The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-09
Savannah Market.

SAVANNAH, August 6'-CoTToH-THK CnoPs--
The advices received from the cotton growing re.
pions are not favorable es We could wish to re
port In thi: state We have complaints OF too much
rain the dampness Of the weather In many instances
causing the plant to rust aud It is ared that, un
less the raus cease the forms will eonmsnce 10 she'd
theseby damaging the yield to great extent This
appiea mostly to the upland crops. as we learn that
thu rains bee3 more eopious In the interior OF
the country than on the .eacoast. sea island cotton
that fortnight ago promised large yield has oeen
damaged some extent by tho caterpillar, and the
planter seems discouraged n fear OF the dreadful
tcourRe that hus swept their feds dur1ng the past
two years.
IHE MARKrT.-In consequence of the very small
stock Of cotton offering on he market, business IN
this line has been very limited and confined entirely
to buyers 10 the Northern markets.
We hear of iew sales made tor future delivery
during the months Of November snd December. on
the basis Of 25Hc for low middling. We quote,
nom,naliy Liverpool middliLg, Sic; low m'dd irg.
SOKc; gooo ordinary, 23c.
SEA isLANp.-we nave heard of only the following
sales bales sea Isl and at TO- and 10 bales Fior1das
at 45055c. The small stock romail ing on hand Is
withdrawn from the market. .
III, weather has been very wet for several weekS
past In sections Of Florida and south Carolina where
long cotton Is grown and has recently develo Ell the
caterpillar the result of the appearance of which in
estructve force comes to us this week from seern-
tugy reliable sources :, =:
to oO bales upland Of which 95 bales were received
Der ,entral railroad, Is bales per Atanuc and Gull
Railroad The expo ts tor the sarne ne have been
$50 bales uJnd and 81 bags sea island, OF which 28o
baes upland and 81 bags sea island were shipped to
New York
R1cE.-with tie exports Of the last week aud the
sales m de to hold, there has been quite traction
in the marke., and prces have u httle stimulated.
Nearly all in the market has been sod and what has
been pounded for any length Of timo is beng re-
moved 10 Northe MARKETS so that there is nov
yery rtle held in this market, exept IN rough,
VIII n cannot but be IN demand even in competition
with the new CROP until quite late III tue season,
when the new rice will be ou hand enough for pouro.
ing 10 advantage. The ri!e cup may be consi Tered
as mad the only injury that can cru to 1t being
al larye time when reShets and storms mny be OF
serious irjury. should accident occur, the crop
TO be colnpar with thoae previous to the liberation
Of slave. becsu.e OF imperfect cu!tivaton and INIT
ed amount OF land now cultivated. Wa qtoe al ~
a8Hc. No rough offering.
J.. Macon Aarket.
MACON. August A-CorroN today IL
bales: sules 8; shippe g. Ecceps for the week end
irg this evening the ao we included. ~ Daes sales
rpr .ame time 8; shipments y; showing falling Oh
i'm receipts of the past from those OF The week
before OF 10 ba es; decrease sales Tor same time ~
bale.. There has been no mafk"t during the week
under rerfew and the few Sizes have been at noml-
nal n1ur,s The sales To-day We're on oasis OF 29c
for mfdollpgs.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on band September,1, 1868. .....1326
Received past week. ............ "a
Received previously. .....5S. 39o-oSioi
5s.7ss
shipped past week. S..................... ~ oor,
Shipped previously. SO 639-69,65l
Stock on hand this evening. .......... ......N 81