The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-10
Havana Market.

| HAVANA. January 1.-Our sugar market has
been rather quiet through the week, owing 10 tne
| holidays and the disagreement OF planters anu
factors with the tare established by the principal
| commercial houses Of this city, which, IN conse-
quence, will be so modified as TO meet the views
| OF producers If practicable. The matter Is unuef
adviSemcnt and discussion With the oeSt Ieellhgs
for satisfactory adjustment. The daily trans, rs
actions in this connection Will uemonslratc !ne
| actual condition OF the market, and verify TUG
basis for No II at S4ka4S per 100 lbs, aiid olner
grades as fully advised in my previous report.
| The contracts and sales made in Cardeias oI su-
gars and molasses will be oil interest," ~ MILL, MILL,
crn dealers, who are represented by thelr aSehts
| here, and for whom most ol the goous "ele i'lo'
cured. ,, .,o
week 10Sl boxes and 1898 hhds, oil whlcn 10 tiie
limited States a5s2 boxes and all the hhdS; balance
TO Enro,eau ports; leaving stocks i'll the TWO
ports equal 10 TT, eS boxes anu 19Io MUS,
for same period Of tue previous year, OF 5u, l4l
boxes and li39 hhds: In other articles Oh pro-
duce of the island we have nothing new TO advise.
The amount aggregates, will forward as soon rs
possible. Buyers vi sugar and leaf have not lonnu
The market quite as proptlous Tor their business
as they had reason to anticipate. refer ior par
ticaars to the following, giving the business his
tory for the week:
Sugar market, daily transactions, no sales on
account OF tile holidays. On the 9th, from Car
denas, mostly for account OF Havana merchants
We have the following sales reported: 1O0 hnts
estate Indarra refining at ~ reals per arooe; llo
do. Reguta at J. ss do: SO do. Central at ~ no.;
do. leo do. Cararlbola good refining at So; 100
do. Destmo do Ito. 1t s to-; 50 do. IentatlVac 40
ut * do. gold, and 100 do Dolorllas AT ?. l.
Also, at Cardcnas, a cargo musc0vado molsses
reports of sugar transactions, quiet. 29th-mar-
ket continues inactive; only sale. l5G boxes No.
l1is, and 10 do. cucuruchoS No. 9H oi the Iltla)a
estate at 9h reals per arrobe: IOlal 9. ooAvs:
3Oth-InarEet quiet; sales Of Reunion estate, l54
boxes No. II at reals; 25 do No. l01s at So no.,
and 13 boxes Centrifugal No. 10 at reals. VI me
TInaja do 156 boxes No. II at reals; 10 40. No.
lOH ut reals; do. OF The SaEtisllna Trluldao,
500 boxes Centrifugal No. Is at SA reals. and OF
other estates 1lC0 boxes Nos. II 10 TX at lln
reals, Nll with Is per cent. tare Tolal sales oi
the day l7G4 boxes. 31st-SugGr transactions IN
the city have been insignificant, but efforts are
being made TO regulate the tare, rs IL per cent is
not acceptable to many planters, and Il reSpec'
table minority Of sugar factors and merchants,
which has a tendency TO restrict transactionsto
,.w VINO are anxious to r-s..- W contraefs cTti M
turing engagements. The following
and sales are reporcu lrem CaFsei., liiostiy dor
Havana account: One contract FOR early delivery
OF 1000 hlds muscovadocs, regular 10 soou lenn-
ing, ut reals. and one for 400 do OF nolasscs
sugars Nos II TO H. at tho same rates sales tnere
during the week of 1900 hhds, inferior to regalar
refining goods Ut IL to ~ reals, and ior gooi
regular TO good, S Sl4 do: 100 hhdS ol cei!trl-
fugals, Nos l3 10 u, at 935 do, and one cargo ol
mrScOvado molIsscs at * reals ?er keg oi o.:
gallons. The action will improve with settlement
OF the question as to tarc OH sale packages, &c.
FREIGHTs.-Dccember 90, Spanish bark Isabel,
600 lhts sugars Cork and port in Great Britain,
at Ell iss and ncr CT nrna-c TO loaa Gt uavs".".,
and Matahzas. American bark S " HUlUrook,
400 hills do. Boston, at SIS per HID and 81 per box
Brig Prutcus, $50 hhds molasses, Sagua 10 Granae
and New York, ut 81 per ITO gallons, cgc. 20
schr Central America, 40 nhds do do do. DO schr
Chloe to load lumber Pensacola ana return, az
s9 per M feet. 30th, Spanish bark Chlripa, i3oo
boxes for Antwerp at fl 19s. Do bark AleHanaru,
New Orleans and Barcelona, 100 oalcs coltou, a.
81 Is per 100 lbs. Dc orig Isabel, ior Sasua -
Grande and Famnlh, 200 boXes sugars al
s3 las 6d. 3lst, swedish bark kron l'rince, l2o0
hhds sugars, CarccnaS anti Fallnoutn, at L. - Ut
net ton Spanish invoice weight.
EXCHANGES light. London-E3OOO AZ lVI pre-
MUM; fSO0o ut IA do; fS0Oo at LIZ do.' Snuoo a'
14H do; and small sums Ut lsH no. iaIIs-
100000 francs at IA premium. united Sia.cH
currency ST.. 900 nj "a discount; $50 GOO al IA 10
SIS 600 ut I4H do; S1O,o 600 at IA do, payable III
gold at short sight, $4,000 at premium. Total
Sales of the week: London, fI5 0Uu: Paris, loooso
francs; United States currency, S:S2,ceo; 40. IL!
gold bills Sl33 600. Closing rates 0 lls cNeiliH
and of the week: for London, firm At "A to IA
prpmum: Paris, IA 10 y do. Hamburg malhs
banco 43 to 421; Spain to 5H do; United States
currency GO " at sight at llI. 10 lfH ulscochl'
short al IL to lex do; gold do at 10 3!4 pre-
MUM; du. short at 10 "a DO, Win renewed ac-
lion in ,hc sugar market. exchanges VII. I've III
bet; er demand. and freigh,s already rcviving Win
advance In rates. Our health in city anu country
prr(ect and we hear nothing disturbing from lae
seat of war, which embraces territory 25OX5o,-
10 500 square miles, according 10 oic!al reports VI
the officers OF the government IN tic hcia.