The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-13

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The receipts at this port for the past week
were $50 bags OF sea islands and Floridas aud
10, 2os bales OF uplands, against 800 bags Of sea
islands and Floridas, and ll,462 bales Of uplands
the week before, and 705 bags OF sea Islands and
Floridas, and 10, 1852 bales Of uplsnds for the week
last year. These arrivals came as follows, say
OF uplands per South Carolina Railroad 1o,4es
bales; Northeastern Railroad 1852 bales; Savan.
nah and Charleston Railroad asl bales; Peedee
sos bales; Georgetown II bales. OF sea islands,
northeastern Railroad, l03 bales; Savannah and
lharle. ton Railroad 126 bales; Johns Island Oh
bales; Christ church a. bales; Beaufort 50 bales;
waumalRw 10 bales; James Island Is bales; Edlsto
% bales; savannah 8 bales; Florida " bales.
THE COTTON MARKsT.-ThIs article during the
past week was generally quiet and steady, but
became nrmer, the foreign market ruling at
1od and moved to 10Hd p b for mlddlIng
uplands; at New York the rates were at
1sXc and hardened to 1exc; and at this
point this grade was at lsxc and stinened TO
lsx@1sxo y b. The transactions and prices at
Liverpool and New York during this period were
as follows: On Friday, December 9th, the former
was steady, uplands 1od, sales $4,000 bales; the
latter was quiet at leKc, sales 27s2 bales. On Sal.
urday the former was quiet, uplauds led, sales
10000 bales; the latter Was quiet, uplsnds l9Hc,
sales 172s bales. On Monday the former was quiet.
uplands 1Od, sales 5000 bales; the latter was
easy, uplands l9Hc. sales 2sAl bales. On Tuesday
the former was quiet and 1rm, uplands lod, sales
10000 bales; the latter was irregular, uplands
1sXc, sales 27ee bales. On Wednesday the for.
mer was nrm, uplands 1od, sales IL, 900 bales; the
latter was quiet and steady at 1sxc, sales 1853
bsles. Yesterday the former was nrm, uplands
1o1d. sales 5000 bales; tie latter was nrm at
19tc; sales 22oo bales.
The transactions and prices Of cotton In this
market during the week Just terminated were as
follows:
On Friday, December 8, the demand was mode
rate and the market somewhat quiet but IN.
changed; sales 900 bales, Inferior being quoted at
l4h@lok, ordinary to good ordinary l7@17K,
low middling 1sx@lsX, mlddling lsX, strict
mIdding 18Xc p b.. On Saturday the article
showed a quiet character; sales 400 bales; quota
lions as before. On Monday the market com.
menced quiet and easy, but the demand after.
wards improved, some transactions occurring at
softening figures, but quotably without important
change; sales 1900 bales, inferior being quoted at
AX@l6X, ordinary to good ordinary 179l7X,
low middling lsx, mlddling lsx. strict mlddling
1870. On Tuesday there was a well sustained
demand at about previous rates; sales $500 bales, |
inferior being quoted at lax slex, ordinary 10
good ordinary l7@l7X, low mitdling 18xGlsx,
| cdling lsH@lsx, strict middllng 1sxc. Or
Wednesday there was a good inquiry at rather
frmer rates for good grades; sales 1900 bales, in. |
ferlor being quoted at l4k9lex, ordinary to good
ordinary l7@l7X, low middling lsh, midaling |
1sK. strlc. mlddliDg 1870. Yesterday there was
q well sustained inquiry at full and rather nrmer
rates; sales 1900 bales, say, Q at lax, II al Is, 81
at 15X, s at 16X, 81 at 16, 10 at loH, 90 at 1sk, 81
at II, 50 at Tx, 90 at TX. II at Tx, IA at Tx, |
IS at Tx, 81 at TX, l2s at Is, s at 1sx, 20 aslsx,
"a at 1sH, IS at lsX, 1856 at 1sx. Q at lsK, 2 at
1SH, 81 at 100. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior.
Ordinary to good ordinary-....l7x g1e
Low mlda10g. 9leH
glox
Strict middliug O.
SEA ISLAND CoTroN.-The arrivals OF this quail. |
lty Of. the staple were to q fair extent, say 5s2 bags
Of sea islands and Flnridas for this time. There
a marked improvement In the general de.
mand during this period for most qualities, with
steady rates for common grades and more nrm.
ness In nne Csrolilas. which are s:arce. The
transactions have been about 800 bags, nearly all
carolinas, among which were IS Santeea at 500
8 at 40, 10 at 46; OF sea islands o at 45, rs at
10, 4s at IS, Q at So, "a at IS, Oh at 80, II at %, 9 at
IS, ! at eS, 80 at 10, 8 at Is, at 80, 9 at 81 12k.