The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-26
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FoR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, FEBRUlRY 25l
COTTON.-During the week just closed the efforts
Of buyers to force down the price of this article be-
came temporarily suspended in It's action the mar
ket ha ing rallied and prices for time somewhat
recovered their DEPRESSION but the staple has again
taken downward turn and closed dull. At the com.
mencement of the period under review the English
market was quoted at 1la1d, improved to 11%@11d,
12@12Hd, and since declined to 1lTD12d % fb for
mid lling uplands. At New YORK, which began at
1880. prices hardened to 20. 20 2o14 and 2sslc %
ID, and has again receded to 29H and 29M for ew
York middling And at this port the fibre opened at
27s4c, stiffened to 2s4@2sM, 2s>6@2sslc, and re-
eed' to 2'Ac q 1b for middling uplands nominal.
The Liverpool and New York markets have shown
the following movements:
On F,iday, February 10th, the former was dull,
sales 5000 bales upands 1124d; the latter lower
sales 1900 bales at 28s4c On Saturday the former
quiet sales 1000 bales. uplands 1l2d the latter
closed Aruer, sales 1000 bales at zoe On Monday
the former was frmer. sales $4,000 bales, uplands
12d.; at the latter there was holiday On Tuesday
the former active sales is 600 bales, uplands
12d @D12Hd; the latter frmer snes $500 bales at
29Ac. On Wednesday the former was declining,
sales T0c0 bales uplands lad; the latter was dull
and I@Mc. lower. sales 1900 bales ct 29N9291ac.
Yesterday the former was easier uplands 112Sd q
12d; the latter quiet and we ,k middlngs nomi-
nally 2s14c. " fb.
The arrivals for the week have been 1873 bags of
sea lsands and Floridas, and 449e bales OF uplaus
against 1877 bags sea islands and Eordas and 624l
bales OF uplands the week before, and 1877 bags Of
sea islands and Flordas and II, ,S16 bales Of upands
for the corresponding week last year. The arrivals
have been from the following sources : say Of up
lands per South Carolina Railroad 412s bales per
Northeastern Railroad 281 santee SO. OF sea islands,
from Floridas5; savannah Al; Beaufort 10; Ashepoo
13; - Islands Y; santee 23.
The transactions and prices prevailing in this
market for the week have been as follows
On Friday, February 10th. the article was dull
with declining character, but factors in many In
stances unwilling to sell at the going rates; the
transactions were lao bales; ordinary to good ordl
naly Deing quoted at 2s1s@D27; low rniddling 271s
and middling 27alc y fb.
On saturday there WAS only light demand AZ rates
In buyers favor but factors offeredaighty. sales
bales; ordinary to good ordinary being quoted ut
26M@284; low mid lllng 2711; midaling 27M@D2721c
%fb.
On Monday the etarle was in better demand. and
on receipt Of teegrams became acdve, prices hard.
ening 11@H@3c y fb. Sales 900 bales; ordinary to
good ordinary being quoted at 270271z, low mid.
ding 27A; rniddling 2s>102o>sc % ID.
On Tuesday the market WAS fairly active for most
OF the morning, end improved no. y ib. but closed
quet sales 600 bales. ordinary to good ordinary
ing quoted at 27,1 @a7N; low midding at 2sX; mid.
ding 2sh@3sKc. v fb.
/ On Wednesday there wSs q fair INQUIRY early in
the day at steady rates. but receipts Of declining
news. the arstole became quiet ana nominal quota.
tons unchanged ;eaales 450 bales
Yesterday pricea were easier, but the transactions
were restricted to such lots 90 were ordered 10 ba
eeld and buyers found 1t lmpos ible to no ou salee