The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-22
run CHARLESTON MARKET.

troR TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY JANUARY 21.l
COTToN.-This article during much of the week
under review had tendency to decline IN conse-
ouence of the depressed condition OF tho leading
markets the stapleat Liverpool recedns from l11a@
1lsd to l14@111sd, and TX a113ld q ib for mid
ding uplands; at New York, which opened at 293a9
2eal, the rates dropped off to 29>s, 29&29H, and
2ss<@o9 for New York mddlinss, whilo at this point
factors have been generally firm, AMI only very
gradually yielded to lower rates, the sales having
been light at figures opening ut 23sc q IS ior mlu-
ding and fell of to 2TKc q ID for this grades but
towards the close OF the week the article became
frmer, and Liverpool hlrlencd to 1l'S@ll1Sd, New
York to 2sT and middling uplauds here were yes.
terday quoted at 2siSc q ib.
The great centres have been reported by telegraph
as follows during the week: Say at Liverpool IN Fri
day. January 15 the staple was active, sales 2oo0o
bales upands II taaI1sGd; at New York on the same
day the fibre was shade frmcr, sales $500 bales at
29h@29ala On Saturday tho former closed qu'ct,
sucs Is 0O9 balea uplands I'D; the latter opened
6rm but closed dull and lower, sales 29O0 bales ut
ooyc. On Monday the former was dull, sll $1,000
bales, upllnds 11sId the latter was li@}.c lower,
sales 1900 bales at 29a291sc On Tuesday the former
was dull, uplands 1lA9li2ld; the latter was dull
and 20 &c lower, sales 100 bales at 2s2l@2sc. On
Wednesday the former was frner, uplands ll'Sd'
sales 900 baes the latter was active and decidedly
higher, sales 1900 bs',s at 29Il@2s1sc. Yesterday
the former was active, sales 1SO0O bales, uFlands
l. I'D; the latter was frmer at 29hc 3 ID.
The arrivals for the week have been 30l bags of
sea islands and Foridas and S265 bales of uplands
against 23 bags OF islands and Flordas and 1893
bales OF uplands the week before and 6OS bags OF
sea islands and Floridas and 9i5l bales of uplands
for the corresponding week last year. The receipts
have been from the following sources: say Of uplands
per South Carolina Railoa 1885 bales; per North
eastern Railroad 1923; from Santee 1l8; from George
town. S. c., 80. Or sea islands, from Edisto 80;
Johns Island Is; St Andrews 8; Florid' GO; Beau
fort 81; santee 10O Northeastern Railroad 45.
The transactions and prices prevailing IN this mar
ket for the week have been as follows:
On Friday, January Is. the demand was moderate
and prices unchanged Sales 425 bales, ordinary to
good ordinary being quoted at 26e2Tls; low mid
ding %. and middlins 2S1Ec. y fb.
On Saturday The position of pricesinduc caution
Oh the part Of buyers, who operated but lightly at
unchanged rates. Sales 25] bales, quotlions as be-
fore.
On Monday during the first part of the d1y, the
market WIS q stand in consequence of depressing
teiegrams and tue refusal of sellers to make conces
sions, but afterwards some factors having lowered
their rates about &c. 2 b, about 2s0 bales changed
hands at the decline, ordinary to good ordinary be-
ing quoted at 25@27; low middlins at 271s, and MD
ding at 2sc. q 1b.
Tn Tuesday sellers in some cases having lowered
theirrates to the extent of about &c. q h. about
100 bales were disposed Of, the demand being very
light ordinary to good ordinary beng quoted at q
@2s1s, low middlirg at 27, aud middlins at 2I.zc.
p fb.
On Wednesday the first transactions were at about
27kc. q 10 for midG..iEe. but with better news the
market soon hardened about ,sc. q H.; sales 800
balee, ordinary good ordinary being quoted at 26
@o7, low mlGd!ing 271s, aud mideling CSC. . ID.
Yesterday during the forenoon there was An active
demand from few buyers, and prices improved 1lc
H., the market closing quiet; sales 600 b''e', say