The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-12
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING THURsDAx, FEBRUARY Ill
COTTON.-The staple for the past week has pre-
served considerable steadness, the variations in the
English market being about I'd, and At New York
about c % tt the ioIiner in the first part of the
period quoting middling upland at 1214d and stiff
ened to l214@123Sd, and the latter opened at 3OA,
improved to 30h and receded to 30}<@3O1sc ss tb
for New York middlings; and at this point prices
have been generally firm, miodling upland which
commenced at 2s5aD2s9l advanced to 2s4 Q29c and
closed yesterday at 2s1c % tb nominal. Sellers
Offering but limited supply at present figures
much of the stock being held at rates somewhat
higher.
The caily kilograms have reported the leading
centres as follows:
The Liverpool market on Friday February s, open
ed easier but not lower sales $1,000 bales uplands
12hd; and on the same day at New York the article
less active and shade easier sales $500 bales at
3O14c On Saturday, the former was active and IA
higher sales 20, 900 bales upands 12Id; the latter
was active and nc better sales 1900 bales at 3O1S.
On Monday the former was quiet sales $4,000 bales
uplands 12M@122Sd the latter less active and 10
lower. sales 1900 bales at 30Ic. On Tuesday the
former was firmer and more active, but not higher
sales 10 ,Oo0 bales the latter firm at 80 u sales
5000 bales. On Wednesday the former was Arm up
lands 12h h@122Id sales 49, 600 bales; the latter was
scarcely 50 Arm, sales $500 bales, at 3Oh@3O%,
mostly at the former figure. Yesterday the former
was quiet and steady sales 900 hales upands 12
@l22sd;sthe latter was unchanged st 301S@8Ohc.
The arrivals .for the week chow o decline in all
qualities and have been 152 bags of rea ISLANDS and
Flortdas and 1868 bales Of uplands against 1870 bags
of islands and Foridas and 7O74 bales Of uplands
for the week before and 23l bags sea islands and
Floridas and e446 bales Of uplands for tho cores
ponding period last year. The receipts have been
from the following sources, say of uplands. Der
South Carolina Railroad. SAG bales; per Northeast
ern Railroad, 403; Georgetown. 8. c.. A.; santee 81;
Of sea islands. per Northeastern Railroad II; Edisto
13: Florida A.: santee g. Reaaso-. So; sayan1aa S5
The transactions In this market for the week have
been as follows:
On Friday. February s, early in the day the mar
ketwas active ana prices iTer. but afterwards be.
came quiet; sales 1000 bales ordinary good ordi.
nary being quoted at 27O2Sc; low n,iddling 28Mc;
middling 2SM@28szc, and strict middlng 400 q Ib.
On Saturday the staple was less active, and prices
rather easier; sales 600 bales: quotations unchanged
On Monday the transactions commenced ut 6rner
rates, say 29c @ ib for middng. but the nsrket af
terwars showing less activity. operations were made
at rather easier termeI sales 900 bales ordinary Ia
good ordinary being quoted at 7a1@2s,xc; low mid.
ding 0s1ac; midding asNa20o; striot middling 2oa
@291ac % tb.
On Tuesday there was fairly sustained inquiry,
with prices in some cases rather easier sales 8cG
bales; quotations. were unaltered.
| On Wednesday the market was quiet; sales 400
bales, prices remaining as before, sss
Yesterday the article was quite dull and nominal
dernaatd light ana prices somewhat irregular sellers
IN some insancaa lining previous quotations. bp
I'm others No v sb decline was submitted to. WI
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