The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-02-23


| bales: per Northeastern Railroad, &57; Savannah
and Charleston Railroad, II; Georgetown, 10. or
sea Islands: Nor. .heastern Railroad bags; So.
vannsh and Charleston Railroad 30; Beaufort 13;
Edisto 20; Florida At; Savsnnah re:
THE COTTON tMARKErEThls staple, during q
part of the week under review, exhibited hard
eniug character, and prices showed drmer ten
dency; but afterwards became easier. The rates In
the foreign market, which opened at llh@llAd,
stifened to 1l3fd; at New York which commenced
at 2sAc improved to 227ic fell Oh to 2sHc; and at
this poinr msddllng upands, which were at
2lx@22c, advanced to 22H@22Hc and declined
to 22@22Xc p ID. The transactions andprices as
Liverpool and New York for this port were as fol-
lows:oa Friday, February l6, the former was
| quiot, upands 1lH@llHd, sales 10000 bales; the
latter was nrmer at 2a, sales 4e4 bales on Satuf:
day, the formeExwas nrm, uplands llH@llxd
safes 10, oooyy bsles; the latter was tqniet and
frm. at 2sfc, sales 1850 bales On Monday
the former was strong; uplands nKd, sales
$4,000; the latter was qut:t and steady at
/ 23Xc, sales 23S7 bales. On Tuesday the lor-
| mer was strong and closed steady, uplands
1lXd sales Is, 600 bales; the latter Was dull anu
heavy and closed barely steady; uplands 2a1c,
| sales $3.50 bales. On Wednesday the former was
steady; uplands l13<d, BAL 5000 bales; the lat
ter was quiet at 2sXc, sales So26 bales. Yester-
day the former was quiet uplands 11H@1lhd; at
the latter there was q holiday.
The transactions and prices in tsls market for
the week !ust terminated were as follows: On
Friday, February le, the demand was moderate,
bus with better telegrarns the market hardened
H@kc p fb; sales 500 bales. ordinary 70 good or.
diusry being qaoed at 2o@2lH. low mIddling
q II, middling 4X@22, strict middlpg nominal. 4
On Saturday shete8as well sustained inquiry,
with an improvement ofan h@Hc p ID; sales %
HOO bales, ordinary; to good ordinary being
quoted at 2o@2lX, low middling FIX. mlddling
%, strict mlddllDg 22Xc ID. On Monday the
artoleIWas hrmer, with an improvement Of an 10
p fb in low mIddling and mlddling grades; sales
500 bales, ordinary. to good ordinary quoted at
|2oX@2lK, low mlddltng 21X@2lX. middling 22h
@22x, strict middling nominal On. Tuesday the
market was quiet, but without important change;
Saieyr SUv uafes; quutatlons DO sefe~e-. nm We'd
nesdsy the article was dun and easier; sales 400
bales, ordinary to good ordinary being quoted at
2o@2lX, low middling 2ix, -midding 22@2eE,
strict mldding 22Kc q b. Yesterday the de.
mand was moderate, the market showing no vari-
alton OF note; sales about 800 bales, say at 20,
at 2ox. Is at aoX, IL at 2ox;l at 2l, As at 21k.
81 at 2lK, 20 at 21X, Is at q, at 22X, at 22k.
20 at 22h. We quote:
Ordinary. to g9od ordlpary......2o @2lk
Lowmlddlfng ...... .!............X.%ggm %ggomo,/
s,E,c. HlddIng middlinv .asxesN" O."
SEAIsLANn CoTroE.-The arrivals OF this quail.
ty Of the staple were light, say about 142 hags OF
Carolinas and FiorIdas for this time. The market
hr1f
the article preserved steady tone. Sales about
$50 bagsoi Carolinas and Floridas, among which
were: Say of Carcllnas1 stained at 10, 4 stained
at 22 20 at co. 20 at 10 at 49, at eS II at 70,
10 ATS, is at Is, at 76. at 9ac. OfFloridas:
atss, IL at 80, at 50, 16 at IS, st67, at b7h
at So, Is at 80. at 81, at es, "a at e5 at6s,
at 7ac. =.
R1cE-The supplies Of Carolina rough coming
to hand were smaIl, and consis.e OF about 10000
bushels. There has been a steady demand at
hardening prices. with sales Of about 500 tierces
OF clean Carolina, among which were 10 tierces at
7k, Is at TX, 10 at TX, So at7x, I4l At X, 81 at
7ls.l8, SO at TX, II att Is 18 12s at 81 at 8 81
at 81, q at 8H, IL at Sxc p b. and $50 on
private terms. We quote common to fair at 10
TX; good s@SHc.
NAVAL SToRBs-The receipts were limited, aud
were some 700 bbls OF all kinds for this period.
The stock has become 30 much reduced, and is
held so firmly that business was light and trans
actions were restricted to very narrow limits,
particularly In roslus. Some 300 bbls spirits tur-
pentine were sold at s5c p gallon. Crude thr'
pentIne may be quoted at SIS for virgin and vel
low dip, and So IS for hard. Some 600 bbls rosin
were sold, say 90 bbls low No i at S. 26, SO bbls
~ q ~
IS. $50 bSls low No 2 at 81 80, 76 bbls No at
s4lo@4 2s; also, SO bols spirits turpen,ine at 500
$40, the latter price in q retail way.
( -HiY.-There was :receiTediabont 90 bales from
New York, and SO from Philadelphia Sales OF
North River descriptions transpired at 81 so p
hundred.
CoRN.-The supplies were more liberal, say
about 1000 bushels from Baltimore, 5000 from Phil
adelphia, and $500 from North Carolina. cargo
of $3.50 bushels good North Carolina white, In
bulk, sold at s5c q bushel, and second cargo OF
$500 bushels North Carol ma white In bulk, at ssc
per oushel. Transactions I'm prime Maryland
white took place early In the week on bare mar
ket at sSc. bushel; bulk. Jobhing lots OF prime
white may be quoted at csc 2 bushel, sacks in; |
cuded There. were sales also Of 1900 bushels
white at CSC, sacks In luded, and 1000 bushels OF
yellow at sac, sacks included.
OArs-The market has been supplied with
about Il, oo0s bushels during the. week. Sales Of
about 10 heo bushels transp red at 7oc q busnel,
sacks included.
PRxs.-There were llmisrd arrivals from the
INTERIOR and clay qualities sell at 81 5o@l go p
bushel.
FLouR.-The marketis quite nrm with much
restricted stock, and prices are strong with
localand country demand: Northern and West
ern super may bequoted ats7@7 25, extra atss@S
25, family at ss5o@s, and extra family ut 50 500
10 so q bbl Southern descriptions are in limited
supply, and sales may be quoted at s7@7 25, e1-
ira At ss@s25 family at IS 5O@e, and extrafamt.
" at ss 5o@io 50 q b.l.
BACoN.-Tnere is a fair supply OF prime meat IN |
the hands of dealers; with steady demand pre- |
vaiing. Prime smoke. shoulders may be quoted |
at 7Hc prime smoked clear rib sides at SIC, |
prime sailed shoulders at611c, and prime salted
sides at 7N@sc q tb.
CoFFEs-The article is held firmly Tor all de. |
scriptions. Fai.: to prime Rio may be quoted at
2s925o p Ii.
SUGAR AND 'MoLAssEs-The stocks are mode |
late. Fair to fully fair Louisiana sugar may be |
quoted at sh@llc p 10; good to prime grocery su-