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

| FOE TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, DECEMBER u.
COITON.-Tkc market for this article during the
week opened quiet in consequence of the holidays,
| but has since assumed frner aspect and hume.
rous operatr who expected low er vauo for the
staple at this time have fair prospect OF suffering
| disappointment, and the fibre at present has
strong look, with good promise Of the prevalence
of full rates throughout the season. The leading
centres have exhibited the following points as re-
ported by telegraph: At Liverpool, on Friday De-
cember 25, being Christmas day there was no mar
ket, which was also the case at New York. On Sat
urday tho former was unchanged; The latter was
quiet and hrm-sales 1900 bales, at 25o. On Mon
day the former was quiet--~sles 10000 bales; the
latter closed shade frme7- 2lo0 bales. at 25A
On Tuesday the former was active-sales 15.oeO
bales, uplands 1OId; the latter closed &c better
sales 1000 bales, at25H. On Wednesday the former
continued aetye-sales 900 bales. uplands 107sd;
the latter was 10 better-sales 5000 bales, at 26c
Yesterday the former was inactve-sales $4,000
bales.
The arrivals at this port for the week have been
241 bags of SEQ Islands and Flordas aud 9401 bales
of uplands, against 446 bags of sea islands and
Floridas, and S2l9 bales OF uplands the week be-
FORE and GA bags of sea islands and Floridas. and
o646 bales of uplands for the corresponding week
last year. The arrivals have been from the follow
ing sources Say of uplands per South Carolina Rail-
road s44s bales; per Northeastern Iaroad, G26; from
Peedee SS3; of sea islands, per Northeastern Rail
road, 81; Beaufort. S C, 50; Savannah 60; Jam es
Island 1G; Edisto 6; Florida, 10; St Johns, 6.
- transactions and prices prevailing in this
market for the week have been as follows:
On Friday, December 25th, keing Christmas, no
business was transacted.
On Saturday there was q moderate demand, but
the light stock and the firm rates demanded by fac
tors restricted transactions; sales 25o bales ordna-
ry to gooa ordinary beng quoted at 22@2S low mid.
ding 2sh@231, middling "A, and strict niddling
241lc. q 10.
On Monday sellers held stifly, and purchasers
could only operate at full prices; sales 495 bales,
binary to good ordinary being quoted at 22@23A,.
low mddling % H@2S2l, middug "a. and strict mid.
ding 2411ac. q fb.
On Tuesday the a,ticle was very firm, aud buyers
found it difficult to operate at quotations; sales 700
bales; quotations as before.
On Wednesday the market opened with prices 30
PC better and stiferoa during the day 10 toe ex-
tent Of ,c q ib sales 1900 bales. ordinary to good
ordinary being quoted at o2, 2,lGaHa,a' low uiaanns
81, midding AZ. and strict mi ddling Csc q ID.
Yesterday there was good demand and prices i'm
proved A@1Sc fb sales about 600 bales. viz: ls at
2l lat 90 at oo1!; at 222i at 2s; 10 at 2s4 40
at 2sk; IS at 23al &c at a. 6s at 24; 90 at 24k;
at 24; 149 at 25 81 at 254, and II private TRIMS
We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION
Ordinary to good ordinary. @24
Low middEng .... ............... .24I@41a
Middlng ng......................A ..AA@25
Strict rniddling. ............-.. ..2oA@-
The following the quotations of the two leading
grades by
NEW YORK CLASSIFICATION:
Low middling ..241@25
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