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


The supplies at this port for the past week were
16 bags Of sea Islands and Floridas and 3l4l bales
OF uplands, against bags Of sea Islands and Flo
ridas and 1855 bales OF uplands for the previous
week, and Sc bags OF sea islands and Floridas and
1914 bales of uplands FOR the week The before.
These arrivals have come as follows: say Of up
lands.per South Carolina Railroad 266S bales, per
Northeastern Rai!road 2l4, Savannah and Charles
ton Railroad =. Georgetown 70, Peedee II, Sa.
vsnnah l5o, Chisom's Mil 9; Of sla islands, Flo
rida 13, Savannah 3.
The COTTON MARKET.-This staple has slightly
nuctuaied during.Ihe past week, the marke;
showing changes to the extent ol'about h@Ac
p fb; the foreign rates, which opened at 74d for
midding uplands, fell or 70 'h@Iild and all
vanced to 7,4d. AtSew York prices commenced
at 1876 declined TO 1i7Sc, and improved to .5c.
while at this point middling uplands OF good
grade have generally sold at about lie q -ib. The
movements Of the article AZ Liverpool and New
York for this period have been as follows: On
Friday, April IS, the former was firm, uplands
71zd, safes $4,000 bales; the latter was unchanged
atltnc, sales 1865 bales. On Saturday the for.
mer was dull, uplands 7lld, sales 10000 bales;
the latter was easier, up.ands l4zsc, sales 1000
bales. On Monday the former was dull, uplnnds
7h@7zd, sales TO- 900 bales; the latter was steady
at l4Nc, sales 2559 bales. On tuesday the forraer
was dull, uplanas 7t4d, sales 5000 bales; the a;.
ter was steady at 1870, sales 2o73 bales. On
"Wednesday the former was dull and unchanged,
uplands I1s@TNd, sales 10000 bales; the latter
was steady at l47sc, sales S9l7 bales. Yesterday
the former was active, uplands 1i4d, sales $1,000
bales; the latter was higher, with good demand
al l5c 6, ib.
The transactions and prices at this point for the
week Just closed were as follows: On Friday.
April 2s the market was stronger, and prices
abou; &c 4, ID better. Sales 600 bales, ordinary
to good ordinary being quoted q! l1s@13,sc, low
middling l32<. midd!lng "A, and strict mtdd!ins
14hc q ID. On Saturday, the demand was mo.e-
rate and prices steady; sales 500 bales, ordinary
to good ordinary being quoted at 1l}5@lSl4c, low
middling lSs4. midd!ing Ii, strict midd!ing
l4ssc = ID. on Monday the market was quiet,
but without change; sales $50 bales, ordinary 20
gocd ordinary being quoted at llH@lS4, low
middng l32s, middng II, strict mddling 14tac
2 ID. On Tuesday the demand was quite light:
sales 200 bales; quotations unaltered. On Wed.
nesday there was moderate but steady inquiry:
safes 500 bales, ordinary 20 geod ordinary being
quc:ed at ll!.@!3.., low midd!ing lS14, middling
ID, strict h,idtlng 14a.c q tb. Yesterday there
was q good demand and prices full and firm,
with an upward tendency; sales eco bales: at
ll, 26 at la, 2l at 10, II at 1875, 10 az le 81 at
l2sl, IS at a IA a: 1874 26 at 1873 80 az l3l:
1885, 90 q: la AZ a. 1879 los al Il, Il at l4;., A.
q; 14}t. Wequcte:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary. .nH@lSs
Low middpg........ .!33tSg-
hldd!ng. W
strict m!daliDg ........l4t4@-
SEA IS-AHD CoTToS.-The arrivals OF this quail.
~ Of the article have almost entirely ceased, and
were 13 bags frcm Florida and 8 from Savannah.
The markc: has been quiet and almost without
demand, the transactions having been confined to
about 20 Bags low grades saw ginacd, frosted and
ssa;ned a: rom s@lsc z It. All others have been