The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-05-16

CoFFEE-The market for Rio Is very qruet, and
prices are hardly 30 firm. We notice sales of e7s
bags ex Pepnsylvania on private terms. In the other
descriptions there is not much doing and prices IA
vor the buyers. Sales were made OF 1859 bags Mara
caibo, e1 ]. W. Coffin, on private terms. Messrs.
Vim. Scott & Soma make the stock OF no IN sew eNH
bags In Philadelphia to be 1000 bags, and IN New
York to be 1874 bags. We quote gold prices in
bond ut 9n9Ac for ordinary cargoes; 10AalOHc for
fair do; l1allAc for good do and 11atal2c Tor prime
do and 9a13c for lots. OF the other kinds the stock
is 1915 bags Java 44s7 bags Ceyon, e65S bags Mara
caibo, S599 bags Laguayra, GIT bags Jamaica, 2li
bags Costa Mca, 9O7 bags Manila, 1868 bags Mexi-
can, 225 bags Angostura, and 2so bags SAVANNA. we
quote in gold. duty paid, Us follows: Java govern
ment bagsI 2Sa24c; do, grass mats 2Sa4c; singapore
1Sa20c; Ceylon 1sa 0c; maracaibo 18a1Sc; Lagusyra
16a17c; Jamaica 15a16c; St Domingo 14Hal6c; Ma
nila 16a1Sc; Mexican 16al9c Angostura lSal7c; 81
vanilla l6a18c.
duENY BAGS Are quiet at 181as19c.
GUNnY CLoTH-There is o small demand at 22ha
23c.
HAY-There Is q fair inquiry at full figures; sales
are making at SOas5o. for shipping, and 81 2Oa1 90
for retail qualities. Straw Is selling OF slal o6 for
long rye, apd 90c for short do.
MoLAssEs-The market Is decidedly more active,
and prices. especially of the better grades, have an
upward tendency. The sales are 40S hhds. terces
Porto Rico at 55c; 45 hhds Trinidad or private terms;
SIG hhds 33 bbls Barbados at 58Hc; 100 hhds Neu.
vtas ut 4Sc; $50 hhds cayed and Ut hhds Muscova-
do on private terms. At auction, 70 hhds Porto hdco
at 54a6S1Sc, and 60 bbls do at 70a70Ec.
NAVAL SToREs-Crude turpenhne may be quoted
ut S. spirits turpentine is held at firm prices; we
quote at SO cts; rs bbls sold at this price Ros-
ms-There is not much business to quote; strained
common at So Is, with the sale or 100 bbls ut ths
price; good strained So go; No So 45a3 rs; No s4a
IS. Tar is steadily held at So 7a4 for wilmington,
and 50 Is TOR Newbern.
PROVISIONS -Pork-The market Is dull and heavy.
We notice sales of 1900 bbs at s2s oOa2S IS for new
Western mess, cash md regular way. closing at
S2s 90 cash; SGT 62 for 66a67 mess; S2S 76a24 Tor
prime and extra prime and S24 SOAPS for prime mess
Also for future delivery, 5U0 bbls new nesrn mess
at 500 81. buyers option June. The afternoon mar.
ket is inactive and prices are In the buyers iavor
for new mess s28 SIS is bid and s28 62h 10 asked
BEEF-There is fair inquiry at steadily held
prices Sales we're made Of 410 bols at $lba20 5o
for plain Western mess, aud S2o 6Oa24 10 LOT e1ra
do
BEEF HAMs-Are in limited request. We notice
sales CT so bbls at S33a34.
MppLEs-There is more doing, and former
prices are paid. The sales are lao boxes at lax
cents Tor Cumberland cut 16Ha16H cents for long
clear
SMoKEp MEArs-The market Is quiet but prices
are steadily held. We quote shoulders at 15a16H
hams at 19a20c plain and bagged and 1sc for clear
rib.
CUT MrArs-The market Is quiet but steady.
Sales were made of go packages, rt 17a18c for
hams In sweet pickle; 13al4c for shoulders In dry
salt.
LARp-There Is bu! little doing to-day, and prices
are easier. Sales were maoe iLIaiu' Lasl -
1905 terces and bbls at 1Sa18Hc for No TO Kettle
rendered city; 1sa18Lc for No Western; l85<a!sc
for steam rendered and kettle rendered do and l9c
Tor kettle rendered do.
BurrER.-1he receipts continue to be liberal, and
with moderate demand prices are barely sustained
We quote State at a8ai0c in Welch tubs and nrnns
western butter comes forward freely and is bring
ing In lots S0a37c, as IN qnality.
R1cE-The demand for lots appears to be increas-
ing somewhst, but at unimproved prices. Sales
were made Of 100 herces Caroline ut llal!Hc' ana
HOO bags Rangoon at s%a1OXc. currency. free, and
A1<akXc, gold, In bond.
SUaiR9The demand for raw is good at steadily
held prices We quote fair to good refining at
al1Xc and No - box at 12Hc. The sales are !. ::
.hhds at 10Xa12I<o for Cuba, 11Ha12i4c for Porto
Rico. 200 boxes Havana on private terms, and 99o6
bags Manila at I1Nc In refined we learn Of IN &C
live business doing ct triae better prices. We
quote soft yellow at 14al6c; soft white at
and crushed, powdered and granulated ut l6%alohc.