The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-17
THE cuAKLEsToN MARKET

FOR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, SEPT l6, 1869
The rnors.-Thc falling off in the condition OF
the cotton plant in many portions OF Souh Caro!iul
nud Georgia. has caused crop estimates made at an
earlier period to be somewhat lowered. and many
who calculated, under the prospect existing fey
weeks since. on yield Of 1000 to $500 GOO bales
have roeedei to 2.41o,oo0 2,so0,OaO and 2,G00 ot0
bales. The plant Is pa, sing through period Of
trial. and much remains to be deterrined by tho
weather TO be experienced in the next Eve or BIZ
weeks. The reports from the prolific Southwest are
ae yet generally favorable and late and dry fall
will make great difference In that region In
South Carolina and Georgia the action Of lie rust
has caused the plant to open rapidly and the top
fruit to drop of, that thc crop here has In mos
cases less to goin by late fall. The weather. sibce
our astrepo7 has been generally favorable TO hor-
vesting and cotton and rico being secured in
good condition.. The caterpillar the s n islands
is doing danngc but hns not yet become so general.
ly destructive as last year.
The COTTON MAnRsr-0perators In this article,
thinking prices too high vera endeavorng steadily
TO have the rates brought more In conformity to
theiT views and manufacturers we'll as purchas.
ers generally were only buying in limited way and
at rates in their favor and with increasing receipts
OF the new crop quotations have had o steady ten.
dency TO fall or The En9lAh market during the
week has exhibited no animation, prices commenc.
ing al 1S>sd and recedlng to 13d. for midding up
lands. The New York market has been decidedly
downward, and middllng, which opened at s4, fell
on to 30c aud at this port m,ddings, which opened
OF Slc.. declined to about 27c. q Ib.
The Liverpool and New York marsets have
shown the following movements for thc week
On Friday. September 10th, the former was
dull, rails 50oU bales, middHng upiands al
lShd; the Inter wns steady, sales COO bales
at 81 CENTS On Saturday the former was steady, up
lands 1884, sales 10 600 bales the latter was shade
lower, ss'cs 10to bales at 333<d34 cents. On Mon.
day the fo:mer was dull, uplands 13,id sales 70ot
bnies; the latter was decidedly lower sales TOO bales
ut S3@s31s cents. On Tuesday the former Yves dull
and Nominal, uplands 1880. sales 5000 bales, the
latter was heavy, and full one cent lower sales 120C
bales. closing at 90 cents On Wednesday the former
was dull and Irregular sales 1900 bales, upands 1sd
the latter was decidedly lower. sales 1900 bales al
3oh eents. Yesterday the former was shade nrmer
sales TOGO bales uplands iol, Isit-- aroaat1
| at 80 cents 2 1t. S$GG
The arrivals Of the staple st this port fog wees
have been 2s bags Of sea islands a-Fioridas and
1884 baga o uGlands. against Saga OF sea islands and
Fioridas mud 1915 bales etrplnnds the week before
and bags OF islands and Flordas aud $40 bale:
OF uplands Tie same week las. year. These sup
t~.'4"ss per per South Carolina Railroad, 1904 balcs
! per Northeastern iiailioad, 6o5 bales; Georgetown
b. c., 4; Florida, @; wagons 15; Of SEA islands from
Beaufort, T. c.. 8; Ed,sto, 8; wndmsJaw, o; Chris,
Church, 4; Florida, 9.