The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-23

at 81 55, IA Dds NOS = ana St 81 80.
| HAy.-The supplies received were about 400
bales OF North River and $50 bales CT Eastern
qualities Sales Of North River took place at 81 55
O1 60, generally the latter figure. Eastern. may
be quo.ed.at about 81 70 q hundred.
CcxN.-The arrivals consist Of limited amounts
OF good to prime white, mostly from Baltimore
The trade is local and moderate. Sales ofinferior
white took place at $50 q bushe,, and prime at
!abont CSC q bushel, weight, sacks included. job
bing lots Of good to prime white sell at about SIG
1 o5 2 bushel, weight, sacks included.
l. OATs.-The receipts are sufficient for the Ge.
mand, and we quote country oats at about 6oc,
and Baltimore at 65@7o 2 bIshel, weight, sacks
included.
FLouR.9There Is moderate supply Of mos. de-
scriptons Of this article with steady inquiry and
rather higher prices for all qualities Northern and
western fine may be quoted at IS rs I, bb!; super
at S6 25@6 so p bbl.; extra at s7@7bo q Dbl;
family at sS@s so p Dbl. Southern descriptions
are in moderate stock, and may be quoted at
s825@6 rs p Dbl for super; s7@7 SO p bbl for
extra; ss@s so q Dbl. for family, and ss@9 O,A
Dbl. for extra and fancy bsaIds. High grades
IRE generally scarce.
BAcoN.-There Is q moderate stock OF prime
new meat for which, .owever, the inquiry s
very. limited. Prime smoked shoulders may be
quoted at 12H@13c q %; prime sr,ok:d Gear rib
sideJat l5@15Hc q ID; dry sa!ted shoulders at
's@eAc, and salted clear rib sides. at ls912jSc
9'b.
VEGETABLES AND FRUT-Irsh potatoes are in
good supply, and frmer. Peach blows may be
quoted at 81 p Dbl; Jackson whites at SIS so; Good
rich, &C., s. 50@4 2 Dbl. Onions ore in moderate
stock, and sell at $475@55O 2 Dbl. cabbages,
grown In this vicinity, are coming forward Of q
good quality; and sell at about sl2 p N. Northern
cabbagesare in moderate supply, and are held at
about $40 p n. Apples are in limited stock,
ar Sov Nv "
at So so p hundred. Baracoa bananas sell at
1904 . bunch. The active Christmas demand
has kept up good trade, which is fully met oy
the arrival Of several fine cargoes from Baracoa,
Havana and Nassau.
F. SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-The stocks are light
but good to prime grocery sugars may be quoted
at II 1E@I9c p n. Muscovado molasses may be
quoted dull at 10000 in hhds, and 41@4ao q gal
lon in bbls; clayed at ss@s5c 2 gallon. New Or
leans molasses, new crop Is being received, and
prime may be quoted at 7sGsoc 2 gallon. Prime
Louisiana sugar Is neldat 111s9l21c.
I BUTTER AND LARp.-There Is fair sock OF
prime Goshen. We quote good to prime at $50
4sc p fb; Chicago prime eeSsoc . b; Western
aud other lower grades sell from 2o@soc q ft
country at 25@soc p b, as IN quality. Lard is in
good supply, and Is held at 14@l5c ib.
.SALr.-A cargo Of about 300 sacks Liverpool
direct arrived yesterday. Jobbng parcels Of
Liverpool received direct may be quoted at 81 20
@1 Is . sack.
IRON BANDS AND TIES cor cotton, OF the most
approved patterns, are offered on the market at
6@7c p. b.
INDIA BAaeNe.-There is some limited inquiry
for this article. We quote 2e7l@2sc yard.
T1MBEE- AND LuMBsR-.-The market for this art1-
Gle is dull. We quote timber for milling purposes
from s597. Shipping timber ss@14; 4-4@54
flooring at $11@l2 q II. Bright lnmner, good
merchantaole, nom city mills, cut 10 size, fron
sI5@s . N by the cargo.
FREIGRrs-To Liverpool, by steam direct Ad on
up!ands; via New York, "a on uplands, lXd on
sea islands; by sail "a on uplsnds, IA on sea
Islands. 70 Havre nominal. Ooastwise = to New
York, By steam &c on uplands and 1c on sea
Islands; 50 q tierce on rice;by sail, nc Sb on
cotton; p tierce Oh rice; iGc 2 barrel on
rosin; s79ss . NJ on lumber; se@1o y NJ on tim
Der. To Boston, by sail, 1s@Sc q ib on upland
cotton. To Providence, by sail, So 90 . on
boards, sc p b on cotton; by steam 81 2 bale on
New York rates. To Philadelphia, by steam,
,lc 9 lb on uplands; by sail, ST p on boards;
50 on timber; So p ton on clay, and s3@S so on
phosphates. To Baltimore by steam, &c 10;
by sail, 81 5O@7 {, N on boards; sS@3 rs q ton
on phosphate rock. Vessels are in demand by
our merchants To take lumber heights from
Georgetown, s. c., Darien and Satula River, Ga,
and Jacksonville, Fla, 10 Northern ports, and
slo@l2 p aye rates on Timber and boards.
ExcHANaE-STERLNa BlLLs.-The rGts yester.
day was 19@ ls31 for so day bills
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-The banks are purchas.
ing sight checks on New York at .H@IS on; five
days x on; 10 days cfr; Is days Ia OF; 20 days
-; so days. They are selling sight checks at
par.
GoLp.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
10 ana selling at II.