The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-31

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The arrivals at this port for the past week were
bags OF sea Islands and Fioridas and 1912 bal
Of uplauds, against bales OF sea islands and
Floridas and ITO bales uplands the week before,
and IA bags OF sea Islands and Floridas and 1874
bales OF uplauds for the period last year. These
supplies came as follows: say OF uplands per
South Carolina Railroad 1881 bales, Northeastern
Railroad 20. Savannah and Charleston Railroad
-, Peedee s, santee T. Florida 70; Of sea Islands,
James Island 2
TIE COTTON MARKEr.-The staple during this
period exhibited q strong upward tendency, with
moderate improveU ent In the foreign market.
while New York was excited with q marSed adj.
vance; the ra.e at the leading foreign centre COM
menced at 1lId and improved to llHGl1Kd; at
New York prices were at 251Hc, and stlfrened TO
26Hc; while at this point middllng uplands began
at 23c and hardened to 24Kc p lb.i The move.
ments In the article at Liverpool and New York
during this time were as follows: On Friday,
May "a, the former was firm, uplands 1lHd, safes
Il 600 bales; the latter was strong at 25Hc, sales
1858 bales. On Saturday the former Was firm,
uplands lI1&d, sales $4,000 hales; the latter wa
higher but nominal, uplands 25Kc, sales l1S7
bales. On Monday the former was armer,
uplands 1l1id. sales II, 600 bales; the latter wa
exci!e ed and higher but nominal, at 25Xc, sales
1893 bales. On Tuesday the former was strong,
uplands 114@l1Td, sales 5000 bales; the latter
was steady, uplands 2ec, sales 1oe5 bales. On
Wednesday the former was strong, uplands
llh@1hd, sales 10000 bales; the latter was
steady, uplands 26Hc, sales 1888 bales. Yester
day the former was unchanged, uplands llH@
IL I'd. the latter WAC firm at 06hc
Tne transactions and prices N this market for
the week just terminated were as follows: On Fri.
day, May "a, the article was strong, with a lair
inquiry; sales $50 bales, ordinary to good ordi-
nary bling quoted at 21@22Ac, low middlinR
22h@22x. middllng %, strict mlddling no sales.
On Saturday there was strong upward tenden
cy, and prices for good qualities decidedly nd
Vanced, Inc market being somewhat excited, un.
settled and difficult to quote sales about 500 bales
ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at 2l@23,
low middling 2sh, middliug "a, strict mlddlng
no So es. On Monday the demand was moderate
at unchanged rates, prices being somewhat nom.
inal; quotations as before. On Tuesday the mar
ket was quiet at previous rates; sales 12S bales
ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at 2i@z3
low middling 23K, midd Ing "a, strict middliDg
no sales. On Wednesday there was well sus
tanned demand at rather flrmer prices; sales 600
bales, ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at
2l@2a&. low middliug 2ss, mIdd,iug 81, strict
mddlng nominal. Yesterday the market, was
strong and prices higher, factors showing but
limited stocks; sales about 15o hales, say II at
2ok at q, at 2lh. IL at %. 20 at %, at 231.
"a at 23}z, 2 at 23%, 20 at "a, 6 at 24h, at 26c.
We quote, somewhat nominally, say:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary ......N @23K
Low middliag. ag.....-.............24 O.
mloullnR. .Ah@-
SrlcL ddllng.................25 O.
SEA ISLAND COTroN.-The arrivals OF this quail.
ty OF the staple were only Q bags for this time.
the crop being about all to market. The article
has been quiet, with light demand, mostly for
Florida descriptions, the transactions amounting
to about 100 bags, among which were, Of Caro-.