The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-09
Boston Market.

BOSlON, A.
is quiet but firm, with no sales of any importance
The sales have been at 21a22c for Java, gold and
15}SalSc. gold, for Rio. st. Domingo scarce, ana
prices are quite nomlnali and lor Mocha 4oa4lc
per mound currency, Is asked.
CorToN.-The market has been quite dull for
cotton since our last, and prices have ruled In
favor Of buyers, with less fay0x2Se advices
from abroad and Increased recefpm. Mt Southern
ports The sales have been at 19a20c for ordinary;
q ha22c for good ordinary; el1aa22c FOR low mid
ding, and % ha24c for nlddllng. The demand Is
very limited and sales to any extent could not be
made except at lower prices.
DOMEsTICS.-Thcre has been better fcmand
for cotton goods and sales have been quite freely
made at full prices Woo!lens are more active
than for some time past, but prices slill rule low
goods trade are more encouraging and we look
Ior n more active business.
FKUlr-1llcrc has been very little doing In
raIslns, the sales having been In small lots at
81 o5a4 10 per box for layers. Dates and peanuts
are quiet and sales only in j0bbing lots. The cargo
Of the bark Barracuda, from Mcss!fa, solu Ut
auction as follows: l4GO boxes oranges at S. G5a
9 4O and 1920 boxes lemons at So 50a3 Is per box
The cargo OF the bark Orland, from Mcssina, sold
at auction rs follows: 3555 boxes oranges ut 81 GOA
90; and $50 boxes lemons at So 05l3 G5 per box.
The cargo OF the bark Dorchester, from Messina
sold at auction as follows: 245O boxes oranges at
So 75a5 and 1000 boxes lemons at 81 2Aai 45 per
hox. The Cargo Of bark Ricorlo, ID sold as fol
lows: 1855 boxes oranges NJ 81 5Da2 80: 1924 boxes
lemons at 81 S0ai SO per bcX. The cargo OF the
bark Fredonia, from Fuyal. sold as follows: G9S
boxes oranges at 81 45::o 10; % baskets du "
So 40a2 10 per basket.
FISu.ETherc has been n fair demand for cod.
fsl, and the market is quite irn. The sales Of
medium anil large havsF,b been nt S5a7 % per qll
including Georges al the latter rate. In lake
there have Decn further sales 1T 81 per qll. pack
cd. Pollock have been selling ut 81 15a3 IS per
GIl. loose Mackcrcl have hccn III better demand
nnt I,l prices continue to he obtained The sales
and shore; SlIal5 for No. 2, and 81. 5oal; for
larrc, anil 81 50aS for ncdium-i's. New nlackercl
will soon be arriving Alcwires have been selling
nt 81 75a5 25 per bDl. Picked herring have been
ter price for Labrador. Box herring have been
sold Mt S3a35c for scaled, and 2Sa30c for No l. IN
Salmon sales at S20a1o per ticrcc
GUNNY DAGs.-There has been considerable do
ing In gunny bags Win sacs Oh leoO oaies aI iiSi
GuGSY CIoru.--The demand for cloth has been
uuitc active, and the market las further udvanc.
ed and still tends upward. TIC sales lhclIue 2.o0
a20c, currency, on the spot II Is believed that
with q crop of 100000 or 3500,oOo bales OF cot.
ton, the quantity OF available bagging Will foil
short OF the wants OF consumers.
uaY-The market for Northern anu Eastern is
firm with sales ut S1Sa2U for common, to S24a2i
per ton for good and prime
NAVAL SToREs.-In spirits turpentinc a con.
siderable decline has taken place, with sales OF
aC00 casks OF 43a44c per galloni Us 10 time OF de-
livery. Tar is quiet, and in rosins very little has
becn done; sales OF 900 bbls common, for export
at So 20 per ubl. Pitch has been quiet.
RlcE.-The market is firm, With sales OF 30o
bbls. Carolina ut 1a73c per pound.
TEA.lThe transactions In teas have been larger
than any previous week for the same time, and
we nollcc Il frmer feeling. The sales OF 0olongs
have been 5000 half chests at prices ranging from
coca 81 TO- as TO quality 5000 packages Japans an
entire import on private terms, and 1000 half
chests common at 75aS0c per pound. In Souch.
ongs sales OF $500 half chests from 5ocaSl 20, as 10
quality. Greens have been in fair demand, and
some 1000 half chests have been sold at full prices.
Savannah Market.
SAVANNAH, May 5.-CoTToS.-lloiders having
met the views Of buyers our market lor tlle pas.
week has been active, aud prices have remained
firm. The sales OF me week nave neei SO'u "eS,
Yesterday was I4,l6S bales upland and 1471 bales
sea Island-from the former figures 200 balcs, cnd
from the latter 800 bales must oe deducted, being
cnints at all the ports foot up 80 balcs the
socX on hand at all the ports TO latest dates reach
soi 50T bales, against 81. .A1 bales tho same time
last year. =, 49, ,.,,,, 800 u,.o. ,,,,
Indicate Its tone for the week:
Snrii 90 a-IIolders having met the Views OF buy
ers and the advance OF gold. created good de.
mand I'm our market and the sales reached 1900
bales nc the following quotations: Strict middling
A.rIl so.-The demand during the morning was
ae. at t the @ market
closed uaict at the following quotations: Middling
Nav To-day being the annual parade Of the
Savannah Fire Department and generally oo.
served as holiday, there was very little ousiness
done. n,;.., c,u .,
the following quotations Strict middling 2l3sa
2lHc. Sales 900 bales. c.,,, ,,oo
May 4.-The demand was general. Sales 1000
bales, and the market closed trnl at inc loho"
ing quotations Strict mildlihg 2lHa2lAc
May 5.-lhe stock Offering was llGh', ahs ING
demand active. Buyers took 500 bales. stric'
middling 2lHc. =,
SEA isLANp.-The stock is so much REDUCED as
to render quotations nominal. Tile sales lor Tue
mast week have been at very irregular prices we
quote: Mains commonly called cart c0ttonl &c
Common Georgia and Florldas. 2Sc@34c: nediiina
Floridas, 3Gc@ 3Sc good Floridus, 4ocGgl2c lne.
dlum fine Floridas, 45c@5oc; Fine Fioridas, 52cGe
65c
REcEyrTs.-Thc receipts at this port for the past
week have been $500 bales upland ana - Dales
sea island, from the following sources Cenlrai
Railroad, $3.50 bales upland Atlantic ana Geor.
gla Railroad, 9Ol bales upland; Savannah rlvc1
steamers, 537 bales upland; Florida steamers, ~
bales sen island; wagons aud coasters, bales up
lands and bales seu island.
Eypnpn, 1r,o ox.pnrts for yypn1; have been