The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-12
Havana Market.


There is continued dulness In our sugar mar.
ket the causes referred TO in my previous reports
being still prevalent. The prooaointy OF snoItel
crop than was at frat counted upon, and Wnlcn ls
account OF the adverse weather we have had lat
month, strengthens the views OF tne maJorAy VI
holders who do not entertain the idea OF furlncr
reduct on Of prices, at which buyers. n view " "
the continued weakness offoreign markets. na'o
it is Thought that large number Of plantations
will not have time to grind all their canes pe-
tween now and the usual perloa OF ssOPP,nSg ply
the present one will necessarily be the snoIeel oy
at least the amount OF cane Thlc1 VIII tnus nave
TO be LEFT standing In the fields for next season.
The proposition OF paper cut,eaSy oaS,s aiH,na ~,
mercantile transactions is apparently gaming
favor, especially at the interior towns and out
ports Sugar operations In Masanzas are now be.
ing made payable In bank ollls through an agree
ment between planters and merchants.
Clayed sugars have again declined, and are now
quoted as follows: No II, common train, sxal0r rs
srrobe; do do Derosne, loHalox rs nne, or special
ine TO classification. Buyers for the United states
and the North OF Europe have been trying 70 re.
duce the former prices, but have met VILE lew, !,
any, buyers at less than 10 rs No L. Tne otne.
for Sonth America, Spain and the South OF Europe,
because classes for these marEets cohiluue sh W o.
rive very slowly, and are thus scalce' minSH 1a,a
checks shipments to the e9te = aes.sa. a. tem ",
the 2sth nItimo per Yazoo, and the total Tor tne;
week is l6 500 boxes, at from 8Hal0 rs NOS 81 70
ioX: eXai0 rs Nos IL 70 1lh; oXal0x ana llAo
II 4 rs No r. as to class; l0al2 rs NOS ~ 70
I2al85 rs Nos Is to 10, and l4xal6h rs Tor whites
Weeks sales In Matanzas II, 600 oo4es, on the
basis ofsXs1oH rs No 12.
Holasses sugars are worth sasX rs. Nos to 10,
in boxes, and participate in the dullness an CT
Ing other sorts OF sugar. No sales OF importance
Gensriiugals have been anscted by the state OF
the New York market, and prices are weak 81
from IoX 70, No II. for common ana iiaIiS M ,a, ns
we're bough. at OK rs, NO l01f; same price for NO
l2:Ilk rs Nos II to Is, and l3k rs NOS 10 70 10.
Muscoyadoes continue rather dull ana lower,
owing to unfavorabe news from New YORK. Sales
for the week do not exceed 5000 mas oeIWeen
for ipferior, sHasA rs for common, ea9H rs Tor
fair and X rs for good refining.
MoLAssEs.-Market quiet, but steady at preVi.
GUS prices Sales here 2J0 hhds clsyed, oH a5A rs
kee, (5X galls) and In Matanzas 5000 hhds, de-
liVeries March, April and May, at ~ rs, I'VE I'VE
at Cardenas at 6E rs. Cleared hence 460 hhds for
New York, from MatsnZas 4l9 do for 90, 1854 1or
Philadelphia $50 for New Orleans, 25l6 for north
Of Hateras, from Cardenas 2145, for do and s4i
for New Orleans.
FREIaHrs The demand for the United States
owing to sufficient supply Of tonnage available,
and q large nees from the States being near TO
hand. Limited demaud for Europe.
ExCHANGEs,-Uontinue advancing and scarce.
qaoie London, 90 days sight, 24xa2a per cent.
premium; Paris. 80 days' sight, sask per cent.
dollar: Spain l3kai3X per cent. premium; United
S. ates, currency, go days. sight, 2Ha2H per eent:
premum; do, short sight, 4aak; gold, 60 days
sight, l2Xal2H; short sight, 14a1<K.