The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-18

The receipts at this port 10r the week JuSt
c'osei were - bags OF sea Islands and Flordss
aud $50 bales OF uplands, against bags OF sea
islands, and Forldas and tn bales OF uplands
the previous week, and = bags OF sel islands
and Florldas and 1863 bales of uplands for the
period Che year refJre. These arrivals came as
follows: Say OF uplands per South Carolina Rail
road. SIG bales, per Northeastern Railroad ~,
Savannah and Charleston Railroad -, Santee 2;
OF sea Islands, none.
THE COTTON MAR6ET.-Th:s staple exhibi'ed
dull and weak features during the period under
review, with q sortening tendency in prices. but
closed irmer. The r.i2n Market which opened
at s1d@SHI ? fb for mddlng uplands, declined
to SXd, and iimprJvel to SXd. At New
York the rate, commenced at lsc, and receded to
1sKc. and at this port the msrkei was dull busi-
ness light, and quotations somewhat nominal,
middling uplsnds ruling at about lehc q ID.
The transactions and prices at Liverpool and
New York for this period were as follows: Oh
Friday, August 1lth. the former was dull, uplands
sxd@sXl, sales 5000 bales; the latter was weak
but more active nplaods 1sc, sales 1886! bales. On
Saturday the former was easier, uplands SKI,
sales 5000 bales; the, latter was quiet and weak,
uplands l9o, sales Sss bales. On Monday the
former was dull, uprands sXd, sales 10000 bales;
the latter was lower, with better dem Gpd, up
lands 1sHc, sales 1885 bales. On Tuesday the
former WAS dull, upiands SKI, sales 10000 bales;
the latter was doll and lower at l8hc, sales 1884
bales. On Wednesday the former was stead.er,
up!ands S1d@sX,i, sales $4,000 'les; the latter
was steady, uplanas lskc, sh 3 25sl bales. Y's
terday the former was active and drmsr, uplsnds
sXd, sales $4,000 bales; the latter was strong
and held higher at-lsKc.
TIE SALES and prices II this market for the
period under review were as follows: On Friday,
August IL, the srr!cl. was dull, weak, and prices
nominal; sales 5obales; ordinary to good ordinary
l4h@l6c; no sales OF the better grades. On
Saturday the transaction, were at easier figures;
saes lt6 bales; quotati9ts somewhat nominal,
say or,lilaiy to good ordinary 13K@l51i low
middllng lsc, middilug lie, strict mlddlns n nomi'
nal. On Monday the demand was light, and
prices lowe; sales 60 bales; ordinary to good Or
dinary ll@l5Kr, los mddling Ice, middling l6H.
On Tuesday the market Was dull, and prices
easy; sales so bales; quotations nominally IN.
changed. On Wednesday the article had more
steady tone; sales 100 bales; ordinary to good or
dlnary being quoted at 14@1'Kc, low middling
lec, mid.lling l6ilc q ID. Yesterday there was a
limited inqu ry. the mai ket exhibiting firm ten.
dency; sales 100 bales, say at ls, at IA, . at
AK, x,2atl4H,2 2 at 15H 2 at 16, 50 at l6h, at
letl, 8 at leK, l at 1eA. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary ......l4 @l5H
Low miudllng......... ......'...!o q
luilil9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..lo1sY-
SEA ISLAND CoTToN.-There have been no re-
ceipts OF this article. There was some inquiry
prIncIpa ly for Florida Qualities. and We note
sales Of about 100 pags Of that description, among
which were in erior at 90, % at 80, at 49, and
81 on private terms. Quotations nomina
RIcE.-The old crop of Carolina rough is about
all t. market, anl there were no arrivals. The
new growth is progressing favorably, and small