The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-05-12

The receipts at this port for the past week were
S bags OF sea islands and F1oridas and 3479 bales
OF uplands, in contrast with l6 bags OF sea is.
lands and Eloridas and S1il bales of uplands for
the week previous, and SO bags OF sea islands
and Floridas and 1856 bales OF uplands for the
time oi the season before. These arrivals have
come ss follows: say Of upands per South Caro-.
llua Railroad 3:I55 bales, per Northeastern Rail-
road l2l, Savannah aud Char:eston Railroad -,
Savannah 5; OF sea islands, Florida ], Savannah 4.
TIE COTTON MARkET-Thc market for this ar
ticle during this period has been OF steady Char
acter az the leading centres, the foreign rates
ruling at 7t&@7Hd p 1t for middling upands;
at New York l54c q 1t WAS the prevailing dgure
while at this port the article was strong and
rather higher, lliddl,ng nplands commencing at
l4c and advancing to l42s@14Sc q IL, With light
stock. The movements at Liverpool and New
York during this time was as follows: On Friday,
May 5, The former was quiet and steady, uplands
7A@17sd. sales 70 900 bales: the latter was drm at
15ac, sales 4lsI bales. o. Saturday the former
was quiet and steady, urlands 7!4@i3Gd, sales
10000 bales; the LATER was quiet and 1rm at
l5i4c sales 1886 bales. On Monday the former
Was steady un!ands it4@7;sd. sales 10000 bales;
the later was firm at lai4c, sales aooo bales. On
Tuesday the former was quiet and steady, uplands
74@I;sd, sales 1000 tales; the lal er was quiet
and steady, uplands l5iic, sales Sd74 bales. On
We'd. esday he former was steady. uplanls 10
7;Sl, sales 000 bales; the latter was easier, hui
unchanged at 15,ic, sales o23i bales. Yesterday
the former was irmer, urlards 7fad, sales 10000
bales; The latter was strong at i;.l.c.
The following is the DGsiae>s at This port for
the past week: On Friday, May 9Th, this article
was in steady request N firm and fu, prices wiz
rather stronsf figures for .he higher qualities
s;.!es 500 bales, ordinary TO good ordinary Wlne
quoted at llI:@ls,ac, low :niHdiinS 1876. mid.
ding 1ic, and strict mddlng Hi.@lI?sc z ID
On Saturday there was /. fair inquiry III raihef
SITTER Rates for the better qualities, which i'm.
proved about i @i4c q ib; sales 400 bales, orti-
nary TO good ordinary being quoted at II Ti3'4c
low mitiGl.ag lS;s@1lc, mid,il;ng 1iE@1lac,
strict mil,;!iny ll9s@l4l:c 4 ID. On Mon 'ay
the:e was an active demand al nrrner rates, the
market hardening about &c q ID; sales HOO bales,
ordinary TO good ordinary being quoted nj II 10
lS1$c, low mi id:rgs l+c, lGddng lsl4c, ami
s.rct m!tluili.i 1i1sc 2 b. On Tuesday there
was a fair inquiry at unchanged 6gRres sales GnG
bales, quotations una!tercl. On Wttlnes sday the
article WIS somewhat qle; i. unnh" "lged prices;
sales 900 bdles, ordinary to good ordinary being
quoted at Iltsc9lG1sc. low midd.lns lie. mlding
14t4c strict mi ding l:tE. q ID. Yestertla; the
market was Strong and ior the better grades
rather higher; aa,cs about 800 bales say l. al 0i,
II at OK 8 al 90: At 10. i a. /, iSar nla. 6 at
liz AZ T. O. l2'4, Is Al l2;a, 4, "a. - iS.
SD at ;Ss, al i3 q, At 1923, II l5.s. a: 1875.
80 at l3a, IA at Il, - Il: ll, at i49. 81 4. l4.
at lax, O5 on private terms. We qasie:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary tc good ordinary. 1sCSl3ss
Low iuluui!DG.......-. ..........i@ O.
ntuuifhS ..-........-......-l9 ii s"ll+t:
Strlct niuuunG ....l4?s tll4"s
SEA ISLAND CoTToN.-The arrivals are reduced
TO an uuimportant amount, ana were bag from
Florida and from Savannah. The market has
been withcu: demand and no transactions were
reported, except 90 bags medium Florilas at SIC
q fb. Quotations are omitted as nominal
RIcE.-There have been no receipts OF Carolina
rough worthy Of no:e. There has been fair in.
quiry prevailing at former al rather better rates,
with sales OF about 600 ,!erces Of c'ean Carolina