The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-16 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

AIIR-LANE—IIfOXDIT.
At the produce markets held on Saturday there was a
fair show of wheat. Although not aotive the trade, in.
nuenced by the cold weather, exhibited signs of firmness,
and prices were steady. Spring corn was quiet but firm. A
moderate supply of Eng!fah wheat has /NTH on sale, and
there has been a good show of foreign. 4/wing to the cold
weather the trade has been firm for all qualities, and pricea
have been well maintained, init as the attendance of millers
has been limited, the business doing has been only
moderate. The market has been fairly supplied. Vino
malting produce has been steady In value, with R 1110(krata
del./Md. Grinding and 'distilling sorts have sold slowly.
Malt has been dull at late rates. There has ITe a fair am.,
of eats in the market. Sale, have progressed steadily in all
deseriptions, at full eurrenciee. Beans have been steady in
value and demand. Fr peas the Inquiry has been to a mode-
rate extent, at late rates. Matoo has been ben., and quite an
dear. Flour haa sold slowly, at at fun prices.

MARK-LANT.—WEI,NE.SDAT.
The wanner temperature had a weakening Influence upon
the grain here to-day. There were limited snpplies ot
Yuglish wheat on offer, while from abroad the arrivals were
only moderate. Transactions Were restricted, Wit no
material change took place in values. Parley wee dull,
especially inferior qualities, and mines generally were
easier. Malt sold slowly, at drooldtik Price.. The abow of
eats on the stands was large. Trade woe not animated, but
Monday's Improvement was thoroughly nurintained. Beans
and Peas were depressed, at priees favouring, buyers.
Hour experienced a slow demand, at about previous cur-
rencies.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE NIARKET.—MoSDAT.
Notwithstanding the cold weather, there has been an oh-
sence of animation In the trade. This is, 11.11,tleso. at-
tributable to the fact that the time between this and thriat•
mule too long to suit butchers, and they have CObseetiestly
exercised sonic caution in dealing. rio the other hand, the
general excellence of no small proportion of the supply has
been the theme of universal comment, and has imparted a
Ann tone to the quotations. The best soots and crosses
have micasionally made ea. Pd., but es per Olio has boon
the men' general top quotation. From Lincolnshire
Leicestershire, and NOrtilAillptOnellim. we received about
2,000 ishorthorna, : from Norfolk, Suffolk, Eases,
and Cambridgeshire, about 1,590 s..eota end crosses
from Scotland, 1,190 Scots and crosses ; 111111 a moderate
supply from Ireland. Is the cheep market there has begn
a quiet tone prevalent, but the ahortneas of the acpply Ilks
Imputed a firm tone to prices. For the best frowns ant
half lords, is. 104. to 7s, per sib has keen pail. For calves
there was more Inquiry, and prices were higher. Jigs were
steady in value, with smodoisto dcniarel,

Per 815, to sink the offal.
s. d. a. tL d. s. d.
Tar. coaXse beasts 3 14 4 6 Prime Southdown 010 7 0
Second quality .. 5 2 5 9 Large coarse calves 4 0 51
Intim large oxen,. 5 8 5 10 Prime small 5 4 6 8
Prime Scots, dm—. 6 06 2 Larne hogs s G 4 4
intr. coarse sheep.. 4 4 5 4 Neat small porkers 4 0 4 B
Second Quality—. 5 6 6 4 Lamb ~ 0 oft 0
Prrue coarse wooled 6 66 8 Qr. oldatrepigs, sch (I 000
ComparlSos OP ParcEs.
(Per 81b, to aink the offal.)
Dec. 12, 1970. n4C. 11, 1071.
5.4. 1,4 s. L
Coarse and inferior beasts .... 3 6 to 4 4 .. 3 10 to 4 6
Second 4nality ditto .. 4 6 to 4 10 .. 5 2 to 5 8
Prime large oxen ......... ..... 5 4t0510 .. 6 8 tot, 10
Primo Scots. exc. ...—..• •• ••••510 to G 2 G oto 01 2 and Inferior sheep .... 3 6t0310 .. 4 4to 5 4
154 oat °silty ditto
Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 Ito 510 _ 6 6 to 6 0
Prime ,ontielown •• •
Large coarse calves
Prime small ditto ...... • . 50t062.. 5 4 to 6 0
Large hogs .. 4 G to 5 2 .. 3 IS 40 4 0
Neat small porkers 5 6 to G 4 .. 4 0 to 4 8
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARK ET.—M.,NDAT.
Large supplies of meat were on solo. The trade was dull,
144 drooping pries..

- - - - ---Per6lb. by the carcase.
U. d. s. ii. s. 4.34.
Inferior beef ...... 3 4 4 01 Inferior Mutton ... 3 8 4 4
Middling ditto... 4 04 4 -N11,1,11188 ditto .... 4 65 0
Prime large ditto.. 4 8 410 Prtme ditto 5 05 4
Prime small ditto . 5 05 2j Largo pork 3 03 8
Veal •••••••••• •• •• 5 65 01 'mall pork ......
NOM

Daring the
hal been °beer
been reetticte,
alteration. MI
O f Kent, fa 11
Knot and cone
sent, 8.3 to £0
£3 to £3; Fat
to 43,

past week an increased amount of quietness;
vablp. Transactions ft. all descriptions have
' hut prices have shown little or no
.“ and East Kent, £lO to £lB 161. ; Weald
les. to £lO Pl. ; Sussex, £75.. to 4.9
'l7, £ll 411 to Lin. Yearlings: Ind awd East
; Weald of Kent, £3 to £5 150. ; Sussex,
n Ci cuuntry, &,4 10s. to ; £lOl.

0r.h1,.1

restricied,
Mid

herrings,
; fresh

limed
ditto, 10a. to 1.
bloater...2s. to
haddock, 2011. I
plaice, 120 '
?It to ht ;lob
utters, £lO

4. to 30s. : red MK 12/. to 14. , roused
; fresh ditto, las. to 19a. 6d.; Per barrel ;
; kippers, 3a. to Se. per boo; smoked
to 81. e. per barrel , trawl ditto, 10s. to 10.. ;
?bi per toilet; turbot, Hs. 6,1 to Ito.; brill,
eters, 2s, to ss. ; crabs, 2s. to 30. each , Satire
los. ; cosmos, 14. to
POTATOES.
been

There have
The trade he
Regents, FL'''.
Elv:avh,

moderate mpplies Of potatoes on sale.
been quiet, hut prices have been ateady.
) 190 a. Sakes, 10(va, to ; rooks, KO. to
Mk P./ WI. Int to%

;
roked
(0 1(0. ;
:
each , native
ee of potatoes on sale.
;Aims have been steady.
400e.in U; Seas, to.. to
. ten.