The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-01

The receipts at this port for the past week were
7o3 bags OF sea islands and Flortdas and 1900
bales OF uplands, against 4e2 bags Of sea Islands
and Floridas and H. 655 bales Of uplsnds the week
before, and 2S7 bags OF sea islands aud Floridas
and H. $40 bales Of uplsnds for the corresponding
period the previous year. These supplies came as
follows, say OF uplands per South Carolina Kali
road TO- sos bales, Northeastern Railroad 1892 So.
yspnsh and Charleston Railroad 27i, Georgetown
l. Florida Is, santee 40s, Beaufort !, oonbahee r.
or sea islands Northeastern Railroad le, Christ
Church 81, James Island So, Wadmslaw is, John q
Island Il, Toogoodoo 8, Edisto 1853. Savannah and
Charleston Railroad 1s1, savannah 2. Florida laa,
Combshee /, Beaufort 66, st. Andrew's2.
THE COTTON MARKsT.-Thls staple was rather
nrmer during the past week, and the foreign
market was at sx@sXd, and advanced TO 100
1oxd. At New York prices commenced at 1s@c,
improved to 2oc and receded to l9Tc, and at this
point middling grades were at lsh, 1s4. 1sx and
lskc, closing at 1870 p b. The transactions
and prices at Liverpool and New York during this
period were as follows: Ion Friday, october 26,
the former was quiet and steady, uplands exc
sXd, sales 10000 bales; the latter was firm, up.
lands lskc, sales 1858 bales. On Saturday the
bales; the latter was nrm and with good export
demand, uplands 1sxc, sales sole bales. On
Monday the former was quiet, uplan''s ox@sXd,
sales 10, 900 bales; the latter wss nrm OF 1sHc.
sales 4oso bsies. On Tuesday the former was
nrm, uplands oXd, sales 5000 bales; the latter
was steady, uplands 2oc sales 2l2t bales. On
Wednesday the former was active and nrmer,
uplanda lo@1oKd, sales 10000 bales; the latter
was easier at zoe, sales 4s7s bales. Yesterday the
former was unchanged. uplands 10@lohd, sales
II, 900 bales; the latter was easier at 1sHc.
The transactions and prices OF cotton In this
market, for the week just terminated, were ss
follows: On Friday, October rs, there was good
demand at full prlces; sales HOO bales, ordinary
to good ordinary being quoted at 17@17Hc. low
middling lsK, mlddling lsX, strict mlddling lsH
@lsxc p b. On Saturday the inquiry was IN
moderate way, but prices were nrmer and rather
higher; sales 900 bales ordinary to good ordinary
being quoted at l7@lS, low middnng lsH, mid
ding l8K, and strict middling 1sx@lskc q ID.
On Monday there was steady demand for much
OF the day at lrmer and full prices; gales HOO
bales, ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at
l7@lS, low middlIng 1sk, mlddllng 18K, strict
middling 18xc p b. On Tuesday there was
fair inquiry at frmer rates. sales 1000 bales ordl
nary to good ordinary being quoted at 17@lsX,
low middling 1sH@lsX. middlipg 1sH@lsx,
strict middling lsx@lsXc p b. On Wednesday
the market had an active and strong character,
and prices were about W. p tb higher; sales
$500 bales, ordinary to good ordinary being quoted
at l7x@lsx, low mlddllng lsH@1sK, mlddling
lsx@lsx, and s'rict Kidding 1sXc. p b. Yes.
serday the market was quIes and dull, and prices
slightly easier; sales 400 bales, say at 15 at ls
at IT, IL at l7k A at Is, at 1s, A. at lsx, GA
at 1sX, 4s at lss, Ill at lsx, 20 at 1870. We
quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Ordinary to good ordinary. y......17 as
Low mlddnng... ...........l .loI@-
AlQ0llDR Io1g-
strict mlddHng. ......lo&@}loH
SEA ISLAND CoTToN.-There were full supplies
OF this quality Of tho staple coming forward, with
arrivals OF 7oS bags OF Caroinas and Floridas for
the week. There was moderate inquiry, mostly
for medium and medium nne grades OF Carollnas
and Floridas, common kinds not being inquired
after, and the competition in European markets
with foreign growths causes depressed rates, and
purchasers can only offer low figures. The trans.
actions for this period were about 800 bags o.
Carolinas and Floridas among which were, OF