The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-08
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOR TIE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, JANUARY Z.
COITON.-For most OF the week this article had
IN advancing character, and prices continued
steadily to improve the fibre in the English market
stiffening from l0Zd to 11Sd q ID for mddling up
land; at New York during the same time it harden
ed from &c to 27Hc q 1t for New York middlings,
and here strong feeling prevailed with but limit.
ed stock and prices advanc I'd from 243@25c to 2e1s
q ib for mldding uplands; but at the close OF the
week the leading markets having become depressed
prices had easier tendency and the staple at Liv-
erpool was quoted lid q ID at New York at 26s4c
Sfb and at tnis port at 261sc q b for middlings no.
rainal.
Tho leading centres have exhibited the following
conditions for the week, as reported by telegraph
say: On Friday, January 1st, being New Year, The
markets of both Liverpool and New York we're clos
ed. On Saturday there was TO business done at the
former; the latter was hgaer sales 1890 bales at 5
@2sHc. On Monday the former vas active, sales
co. 600 bales, upards ll@1ld.; the latter was firm
er ut o6@26sc On Tuesday the former was active,
sales $4,000 b4!es, uplands 111sd; the latter was
steady. sales 1000 bales at 276c. On Wednesday the
former was quiet, sales 1900 bales. uplands 11@
l1hd; the latter was less active and lower. sales
former was quiet sales 12 600 bales upands lid; the
latter was &c. lower. at 262<c. q tb.
The arrivals at this point 70: the week show
SLIGHT gain in long cotton and heavy define in up
lan the receipts having been 39l bags Of islands
and Floridas and 1850 bales of upands against 245
bags of sea islands and Floridas and o457 bales of
uplands the week before and 6SS bags of sea islands
and Fordas and 576 bales Of uplands for the CORES
pondiug week last year. These supplies have been
from the following sources, say: Uplauds per South
Carolina Railroad 1908 bales; per Northeastern Rail-
road 924; Georgetown 60; santee ST; Savannah 4.
Of sea islands per Northeastern Railread 80; Savan
nah SO; Florida 1873; Johns Island 10; Edisto 3S;
Christ Church Q; wadmalaw 8; St. Andrews SO;
Teosooloe 16; Beaufort 23; James Island 2; San
tee 8.
The transactions in this market for the week have
been as follows:
On Friday .nuary 1st. there was but little done,
the day being partial holiday; sales 2et ba les. or
binary 10 geld ordinary being quoted at 23@ 24 low
middling 24N@241z, middling 24'4@25, and s'lict
middlins o5Hc q fb.
On Saturday, the m'rket pres ented firm aspect,
and in some cases rather harder rates obtained
but business was restricted by the light stock and
the sti views Of sellers The transactions 500
bales; ordinary to good ordinary being quoted ut
23@24, low mlddlng PAX, mid ling 25, and strict
middiing 25Hc q Ii.
On Monday, busisess was limited for want of
STOCK the market being tirmer and pr.ces improved
X@Hc q fb; saes $50 biles; ordinary 10 good or.
dirary beng qsoted at 231s@241S, low m:ddhng ?6,
midding 251!, and strict middins 2tc q fb.
On Wednesday prices moved up 1z91c. q ib.; sales
55e bales, ordinary to COED ordinary being quoted
at 24ao5X, low middling 26, uidaling 2GK, and
strict nidal;ng 27c. q rs.
On Wednesday the article opened Arm but closed
vAak with sonae transactions at decline; sales 425
bales ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at q
@a5I, low midding 26, middling 26a' and STRICT
rnidding a7c. p ib.
Yesterday seme $50 bales were sold, partly to buy
ers from the Interior ut rates which in some cases
were slightly easier, but generally unchanged, the
market closing weak but not quotably lower The
transactions were SO at "a; Sc at 24; "a at 2iis;17
at Is; ss at a5z 80 at 25l rs at 26; rs at 26A "a
at 261a.
a.. .,o+e@;ono ura nuofe nominal say: