The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-03-16
Savannah Weekly Market.

SAVANNAH, March 12.-CoTToH.-Our last week.
10 report quoted the market as follows Ordinary %
a221s Good Ordinary 2SH; Low Middlng "a; Hid
ding Is.
there was but little disposition to operate on the
part of either buyers OF sellers, resulting IN making
decidedly the dullest day OF the season. there having
been but SO bales sold.
favorable advices from Liverpool and New York
Holders we're quite firm, and the market closed
strong, on the basis of CSC. for Middlings.
On Monday the market opened firm, with good
Liverpool being favorable factors were inclined to
withdraw their stocks or ask prices which buyers
were not disposed to pay. The market closed quiet
but firm, at an advance Of 1c.
Tuesday was dull dsy with light uansacnons at
The market opened quiet on Wednesday, and con-
tinued so until cable advices were received, which,
being favorable, caused fair demand to spring up.
Holders were asking prices which buyers were not
disposed to give and therefore withdrew from the
market. Toward the close the advices were not SO
favorable, and prices became nominal, the market
closing quiet at CSC for Middiing.
The market to-day opened quiet, buyers Offering
far below holders ideas. The cable advces receiv-
ed not being favorable caused lul IN the market,
and but little has been done; in fact sales are too
small to base o fair quotation upon. Asthe day I'd.
vanced Liverpool and New fork ootn showed
downward tendency causing holders to reduce
their asking prices somewhat but not sufhcient to
induce BUYERS to take hold. Toward the close Liver.
pool reported decline OF 35d, which had CORES
ponding effect upon this market: Prices have been
very IRREGULAR buyers in many instances only Offer
ing 2Sa231sc for Mddlings, while some factors
claim to have sold Low Middlings at 23kc. The
market closed dull and heavy with declining ten
dency. We quote nominally, M'dd!ings 24a24Hc.
We omit other grades, the market being too lrreg-
ular to give correct quotations.
The sales today as follows: bales at nc, SIS
at 233sc 1876 ct 24c, and Il At 25c Total 298 bales
SEA IsLASLs-Are firm, but with o lighter de-
mand Quotations are nominally unchanged. The
sales to-day amount TO II bags, follows: l bag at
1Sc. at SOC, at &c. at 33c, at $50, at 371c,
at 4sc at Soc 10 at 55c 2at 59, II at G0c Eat 62c
at Csc, IL at &C. and at S5c.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand September :, 1sG7...... 122 oil
Received since March 6............... 195 11,454
Received previously. ................ SAG 4O9,6l2
END i0sa, since March g.. 9Ci isiis '''
E1pd previously. y....... 1859 s61JO6 1860 s74,619
STOCK March 49,. ....... 1913 46.s5s
R1cE-There has been so little doing in this arti-
Gle during the past week that it s almost impossible
to give correct quotations. We quote Prime Clean
small quantities. There is but little doing in Rough
Rice and prices nominal at So 25a2 so. Seed Rice
is selling at s. 50a4 so, with higher prices obtained
for some extra lots
FRE1GHTS.-Dy Steuul 10 LIVetpOOl VIZ new fOrK
the rate remains ga. tor upland and 1916. for Sea
Island Sailing freghts dull at 5Sa7 led. for Up.
lands and ga. for Sea Islands. Havre is nominal at
1Xa1Nc. To New York by steamship, 1c on Upland,
lSc. on Sea Island md So so on Rice. To Philadel-
phia. &c on Cotton rs Domestics, and So 90 on Rice
To Baltimore, &c. on Cotton, and 81 rs on Rice. To
Boston. by steamship, 1c. Coastwise treghts are
dm We quote Cotton ncminaly at &c. to New
York and nc. to Boston. Rough Rice is taken to
Roston at ioaI9c. from Savannah and 16c from the
Altamaha. There is hut little doing in lumber and
rve nnote 50 so TO New York and $1,000 TO Boston.
No+,ng offering for West India ports as the present
pTces Of lumber there will not justify shipments.