The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-12-21
DAILY COTTON STATEMENT,
Savannah Market.

SRVanuan MaTkcC.
SAVANNAH, December 17.-CorToN:-Ih de-
mand for the staple has oeen general aurins ae 9a
Consequence Of the extreme frmness on the part OF
holders buyers operating only when comparative
ly cheap lot was offered. The weexs business mas
shown marked irregularity, pointing evidently 10
strong determination on the part OF buyers aud
sellers to meet the market only under positive
orders At the close of our review we can but re-
port Arm and steady market, with fair demand
for foreign account We quote: Middling 2S1a2SL;
low middling 2Sa2sH; good ordinary 2214a224.
Friday-1he market opened easy; inquiry End DO
mand fair market closed quiet; all inquiry ceased
after advices from Liverpool We quote mloohng az
23Xa2SHc. Sales 154S fales.
Saturday-Market opened with light inquiry and
demand; transactions small; buyers and sellers could
not agree upon prices; market close1 quiet we quoe
middGng at 23Ha23Hc. Sales 1l6 bales.
Mondsy-Market opened with light inquiry, more
for the purpose of inspecting the stock seeing what
was Offering and prices asked; market closed quiet
with rniddling 23l1c nominal. Sales 3l3 bales.
Tuesday-There was some inquiry to-day, and
few sales made at eserdays prces, but later III the
day Liverpool showing decline OF H, with sales OF
5000 bales caused prices TO soften and buyers WIN
drawing. Market closed quiet with middnng at 2oc.
Sales 69S bales
Wednesday.-To-day the inquiry has been good;
market ha been irregular; factors unanimous IN
their quotations hdvices from the North aud LlV-
erpool being favorable caused musn more 0sed ns
but frm with middling 23Ac. Sales liza oaes.
Thursday-Market opened with g. very good in.
ouiry. Buyers and sellers differed somewhat IN
the views in regard to classiicatons and prizes;
hence the sales were small; market was not atected
by the adyices from New York or Liverpool. Market
closed quiet but firm with middlirg at 231c. sales
67s bales.
SEA Is1AND-There has been very limited IN
ouiry the past week for Flordas and principally
confined to the low and medium qualities: Opera
tons have been restricted on account OF tho nrm,
ness of holders The sales that have been enected
were upon the following basis: Fine SsasO; medium
70a75; common 53a6e. The receipts at this port
since the 1lth Instant amount to bales upand
of which 13 eS7 were received per Central Raroad,
2549 per atlantic and Gulf Railroad, COZ from land
ings on the Savannah River and 168 bales from
Florida The exports for the same tine have been
T734 balss upland and Ga bales sea island. OF which
277S bales upland shipped to Liverpool, 3lil
| bales upland and ca bales sea island to New York,
6l2 balos upland and bales sea island to Phllade-
| phia and to Baltimore 600 bales.
FREIGHrs BY SAM.-Owing to the light amount
Offering, the advance of Lied gained last week has
been Icst and we have again to quote Liverpool at
7.lei. many vessels in port having laid on at I'D
| decline to submit to the reduction, and are now
xnable to complete their carsoes. as the amount OF
tonnage willing to accept at the lower rate is sum-
cent to afford room to parties desirous cf shipping
We now quote: Liverpool-on uplands per lb, 7-l6d
AID; on sea islands, Ad; Bremen, uplands, I'D;
Havre, per ID, gold, 1c; Boston, uplands, &c.