The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-12
THE CHARLESTON MARKET.

IFoR THE WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY H.
CoTToN.-The staple for the past week has pre-
served considerable steadiness the variations in the
English market being about I'd. and Al New York
about Xc p rb, the former in the first part of the
period quoting middling upland at 121id. and stiff
ened to 12x@12Xd, and the latter opened ~ So4,
improved to S0X and receded to SOx@S0Hc p tb
for New York middlDgs; and at this point prices
have been generally firm, middling upland which
commenced at 2sA9285{ advanced to 2SA G29c, aud
closed yesterday at 2sslc q fb nominal Sellers
were Offering but limited supply at present figures.
much of the stock being held at rates somewhat
higher
The eaily telegrams havo reported the leading
centres as fIllows:
The Liverpool market on Friday Fcbruary5 S. OPEN
ed easier but not lower, sales $1,000 bales upands
IoLd; and on the same day at New York the article
was less active and shade easier sales 5000 bae' ut
sokc. On Saturday. the former was active and "a
higher sales o]0 bales, upands 127sd the latter
was active and &c better, sales 1900 bales at 3Oh
On Monday the former quiet sales II 600 bales.
uolands l2h@123Id ; the latter less active and Aa
lower. sales 1900 bales at 30Ac. On Tuesday the
former was 6rmer and more active. but not higher,
sales u 900 bales the latter was firm at 3OH, sales
5000 bnles. On Wednesday the former was firm, up
lands 1aH@125d, sales Is 0oo bies; the latter WIS
scarcely so hrm, sales $500 bales, at 30JS@3oH,
mostly at the former figure. Yesterday the former
was quiet and steady, sales 10 600 bales upands 12
@l2,sd; the Litter was unchanged at 3O1@3O1ac.
The arrivals for the week shoa decline in all
Qualities and have been 152 bags of islands and
O t.1.n 10 o;,af ho,.
of sea islands and Floridas and 7u4 bales Of u2lands
for the week before aud 2Sl bags OF sen islands and
Floidas and s44s bales of uplands for the corres-
ponding period last year. The receipts have been
from the following sources, say of uplands per
South Carolina Railroad. 5146 bales; per Northeast
ern Railroad, 4e3; Georgetown s. c. At; santee, 81;
of sea islands, per Northeastern Railroad, IT; Ediso
1S; Florida 49, santee 6; Beaufort 33; Savannah S5
The transactions In this market for the week have
been as follows:
On Friday. cbruary 8, carly in the day the mar
ket was active and prices frmer, bat afterwards be-
came quiet; ta.es 1000 bales, ordinary to good ordi
nary being quoted at 27@2sc; low middlpg 2sic;
middling 9sH@2s%c. and strict midding 29c q ib.
On Saturday the staple less active, aud prices
father easier sales 600 bales; quotations unchanged.
On MONDAY Inc tfenE2cuOuS Comueuceu " III
rates, say 29o p tb for middng but the market af-
terwards showing less activity operations were mad
at rather easier terms sales 900 bales, ordinary to
good ordinary being quoted at 27%@s,Ac; low mid
ding 2shc; middiag 2s2lla29c; strict middling 29k
@2etsc 2 Id.
On Tuesday there was fairly sustained inquiry.
with prices in some cases rath.r easier; sales GEO
ba.es; quotations we're unaltered.
/ en- Wednesday the market was quiet; sales 40
bales, pnces remaining as hefoe.
Yesterday the article quite dull and nominal.
demand light and prices somewhat irregular, sellers
in some Instances obtaining previous gu tatons, but
iu others 14c e ib decline was submitted to. We
report sales OF about ITO ba.es viz: at o. al &C.
at 81, n at 27 II at 27 81 at 2s 16O at 2s II at
2sH. Quotations are somewhat nolnin.l say:
|. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary 10 good ordinary. .......27H@2s
Low middhng. Bike
Middlius.. ................. .....2sAG-
ByE W York classification we quote
Low mlddliL 5.............. ..2o1&-
M'ddlips ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . g.
SEA ISLAND CorToN.-The arrivals of this quality
Of the fibre show falling of and we're 152 bags
AGAINST ls0 The week before and POI for the same