The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-12

The inquiry for line qualtleS mas Deen steauy, anu
portion Of the sales have been Of these grades say
at about SOC 2 ID; there has also been some dispo-
sition to purchase common kinds, but sellers were
unwilling to accept the Offering ratesof purchasers,
and the business was moderate. The medium quail
tiles have been quiet. The special transactions have
been generally kept private, but the operations
have probably amounted to about $50 bags OF sea
islands and Flordas, among which were 13 sea ISL
ands at 5o Floridas at So; at co. IA at 62h cts.
We quote common qualities at 45@55; medium at
eo@e5; medium to fine at 7o@s0, and fine and
choice at S0@sOc and upwards . ID.
RIoE.-The receipts OF Carolina rough have been
in good supply and were about q, 900 bushels for
the week. The market has been fairly active and
prices have somewhat hardened; the sales amount
ing to about 1000 tierces Of clean Carona Say q at
exc; 80 at 65 5-16c; 20 at 6Hc; 81 at exc; 1913 at
exc; As at l3-16c; 14s at 6Xc; 146 at &c; SO at
7Hc; 80 at 7Ac; 1s at 77Ic, and so at 711c. We
quote common to fair clean Carolina at 6N@6Ec;
good 7@7Ec, and common prime 7hc . ID. Car
olina rough may be quoted at 81 5o@1 60 for in
| terror, and 81 55@$1 20 p bushel for seacoast.
NAVAL SroRRs.-The arrivals have been light
and were about 1900 bbls OF all kinds for the
| week. Prices have been fairly sustained, and we
note sales OF spirits tnrpentine at 421sc. . gallon;
extra No. rosin at s3 5o@s4; No. l do at 81 75@
So 25 q barrel; low No. at 81 25@$2 so; No. to
extra No. at 81 So@s2, and No. at 81 rs .
barrel Crude turpentine may be quoted at 81 so
81 60 for hard.
HAY.-The receipts OF this article have been
confined to about $40 bales of Eastern kinds. We
notes sales from the wharf at 81 80 q hundred.
CoRN.-The arrivals have been light, and
limited supply has come direct from 81. Louis,
being transported to this point by all rail from
Hickman, Kentucky. The transactions have been
in jobbing way at about 81 35@1 40 2 bushel
for prime white, bags included. The business Of
the article is light, and only OF retail character.
FLoUR.-The market Is well fnpplled with most
qualities Of this article. The demand during the
week has been moderate, prices showing no i'm
portant change. We quote Northern and West
ern super at Sc so 3 Dbl; extra at 50 75@7 family
at 81 5o@s p Dbl. Southern descriptions may be
quoted at SO 1901 q Dbl for super; 81 25@7 rs for
extra, and ss@10 3 bbl for family and choice
brands.
BAcoN-The dealers have good stock OF this
article and prices are unsettled with softened
tendency. We quote prime shoulders at hS17c;
dry salted shoulders at 14c; prime clear rib sides
at 2OHc; clear sides at 2lc; and rib at 2oc q ID.
Long clear and clear rib sated are held at 1S1sc,
and strips at 2o1sc p ID.
BUTTER AND LARD.-There is q fair stock OF
prime Goshen. We quote good TO prime at 400
45c p fb. western and other lower grades sell
from 3o@35c . ID; country do at 25@3oc = fb,
as in quality. Lard is in good supply and Is held
at 10000.
SALr.-There have been no arrivals. Jobbing
lots may be quoted at 81 eo@s2 z, sack.
INDIA BAaGING-The market is well supplied
with this article, and we quote A@241sc q yard
Dundee bagging, A inches, l n lbs. for the yard,
is held at SO@S5c. Sea island bagging, As inches
wide, ID for the yard, is held at 45c.
RoPE.-Tne demand for rope is moderate, and
prices are somewhat nominal at quotations. We
quote hemp at cents p ID; greenleaf at 10 cents;
and jute at 8h@9 cents q ib.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, OF the most
approved patterns, are offered on the market at
6h@7Hc q fb, and sales have taken place at
these figures.
TIMBER AND LUMBER.-The market for this arti-
Gle is dull. We quote timber for milling purposes
from $500. Shipping timber s1o@15; 44@5-4
flooring at sl4@15 q NJ. Bright lumber, good
merchantable, from city mills, cut to size, from
s2o@N p NJ by the cargo.
FREIGHTs-To Liverpool by steam, %d on up
lands, 1Xd on sea islands; by sail, we quote 7-16@
I'd holders OF room generally asking the latter
figure On uplands and IA on sea islands. To
Havre, Ike on uplands, 1%c on SEQ islands. Coast
wise-to New York, by steam, &c on uplands and
1c on sea islands, 50 p terce on rice; by sail, &c
on cotton; 81 25 p tierce on rice; 4oc q barrel on
rosin; s. p NJ on lumber; 5000 q on timber.
To Boston, by sail, sc p ID on upland cotton. To
Providence, IS q NJ on boards, &c q fb on cotton.
To Philadelphia, by steam, sc p ID on uplands;
by sail, s6@7 p N on boards; SO on timber; So q
ton on clay, and SO 50@4 on phosphates To BAL
timore, by steam, H@xc p fb; by sail, 1907 2 M
on boards; So 1904 p ton on phosphate rock.
Vessels are In demand by our merchants to take
lumber freights from Georgetown, S. c., Darlen
and Satilla River, Ca, and Jacksonville, Fla, to
Northern ports, and $11@12 p NJ are rates on
umber and boards
MISUNDERSTANDING BILLs.-The rate yester-
day was irregular at 13eX@1S0H for 90 day bills.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE.-The banks are purchas-
ing sight checks on New York at x discount;
days Z discount; 10 days per cent discount; Is
days Ia or; 20 days 1H; 80 days of. They are
selling sight checks at par.
GoLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
27 and selling at 80.