The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-01
raE CHARLESTON MARKET,

iron TIE WEEK ENDING TUESDAY AUGUST. 3l]
CorToN-For much Of the period since our last
report, say from the Goth of August inclusive the
market OF Liverpool for this article has had weak
ening tendency and the rates, wbi> began at 1SAd,
declined to 1Shd; at New York during the same Pc
riod prices did notvary materially, commencing at
35c falling OF to S4%c, and stifening to SAX and
35c; while at this point the sto x has been lim
tied that the sales were unmporant and quotations
somewhat nominal, at about sac q fb for Eiddlings.
The operations at Liverpool and New York. for
the pei1od under review. have been as follows: At
the former, Friday, August 20. the article was
shade frmer. Sales 1s 900 bales, uplands 1SNd;
the latter was &c better, closing quiet sales 1'C0
bales at 35c. On Saturday, the 2ls, the former was
o shade easier, sales 1900 bales, uplands 1sxd;
The later quiet. sales 600 bales at S6c. On Hon
day, the 23d, the former was quiet, sales 10000
bales, uplands 1Szd the latter was unchanged,
sales 400 bales at 35c On Tuesday, the 24tb,
the former was o shade easier, uplands 1880;
sale 5000 bales; the latter was without decided
change, sales 500 bales at 35c. On Wednes-
day, the 26th, the former was easier, up
lands 1880, 81 les 5000 bales the latter was dull
and &c lower, sales 300 bales OF SAKE. On Thurs
day. the 26th, the former was dull uplands 13Xd@
1sxd sales 5000 bales; the latter steady. sales
1000 bales 81 sake. On Friday. the 27th the former
was heavy, uplands 1885, sales 5000 bales the lat er
was steady, sales $500 bales at S4Xc On Saturday,
the 2sth. the former was dull. up!ands 1shd, sales
5000 bales; the latter was shade frmer at S4x9S5c,
sal 8 800 bales. On Moniay, the soth. the former
was easer uplands 1sd, sales 5000 bales the latter
,ha1a ho1a ~ QEn uaat
day the former quiet, uplands 1S1kd, sales COCO
bales; the latter was hrm at 35c.
The arrivals at this port from the Goth 10 the Soth
August inclusive have been Q bags Of sea islands
and Floridas and 81 bales of uplands, against no
bags Islands and 198 bales OF uplands the week
before and no bags of islands and 141 bales Of
uplands for the same week last year. Thes sup
plies have come through the following sources, say
Of uplands per South Carolina Railroad 307 bales,
per Northeastern Railroad bales Of sea islands one
bag new crop from wadmalaw, and one bag new
crop Florida
The transactions In this market for the week have
been as follows:
On Friday, August Goth, business IN the staple was
limited for want Of stock but the moderate transac-
tions indicated an improvement Of about sc. p 10
sales go bales, of which cotton. at S9c. q
b; ordinary 10 good ordinaIy old cotton being quot
ed at 29@S0; low middling 81, and mddliug 30 cts.
p ID.
On Saturday business was to great extent sus-
pended by the reduced condition Of the stock and
the rmncss Of Sellers the transactions conin.
ed to bales Georgia middlings at S51sc q 10;
quotations wero nominal.
On Monday the article was quiet; sales 10 bales;
quotations continued somewhat nominal say o:di-
nary to good ordinary 2S@SO; low middling Sl@3l&;
middling s2@s2Hc q fb
On Tuesday the demand was light and prices
weak; sales ls bales. of which 10 new cotton;
quotations being, say for ordinary to good ordinary
2s@so; low middlipg 81; middling S2c. q fb.
On Wednesday the small supply of the article ani
the dull condition Of other markets, obstructed bus'
ness and the sales were only bales of new cotton;
quotations were somewhat nominal. say ordinary to
good ordinary 2s@3O; low riddling 81. and mid
ding 32c. p ID.
On Thursday the operations were without mpor-
tance, and quotations nomipally unchanged
On Friday there was light inquiry at about pre-
vieus rates. the transactions being small for want of
stock; sales 10 bales; ordinary to good Ordinary
being quoted at 2S@SO, low middling II, and mid
ding S2c 2 tb.
On Saturday the transactions were light; sales 10
bales at 3Ohc; quotations uualtered.
On Monday the business continued limited in
consequence of the absence Of supplies; Gales 81
bales; quotations being without change. say: Ordi-
nary to good ordinary 2s9SOc, low m'dding 81, and
middling sac . ID.
Yesterday the market was quiet but firm. p'lr.
chasers taking ell the limited lots that were offered;