The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-28


Deficit 70 Continent .....-........-..--... Io'siz
! Tbereceipts at this port for the week were 2ol
bags Of sea Islands and Floridss and 1o.54a bales
Of uplands, against 1871 bags Of sea Islands and
Flcridas and, 10 $50 bales OF uplands the week
before; and $50 bags OF sea islands and Floridas
and 10. .5s2 bales OF uplands for, the contrasting
week last year. These supplies have come as
follows, say Of uplands, per South Carolina Rail-
road, $3.50 bales; per Northeastern railroad 11Se;
Savannah and Charleston Railroad 224; Saneee,
800; Christ church 8; Chisolm's Mill 9; Johns
Island 4; Edisto, 2s; Beaufort is; St. Andrews :.
OF sea Islands: Wadmalaw 8; Christ Church TO-;
Beaufort 2s; James Island Il; Edisto IS; St. Paurs
I; Northeastern Railroad Z S., Savannah and
Charleston Railroad IL; Johns Island S; Santee l.;
Sesbrook's Island 8; Savannah 10; Florida SO.
THE CoTroS MARKET.-The maraet for this ar
ticle showed q strong upward tendency during
the first OF the week, but has relaxed and become
easier. In the foreign markets the rates opened
at sxd for middling uplands, improved to a@s;sd,
and fell on to sgd. at New York prices CON-
meuced at 1910, hardened to 17Hc, and 1ecedel
to 1910; while at this point middlings, which
opened at 14%c, stinened to 15%@l6c, and de-
cined to l6@l51fc q ID.
The movements at Liverpool and New York for
this period have been as follows: On Friday, Oc-
toher q, the former was quiet uplands SD, sales
1900 bales; the latter was quiet at 1sl<c, sales
.7oc bales: On Saturday the former was active
upands s1d@szfd' sales q, 900 bales, the latter
closed strong at 1e7fc sales $500 bales. On Mon
day the former was active, upiands Cd, sales
q, ,DO0 bales; the latter was higher and offerings
small uplands l7Hc, sales 5000 bales On Tuesday
the former was fiat, uplands Cd, sales $4,000 bales
the latter was easier at Tx, sales $500 bales. On
Wednesday the former was easier at SHd@9d,
sales u 900 bales; the latter was active and lower
at 1eXc sales 500 bales Yesterday the former was
dull at SXdaszzd; the latter was dull OF 1910.
The transactions in this market for the week
have been as follows: On Friday October 2l, the
article was firm, with demand rather above the
supply, the market at the close showing an up.
ward tendency; sales 700 bales; ordinary to good
ordinary being quoted at 13@l4l<, low mlddltng
141.. middling lax and strict middling l5c o It.
On Saturday the staple was harder, and prices in
some cases advanced &c Q 10; STOCK on the mar
ket quite light; sales 700 bales; ordinary 10 good
ordinary being quoted az 1314@lS5s, low middling
14x@14x, middling and strict mlddng 14%@l5c
o h. On Monday the staple was strong and adj.
yapciug, midddling uplands commencing at l5@
155, stirening to l61l and closing with an upward
tendency; sales $50 bales; quotations unsettled
but about as follows, say, ordinary to good ordl-
nary 14@15, low middling 15A@l5h, midding
15x and strict middlng 16c p ft. On Tuesday
the article opened firm, but closed quiet and
weak; sales 700 bales; ordinary to good ordinary
being quoted at l4@l5 low midding l6&@l5h,
middling 15A@l6, strict middling ls@l0Ac y ID.
On Wednesday the market was decnntng' anu
prices fell OF about &c . fb; sales 75o bales; ordi
nary to good ordinary being quoted ut lS1s@l4A'
low miadling Is, midding l5I, strict middling
15Xc q b. On yesterday the market was de
Ginning, but somewhat activei sales near 1000
bales, say at 1sA; "a at IA; 20 at AK; IA at l4H
SO at l4; 1893 at l4; l5s at Is; lis at l5%; 80 al
l6z ss at 157I; 40 at 15h, and on private terms
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