The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-12-15

no sales OF spirits. On Tuesday, December IL,
there were no sales reported. On Wednesday,
December ls sales OF rosins 900 bbs, say los bols
low pale to extra No at So 5o@s7 50, 500 bbs No
to low No at 81 1906; also 80 barrels
spirits turpentine at 80 cents per gallon. On
Thursday, December 18th, the market for
rosins continued very m, particularly for the
lower grades, and all offered found ready buyers.
Some 400 barrels black No 8 and low No 2 sold
at 81, 81 10 and 81 25. Spirits also showed
more life, and sales were made OF 600 barrels at
ooc. leaving little or no stock on the market.
Crude turpentine was quoted at So for virgin,
IS for yellow dip and So 80 f4r scrape.
HAY.-The receipts were ualmportant, and the
business was generally Of a retail character.
small lot OF North Carolina, per railroad, sold at
81 90 2 hundred.
CoRN.-The supplies during this period were
limited say about 1900 bushels. Joboing los OF
prime white, from new to old, may be quoted at
sl@1 o5 p bushel, sacks Included. small lot OF
Western white s1ld at csc, sacks Included.
oArs.-In the absence OF important receipts,
the transactions were mostly In q retail way.
About 500 bushels sod at ssc per bushel.
PEAs.-Limited lots are coming to hand, which
sell at 81 3o@l IS 2 bushel for clay.
FLoUR.-Dealers are well supplied with most
Qualities OF this article with fair city and coun.
try trade doing. Northern and Western super
may be quoted at So 1907 p Dbl, extra at 81 seq
p Dbl. family at So 1909 p bbl Southern de.
scrIptions are in moderate stock, and super may
be quoted at Sc 1901 p Dbl, extra at IS 5000 p
Dbl, family st 5000 p Dbl.
BAcoN.-There Is fair stock OF prime In the
market, with moderate demand prevailing.
Prime smoked shoulders may he quotei at 7A@sc
q h, prime smoked clear rib sides at e@9Ac q
b, prime salted shoulders at &c, and prime salted
sides at sk@shc p fb.
CoFFBE.-Prices OF this article are steady
maintained, and fair to prime Rio, in jobbing
lots, may be quoted at 22@24c p fb.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs. The stocks are moderate
Fair TO fally fair Louisiana sugar may be quoted
at a@1oHc p ID, good to prime grocery sugars
may be quoted at 1lx@l2xc p b, fair to good
Cubas lox@llKc. New Orleans molasses, prime
at $4,000 p gallon. Cuba muscovado mo!asses
may be quoted at 3S@3sc in hhds. and 4oc in bbls;
clsyed at ss@s5c In hhds. and st@a1c In bbls.
sugar.house syrup sells at 2l@2sc in hhds. and
27c In barrels.
article-fancy Goshen may be quoted at IS cts;
New York State, prime, 25@soc; medium 2o@25c;
ordinary grades, swee:, l5@lsc; choice Western
2o@25c. Lard is In fair supply, and is held at
l2@lsc q b. Cheese-factory choice l5@lsc.
SALr-Jobbing parcels Of Liverpool received
direct may be quoted at 81 6o@1 10 p sack.
Parcels OF 100 sacks from store sell at 81 so p
sack.
IRON BANDS AND TIES for cotton, OF the mosl
approved patterns. are offered on the market 81
sx@sc q D. Wallis tie 6@5Kc.
INDIA BAaaMa.-The market is dull. We quote
2 yard, gunny cloth 1e@lTc; domestic is quiet,
and double anchor, 46 inches, may be quoted at
le@l7c; elephant at 1e@l7c, Ludlow l7c other
brands as in quality.
TIMBER AND LUMBER.-The market for this arti.
Gle is quiet. We quote timber for milling purposes
from $6@lo Shipping timber $lo916. Bright
timber, good merchsntabie, from city mills, cut
to size, from $ls@22 q N oy the cargo; lumber
per rail, $1S@I5; river lumber, $l0@l2; dressed
lumber, s22@25.
FRgIaHTs.-To Liverpool, by steam direct nomi.
nal on up,ands, nominal on sea islands; via New
York Xd on uplands Id on sea islands; by sail
7.lsd on uplands, on sea islands nominal. To
Harre 1c on uplands. Coastwise-to New YorS,b
steam Xc on uplands and 1c on sea islands; 81
q tierce on rice; by sail, - 2 fb on cotton;
- a tierce on rice; 4oc p barrel on rosin;
sT@ss p NJ on lumber; 5000 2 n on tim
Der. To Boston, by sail, Nc a b en- upland
cotton. To Providence, by sail, sS 90 N on
boards, &c a b on cotton; by steam 81 p bale on
New York rates. To Philadelphia, by steam
hc a b on uplands; by sail, 81 q III on boards:
50 on timber; So q ton on clay, and s3@s SO on
phosphates. To Baltimore by steam, nc q 10,
by sail, So 5o@7 a N on boards; s3@3 % q ton
on phosphate rock. Vessels are in demand by
our merchants to take lumber freights from
Georgetown, S. c., Darien and Satilla River, Ga,
and Jacksonville Fla, to Northern ports, and
lo912 q N are rates on lumber and boards.
DOMESTIC ExcHANGE.-The banks are purchas-
ing sight checks on New York ut &c discount;
time bills nomtpal. They are selling sight checks
at par.
MISUNDERSTANDING BILLs.-The rate yester-
day was l7h@17H for so day bills.
GoLD.-The brokers were yesterday buying at
and selling at1oH.