The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-22

Snyannah Weekly Cotton Market,
SAVANNAH, February 1s-Our market during
the past week has gradually declined under the dis
appolntng accounts from Europe and New Yo K.
The light receipts of last week, about 7c.0u0 bales,
would it was supposed give cotton an imPetus but
instead we had on aIvrday I'D decue iu Liverpool
and still further daily. and We have had to follow
suit until yesterday, when pause became apparent
holders refusing to accept under 28c for mIdd Ing
and buyers unable to respond. To-day the sales
have been confined to small lots 10 mplete pur-
chases and factors have IN great measure covered
I'D their samples not being pressed for money, and
seeming dete. mined TO Withstand the present de-
cline IN the controlling markets. Stock is large but
eelection OF uncovered cottons even ut 2Sc Tor mid
ding very poo.. Pices, Us usual in such condi-
lion of afairs Of course irregular. We however
quote: Middlins 2Sc;;> middling 27Hc; good Or
binary 2G2lc.
The receipts since our last have been 324 bales
islands and IL $50 bIles uplavds, against 3s9 nnles
sea islands and % 1877 bales upands same period last
wear. Exports-Forei.n: 10 Liverpool per ship
John o baker. II bales sea islands and 34l1 do up
lands; per ship Chas Chaloner 20o2 ba'.s uphnds;
3O03 bales uplands; per bark L Ihlerman 100
bales uplanls; per Dnrk Seaman 1854 bales uplanGs
Total-Foleign, 12,745 bales ullunds and 1876 hales
sea islands, coastwse-i19 bales sea islands and
e014 bales uulans against 217 haes seq islands anu
u 277 baes updnds corresponding we.k last year.
OF this amount - bales uplands and 48 bales Isl.
ands have been Through" cotons TO Charleston
We have deducted 4n0 bales uplands from the total
exports reported IN excess per bark Yumuri LIST IN
ant Sales OF the Geek about $500 bales.
SEA IstANDs-The receipts OF doug staple cot ton
since our last report amount TO 32i bags Of which IS
wero from Florida by boat and ZIG from the islands
and by the Atlantic aad Gulf Railroad and Of these
IS bags were Florida cotlons. he shinments have
been 3l4 bags to Europe, the North, and Through
10 harlcstcu,
In sea islands there has been verv dull market.
holders requiring to mako good concessions before
being aule TO eff ct sales. Most OF tIem hold firm
", but some parties oroered u SCH lave accepted
the lower prices offered. The extent OF the crop
still lmparts con6 ]ence to those hlvlns finer quail
ties and the principal easy feoliug has been il the
common grades Many of our larger bu' els seem
to hive Withdrawn and ure olcrins much lower
prices than our quotations, which are; Commons
G7a1O; medium sOa-; line medium GOA; ine s1a
/ 10.
B1cs-The receipts of the week have been II ,9G6
bushels makiup total OF 302, ,52l hes since sep
tember 1st. stock OF clean rice 6G7 terces. The
market has ruled dull during tho past week, which
Is attributed to The late decline in the Northern
markets than 10 any Of tho crops being larger than
was anticipated The bulk Of the recelps of the
week is fiom one plantation and goes far TO swell tho
total amount It's generally conceded on all sides
that most OF the rice from this section has been re-
ceivsd. We quote rough at s2ao 25. depending upon
quality, and Gle at s1la9c for fair to good; prime &c.