The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-05
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

ron THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, FEBRvARY 4.
COr1ON.-Afler protracted struggl, :, in which
holders on thi. side have displayed uutsua firm
ness, the Liverpool market appe1rs to bs assum ing
gradually range of prises tina. will attract fair
proportion Of the balance of the American crep and
ous.atons at that great centre havo been steadily
moving mp, commencing on the first Of the week at
11Hd, and hardening to 1l%d., 115sd, 12i, 1915 d.
sid 12Aa for the article on the spot, and 1s4d FOR
he same afoat; while at New York, which opened
at 29 the article sfened to 291s, 29A, So and SOY;
while at this point the transactions were some
what rsstricte by factors holding sifT and buyers
generally refusing TO pay The asking rates, but Clos
cd with more animation in sellers favor The lead
ing m1rkcts have exhibited tho following features as
reported by telegraph:
At Liverpool on Friday, January 2sih, the staple
was firm, sales 12 900 bales. upands 1lHd; on the
same day at New York the article was quiet sales
$500 bales Mt 29c On Saturday the former was
buoyant sales 10000 bales uplands II I'D; the latter
was more active and &c better. sales 1900 bales at
2skc. On Monday the former was active, sales
IS 600 bales uplands l1Ad; the latter wss unchsng-
cd, sales 1900 bles at 291ac. On tuesday the for
mer was firm, sales $1,000 bales upland Oh the
u,
and trmer, sales 1000 bales, uplauds 29H a29A.
On Wednesday the former closed buoyant, uplands
19d sales 20 900 bales; the litter was active and
frmer sale. $500 bales at 292l@3oc. Yesterday The
former was active, uplands on the spot and float
1aHd; the latter was frmer at 3014c.
The arrivals for the week have been 180 bags of
sea islands and Toridas and TO74 bales Of uplandS,
against 33S bags of Islands and Fordas and 9341
bales of uplands for the week before, and sol bags OF
sea islands and Floridas and $50 bales of upanos
for the corresponding week Of last year. The receipts
have been from the following sources: say OF up
lands per South Carolina Railroad 6649 bales, per
northeastern Railroad AS; of sea islands from Fori
da A; Savannah s3 Eaisto Z; Beaufort 2e No rtheas
ern Railroad T.
Tho transactions and prices prevailing in this mar
kct for the week will be by the following state
mcnt:
On rrida January 20. the market was gu let, and
in somo TRANSACTIONS rather easier; sales 300 alcs
ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at 26a27
low middling 27H, middlng %. aud strict middling
q ID.
On Saturday the transactions were linited in the
forenoon, but Afterwards became more active and
prices rer; sales 800 bllos, ordinary TO good ord
nary beirg quoted at EGG 27ll, low middling 271s,
middhng %, and strict middling 2SA@sS1sc. = ib.
On Mond1y the staple was quiet and prices irregu-
ar, tho market being some what romnal, with
1rmcr tendency; salcs 25o bales; quotations were un
.oliablc, as buyers wero Offering 50 aud factors
skiing $3.50. q tb, tor mddiing.
On Tuesday the transactions wcro limited' !
sales 500 ba'es, ordinary to good ordinary being |
quoted ut 26@4.7,4, low middlipg 271z, middns %,
Ind strict nildling at at2sA@2sHc, q fb.
On WedD sday the market ooen.d with al active
buyers operating at hrst on the basis OF
,sc q lb fol niddling but better kilograms caused
price, to harden from ASl4c q ib; sales 100 balcs,
ordinary 10 good ordinary being quOled at 2611@ |
.7H, low niddlipg 9724. middlng 2sI, and strict |
middling 2sxc 9 ID
Yestsrd ~ the market was active and l4@c better;
,aes about 1900 baes say 2s at 2s. 81 27, As at
,7 43 at 27 q at 27 lat at 27, 200 at %. 16o at
!sx, 21o at 2s,s. SO at as&, 1So on private terms.
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