The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK•LANE -MONDAY.

At Mark-lane there was a fair attendance, and a moderate
business was concluded in English and foreign wheat at
steady rates, as compared with the previous Monday,
Arrivals of wheat in London last week were about equal to
average requirements; at some of the ontports they-were
light. Farmers' deliveries, whilst rather increased, were
less than in the corresponding week last year. Flour is
quiet, with liberal arrivals. Barley in some of the provincial
markets has ruled easier, but was fully steady here to-day,
winding sorts being if anything the turn against the buyers.
In beans and peas a fair trade was done at previous rates.
Oats with moderate arrivals ruled firm, and generally 3d.
dearer. Maize was not quotably altered in value. From
New York the reports noted a dull market. The floating
cargo trade has been quiet but steady. No. 1 Standard
Californian wheat sold at 40s.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MoIiDAY.
! The supplies of stock were much about the same as on the
previous Monday, but this morning's assortment showed
rather a larger proportion of foreign, of which there were
820. The home supply comprised 90 Scotch, 200 Irish, and
1310 English. Danish cattle sold at 4s 6d to Sc 2d; Swedish,
33 81 to 4s. The sheep trade was not quotably altered from
Thursday, except perhaps the sale was not quite so dragging.
Calves sold without change in value. Best Scots, Norfolks,
and Devons, 53 8d to Bs 10d; good shorthorns, 58 6d to
53 8d ; second quality beasts, 4810 d to 5s 4d ;, inferior 3s Sd
to 4s ; best Downs and half-breds, OS 8d to 63 10(1'; best
long-wools, 6s 2d to 6s 4d ; second qualities and-ewes, 55 to
5s 6d; calves, 5s to es 10d. Total supply
—2420 beasts,
7440 sheep, and 110 calves.

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METROPOLITAN MEAT • MARKILT.—MoNDAY.
With favourable weather trade was-a little more cheerful
at the opening, and in some cases id.
in others the extreme of late rates. The, finish was not so
good. In the mutton trade the improvement; If anY, was
per lb. better for beef,
very partial. Beef :—Prime, 41 8d to 65 ; middling, 4s to
411 4d; inferior, as 44,t0 8a Bd. Mutton :—Prime, 61 ‘,(l to
65 8d middling, 4a 4cl to 4s Sd ; Inferior, as so 8* 8(1,
Veal :-,-, griMe, 58(1 to 6s; middling, 4s 8d to bk :- inferior,
33 to aa
,44. Fork :Prime, 4s 4d to strid ; middling, 31110 d
to 4s 2(1:• Inferior, Vs to Is ed per Sib.

PCIITLTILYiIs to es; fowls., 24 to 4i;
pigeons,
Is ddenula, 2s ed to 3a 3d ; golden
TurkeyBsd, 4tao 120sd ewd ; geese,
plovers, is 3d to is cid; black ditto, is to is 2d; widgeon,
ls 6d to 2s ; teal, is 4d to ls 10d; snipe, is ed to is 9d;
woodcocks, 25 6d to Si; rabbits, is 9d to 2s 3d; wild ditto,
nu to is; hares, 4s to be ; white ditto, is 9d to 2s 3d each.
FISH.

Trade continues steadily brisk, and the fair supplies to
baud, have cleared of at fairly steady rates. Turbot, 3s to
14s; brill, 2s to 63; skate, 2s ed to 7'; red mullett, is;
dory, 13 to 35; cod, •3s to Ss each; smelts, Si to 5s per
basket; salmon, Scotch, is Bd ; Dutch, 15 ad; ditto Irish,
is 3d; trout, is 9d ; soles, 15 hi per lb. ; eels, 145 per drafS;
plaice, 18s; haddocks, 10a ; whiting 105 per box; herrings,
12s per 120; lobsters, is ed to 81 ed ; crabs, is to 3s each.