl. also note
sales of No. at 50 25@2 so, and good Common at
81 80 p bbl Spirits Turpentine sold at A@45 Cts
About 20 bbls. Crude Turpeniine was received, but
was not sold.
HAY-The arrivals for the week have been light
and were confined to some 300 bales Of North River
and similar lot of Eastern qualities. The transac-
tons continue to be confined 10 retail trade, for the
supply of the local demand at prices which have not
varied in any important feature from those prevail
ing during the week before ard we quote in retail
way North River qualities at about 81 GO a hundred
and Eastern descriptions at 81 70@a1 76 q hundred
lot of $40 bales Eastern ohsngedhands at 81 621s
q hundred.
CORN.-The receipts are mostly by rail from Ten
nessee and Georgia. with small arrival OF about 1900
bushels from Baltimore. Prime Maryland White
may be quoted in q jobbine way at 81 9O@l s6 @
bushel weight bags included; and Tennessee and
Georgia descriptions at 81 POOL IS q bushel weight
sacks included.
OATS.-The receipts of this grain have been al
most nominal, and the transactions have been in
small lots at retail.
FLOUR-The market is amply supplied with
>5.-tLovo o,d VVootarp hra,,da which snId M
about the quotations Of the week before, say sl1 p
bbl. for Northern and Western Super, s11.75@12 q
bbl. for Extra, and s1S@1A p Dbl. for Family,
Southern qualities are in bay, light supply and sell
at s12 a bbl for Super, s13 q Dbl. for Extra, and
S14 p Dbl. for Family.
BACON.-The market is supplied with fair assort-
ment of most qualities of Meat, for which there is
slight improvement in the -~mand, prices remain
ing without important chsnge-say for Prime West
ern Shoulders 12k@13 cents q To-; for Prime West
ern Ribbed Sides 13ha14 cents q fb; and Prime
Western Clear Ribbed Sides at 14@141s cents q IT,
Sound and ht second quality Meat sells at 10@11
cents p To- TO, Shoulders, 11@13 for Sides, and II
@l4 cents for Hams. Prime Strips may be quoted
at 151S cents.
SALT.-The balance of the stock afoat was closed
out at about sl5O q sack. holders vi store ots are
asking s1.7O@1.sO q sack.
INDIA BAGGING.-The demand continues quite
moderate. We quote large lots at 21@23 cents
cash, and higher rates when sold on time. New
York 6unny Cloth is held a. 22@24c. Dundee Bag
cing A inches, * Tbs. to the yard, is held ut 80
OBS cents Sea Island Begging, As inches wide.
tbs. to the yard, is held at 60@65 cents
ROpE-In consequence uf the use Of Iron Ties,
the demand for Rope is ver7 light and prices rregu'