The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-02-03

loto1.ass A1oosp"SS N''o~1SoS
These figures Indicate an increase in the cotton
in sight tonight Of S4s, ,7es bales compared with
the same date OF 1870.
Tho arrives at this port for the week were 3i6
bags OF sea islands and Florldaa and IL 4ee bales
OF up:ands, In contrast with sss bags Of sea
Islands and Fioritas, and "a, lie bales OF upands
the week before apd Ill bags of sea Islands
and Fioridas, and 6Ss5 bales or uplands for the
period the yesr previous. These supplies have
come as follows Say OF upiaRds, per South
Carolina Railroad, ls, ,4s3 bales; per Northeastern
Railroad 1903 bales; per Savannah and Charleston
Railroad 227; Edlsto s. Beaufort I; Georgetown 8;
Savannah rs; Florida 4. OF sea Islands: Beao ofort
40; James Island II; Northeastern Railroad Q;
Edisto SO; Ponpon Is; Florida 256: Savannah 4.
TIE Cotton MABKEr.-The staple during the
period under review has been OF q somewhat
huctuasing character, With an easier tendency,
prices during the week varying fror, H@2ic F-b,
with moderate transactions, the foreign rates
commencing at S@sHd p ID for mlddlings up,
lands, softening to 71sd; atNew York prices be-
gan at 16Hc, receled to 1910, and Improved to
l54c, while at this point niddAng uplands were
from 14X@l5c 2 ID, closing at l4tsc.
Tue Liverpool and New York markets have
shown the following sales and prices for this pc.
rIod: On Friday, January 81, the former was dull
at s@sXd, sales 1900 bales; the latter closed
weak at 1890, sales 5000 bales. On Saturday the
former was quo: at 8 iie@sHd, sales $4,000
bales; the latter was dull at l5!Yc, sales 2lHo
bales. On Monday The former was dull, uplands
s@s 1lsd, sales Il, 600 bales the la ter was weak
at l5j9c, sales $500 bales. On Tuesday the for
mer was dull, uplands 81. sales 5000 bales; the
latter was dull and heavy at 1870 sales 1000 bal;s
on Wednesday the former was heavy, closing at
*, sales 10000 ba ee; the latter was dull
and lower at l5Ac but improved to l5hc, sales
400 bales. Yesterday, from the former there
were no dispatches; the latter was quiet at 1870.
The business at this port for the past week was
as follows On Friday. January %. the market
was nrm, but purchasers operated only to mod
crate extent; sales 800 bales; ordinary to good or
dlnary being quoted at 1aK@l4Hc, low mddling
lax, mlddiing l4X@l5, and strict mlddling l5Isc
p fb. On Saturday the article was dull aud easier,
and prices receded H@Ac p fb; sales 1000 bales;
ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at 1870
Ax low middling l41@l4x. middling lax and
strict middllng l4H@l5c p ID. On Monday the
staple c,mmenc at irmer rates, and advanced
A@kc @ H. but closed quiet and weak; sales
1900 bales; ordinary 10 good ordinary being quoted
at 1ST@l4H. low middlIng l+as. middling l4zsal5,
and strict mldtlllng l5Hc p fb. I'm Tuesday The
inquiry was t, q falr extent but the rates were
softer aud fell on about Hc q 10 sales 1900 bales;
ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at lSa@
1<1z. low rnddlng lax. uliddlng AK, and strict
nalddling 1tc p ib. On Wednesday the article
was duh and about lsc q ID lower; sales 700
bales; ordinary to go ordinary heing auose'l at
1s@A, lew mtddllng i4x, mtdding Az strict
middling no sales. Yesterday the article was
dull, weak and nominal, sales near 700 bales; say