The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-04-03
Markets.
REPORTED BY BARNWELL g. co.
AnBEvILLE, April 3, 1872.


Syrup. 10 sl.Zo per Sa'
Sugar, .........................12 to 20c per ID
Tea, ..Sl.5O to 1925 per ID
Whisky,.................$1.CO co to 81. .25 per bot
CoTToN.-very little ofering-good
grades would bring 192@20
BUTTER.-None in market.
CuICKENS-Scarce as hens teeth.
BACON AND FLoUR-Are now in great
demand by farmers, who are laying in
their supplies for the working season.
CoRN-In moderate demand by those
who planted short crops grain last sea-
son.
Gold closed in New York yesterday, at
10.
Cotton closed in New York yesterday,
at 23s.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Thc cotton
movement, as compared with last week,
shows light increase in the receipts
ane marked falling of in the exports.
The receipts at all ports are 40,G39 bales,
against 81 ,lsO last week. 1892 the pre-
vious week, and 5Q,oO3 three weeks
since. Total receipts since September
II, 1871, are 2,427,9l7, against 4,2l2, 2oSl
for the corresponding period Of last year.
Decrease since September !. SS4, ,2S4.-
Exports from all ports for the week, 56,-
800, against ll4,741 the same week last
year. Total exports for the expired
portion of the cotton year, 1855, ,972,
against 2,277 $40 for the same time last
year. Stock at all ports is 597, ,l01,
against 579,731 at the same date last
year. Stocks at interior towns 70,967,
against 81, ,63S last year. Cotton in Liver
pool, Ss4, 900. against 100000 last year.
Amount of cotton afloat for Great Brit
ain, $4,000, against S55, 900 last year.
Indian cotton afloat for Europe, S94 900,
against 100000 last year. The weather
South; during the weak has been stormy
in many sections, and heavy fall of
rain has damaged some of the railroads
and checked the movement of cotton
from the plantations to the sea-board,
and prevented ploughing and planting.
The week closed, however, with pleas
ant weather generally throughout the
South. Texas seems to have been eX-
empted from the storms, and in that
State everything is working all right for
the new crop.
NEW YORK, April 1-Noon.-Stocks
strong. Gold firm, at 10. Money firm,
at 7. Governments steady. Wheat and
corn shade firmer. Cotton quiet-up-
lands 2s}; Orleans 2ss; sales 1900 bales.
Ereights dull.
Up. M.-Money improved, with press
ing demand, at ac. commission per day.
Gold 9J@l0. Governments strong but
little doing. new South Carolinas &C..
better; closed dull all around. Cotton
firmer; sales zoos bales-uplands 233 ;
Orleans 23i. Sales of futures to-day,
5000 bales as follows; April 223i p
1916; May % 1-1e., 2s3-1e; June %, GIG,
23S; September 2l!; October %; No
vember 10, 10 1-16.
CINCINNATI, April L. Flour dull,
quiet and unchanged. Corn in fair de-
mand, at 81. Pork-12.00 asked; 11.75
offered, Lard nominal, at s4@s3. Bacon
drooping-shoulders At; sides 6!@7.-
Whiskey S3.
LOUISVILLE, April 1.-Flour-extra
family 725. Corn quiet. Provisions
nothing doing. Pork 1900. Whiskey
s5.
Sr. LOUIS, April 1.-Flour-wintel
superfine $50. Corn closed active, q
4Ol@I. Pork-1I.5O offered.55 Bacor
heavy-shoulders 4s; sides 62@7; order
lots 4c. higher. l..... .....
l SAVANNAH, April 1.-Cotton firm
light offerings and few buyers - mid
tdling 2ls@2l3; receipts CAB balls; stocl
A, ,s25; sales $50.
I AUGUSTA, April Cotton quiet
midnling PIG; receipts $50 bales; sale
275.
CHARLESTON, April 1.-Cotton quie
-middling 21i@22; receipts 3s4 bales