The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-11

ticle was at 4 stand In consequence ol oao
weather and limited inquiry; sales cnly bales
ordinary cotton at 222Kc; quotations were nom
inal saw Liverpool classification, ordinary to good
ordinary 22K@o39Sl; low mitldling "a; midding
s41@24H; and strict middling FAX cts q ii.
On Saturday the market was easier and about
&c lower; sales GOO bales; ordinary to good or
binary being quoted at eah1@2a1z; low middling
e392<; middling o4@24a; strict mdding 2i}S cts
q ID.
On Monday the article was easier and in some
cases about &c = fb lower; sales 400 bales; or.
dinary to good ordinary being quoted at 22@2aM;
low mlddling 231E@2Sa4; middIing p; strict mid
ding 24ik@.24h cts q lb.
On Tuesday there was but little doing; quota.
tlols unaltcred; sales 225 bales.
On Wednesday the demand was fair at
steady rates; sales 600 balcs ordinary to good or
nary being quoted at 22@2a,4c.; low middling 23H
@231; middliug 24@241l; strict middling 247i@
24Ec. Z, Ii.
Yesterday there was moderate business doing
at unchanged prices; sales about 40 bales say:
at 20; Sc at oc; at 2S 1G at o3l4; 4s at 23H; So
at 2c2ii; 81 at "a; 1l0 at o4l; 10 at a4j; extra
Stupkc ~ diIu w ~ -..SN. W IuSsN'
LIVERPOOL CLAsSIEICATIoN.
Ordinary to good ordinary ..22 @2%M
Low middlilg. .:s1E@2SA
AluuinS. ............-... ..-.-.S9 ~
Strict niddlinG. .............. .2414@2in
SEA ISLAND CoTToS.-Tie arrivals of this quail
ty OF the staple show o decided decrease and
were 225 bags, against All the previous week and
l52 for the same time last year. The business has
been very light and the market dull, with but
limited transactions, and when sales have taken
place they were generally in buyers favor. The
sales for the week have been about $50 bags OF
sea islands and Florldas, among which were OF
sea islands at IS; at co; at 65; at7o; at 75;
at so; 13 at go or FloridaS. 3 saw.ginncd at 35;
8 Sat57. quote common Floridas at 4O@45; me-
dium 45@4S; medium to good 5o@55; fine Co@G5.
Sea Islands may be quoted at 4i@5o for common;
5o@55 for medium; 55@G5 for medium to fine, and
fine and choice at 7o@sl q ii.
R1CE.-The receipts OF Carolina rough have been
moderate and were about $4,000 bushels for the
week. There has been rather fair inquiry dur
ing much OF the time, and While the lower grades
have been easier in consequence OF the large sup
ply, the finer qualities have been generally steady
We note sales OF about loo tierces OF clean Caro-
lima say As at SIC; II at 5ssc; 20 at lSlCc 20 at
l51sc; 1a3 at &C; 81 at l16c; 1o4 at 3.loc; 10
at exc: 100 at 63sc; 200 at 51Gc 100 at T-lsc 70
at 6Hc; 43 at CSC; 40 at GsZc q III. We quote,
common to fair clean Carolina ut 514@ec; good
6H@sHc q fb. Carolina rough may be quoted q.
81 1901 80 for interior, and 81 49@l 60 e bushcl
for seacoast.
FAvAL SToREs.-Thc receipts undo. this head
have been OF very limited character and the
br ainess light. There were no sales OF any note
for most OF the week, but yesterday some trans
actions took place, and sales OF SEQ bbls No.
rosln ut Sc 75 low M. rosin al 81 90, 10. 9 &;
81 60, No. at 81 so, and black at 81 co p Dbl.
Spirits turpentine was nominal at i3@i3jzc g
gallon. Crude turpcnt:nc was unchanged. The
first new rosln has been received, but not sold.
HAY.-A few los OF North River qualities con-
stt.ute the receipts OF the week, and no wholesale
transactions have taken place, The business hay-
Ing been entirely OF 9 retail character.
CoIN.-Thc receipts Of this article have been
liberal, and were aboat $1,000 bushels for tho
week. Prices with full arrivals have heeI. come
what easier, but steady inquiry FOR country
consumption has prevailed and most OF Tie re-
ceipts have passed into second hands. Cargo
sales of prime white Norfolk and North Csrc-
lima Corn have taken place at 81 la@l 15 per
bushcl, bulk weight Jobbns lots OF prime white
may be quoted at 81 al@l % per bushel weight
bags included.
PLoUR.-rhere has been q fair country demand
for this article during the week, the STOCK Delug
moderate. Prices have been without important
change. We quote Northern anu Western Gne 1t
s5@5 25 {, Dbl; super ut S5 50D5 70 q bbl; extra
ut S6@7 q bbl and family at s. c5@s Q bbl.
Southern qualities ere in moderate stock, and
may be quoted at s7@7 IS q Dbl for extra, and
$500 2 bbl for family brands.
BAcoN.-There has been rather better inquiry
for this article, prices during the week showing
no change of note. We quote prime shoulders at
ut 14Sc q ID; prime clear rib sides at 171sc p ib;
prime strips 19c; dry salted shoulders 13c; bellies
l6c, and clear rib sides 16hc q tb.
SUGAR AND MoLAsSES.-Thc cargo e1 mora"
from Matanzas was sold at auction during the
week by Mr.. ". P. Hall, importer. The grocery
sugar. In boxes, sold ut 1lHc. q ID; in hlds. at
1O1@11Hc. q ib. The Cuba claycd moasses, in
bbls., was sold to arrive at 45c p gallon.
yEGETABLEs.-The market is fully stocked with
Irish potatoes, and we quote from So :S0s3 So .
bbl, and fancy brands OF seed potatoes at s. so
@S6 per Dbl.
FRUIT.-The market is nearly bare OF oranges.
Bananas are in moderate supply, anu cargo,
unsold, has just been received from Honduras.
BUTTER AND LAED-Thcre Is fair stock OF
prime Goshen. We quote good to prime at 400
45c q ID. Western and other lower grades sell
from 3O@S5c q ID; country do. at 2j@3oc 3 ID,
as In quality. Lard is in good supply and is held
at 10@20c.
SALT.-There have been no receipts OF this arti-
Gle. Let's from store selling at 81 4o@1 80 per
sack.
INDIA BAdGING.-The market is fairly supplied
with this article, and we quote a3@atc q yard
Dundee bagging, "A inches, u lbs. for the yard,
is held at GOOSE. Sea island baggnG, rs inches
wide, . Ii for the yard, is held at 4jc.
RopE.-rhe demand for rope Is moderate, and
prices are somewhat nominal ut quotations. We
quote hemp ut cents = ID; sreeneaf at 10 cents;
and lutte ut S15@s cents . fb.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, OF the most
approved patterns are offered on the market o.
sk@THc 2 tb, and sales have taken Mace at
these figures.
TIMBER AND LUMBER.-The market for this artl-
Gle is dull. We quote timber for milling Purposes
from $500. Shipping timber slO@15; 4a@5-+
flooring at s1l@15 {. n. Bright lumber, goud
merchantable, from city mills, cut to size, from
a .tn