The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-29

SEA ISLAND CorroN.-The receipts Of this quail.
ty was to fair extent, say about 474 bags OF Car
olinas and Floridas. The market presented
quiet aud unchanged character, the transactions
being quite limited and amounting to less than
| 100 bags OF all kinds, among which were OF Caro-
linas at So; OF Floridas, 90 at CSC.
RIcE.-The supplies OF Caro- ina rough were
about 1000 bushes. The business has been
moderate, with sales Of 400 tierces Of clean Caro-
lima at steady rates, among which were 40 at
5l6 60 tierces at tx, 81 at 7, So at 9l6, Il at
7ss, As at 72l, at 77s, II at Sc a ID. We quote
common to fair clean Carolina at 6h@7h, good
| 7A@sc q b.
NAVAL SToREs.-The receipts OF these articles
| were about 1000 barrels OF all kinds during the
| week. The market was generally quiet with linn
tied transactions the following sales taking place:
On Friday, December 90 there were no sales re-
| ported; on Saturday, December %, there was no
business Of note; on Monday, December 25, there
| was holiday; on Tuesday, December 26, sales OF
400 bbls rosln at 81 25 y Dbl for No to 81 IS q
Dbl for extra No l. also 50 bbls spirits OF turpen
tine on private terms; on Wednesday, December
q, there were no sales reported; on Thursday,
December 2s, the following sales transplred, say
81 bbls low No rosn at So, S61 bbls No at 81 30
@4 90, II bb!s low No at 81 40, 1876 bbls no at
81 25, also $50 casks spirits turpentine at 64c.
Grade turpentlne may be quoted at IS 25 for hard
and 81 so for virginia aud yellow dip.
HAY.-There were only limited receipts OF this
article, say IS bales, from Philadelphia, aud the
| transactions were at ST so q hundred from tne
wharf for North River descriptions
CoRS.-There have been received about 5000
bushels Of this article, and the market was quiet,
the sales beingin jobbing way at about ssc@sl
"A bushel, sacks included, for prime white TWO
car loads per rail, Western white, sold at sS@9lc
p bushel, sacks included.
oArs-The business in this grain was restricted
TO sale Of about 700 bushels at &C q bushel.
PEAs.-small lots Of this article are coming
forward, and clay quaitie may be quoted at 81
5o@l go q bushe
FLouR.-There is a fair stock OF most qualities
of this article on the market, with moderate
local and country demand. Northern and West
ern super may be quoted at s6 1897 p bb extra
at 81 SOFAS a bbl family at So $500 q bbl South
ern descriptions are in moderate supply and super
may be quoted at So 7597 q bol, extra az 81 5O@S
"A bbl, family at SIS $500 a Dbl, and extra family
at 5000 q Dbl.
B,coy.-The demand for meat Is limited, the
market showing fairly assorted supply. Prime
smoked shoulders may be quoted at 7h@1Ic q
fb, prime smoked clear rib sides at sA@sc q 10.
Prime salted shoulders dull at 6la@6A q ID, and
prime salted sides at 7x@Sc q ID. These prices
are for jobbing parcels; Urge lots would have to
be sold at concessions.
CoFFEE.-The market for this product exhibits
steady frmness and prices are strong. Fair to
prime Rio may be quoted at 22@24c q fb.
SrGIR AND MoLAssEa-The stocks are moderate.
Fair to ruly fair Louisiana sugar may be quoted
at e@lOhc q ID, good to prime grocery sugars
NAV be quoted at 1lx@I2Hc p fb, fair to good
Cubas loX@l1ac. New Orleans molasses prime
at $4,000 p gallon. Cuba muscovado moasses
may be quoted at 36@ssc in hhds. and 4Oc In ools;
clayed at ss@35c In hhds. and 35@S7c in bbls
Sugar.house syrup sells at 2l@23c In hhds aud
27c In barrels. A cargo OF Demerara sugar and
mol sses is Just to hand, and will soon be placed
on the market
BUTTER AND LARD.-There Is fair stock Of this
articls-fancy Goshen may be quoted at IS cts;
New York State prime, o5@soc; medium eo@25c;
ordinary grades, swee. l59lsc; choice Western
2o@25c. Lard is in fair supply, and is held at
l2@l3c q ID. Cheese-factory choice 159l6c.
sALT.-Jobblng parcels Of Liverpool received
direct may be quoted at 81 6o91 10 p sack.
Parcels o. 100 sacks from store sell at 81 so .
sack.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, OF the most
approved patterns. are offered on the market al
5x@6c q b. Wallis tie 5@5Hc.
INDIA BAaaING.-The market is dull. We quote
q yard, gunny cloth 169l7c; domestic Is quiet,
and double anchor, 45 inches, may be quoted at
ls@l7c; elephant at le@l7c Ludlow l6&c, other
brands as In quality.
TIMBER AND LUMBKR.-The market for this art!-
Gle is quiet We quote timber for milling purposes
from ss@1o. Shipping timber slo915. Bright
timber, good merchantable, from city mills, cut
to size, from $ls@22 2 NJ by the cargo; lumber
per rail-, s1s@15; river lumber, $lo@12; dressed
Lumber, s22@25.
FRE1eHTs.-To Liverpool, by steam direct nomi
nal on uplands, nominal on sea islands; via New
York Ld on uplands, Id on sea Islands; by sail
7.l6i on uplands on sea Islands nominal. To
Hayre on uplauds. Cosstwtse-toNe New York.by
steam &c on upands and 1c cen sea islands; 81
a tierce on rice; by sail, - p ID on cotton
- a tierce on rice; 4Oc 2 barrel on rostn;
s7@ss NJ on lumber; $a@1o q NJ on tim
DER. IO DU6tOu, W ooiAt z ~ ~ efiNS
cotton. To Providence, by sail. IS 90 q II on
boards, xc y b on cotton; by steam 81 q bale on
New York rates. To Philadelphia, by steam,
Xc a b on uplsnds; by sail, 81 pm on boards;
50 on timber; So q ton on clay, and ss@3 so on
phosphstes. To Baltimore by steam, &c q b,
by sail, SO 5o97 Z. NJ on boards; $3@s Is 2 ton
on phosphate rock. vessels are in demand by
our merchants to take lumber freights from
Georgetown, S. c., Darien and satills River, Ca,
and Jacksonville, Fla, to Northern ports, and
Io@l2 p N are rates on lumber and boards.
DOMESTIC ExCHANGE.-The banks are purchas.
Ing sight checks on New York at &c discount;
time bills nominal. They are selling sight checks
at par.
MISUNDERSTANDING BILLs.-The rate yester-
day was nominal at 162s@l7h for so day bills.
GoLD-The brokers were yesterday buying at
and selling at 9.
Markets by Telegraph.
MONEY MARKETS.
LONDON, December 2S-N0on.-Consols 92H.
Bonds 90.
Evening-Bu.llon decreased f2O, 900 during the