The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-09

sea Islands and Floridas and e3iO oales ol upauoo
for the corresponding period last year. inese
sun olies came as follows: say OF uplanos PEI
Scnth Carolina Railroad 61l7 bales, per Nor'h'
EASTERN Railroad 49, Savannah and Charlestou
Ra,,road 60: OF sea islands, Edisto 27 forioa e''
savannah 20, Johns Island 2, Northeastern hall'
road 10. Savannah and Charles on kailloau 1''
Beaufort IL. ,,u
THE COTTON MAREEr.-Ths article was lor
mort or the week somewhat quiet, but became
strong and advancing, nuctuattng ACCORDING 10
the character Of the receipts, closing quiet
and dul,. Prices 10 the foreign market
were at 11Xd 2 ib for middltng uplands,
but s,iGened to 11X@llKd; at New YORK
the rates were 22Hc, hardened to 2sk, and de.
clined to 2S,I, while at this point middling up
lands commenced at Fix, and improved to 22Ac
p ID. The transactions and prices at Liverpool
and New York for this period were as follows:
On Friday, February @ the former was quiet, up
lands sales IT, 600 bales; the latter was qulet
and weak at 22Hc, sales 1928 bales On saturday
the former advanced q fraction, uplands llS@
11x, sales 1s, 900; the latter was hrmer, uplands
22%, sales 2sO2. On Monday the former was
strong uplasds l1H@117s, sales 10000; the latter
opened firm, but became quiet and weak, up.
lands 23H, sales 2l50. On Tuesday the former
was strong, uplanls 11H@1lX, sales $4,000; the
latter was strong at 23S, sales 1926. On "ednes'
day the former was active and frmer, uplands
1lH@llX, sa'es 10000; the latter was nrm al
23X, sales 1885, Yesterday the former was quiet'
uplapds llh@1lKd; the latter was dull ana nomi-
nal at 23Hc.
The sales and prices In this market 1or the
,veek inst closed were as follows: On Friday,
Feb uary Q, the inquiry was light, tile market
beine somewhat quiet and dull; sales 100 bales;
quotations rather nominal, say ordinary to gocd
ordinary 19X@2OXc, low middling 2lAc, mid
dlag 2lXc, rIct middlIng 2lxc q fb. On satur-
day there was well sustained demand at firm
prices; sales 1900 bales ordinary to good ordinary
being quoted at 1sA@2oAc, low middliEg 2l1c'
middllng 2lXc, strict middllpg 2lAc 2 fb. On
Monday there was good inquiry, and prices
were about nc q fb higher; sales 1900 bales, ordl-
nary to good ordinary being quoted at 2o@2lhc,
low middllng 2lXc, middllng 22c strict midding
nominal. On Tuesday the article was quiet at
unchanged prices; sales 500 bales, quotations as
before. On Wednesday the demand was moder'
ate but, with better kilograms, prices improved
&c "a fb; sales 700 bales, ordinary to good ordl-
nary being quoted at 2nH@2lKc, low middling
22c, middling 22Ac strict mlddling nominal.
Yesterday the business was light, the politcal In
tel,Icence somewhat unsettllng the market, and
causing the Article to be dull; sales 200 bales say
10 at FIX, IA at 22 81 at 2211, 40 at 22h, 10 at
22Xe b. We renew previous quotations, but
| they are quite nominal, say:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION
Ordinary to good ordinary. .20h@2lR
Mlddllng. ..:................
Strict middling. ....ZzH@-
SEA ISLAND CorToN.-The receipts OF this qualify
of the staple were light and show marked railing
OF, say about 143 bags OF Carolinas and Florldas
for the week. There hss been good and active
demand, the market showing 1rmer tone, II not
actually higher from 8 to cents, for all
qualities be.ow % c!nts, with sales OF about
800 bags, and with about 800 bags sold at
| the close of the week before, and not reported,
makes total of HOO bags Of all qualities. Among
the sales were OF Carol.nas, say stained az l6c'
at 1S, II stained at 20, at 2s 26 at 2s@25, at
IS, at co. at e2K at SO, IL at 85, at s7 7e at
70, at Is, &C at u.s. a at 49, 7s, 4at 80 81 at
s5 Tat SIX, 80 at co. at s3 "a at s5. or F!ordas,
at s5 at 81, at As, at so, IL at S. at 3d. 10
at S. ii at S. IA at 5s q at co. 20 at IS, 20 at 49,
at rs, 6 at so, 8 at 90.
RICE The arrivals OF Carolina rough were
limited, and were less than 10000 bushels for this
time. There has been well sustained demand at
firm and full prices, the market showing strong
with asS Sf ssH 1St 5Sst s. fS
Il at 77ls, 255 at 7l 1877 at TX, 100 at Ills, ls6
at TX, s5 at 1915, 81 at 7X, 10 ats, so atshc.
We quote common to fair at s2l@7H, good 7%@sc
S.fb.
NAVAL SroREs-The arrivals OF these articles
were limited, and amounted to about 1000 obls OF
all kinds for this time. The business has been
moderate during this period, and we note sales OF
about 1850 bbs rosin, mostly No g. at S. so@S sS
p bsl; low No 2 at 81; No at 81 o5; extra No at
81 25; aso 147 casks spirits turpentine at 71c 46
casks do at 72c aud It's to be delivered on private
terms, Yesterday the market was quiet, the STOCK
being light.
HAY.-The receipts were light, say about $50
bales from Philadelphia. Sales Of lso bales North
River took place at ST. so q hundred.
CoRN.-There were received about $500 bushels
from Baltimore and 1900 from Philadelphia a
lot OF $500 bushels prime white sold at eac p
bushel, sacks included. Jobbing parcels OF prime
white were held yesterday at 81 q bushel, sacks
included. Some 1900 bushels of white were sold
at ssc 2 bushel, sacks Included.
OATs-About 1000 bushels OF this grain came to
hand. Sales Of 1000 bushels took place al 72Iic p
bushel, sacks incladed.
PsAs-The market Is being moderately supplied
from the interior, and clay qualities may be quo
ted at 81 5O@l so 2 bushel
FLoUR.-Tnere Is good stock OF most qualities
OF this article in the hands OF dealers, with
moderate city and country trade doing. North.
ern and Western super quoted at Sc 621s@7 q Dbl,
extra at ST 5o@s q bbl, family at ss 25@s q Dbl.
Southern descriptions are in moderate supply,
and euper ray be quoted at So 1907 q bbl extra
at 81 5O@s p bbl family at So 259s p Dbl, and
extra family at ss@lO q bbl.
BAcoN.-The market Is moderately supplied
with prime meat, for which there has been
rather good inquiry. Prime smoked shoulders
may be quoted at 7H@7xc is, prime smoked
clear rib sides at sX@sc q ib, prime salted shoul
ders at eX@6Xc 2 tt, and prime sated sides at
7K@sc q tb.
CoFFEs.-The article Is held firmly for all de.
scriptlons. Fair to prime Rio may be quoted at
23@25c. q N.
SUGAR AND MoLAssRs.-The stocks are moderate
Fair to fully fair Louisiana sugar may be quoted
at s@sAc p ID, good to prime grocery sugars