The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-29
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

| COIION.-1he market lot tnls Grtlcle lOc tue
| weak under review has been marked by o decided
absence of activity, there being strong indispos
| tien on the part of manufacturers to pay present
| prices aud theie purchases were consequently en-
the most restricted scale, beng generally only for
the supply of pressing and immediate wants.
| Holders, however, have exhibited much frmness
and nuke only the most limited concessions, an be-
lieve that the present consumptive demand and
limited supplies to come forward fully authorize the
maintenance of the present and even higher rates.
The above mentioned condition Of the general mar
ket has caused depression of the article and prices
have had tendency to go lower and tho fibre at
Liverpool which opened at 11H@11xd declined 10
11,s a1IIsd 2 fb for middling uplands, and at New
York which began at 2s1a wont down to 2sHS2sAc
q fb for New YORK middling; and at this port mid.
ding upland which at the beginning of the week Wa
quoted at 2Sz fell of to 271Sc, and has since rallied
to about CSC q lb
Ihe leading markets have presented the following
aspect during the week, as reported by telegrams:
At Liverpool, on Friday January %, tho staple
was active, sales l5 600 bales, uplands 11la@l1Hd
or the same day at New York the article was loss ac'
tive, sales 5000 bales. at 29Ac. On Saturday. tho
former was easier but not lower, s,les $4,000 6ales
at H@115sd; at the latter tho ibro was dull and
decidedly lower, sales $50 bales. at 2sZ@29. On
Monday the former nst, sales II, COO baes, up
lands 113t@111Sd; the latter was dull and lower,
sales 1890 bales, at 2sH. On Tuesday the former
was easier but not lower, sales 5000 bales at 1lS@
1lHd; the latter was fra but quiet, sales 1000 bales
at t2sh. On Wednesday the former vas trmer, up
lands l13.@11 I'd sales $4,000 bales the latter was
H@N better, sales 1900 bales, a: 2Sa<@29c q fb e.
Yesterday the former was quiet but t.edy, sales
19 bales, upands II .@11Kd; the latter was firm
at 2sX@2sc . fb.
The arrivals for the week have been a93 bags Of
sea islands and Fordas and o341 bales of uplat ds,
against 301 bagc of sea islands and Floridas and
8265 bales of upands the week before aud 72 bags
Of sen islands and Flordas and 1923 bales of upands
for the corresponding week last year. To receipts
have been from the following sources say ofuplauds
per South Caroius Railroad sS46 bales; per North
eastern Railroad $50; from GEORGETOWN, S. c., 10;
Cheraw Ss1; per steamer 10, OF sea islands, from
Johns Island 0; James Island 49, Florida &c: hdis-
to l3; Beaufort TO- Savannah 9l Northeastern Rail.
road sc.
The transactions and prices prevailing in this mar
ket for tne wee. have been as follows:
On Friday. January "a, purchasers operated light
ly in consequence of the high price Of the article
and the operations werc limited but sellers general
~ held firmly sales $50 bales, ordinary to good ord
nary being quoted at 26h@27N; low niiddng at %,
and middling at 2s3sc. p It's.
On Saturday. with less favorable kilograms. tho
marke. had declining tendency. and prices fell OF
about c g ib sales $50 bales, ordinary to good Or
-. 1ouy mil I'M
middling 2sc. p fb.
On Monday the staple was easier and prices de-
pressed, factors asking 25c q lb for middings and
buyers Offering 27c but tho sales, which were about
$50 bales were on terms which showed at The close
some 271sc. q ID for this grade, quotations being
rather nominal at 25@26Hc. q ib for ordinary TO
good ordinary; 27c. q 10 for low middings 271sc.S
fb ior middlngs.
On Tuesday the market opened at about 27c. for
low middlings became slightly frmer on receipt Of
New York dispatches but closed quiet; sales $50
bales quotations being nominal at 259aGisc. q ID
for ordinary to good ordinary 81 for low m lid inEs
and 27Ikc. for middlings.
On Wednesday the staple WAS 1rner, mostly Ii
the lower grades, which formed tho buk oil the
salos, and prices improved I@kc. q ID sales 500
.ales, ordinary good ordinary being quoted at 26S
PIX low middIing PIX, and middlns 2sc. q ib.
Yesterday the maket opened armer, aad some
transactions in the lower qualities showed IN im-
proyement; but as The day advanced the market be-
came quiet snd BUYERS operated at the rates OF tho
day beore sales 675 bales say 4, at 25 10 ut 26 81
at 2Gh 80 at 265i; 33 ut G62+; 6l at q; at 27l;
l52 at PIX; II at 27h; lisa ?72i; II at 2sA; at
2sH; at %; II zipporah at &c; DO at 3aH, anu
do at 3jc. q 10. We quoe
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.