The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-11

from having their receipts sampled up As tne oay
advanced, however, Ieee were placed upon the mar
ket as fast as they were sampled The inquiry oe-
ing fair, sales were rapidly made the marley CLOS
ing firm at Csc for middling. 24A for low middhng
and 23Aa24c r coed ordina y. Sales ll0l bales.
Mcnd,y.-The opening of the market showed
marked frmness on the part of holders, but hndlng
luyers would not concede to their high hgures iney
became more disposed 10 meet the demand The
Offering as comr osed mostly OF the good ordinary
grades middlipg and low niddling only to be 1o9no
scattered throughout larg- lines OF the lower grades
The a1yices from Liverpoo! showing large saes and
an advance Of I'd in that market. gave Us at the
close firm market, with mddi 6 at 25Aa2o3sc;
low middling, 244a24I; good ordinary 24c. sales
1888 bales
TuesJay.-Tho market at the opening presented
small offering stock, with good inquiry but as the
weather cleared, receipts were sampled up ana Piac-
ed upon the market, giving better selections. Buy
crs operated cautiously until the New York dispatch
of three P. NJ showing sales OF $500 bales ut 27Hc
for 1niddpg, whicn caused some excitement ior
time but holders ran up prices SO ias thet buyers
would not keep pace with them, withdrawing from
the market leaving prices asked as follows: Mid
ding 26lia261Sc; low miGding 25la251sc; good Or
dinaTy 24a4a25c. Sale. 1eu4 bales.
Weduesday.-The opening the market furnished
small offering stock to operators but the accounts
from Liverpool and New York showing declining
pric.s in tho:e markets, induced some holders 10
place their samples Tor sale. Buyers, however, ios
ing confidence, acted cautiously, taking only snch
lots as seemed 10 them chcap-tho sales OF the aaV
was irregular. with a downward tendency in Prices
Middirg 255la:6c; low mddlinG 25]ac; good or1ina-
ry 241Sa24Ac.
Thursday.-To.day there was much eascrness on
the part of holders to sell, whenever bid was made
on the basis Of tho decline in New York Offering
stock very light and transactions small Inc market
closed quiet but steady, with middn3s at 2o]aa
252lc. sales $40 bales.
SEA IsLAND-Therc has been an active and gene
raj demand both for domestic aud for. ign account
and the a gest business OF the season has been done
this week. This has stimulated prices, and factors,
having obtained the apparently high rates at which
they were holding are askng asill further advance
especially tor the finer kinds. which are scarce The
choicest lots are held at 81 05al IT, but The highest
price paid g. which we have heard is 81. We quote:
i ne 95as1 medium fine 85a90; medium JaS0; CON-
mon to medium G5a70; common 65aeU
he receipts at this port since the 31st ut amount
to 3307 bales upland. OF which 6ol were receiyri
per Central Railroad lS per Atlantic anu Gull Rail
road, 175 from landinos on the savannah r1rer ana
I6e bales from Florida aud the coast. The exports
for the same time have been 1877 bales upland and
355 bales sea island of which 69lS bales upland and
tales sea island were shipped to Liverpool, 6l72
bales upland and 226 bales sea island to New York,
go bales upland to Philadelphia $50 bales upland to
Baltimore, and to Boston 1882 bales.