The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-04-17
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ARBEvILLE, April II, 1872.
Statement of shipments of cotton from
Abbeville during last month; also the
ruling prices as compared with last
| year during the same period:
SHIPMENTS.
March, 1871. March, 1872.
513 Bales. 224 Bales.
PRICES OF LOW MIDDL1NGs.
March, 1871. March, 1872:
12@12lc. l9{O2oc.
I Cotton, dull. ll......................... Is TO l94
Apples, .92.oo
Butter, .........................2o to 3Uc
| Bacon, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ito IL!
CO1lre, W ~
Corn, 20
Chickens, ns,...............,.......20 to 40c each
Eggs ..........................20c per dozen
Fodder, der,.......................S2. 100 per 100 lbs
Flour, $40 to SIS per bbl
Ground Peas, ,......s2.0O to 1925 per bushel
Meal, al,......................... Sl.35 per bushel
Molasses, ,..................50 so to 75c per gallon
Nails, ils,....................9t to 10 cents per ID
Oranges, .............S0c to S1.00 per dozen
Peas, ...............$1.0 90 to 1.25 per bushel
Syrup, 75c to 81. % per gal
Sugar, ,........................12 to 20c per Id
Tea, so to 1925 per 10
Whisky, 81 co to 81 .25 per bot
CoTToS.-Very little ofering-good
grades would bring 191.
DRY GooDs-The Stock is large-as-
sortment varicd-stylcs unusually pretty
quality good-prices low.
BUTTER-Scarce-w bring good
price.
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
1O!.
Cotton closed in New York yesterday,
at ooS32 for middling uplands. .
LIVERPOOL, April 14-G P. M.-Cotton
opened quiet and steady and is now dull
-uplands 1l5@11f; Orleans 113; sales
Is, 900 bales; speculation and export
5000.
LIVERPOOL, April 15-Evcning.-Cot-
ton closed frm-uplands III Orleans y.
New YORK, April 14-Noon.-Stocks
very irregular. Gold firm, at 1o!.-
Money ;@7 1872. Exchange-long 9;
short 10. Governments very strong
Flour ouiet and unchanged. Wheat
dull and heavy. Corn dui' and declin'
ing. Pork steady-mess 13.50@iS:o2'-
Lard firm-steam s5@9. Cotton quiet
and firm; uplands 23l; Orleans 2S5.-
sales 173 bales. Frcights dull.
9P. M.-Cotton firm; sales s43 bales
l-uplands 23l; Orleans 2555. Flour in
active and heavy-conlmon to f;sir extra
7s5@S.75; good to choice a.S0@1i.50-
Wheat nominaliy 1@2c. lcweS; milling
demand from South ceased. winter red
Western 1.71@1.75. Corn 1c. lever, at
G9!@7O. Pork 13.70@l3.75. Beef quiet.
Lard firmer. Freights dull. Money
closed eas-cr, at currency to gold
Sterling 9S@9+. Cold lO!@10s. Gov
ernments closed firm, at l@4c. advsrcc.
New South Carolinas us 1c.; othe: un
changed closing quiet. Sales Of futures
to-day, $3.50 bales-April o215-lG, % !;
May % 39-1G., % 5-16; June 233, 235, July
q; August % ll-lc; September 2lY;
October 20s.
NEW York April 15-7 P. M.-Cotton
firm; sales 1906 bales-upiands 23s;
Orleans "a.
CINCINNATI, April II. - Provisions
unsettled all stock withdrawn in antic-
ipation of higher prices. Whiskey s3.
LOUISVILLE, April IA. - Provisions
strong and active.
NORFOLK, April 14.-Cotton steady
low middlings %; receipts 2O7 bales;
sales 100; stock 2,30l.
MOBILE, April 14.-Cotton firm-mid-
ding 22i@22S; receipts All bales; sales
900; stock 81, ,521.
CHARLESTON, April 14-Cotton firm
middling 22@22B; receipts 2Go bales;
sales 200; stock 1887.
CHARLESTON, April 15.-Cotton firm
-middling o2s@22t receipts $40 bales;
sales 2OG; stock l6,9l7.
BALTIMORE, April 14.-Cotton firm
middling Isl receipts 500 boles; sales
so stock II ,44S.
WILMINGTON, April 14.-Cotton dull
middling %; receipts IS bales; stock
i2179.
SAVANNAH, April 14.-Cotton in good
demand and holders firm-middling 22ii;
receipts 100 bales; sales 400 stock $3.50.
PHILADELPHIA, April II. - Cotton
quiet-middling l5l.
NEW ORLEANS, April !4.-Cotton firm
-middling 22! receipts 72l bales; sales
5000; stock l25,7G4.
BosToN, April 14.-Cotton quiet
middling 23S; receipts !, ,2es bales; sales
200; stock 10000,
AUGUSTA, April 14.-Cotton quiet
middling 2ly; receipts lis bales; salei
$50
AUGUSTA, April 15.-Cotton firm
middling %; receipts 175 bales; sales
200.