The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-15
Savannah Market.

| SAVANNAH, November lI.-CcrruS.-The mar.
| kct for the past week hns been marked by n
| steady decline and considerable irrcgularity In
prices, and IL has almost been an mp0ssbilIty to
| give such quotations rs would prove an exact
index !,,l to inc condition OF thG % market The de-
directly raccablc to the decline In gold, Of which
| the cotton OF the South Is the immediate repre-
sentative, SO that, while there appears TO those
uninitatcd In the law OF values an actual loss OF
value In the staple, there Is really taking gold
the basis, 10 positive full in the price OF cotton.
The receipts nj this port have been large during
the past week, a5 also the exports, both foreign
and coastwisc rs will be seen by our weekly en-
hibit.
The condition v- the crop, which, for all pracii-
cal estimates has been gathered and housed,
able rs was supposed, especially the crop OF
Georgia, and adviceS from various sections OF the
cot,on-srowing region indicate considerable
generally received estimate.
Holders except In Isolated cases, have shown n
disposition TO stir views OF prices, and are not
over anxious to sell, and In the majority Of cases
buyers have had 10 meet their views In order to
place their orders. With the decline In freight
for speculation, which has been taken advantage
OF, and the transactions exhibit good weeks
operations.
The market today closed quiet nj Wednesdays
quotations, with sales OF 500 balcs; Liverpool mid
ding 237i; low middling 23l4i good ordinary a2k
cents.
SEA IsLAND-Our remarks Of .ast week will ap-
Ply TO the week under review with reference to
| this grade OF cotton. The sales OF the week
amounted to 100 bales Mt prices not varying from
last quotations, operations being confined to small
lotS, holders generally heing III no hurry to sell at
| tho prices offering. We quote: Common roller
and Mccarthy, 35a}S: common 4oa43; medium Asa
4s; medium fine 5oa55; nnc 60; choice nominal.
The receipts at this port since November 4th
amount TO %, l49 bales OF upland, and 795 bales OF
sea island, OF which 17,72i bales OF upland were
| received per G. X. r., 2007 bncs upland and 441
bales sea island per A. and e. II. r., al bales OF
upland from landings on Savannah River, bales
upland and bales sea island by wagon. 32T bales
sea island by Florida steamers, IA bales from
beaufort, and baieS from Ricchoro'. The cX-
ports for the same time have been 1885 bales up
land ana los bales island. OF which 465l bales
| upland and 81 bales sea island were shipped TO
New York, 4Ul bnlcS upland TO philadelphia, 1863
halcS upland TO Baltimore, aG0 bales upland TO Los
ton, 46 bales sea lsnnd to Charleston ,3G2 bales
upland and bales sea island 10 Liverpool, 376
bales upland to Barcelona, Spain, and l0S2 bulcs
| upland 10 Ilavrc.
RICE.-Thc stock OF new rice has been increased
during the mast week by arrivals Mt both mills,
and operations have been commenced, putting
! clean on the market in small lots the market
ruling dull buyers on orders ana local consuiii-
ers holding OH In anticipation Ofn further decline.
There is full stock OIL hand which S being slow
| " worked I'm small lots, To fill immediate orders.
The demand has hccn sluggish 1T 7,iaThc for
prime Carolina; interior rough, 81 o5al SO per
favorable both from Carolina and Georgia. The
samples OF rough sent To market have not yield
cd AZ much ms was expected. There have been
heavy arrivals AMI the maract has been quite uc.
tive during the past week.
FREIGnTS.-In frclghts, owing to the large aIri.
Vals both foreign and cOaStwisc, prices have
ruled dull during the past week without, however,
any material Change In quotations. Vessels nfc
readily placed OH foreign bcrths on arrival, hut
for cOastwise there Is little Offering excepting hy
steam for Northern ports which has and con
tinucs to bc active. We quote to Liverpool, by
| steam, cotton, 5{d per hi do by sail, I'D.