The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-05
Easton & Coz Cotton Report.
[roR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY l, 1863

TFoR THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY !, 1868.
NEW YORK, January THE MARKET.-In our
last report the market closed steady at 25c Tor mid
ding uplands On Saturday there was good e1-
mort demand, and the sales would have been large
but for the small offerings. Sales 2OSO bales at 26a
25Ac. Monday there was more doing for export,
chiefly in the low grades, which improved Hc. Inc
stock here is small and holders offer sparlnsly, as
hey are receiving smaller estimates of crop from the
South snles 1852 bales at 25Hc. Only the nrG' dis'
patch was received Tuesday, Reports OF advancing
markets at the South and 10 Europe brought u buy
ers and as the quantity offering was limited, On ID
:ance OF &c was established: sales 6525 bales at %
cts. Wednesday the demand from sDinners, export
ers and contractors increased materially, ana as tue
supply continued limited prices were iorceu up se'
the sales amounted to Sl+ bales. Middling 26c.
Thursday the demand continued larger t5an the
supply and prices advanced slightly on all grades
The market closed firm Mt 2Ga26xc; sales 5oSl
bales.
On the vesk eur prices show an advance OF to
lkc, and those in Liverpool "a. The spinning and
export demand has been large, and contractors ;or
future delivery have been trying to cover snort
saes The impression seems 10 DC gaming e.ouuo
that the crop has been ever estlmaeo Ouc !t
from the South incline us to believe that very ntle
cotton has been held back as yet The rivers ana
roads have been in good condition, and the prices
satisfactory Those planters VINO have wished 10
hold part o: their crops have sent the cotton ior-
ward 10 the ports and put it under high limits tor
tho spring market The risk of holding cotton on
the pan:at;on where it is difficult to efect lnsur
ance is great enough to induce planters 10 SEM SEM
their CROPS ill., even if they do not wish to part Win
all of them The TACT that the stocks in tho interior
towns arc only onehaf as large as last year. appears
TO confirm the idea that very littc cotton has 0een
held blcs SO far There have been received at TIL
ports since LIST of September 1,037,l bale:. OF
which exporters have taken 550,2l0 oalcS, Spinners
236 GO bales and the stocks Lave Increased 2oOS3S
bales.
days ut New Orleans, Mobile and Savannah. II the
whole week had been included, the total would nave
been nearly 1Us00 bales more. In this weeks taoles
We have included the omissions and this weeks re-
cepts in full Our dispatch from Galveston reports
heavy rains and impossible roads. The exports from
the Souhern porls to the continent are larger tnls
week. because some OF the short sales made IN Eu'
rope necessated the clearance OF the vessels III De-
| cember.
In our dry goods market there is very confident
feeling based on the position of the raw material
aud on the expectation OF q good trade soon. Man
chester responded quickly to the reported short time
| movements and manufacturers and spinrers have
| been able to sell more freely at an advance. The
tireciap AID Turkish difficulty i5 reported to be IN
fair way of settlement If the peace Of Europe IS te
be preserved, as now looks probable serious oosta
Gle to q further advance in the price OF cotton vii
| have been removed.
SALES FOR FUTURE OELNERY.-There has Deer
an increased demand for cotton deliverable in JAnu
ary. February or March, but the safes Fave ON!
amounted to 3,725 bales, there were few partie,
willing to sell in that way at present The sales were
as follows: For January-5O miadiing at 25c l25 az
at 25l1c 100 do at 25So, 200 low miIdling ut "a &c
For February-100 low middhng at 2ic. 3oo 40 =
24Ac 500 do ut 243Sc, 125 do at 41c, 250do at 24c
SO do ut 25tlc. 500 middlins Orleans ut 2Gc. Fo
January or Fcbruary-a0s low middline at e43sc
or March-lOO mddling al csc, 10U do 1t oo}<c, y
low middlins ut 241sc, $50 do at 24s4c.
STATISTICAL PosITIoS.-Ihe stock in Liverpoo
Is 352 0e9 balcs aoat from India, $4,000; as6 tloil
America, 1Q5 zoo. Stock in London, l53,l6O; atloat
$4,000 Stock in Ha,re. AZ. .24l aaoat, GO, ST. Stoc
in ports in the United States 2S5, 142. Stocks il th
interior towns 50 1S7. Total 1,2l3, ,l47 bales. II
1867 the stock in Liverpool 47.oc0; aloat fron
India, So, 900; and from America, 125 900. Stock il
London, 12S,652; afoat, 4l,O1e. Stock in Havre
States $50 So. Stocks ill., interior towns 10j, ,56(
Total, 134O 24o bales. Deficiency in visible supply
127, ,O9C Laes Estimated stock held Dy A1ancheste
spinners at the mills, 1l5,O0O bales. Price of mid
ding Orleans now II I'd; then 73ad. Average week
ly consumption and Export at Liverpool. to Deccu
Der 60 1867 63 97S bales; and to December IT, 1861
G4,9C4 bales.
UplandS Mobile. New
Ordinary a231z a2s7s a24 a2l,
DIN dlnary. ~ a24,. as41 az, a25'
Low Mid
MiddHns2 aiSis 2s asS4 2ska2sJs 2sXa2sa 2saa27
Sales of the week 2i,6S2 bales, including 1924
spnners, 1926 10 spectators, and l2l32 to expor
erS. -
Stocks in the interior towns December TO- 1868, So
7S7 bales against 1885, 56G bales same time last year
Gross receipts at this port for the week, 20Ss
bales. Since September !, 2so,64O bales.
Murray, Ferris & Co.'s Naval Stores Cir
| culnr.
NEW YORK, January 2.-SP1RITs TURPENTISE.-
The transactions Of the week have been Light, out