The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-04

Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,3o2443 1,336,3Sl
These figures indicate an increase in the cotton
in sight to date Of 1902 bales compared with
same date Of 1869.
The receipts at this port for the week, were
a37 bags Of sea islands and Floridas, and 14,o9s
bales OF uplands, In contrast with 2o1 bags OF sea
islands and Floridas, and II, ,542 bales Of upands
the week before, and $50 bags Of sea islands and
Foridas and II 1893 bales Of uplands for the week
last season. These supplies have come from the
following sources, say OF uplands per South Caro-
lima Railroad ll,7SS; per Northeastern Railroad
1895; per Charleston aud Savannah Railroad 24s;
Edisto SIS; Georgetown "a; Santee S; Goose Creek
8; Chisolm's Mil 8; Savannah % Florida 9. or sea
Islands, Northeastern Railroad Il; James Ialand
"a; Beaufort g.; Christ Church IL; Chisolm's Mill
q Edisto es; Johns Island %; Savannah 80; Fori-
da so; Toogoodoo4.
TIE COTTON MARKEr-This article during the
past week assumed a better position, and prices
have generally had a sttfrening tendency with a
good inquiry. The rates in the foreign marse:
which commenced at s1las7sd . 10 for middling
uplands improved to sHas}<d; ;at New York. where
they began at lex, they somewhat nuctuated'
advancing to lie, receding to l6Ac, and at this
point mIddling uplands, which opened at l4'sa
l5c, hardened 20 15H@15sc. p 10 and
fell on to l5H@1s,lc. The movements OF
the articlel at Liverpool and New York for this
period has been as follows: On Friday, October
%, the former was 1rmer, uplands sS@sXd, sales
l2, 900 bales the latter was strong at lex, sales
5000 bales. On Saturday, the former was quiet,
uplands s1@sXd, sales 10000 bales; the latter
was nrmer; uplands lie, sales 3760 bales On Mon
day the former closed firm, uplands sXa9d, sales
l6, 900 bales; the latter was quiet uplsnds l6Hc,
sales 1000 bales. On Tuesday the former closed
firm, uplands sHd, sales $4,000 bales; the latter
was steady. uplands l6Xc, sales 1900 bales. On
Wednesday the former was firm, uplands eHa
skd. sales 1900 bales; the latter was heavy and
dull at l6Xc, sales 1000 bales. Yesterday the for
mer was quilt at s1s@aI<d; the latter was dull
and lower a.16xc.
The transactions in this market for the week
have been as follows: On Friday, october 2s, the
article opened depressed and middling uplands
touched 141c 2 tb, but soon improved under bet.
ter dispatches, middling uplands selling at 15c Q
10, the article closing firm, stock light and with
well sustained inquiry; sales 800 bales, ordinary
to good ordinary being quoted at 1s@14hc,
low middllng 14Sc, midding IS, and strict mid
ding l5G@15Hc q ID. On Saturday the staple
was frmer and prices improved somewhat irregu
larry, but generally about &c q ID, the demand
being active for a part Of the time but closing
quiet; sales 500 bales, ordinary to good ordinary
being quoted at Is%@l4Xc, low middling l5@
151sc, midding 151@l5Hc, strict middling 15H@
15Xc p ID. On Monday the article was slightly
lower but became more steady; sales 500 bales;
quotations somewhat nominal, ordinary to good
ordinary being quoted at 1sx@142lc, low mid.
ding 10, middling l5A, strict middlng 15Hc . ID.
On Tuesday there was well sustained inquiry,
at rather stronger rates, prices in some cases in
proving nc q b; sales 1000 bales, ordinary to
good ordinary being quoted at 1aX@14X, low
middling .15@15h, middling 15A@15,I, and
strict middlng l5K@l53.c p fb. On Wednesday
| the market was active, and prices improved
about &c Q ih; sales 400 bales, ordinary to good
ordinary being quoted at 14@l5, low middltng
15x@15'i, middnng 151s0l5H, and strict mid
ding 15Zc p ID. Yesterday the article was
weak, and prices In some transactions. &c p b
lower; sales 900 bales, say at 14S 60 at 14a; at
l4N; SO at l5t; so at l5; 197 at l57s; 14e at 15;
le at 15as; 2l7 at l5A; 90 ats 1880 9 fb. We
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LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION