The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-14
Commercial.
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FoR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY i'J
CoTTON-Tbe week just terminated has e1nioi
ted an aspect OF more decided improvement IN 'nlS
article than has characterized the market ior inc
staple for several months the course Of prices our
ing most of the week having been steadily up"aro
until near the close on Wednesday, when the saVsn'
cling rates received cheek. The generally improV'
ing col diton of the English market, which, e1cep'
an occasional slight decline, keeps moving s1eaun'
upward, gives ground for thinking that far prices
will be secured for the commodity for the balance Oh
the season. The arrivals of long staple qualities for
the week show decided falling off, and, even IN up
land descriptions, the receipts have been qulte mo-
derae, the amount of the former received being 2ol
bags Sea Islands and Florida against 3ol oaies ior
the week BEFORE and 487 bales for the corresponding
week last year, and of Uplands S446 bales have coo
to hand against 1856 bales for the week BEFORE ano
1926 for the same time last year. Prices for the week
have exhibited the following movement: LiVerpooi
commenced at 7%d@sd for Middling Uplands' ad-
yanced to sxd. and closed yesterday at - q Id.
At New York the rates opened at 1sA@ls1ic., moved
up to 21c. and yesterday was quoted at 2o7aCSzc.
fb. for New Yori ,1iddng, and in this market Mnd-
ding began at L. g9l7alc advanced to 1885, ano
yesterday was quoted q; 19hc q ID.
Tho transactions and prices Of the staple during
the week will be seen by the following report which
we submit:
On Friday, FebruarJ 7, the market for the article
was active, and prices improved A@Hc. p H.. wath
disposition To further advance. Sales l6oo oaies
Ordinary to Good Ordinary being quoted at lo@
16Xc.; Low Middling at 17X@l7Hc.; Middlins at
1916.
On Saturday tho demand became animated With
steadily advancing prices, the rates moving up 4
to a Nc, and in some instances nc. p ID. Sales
1000 bales. Ordinary to Good Ordiuaay being quoted
at 1e@17Hc.; Low Middling at ls@1sHc.; Mddhng
at 1s,s@1sxc., and Strict Middling at 1sc. q TO-
On Monday there was only limited inquiry Sales
$50 bales Quotations remaining the same as tle day
before.
On Tuesday, with more enlarged inquiry, and
much rmness on the part of factors, prices improv
cd xo q fb.; sales 14OO bales; Ordinary to Good Or
dinary being quoted at 16H@ls; Low Middlins at
1sk@1sX; Midding at 10, and Strict Middhns at
19Hc. q fb.
On Wednesday, early in the day, prices improved
about 1zc p tb but news Of an easier disposition In
rates at Liverpool caused the article to close with an
easier tendency; sales 100 bales; Ordinary to Good
Ordinary being quoted at 17@1sH; Low Middlins at
10; Middling at 1s1s. and Strict Middling at 2Oc.
p b.
Yesterday there was but little demand. and the
market was quiet, with an easier tendency; sales
about 200 baes-say 16 at 1916 IA at 16; at l6; Il
ut II; at 49, 81 at 1sK; IL at 1s; II at 1SA "a at
10; 81 at 1sH; Al at 90 We quote Liverpool classi-
fcaton: Ordinary to Good Ordinary 17SlSH; Low
Middling at 10; Middling at 1sh, and Strict Mid
ding at 20c. q b.