The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-20
Savannah Market.

SAVANNAH. September 1e-Co1ToN--At the
close of last weeks operations the market was quiet
md firm at prices on basis OF 81 hc for Liverpool
middling with tendency, however, towards Do
cline-whch the present weeks operation has fully
yond the fixed relations oi demand and supply.
On Friday tho market closed qulet,. sellers yield.
n marked decline. Sales were enect,d at sOHo for
middling. Saturdays operations were limited to
small lots. aud the marset closed with stu further
sellers came to dead lock. one or two buyers en-
tering the market towards its close and cfIeoting
eales OF heavy lois at still further decline. Md
dhnge 29kd. Tuesdny the market, was still decn.
ing. and holders. began to realize the tnevi-
ana good days Isesaetion was the Seonsesucnee ye
middliuR Csc Wednesday purchasers. were freely
out, the market still declloipg with disposition
sAfes wero made basis OF ate for midtlling. At
the close OF ihe weeks operations this evening. the
tive at wedn nssday's quotations Sales Of about 800
bales werc. effected, on foreign account en- tering
largely in tho operations, leaving tho mnrkel almost
We attribute this extraordinary fall In the price
OF the staplo amounting during! the weekto cents
per pound. to several reasons, none OF which are,
however satisfactoryto the planter whose hopes have
been centered on continued high prices for eonsc
time to come. The hrst reason which naturally sus
gtets itself is the scarcity OF currency-therc being
univerdl complaint in this direction for several
weeks paet-which. ourihg tho past week, amounted
be found IN the fact the number saics for iuturc
delivery, ut prices from to six ccns lower thnn
the prices ruling at tho date OF the traasnctons;
and, thirdly, the scarcity Of jrcghts by steam
for Northern and foreign ports. hat tho re'
cepts at this port have been largely in excess Of
those OF the same time laet year, only proves
that tho season is more advanced, and that Planters
IRE disposed to mnve their cotton IN flush matke
Reports fri m the interior afc Indicative much
smailercrop than has generally c,unted on. It
is said ihat not ''ony las rust destroyed a consider
able portion Of the psu.s in mluy localities, but the
severe drought has prevented the formation OF tao
later bols. and there s now literally no top CROP
on cotton. that with more favorable seatons would
now be full OF young folms aud bole Tie State OIL
weather that has prevented thi. later growth has
hurried the maturity Of the earlier cotton and
plsn have taken advantage Of 1t and Of the high
price to get all the cotton they could TO market
RgA Gpqt up 2a6 bales since the 1s Of September
( . be receipts ot this port since September O. the
date Of last weekly repor have been 6l61 bales
upland and ~ bales sea Island, OF which 6sss bales
upland were received par Central. RatrSad, 1867
bales upland and IL bales sea island per A. and g..
Railroad, 2s5 bales upiands from landings on the
steamers and II bales uplands by wagon. he eI.
ports for the same time have been 57&7 bales upland
Of which 4574 baies were stripped 10 New York, t10
bales to Philadelphia and 6e3 bales to Baltimore.
Nashville Market
i NASHVILLE, September -l6-coTTos tran.
sactions to- day Included one bale received; three
sold at cSrios os sTGT9ansr o. nYe
Stock hand september !, 18s9..... None.
Receiyed lo1ay. .a 90
Total. ..................'''..... sS
Shipped previously. ................ ...23 %
Stock on hand. nd.:..................." 6
tive market, without any change in quotations.
which are as follows: Super e5 26a$6 single extra
~ s
wHRAr.-The receipts to-day amounted to 6s12
bushels. with shiPments Of 800 bushels amber Of