The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-28

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BY New York classification We quote;
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SEA ISLAND CorToN.-The arrivals continue unim-
porant The market for this grade of the staple has
been quiet, with occasional sale at rates which
did not indicate any important change in prices.
The operations were about 70 bags Of sea islands
and Floridas. among which islands at 75c,
Floridas at 6cc. at 66 and bO on private terms.
We quote common Floridas at b0a80c; medium Goa
7Oc % ID. Sea islands may be quoted at 86a76 for
medium aud s0aSl . fb for fine.
RICE-The supply Of this grain on the market
has been email. The inquiry was light with limited
operations, and sellers had In some cases to make
concessions to meet the views of bnyere hut sccrs
were not generally disposed to offer their stocks
less figures we're in accordance with their views.
We note sales of about 100 terces of clean Carolina,
say 80 tierces at 716c. at TX, 2at8 Al at SA,
81, ii at 81. We quote common to fair clean Car
olna at 7a<@s16, good s1z@s3Sc % fb.
NAVAL STORES s-The receipts Of naval stores for
the past week have been 1860 bbls, fellows, say:
$50 bb]s spirits turpentue G10 bbls rosin, and $40
bbs crude rurpentne. The spirits sold at 500 4oc,
o. to package. Fine rosius scarce. and sales have
been Light only 200 bbls have been sold at IS so for
pale. SAGA 80 for low pale to No. l. and about
400 bbls Nos. and lat 81 eC@1 90. Early in the
week crude sold at 80. but market has declined 10
at 50 bbs ss 165 bbls 50 s the latter for
yellow dip.
HAY.-1he receipts OF this article was about 1000
bales Of North River qualities. We note sales of
about 500 bales OF this kind from the wharf at 81 II
p hundred. Some $50 bales of North River were
sold to arrive at 81 15 q hundred. No receipts or
transactions in Eastern.
CoRN.-This grain has been in light receipt, the
arrivals for the week having been restricted to about
170) bushels from Baltimore. With o somewhat
steady country and city demand. stocks have be-
come reduced, and yesterday the market was nearly
bare; sellers have, in consequence somewhat hard
ened their prices, and were asking about 81 1b %
bushel for jobbing lots Of PRIME white Maryland, by
weight, sacks included.
FLouR,-By recent arrivals the stocks in the
hands of dealers have been somewhat enlarged but
the steady inquiry from the country and CITY de-
mand keeps the supplies moving down. Prices dur.
ing the week have generally been steady, and
we renew our previous quotations, say for
Northern and Western super SC 75@7 % bbl
extra 81 25@8 25 q bbl; family So 5000, and extra
family at s1o@11 % Dbl. Southern qualities are in
light stock and may be quoted at $8@8 80 % bbl. for
super; 5000 so p Dbl. for extra, ana $10@11 p bbl
for family; Cam psen's city mills may be quoted at
So 30 % bb. for super; 80 80 " bbl. for extra and
$l1 80 p Dbl. for extra family.
BAooN-Is In limited stock with only q moderate
inquiry; sellers generally asking firm rates. We
quote prime shoulders ut 1910 % fb; prime rib
SIDES at TIC, and prime clear rib rides at 1870
p b.
.BUTTER.-There is o moderate stock OF prime
Goshen With receipts OF tnewcrop prices easier,
and we quote prime at 400 y f. Western aud other
lower AIDES sell from so@4oc. q ib, as in quality
sALT.-1here have been no arrivals OF this article
Store lots are held at s2@2 10 % sack.
INDIA BAaoINa.-The market for this article
has been quiet. Gunny cloth 451S inches vide and
21s lbs to the yard, is nominal in the absence OF
transactions. Dundee baaging, "A inches, IN he.
for the yasd:= hold at 3ooeSS5c. Sea island bag
gng, A6 inches wide, ibs. for the yard held ut
45c. .NtS. e. So
RoPE-The demand for rope @ts moderate and
prices are somewhas nominal at quotations.. We
quote hemp OF cspts % lb; greenleaf ut 10 cents
and jute at 5000 cents Is pound,
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, Of the most op-
proved patterns, are offered ON the market, at =
asc u b..
TnwER AND Lus1BEa--The stock Of this ar.
ticle on. the market is very small and receipts
iishe. We quote timber for milling purposes rom
Ss@ss p III. Shipping timber at, eta and upwards ;
..@s-4 flooring ts very scarce, and wonld command
s:6G17 p M. Bright lumber good nerchantable:
f.om city mills. cnt to size. from 22@2s by the
cargo. * ST. a~ E
FREIaHTs.-To Liverpool, by steam, nominal; by
sad. ia on uplands, I'D sea islands. WIN Dus
htte going forward. To Havre nominal. Coastwisei
To New York by~steaan 80 on uplaras. and 1c.
on sea islands. 81 p derce on rioe by sail. 81 so
y bale on cotton; 81 - heroe ON rice; 400 % bbl on
rosn; SO p M. on lumber To Boston, by sail No
p Hb on upland cotton. To Providence 90 % NJ
on boards. TO Philadelphia. by steam, unsettled
and nom,nait By sail, SCAT q NJ on boards; 80 on.
timer; ss per ton on clay. TO Baltimore, by
steam. unsettled and nominal. BY sail. S6@7 % NJ
on boards--S4 % ton on phosphate rock. Vessels
are In demand by merchants to take lumber
freigbts from Georgetown, 8. c.. Darien and satl-
Ia River. Geo.. and Jacksonville, Fla, to North
ern Iorts. and s11@12 q M. are rates on lumber
and boards. There is some inquiry for lumber ves.b
sells for the West indies from the same points, and
S16 is offered to Vera Cruz, $40 to Berbice aud $40
to Barbadoes, in gold.
Misunderstanding Bills-The rate yesterday.
was 160 for sixty day bills n
DOMESTIC ExoHANoE-The banks are purchaalno
sight checks on New York x discount; days u
discount They are selling sight checks at n prem
GoID.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
39@4o, ind selling at a..
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