The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-05-01
Markets.
REPORTED BY BARNWELL b CO..

kePuRlED BY bAhNWeLL II 6ui
AnBEvtLLE, May /, is7s.
Comparative statement of the ship
yaents tof cotton and ruling prices of
same, during the month of April, and
the corresponding thonth of last seasBn.
SHIPMENTS.
April, 1871. April. 1879:
1873 Bales. 1o3 Bales:
PRICES OF low MtDD11Nes:
April, ISL. April, 1877.
114@12c. 19i@2Oc.
Cotton, ............................ 18 to 20
Apples, .S2.0O
Butter, "..,,.,-,....,,u,2Ot 20 to 30c
Bacon, ...."...................... 10 Ia
Coffee, .........................Io 10 ~
Corn,
Chickens. ns,....................20t to 40c each
Eggs. .........................20c per dozen
Fodder. $500 per 100 lbs
Flour, ur,.......................$ $40 to SIS per bbl
Ground Peas, $500 to 1925 per bushel
Meal, al,.......................... $l.40 per bushel
NIolasses, .................5O to 75c per gallon
Nails, s,......................s to 10 cents per lb
Oranges, ............... soc to 81. 90 per dozen
Peas, ,.................$l.0 90 to l.25 per bushel
Syrup, to LIS per gal
Sugar, .......................12 to 2Oc per 10
Tea, ea,........................$1.5O to $22 per lb
Whiskey, ......... SLIGO to $l.25 per bot
CorroN.--Very little ofering-good
grades would bring 90.
DRY GooDs-The Stock is large-as-
sortment varied-styles unusually pretty
good-prices low.
FowLs-Poultry, generally, would sell
we'll during the present dearth Of fresh
meats.
BACON AND FLoUR-Are now in great
demand by farmers, who are laying in
their supplies for the working season.
CoRN-In moderate demand by those
who planted short crops grain last sea-
son.
PEAS None in market - demand
good.
Gold closed in New York yesterday, at
l2!.
Cotton closed in New York yesterday,
1t 23s for middling uplands.
LIVERPOOL, April 29-Evening-Cot-
:on closed steady; uplands IL; Orleans
L13@l1s. Cumberland cut 3Os6d. Tur-
pentiue Ats Cd.
New YORK April Advantageous
ton quiet and firm; sales $40; uplands
23t Orleans 244. Flour firm and quiet.
heavy at sl@9l4. Wheat
scarce and firmer winter
red western sO@1 IS. Corn dull and
lower at 753@7ss. Rice steady at 90
u. Pork shade easier at 13 s5@13 95.
Lard 9@9s. Navals quiet. Freights
unchanged. Futures Today II 800 bales
Is follows: April % s-l6@2s!; May 2ss@
2ss June % 11-16@2sE; July "a; August
2ss@24; September 2at@22s; October,
November 1871; December
l9l@19s.
CHARLESTON, April 2s.-Cotton firm
22s; net receipts 1872 bales
exports, coastwise 267; sales 2OO; stock
l4,065.
BALTIMORE, April 29.-Cotton firm
23s@23i net receipts 4e6 bales
gross $50 exports to Great Britain 136
sales 47O-340 last evening
stock 1879.
WILMINGTON, April 29.--Cotton, firm
22i; netreceipts III bales;
exports coastwise 156; sales 70; stock
;, ,4s8.
MOBILE, April 2s.-Cotton, steady;
2s:@223; net receipts 7l3
bales sales 500; stock 1862.
New ORLEANS, April Cotton, qui-
ct and firm; middling 23b; net receipts
'9S bales; gross Jas; exports to Havre
2,s7s to Barcelona 10; sales 400; stock
Dc, ,6s4.
AUGUSTA, April 29.-Cotton quiet;
22l: receipts us bales; sales
LIS.
NORFOLK, April 26.--Cotton quiet
ow middlings %; net receipts 1,763
oales exports coastwise 1878; sales 100;
stock $3.50.
SAVANNAH, April 2e.-Cotton mar
zet bare of stock, holders very firm
223@22s; net receipts 42s bales
exports coastwise 964; sales 100; stock
%, 100.
CINCINNATI, . April es.-Flour ad-
family s 35@s so. Corn steady.
Pork buoysnt and unsettled; ciuty
brands IA. Lard buoyan kettle 9. Ba-
ION buoyant; shoulders loose, at st
packed 81; sides 7a@73. Whiskey
over at IS.
LOUISVILLE, April 2s.-Bagging quiet
md firm. Flour firmer; family 7 5O.-
Corn in good demand. Provisions
higher; Pork 3@34; shoulders 5s@54;
clear sides Il packed. Lard s5@9.-
SO.