The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-12-20

| Increase Of stock In siRht.... /. bl,7bo
The receipts At ta!s port for the past week
were 500 bags OF sea Islands and Florldas and
| Is, 536 bales OF uplanda, against 5S2 bags OF sea
| islands and Floridas, and 13, 20s bales OF uplands
the week previous, and go bags OF sea Islands and
| FIorldas, and IL, $50 bales Of uplends for the week
last year. These supplies came as follows, say
OF uplands per South Carolina Railroad 1l,7e4
bales; Northeastern Railroad 1885 bales; Ssyan.
| nah and Charleston Railroad 100 bales; George.
town 8 bales. or sea islands, Northeastern Rail.
| road, 81 bales; Savannah and Charleston Rail-
| road las bales; Christ Church So bales; Edlsto 100
| bales; Johns Island 81 bales; James Island SO
bales; Wadmalaw Is bales; Florida 227 bales; St.
Andrews 8 b,les; Toogoodoo 8 bales; Beaufort rs
bales.
THE COTTON MARKBT.-ThIs article during the
| period under review assumed a nrmer tone, with
q strong and more healthy aspect, the rates In
| the foreign market being at 10Hd, advanced 10
I0Xd p ID for middllng uplaDds. At New York
pr ces commenced at leHc, hardened to 2oHc,
and receded to 2OHc; while at this point middlIng
uplands were at ls%c, and stlGened to l9h@l9kc
q ID. The transactions and prices at Liverpool and
New York during this time were as follows: On
Friday, December l6, the former was firm, up
lands 10Hd, sales $4,000 bales; the latter WAS
| quiet at 1sXc, sales 1708 bales. On Saturday the
former was steady, uplands 10hd, sales $4,000
oales; the latter was quiet at 1910, GALES 1857
bales. On Monday the former was strong, up.
lands 1oHd, sales 5000 bales; the latter was firm
at zoe, sales 1858 bales. On Tuesday the former
was active and 1rmer, uplands 1oHd, sales 49,.
600 bales; the latter was quiet and steady, up.
lands 2Oxc, sale, S4eO. bales. On Wednesday the
former was firm, uplands lOHd, sales $1,000
bales; the latter was easier at 2OHc, sales 1929
b lies. Yesterday the former was firm, uplands
1oXd, sales 15, 900 blles; the latter was quiet at
2OHc.
BThe movements OF cotton in this market for the
week Just terminated were as follows: On Friday,
December Is, there was a moderate Inquiry and
light stock, with q partial Improvement OF about
Xc p it; sales 800 bales, inferior being quoted at
l4X@I7, ordinary to good ordinary 174@lsX,
low middling lsK, middllng lSx, strict middling
1sc p ID. On Saturday there was q good demand
for this article at unchanged prices; So les 400
bales, Inferior being quoted at 14H@l7, ordinary to
good ordinary at 17T@1s1, low middling 1sH,
middling 1sZ, strict middllng 19c q tb. On
Monday there was a strong aud active market,
with prices about nc q fb higher; sales 1900 bales,
Inferior being quoted at 1901, ordinary to good
ordinary 17I@1sH, low mlddliug lSx@lsX, mid
ding 1sX@l9, strict middling 19kc p fb. Oh
Tuesday the article opened nrmer, but became
quiet; sales 1000 bales, inferior being quoted at
l4h@l7x, ordinary 10 good ordinary 17H@lsH,
low mlddllng 1sI, middling 10, strict middllng
leHc p fb. On Wednesday there was an active
and we'll sustained demand, the better qualities
being about Hc p ID higher; sales near 1000 bales,
inferior being quoted at15@17%, ordinary to good
ordinary 17H@18H. low middling 1SxaISX, mid.
ding 1sXa1sH, strict mlddling leHc p ID. Yes.
terday there was q moderate demand at IN.
changed prices; sales 800 bales, say II at 1e1, is
at Tx, 40 at Tx, % at 10, q at 1Sn, % at lsk,
40 at 1sH, 81 at lsH, 1872 at 1sa4, S at 1917, IS at 10,
90 at lsH, 81 at lsI, 66 at lsH, 4 OF lsX, 81 on
private terms. We quote:
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior DIX
Ordinary to good ordinary".:..l7K@1SH
Low mlda
Mlddllng.
Strlct mlddllug.
SEA ISLAND CorToN.-The arrivals Of this quail.
ity OF the staple were to a fair extent, say 800 bags
Of sea Islands and Flolidas for this time. There
has been a good inquiry for most qua tiles, with
rather a better tone to the market, and somewhat
1rmer rates for cotton above roc, which kinds
are in light supply. The sales for the week were
about 900 bags Of Carolinas and Floridas, among
which we're Of Carolinas 8 Santees at 40, 8 Santees
at 50, 80 sea Islands at 46, % at so, Is at SEX, 8 at
So, 6 at so, 9 at 90. 10 at 65, Is at es, 8 at 10, at
75c; Of Florldas, s at SO, 8 at 81, 90 at 40, I at Al,
4s at AZ, So at 4a, 50 at 46, 4 at IS, Z at go, l at CSC,
so on private terms.
RIoB.-There were moderate receipts Of Caro-.
lima rough, .be!ng about 10000 bushels for the
week. There was q good demand, with q steady